President Borut Pahor delivered an address to the people Monday evening, underlining that at the time of crisis, community closes its ranks. "We have to be courageous and determined but also tolerant and patient. This is particularly important for politics. It must make an honest effort for mutual respect and cooperation."
About 1% of Slovenia's population is infected with Sars-CoV-2 based on the test positivity rate, the head of the government task force Bojana Beović said Monday evening. Under the optimistic scenario, between 480 and 680 people will be in hospital in the second half of November.
Foreign Minister Anže Logar hosted on Monday his counterpart from North Macedonia Bujar Osmani for talks that focused on preparations for an intergovernmental conference at which North Macedonia expects to start EU membership talks. Logar expressed the belief that the talks would start during Germany's presidency of the EU.
A 9pm-6am curfew will be put in place across Slovenia on Tuesday to limit the spread of coronavirus, Interior Minister Aleš Hojs announced on Monday. The ceiling for gatherings will be lowered from ten to six people and a blanket ban on movement among statistical regions will be in place, although there are some exceptions.
Slovenia confirmed 537 new coronavirus cases in 2,637 tests on Sunday. The positivity rate exceeded 20% for the first time, the government's coronavirus spokesman Jelko Kacin told the press on Monday.
President Borut Pahor will attend a virtual summit of the Three Seas Initiative hosted by Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid on Monday. The leaders of the initiative's members will discuss the financing of cross-border infrastructural projects, and digitalisation in energy and transport, according to the office of the Estonian president.
The National Assembly will start its monthly plenary on Monday with questions time for PM Janez Janša and his cabinet. MPs will inquire about the demographic fund, the treatment of Covid-19 patients, and the effects of the health crisis on healthcare.