Students required to self-test in school from today

Ljubljana, 17 November - Primary and secondary school children who have not been vaccinated or recovered from Covid will be required to self-test in school three times a week starting from Wednesday in what the authorities say is an urgent measure in order to keep schools open amid a severe outbreak of the disease in the country.

Ljubljana
Children start self-testing for coronavirus in schools.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Children start self-testing for coronavirus in schools.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Self-testing.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
File photo

Olomouc, the Czech Republic
A pupil self tests for coronavirus in a classroom.
Photo: dpa/STA
File photo

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