The Slovenian authorities have decided to extend the operation of the temporary border crossing Robič, until May 5, 2020, amid the Coronavirus pandemic, in a bid to halt the further spread of the virus in the country.

The controls at the Robin border point which have been established at the Slovenian-Italian border as of March 23, are now active in a different schedule.

“From today, April 7, the Robic temporary border crossing will be open on weekdays and on Saturdays from 5 am to 6 pm, and on Sundays and public holidays the crossing will be closed,” a notice previously published by the Slovenian Ministry of the Interior reads.

Currently, only Slovenian residents who are daily migrants working in Italy and persons who demonstrate the necessity of crossing the border due to the urgent need to carry out economic or agricultural cross-border activities, can cross through this border point.

Yet, these everyday migrant workers must have a certificate from their employer when crossing the border, and other beneficiaries must have a certificate from the local community justifying the necessity of crossing the state border.

The certificate can be in Slovenian, English or German and not older than three days, proving that the person who needs to cross the border has performed a molecular laboratory test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), which shows a negative result.

Those who do not have this certificate can be permitted to enter if they have a body temperature lower than 37.5 ° C and no clear signs of upper respiratory tract infection.

Whereas, at the end of March, Slovenia has established thirteen new border checkpoints at the common border with Austria. Their establishment and operation have been decided by the government itself, which issued a Decree on Determining the Conditions of Entry into the Republic of Slovenia from the Republic of Austria for the Suppression and Control of Infectious Disease.

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