Slovakia is to deploy the army to prevent a potential Covid-19 infection spreading in and out of its Roma settlements.
The government has launched mass testing and intends possible lockdowns of whole communities, as the epidemic is likely to grow much faster in localities with poor hygienic conditions.
"It is by no means a demonstration of power," maintained Igor Matovic, the Slovak prime minister on Wednesday (1 April).
"We just want to make use of doctors in uniform to s...
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Lucia Virostkova is a reporter for Slovak public TV who previously worked at EUobserver