Armed Forces personnel to assist SVK Police in enforcing latest government measures on COVID-19 over Easter holidays
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Over Easter holidays, Armed Forces personnel will be out in cities and villages across the whole of Slovakia, to assist members of the SVK Police Corps in enforcing the SVK Government's latest measures on dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak. Based on a request from the Police Corps, 714 Armed Forces personnel will be set aside to carry out assistance tasks and enforce the public order as part of mixed patrols from 8 to 13 April 2020. Service personnel will work two 12-hour shifts, with 357 soldiers on each shift.
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď said: "Just as we have witnessed over the last few days when testing for COVID-19, transporting medical material or undertaking assistance tasks, I believe in this case, too, our soldiers will be the mainstay of support for our citizens to fall back on." He also hailed the exemplary cooperation between the Armed Forces and the Police Corps and pointed to the tasks ahead. "One of the tasks for our soldiers out on mixed patrols will be to provide guidance to SVK citizens to comply with the guidelines and keep from breaking rules," he added.
Based on the Government's decision, the Armed Forces can set aside additional 1,500 regular soldiers to undertake assistance tasks on mixed patrols with members of the Police Corps as part of the measures to control the spread of COVID-19, the head of the MOD reminded. He also explained that the government's previous decision to set aside up to 500 regular soldiers for the said tasks is still in force.
Meanwhile, SVK Armed Forces personnel are carrying out assistance tasks at border crossings, quarantine centres and hospitals, as well as assisting with the delivery of medical material. And members of the Office of SVK Armed Forces Surgeon General are continuing to take swab samples across marginalised Roma communities. Today further sampling will be done at another 7 locations.
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď said: "Just as we have witnessed over the last few days when testing for COVID-19, transporting medical material or undertaking assistance tasks, I believe in this case, too, our soldiers will be the mainstay of support for our citizens to fall back on." He also hailed the exemplary cooperation between the Armed Forces and the Police Corps and pointed to the tasks ahead. "One of the tasks for our soldiers out on mixed patrols will be to provide guidance to SVK citizens to comply with the guidelines and keep from breaking rules," he added.
Based on the Government's decision, the Armed Forces can set aside additional 1,500 regular soldiers to undertake assistance tasks on mixed patrols with members of the Police Corps as part of the measures to control the spread of COVID-19, the head of the MOD reminded. He also explained that the government's previous decision to set aside up to 500 regular soldiers for the said tasks is still in force.
Meanwhile, SVK Armed Forces personnel are carrying out assistance tasks at border crossings, quarantine centres and hospitals, as well as assisting with the delivery of medical material. And members of the Office of SVK Armed Forces Surgeon General are continuing to take swab samples across marginalised Roma communities. Today further sampling will be done at another 7 locations.
