FILE PHOTO: General view of a Roma settlement after the government decided to close the area, following several people had tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bystrany, Slovakia April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia on Saturday reported a spike of 226 cases of the new coronavirus, the biggest one-day rise in the central European country since the start of the pandemic.
The jump comes as neighbours in the region have also seen record rises in virus cases after the summer holidays and as students return to school. Officials are seeking to avoid large-scale lockdowns similar to those seen at the start of the outbreak, which hammered economic activity.
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