After determining that the number of infections in the territory of its neighboring nations has lately dropped, Slovakia's government has modified its COVID-19 preventive measures imposed at borders with Poland, Austria, and the Czech Republic.

According to a statement from Slovakia's Ministry of the Interior, the country's police officers have reduced random border checks for residents from the above-mentioned territories. 

Furthermore, the government of Slovakia will remove limitations imposed on people wishing to enter the country via small road crossings and other tourist routes from Poland and the Czech Republic.

The statement does emphasize, however, that the limits put in place to stop the spread of the Coronavirus in Hungary will remain in effect.

“Restrictions remain on the border with Hungary, as the Hungarian side, compared to the previous period, opened only the border crossing Tachta – Cered,” the statement reads.

A total of 390,693 people have tested positive for the Coronavirus outbreak since it began. According to estimates given by the World Health Organization, the virus killed 12,430 people in Slovakia.

As the 50th most impacted country in the world by the deadly disease's spread, officials in Slovakia were forced to follow the lead of many other nations and impose entry bans and other restrictions in order to stop the virus's spread.

Last month, Slovakia's government announced that it would impose stricter entry requirements for visitors from countries considered to be severely afflicted by the virus, in order to prevent an increase in the number of infections, particularly of the Delta variant of the Coronavirus, which has wreaked havoc in many countries.

The Ministry of the Interior of Slovakia explained that other countries would be divided into three groups based on their COVID-19 infection rates: green, red, and black.

All people intending to enter Slovakia from countries with high COVID-19 infection rates (red group) will be required to quarantine for two weeks after they arrive, according to current laws. If a person receives a negative COVID-19 test result on the eighth day, the self-isolation period can be shortened.

All countries that are regarded safe based on their epidemiological state are included on the green list.

The black category includes all countries that have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the last two weeks.