China News Network, March 12th. According to foreign media reports, on the 12th local time, the Slovak Prime Minister announced that the country has confirmed a total of 16 new cases of new pneumonia. Slovakia has entered a state of emergency and will close the border to all foreigners except Poles.

According to reports, a spokesman for the Slovak Ministry of the Interior stated that starting from the morning of the 13th, "any foreign citizen must not enter Slovakia. At the border crossing with Poland, only Polish citizens can enter Slovakia".

The Slovak government also said it would close all international airports and schools.