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Stories: THE PANDEMIC

The COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia. 

  • An empty highway is seen during the coronavirus nationwide lockdown and quarantine in Kranj, Slovenia, on April 5, 2020.
  • Washable protective hand gloves hang on the balcony to dry during the coronavirus outbreak nationwide lockdown in Kranj, Slovenia, on March 21, 2020.
  • A closed playground, one of early safety measures, during the coronavirus outbreak nationwide lockdown in Kranj, Slovenia, on March 21, 2020.
  • Neighbors send each other vegetables from one balcony to another during the coronavirus outbreak nationwide lockdown in Kranj, Slovenia, on March 21, 2020.
  • A boy wearing a protective mask walks on a stone wall in Kranj, Slovenia, during a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, on March 24, 2020.
  • Two elderly women speak to each other on the street maintaining a large distance in accordance with social distancing rules during the coronavirus outbreak nationwide lockdown in Kranj, Slovenia, on March 22, 2020.
  • A discarded plastic protective glove lies by the road during the coronavirus outbreak nationwide lockdown near Kranj, Slovenia, on March 20, 2020.
  • Residents of an apartment building in Kranj, Slovenia, prepare disinfectant solutions and materials during mandatory daily building disinfection on April 2, 2020.
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  • A man in full protective suit sprays disinfectant on public surfaces in Kranj, Slovenia, during a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, on March 24, 2020.
  • A homemade mask is washed and boiled after use next to a pot of vegetable soup on the stove.
  • Residents of an apartment building in Kranj, Slovenia, disinfect the building during mandatory daily apartment building disinfection on April 3, 2020.
  • An empty road and sidewalks in the town of Kranj, Slovenia, during the coronavirus outbreak nationwide lockdown on March 22, 2020.
  • A man walks across a field on the outskirts of Kranj, Slovenia, on April 4, 2020.
  • A travel agency's shop window displays current travel opportunities. Kranj, Slovenia, April 12, 2020.
  • People wait in line to enter a bank in Kranj, Slovenia, due to limitations on how many people can be in the bank at the same time.
  • A coronavirus (COVID-19) testing tent outside a medical center in Kranj, Slovenia, on April 12, 2020.
  • Seniors of dr. Janko Benedik nursing home in Radovljica, Slovenia, listen to a zitherist play outside the nursing home on April 16, 2020. Nursing homes face biggest difficulties in times of the coronavirus outbreak, because the elderly are at greatest risk of developing a life-threatening condition. Concerts like these brighten up their days in quarantine.
  • A medical worker in hazmat suit waits at the COVID-19 testing site in Bled, Slovenia, for patients to arrive at a scheduled hour on April 16, 2020. Given the low frequency of tests in this small town, famous for its world famous tourist attraction Lake Bled, this system was put in place in order to save on protective equipment that needs to be discarded after each use.
  • Medical personnel in hazmat suits handle coronavirus swab samples at the COVID-19 testing site in Bled, Slovenia, on April 16, 2020. In mid April the coronavirus epidemic in Slovenia began to wane, the country's daily numbers of newly infected dropped below thirty.
  • Kranj, 4. 5. 2020: Hair salons, restaurants, terraces and small-scale shops reopen.
  • Kranj, 11. 5. 2020: Public transport resumes.
  • Kranj, 11. 5. 2020: Public transport resumes.
  • Bled, 18. 5. 2020: Empty terraces on the day small hotels reopened.
  • Bled, 18. 5. 2020: Small hotels reopen.
  • Ljubljana, 29. 5. 2020: Cinemas reopen.
  • Škofja Loka, 19. 10. 2020: Temporary accomodation for COVID-19 patients is set up in a school gymnasium.
  • Škofja Loka, 19. 10. 2020: COVID-19 patients are being relocated to a temporary accomodation inside a school gymnasium.
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  • Ljubljana, 20. 10. 2020: A nationwide night-time curfew is imposed.
  • Ljubljana, 20. 10. 2020: A police officer checks a man's certificate from his employer, which allows him to be outside during the overnight curfew.
  • Škofja Loka, 1. 12. 2020: Nursing homes in Slovenia begin enabling no-contact visitations.
  • Rapid antigen COVID-19 tests in Kranj, 23. 12. 2020.
  • Kranj, 25. 1. 2021
  • Schools reopen, Kranj, 26. 1. 2021
  • Voluntary COVID-19 vaccination in nursing homes, Kranj, 27. 12. 2020.
  • Mass COVID-19 vaccination of people over 80 years old, Kranj, 4. 1. 2021.
  • Jesenice, 28. 5. 2021
  • The Jesenice general hospital COVID unit, 9. 11. 2021
  • The Jesenice general hospital COVID unit, 9. 11. 2021
  • The Jesenice general hospital COVID unit, 9. 11. 2021
  • Kranj, 17. 11. 2021
  • Ljubljana, 1. 6. 2021: Four thousand two hundred and sixty five paper Slovenian flags turned up overnight in Ljubljana's Tivoli park, symbolizing the 4265 people who have died of COVID-19 since the government declared victory over the epidemic on June 1, 2020, exactly a year ago.
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