Arrival in Slovak Republic procedure as of February 17th 2021

  1. From February 17th 2021, all persons entering the territory of the Slovak Republic are obliged to enter a quarantine (home-isolation). Full wording of the Public Health Authority Decree is announced on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic at https://www.mzv.sk/web/en/covid-19 and will be regularly updated depending on the development of the epidemiological situation.
    • this document represents a summary of current obligations upon entering the territory of the Slovak Republic. However, please note that the summary does not serve as a binding interpretation of the applicable legislation and in case of a conflict, the wording of a relevant decree shall prevail
  1. If you are arriving to the territory of the Slovak Republic you are obliged to proceed as follows, regardless of the country of your arrival:
    • Arrange a place for yourself to spend the mandatory quarantine (home-isolation) during the necessary period: a hotel or other accommodation facility, Airbnb, rented apartment, etc.
    • UVMP does not provide quarantine accommodation, it is arranged by the student
    • UVMP Dormitories are not suitable for the purpose of quarantine (home-isolation), you may arrive and register for accommodation at the dormitories only if you have already spent the quarantine and received a negative result of RT-PCR test for COVID-19 elsewhere in the Slovak Republic
    • Register your arrival in the Slovak Republic online at https://korona.gov.sk/en/ehranica/ in advance or at the latest immediately upon entering the Slovak Republic, indicating in its completion certain facts decisive for your category of persons
    • Prepare for the travel:
    • wear a face mask even when transferring through the airport, not only on the plane
    • if you are picked up by a car to the airport or station, not only you but also the driver of this car must wear a face mask; disinfect your hands before getting in the car; recommended is to have the windows ajar along the way
    • if you travel to the chosen place of your stay by public transport, wear a face mask at all times and keep as far away from other people as possible
    • choose the shortest and fastest way to the place where you will be spending the quarantine (home-isolation)
    • Upon arrival at the place of your stay, immediately contact Regional Public Health Authority of the Slovak Republic by telephone or e-mail and report your name, surname, date of birth, country you have arrived from, date of arrival in the Slovak Republic, permanent address, exact address where you are spending the quarantine and telephone number:
    • contacts of the Regional Public Health Care Authority in Košice are: +421 918 389 841, +421 910 747 531, +421 902 187 390 and koronavirus@ruvzke.sk or epi@ruvzke.sk
    • Wait for further instructions of Regional Public Health Authority, which will arrange for you a testing for COVID-19 disease no earlier than on the eight day after your arrival in the Slovak Republic
    • the test may be performed at the earliest available time after your arrival, if you meet one of the following conditions and you have entered the territory of the Slovak Republic with a negative result of RT-PCR test for COVID-19 disease not older than 72 hours:
      1. you have a permanent or temporary residence in the Slovak Republic and you are citizens of the countries of the European Union, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland or United Kingdom and at the same time, you have overcome the COVID-19 diseases in the last three months attested by a certificate
      2. you were vaccinated against COVID-19 disease also with a second dose of the vaccine and at least 14 days have elapsed since this vaccination attested by a certificate
    • After the test result, you will either receive confirmation about the negativity and the quarantine (home-isolation) ends, or, in the case of a positive test result, Regional Public Health Authority will contact you and inform you exactly on how to proceed
    • You have to remain in quarantine (home-isolation) the whole time since your arrival in the Slovak Republic until you receive a negative result of a test for COVID-19 disease according to par. 2.5 and 2.6
    • persons who are staying/living in the same place where you are spending the quarantine have to remain in the quarantine (home-isolation) with you as well
    • only persons who have visited exclusively the countries of the European Union, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland or United Kingdom during the previous 14 days after entering Slovak Republic, may end their quarantine (home-isolation) on the 15th day without a test result provided that their isolation was asymptomatic
    • Practical information about the quarantine (home-isolation):
    • do not leave the place you are staying in during the quarantine, limit contacts with others and do not accept visits
    • organize your purchases with the help of friends and ask them to leave the purchases at your door or in another designated place, or use the service of food delivery
    • follow the basic preventive measures which include thorough hand washing with disinfectant soap and frequent, sudden ventilation of rooms; disinfect handles, surfaces and objects that you normally use more often; use disposable paper and wet wipes
    • if more than one person is staying in the place of quarantine, each should have their own towel, plate, glasses or cutlery; each should use a separate room and minimize contacts with others
    • in case of an apartment building, it is possible to respect the necessary and short leaving of the premises to throw out the trash, take over the purchase, take the dog out, etc.), of course, with the need for FFP2 face mask, social distance and disinfection of hands before leaving the apartment
    • it is also essential not to stay unnecessarily in the common areas of the apartment building, not to use the elevator
    • there must be a relevant reason for leaving the apartment building, because if reported, it is questionable to prove that it was necessary to leave the place of isolation
    • Regional Public Health Authority will contact you with a test call and instructions, collection at home is performed only in exceptional cases, so it will be necessary to visit the collection point
    • it is recommend to go to the collection point with own car; if the situation allows, it is possible to go to the collection point on foot, of course in compliance with hygienic measures such as wearing a face mask, social distancing from strangers, disinfection of hands before leaving the house/apartment
    • if you do not feel well and suspect that these are symptoms of COVID-19, you should immediately contact your doctor, who will assess the medical condition and determine the next steps
    • If you have received a negative result of a test for COVID-19 disease according to par. 2.5 and 2.6, you may proceed with par. 3
  1. Failure to comply with preventive and anti-epidemic measures and violating the obligation to remain in quarantine (home-isolation), if such obligation arises, constitutes an offence for which the competent Regional Public Health Authority and/or Police Force and Municipal Police shall impose a fine for not respecting the measures
  2. After fulfilment of obligations arising upon entering the Slovak Republic, you are obliged to fill out the health questionnaire at http://covid-19.uvlf.sk/en/health-questionnaire-for-students. Please be aware that you are obliged to attach to the questionnaire a negative test result of RT-PCR for COVID-19 disease or official decision on termination of your quarantine.
  3. Apart from obligations arising upon entering the Slovak Republic, please be aware that you are not allowed to visit either UVMP campus or UVMP Dormitories without a negative test result of an antigen or RT-PCR test performed in line with Resolution of the Government of the Slovak Republic, COVID Automaton of the Slovak Republic and/or further instructions of the UVMP in Košice.
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