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Events
  • January 27 - the incumbent Prime Minister of Slovenia Marjan Šarec resigns, citing inefficiency of his minority government, and calls for early elections.[1]
  • March 4 - first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia detected.[2][3]
  • March 12 - the acting government formally declares a Coronavirus epidemic and activates the national emergency response plan.[4]
  • March 13 - the newly formed coalition led by prime minister Janez Janša is confirmed by the National Assembly, and sworn in as the 14th Government of Slovenia.[5]
  • March 16 - all educational institutions in the country are closed to limit the spread of the new Coronavirus.[6]
  • March 30 - all public gatherings are banned, and movement is restricted to the municipality of residence (with some exceptions).[7]
  • April 18 - the governments starts to ease restrictions on movement due to favourable course of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the most severe bans lifted on April 30.[8][9]
  • May 2 -
    • no new SARS-CoV-2 infections are detected on that day for the first time since the outbreak of the epidemic on March 4.[10]
    • thousands of protesters on bicycles stage a protest against the government in Ljubljana due to allegations of corruption and mismanagement of the Coronavirus epidemic response.[11]
  • May 15 - Slovenia becomes the first European country to lift the declaration of the New Coronavirus epidemic (effective May 31), but several restrictions remain in place.[12][13]

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References
  1. Novak, Marja (2020-01-27). "Slovenian PM Sarec resigns, early election likely". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  2. "Slovenia Confirms First Case of Coronavirus: Health Minister". The New York Times. 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  3. "Slovenia confirms first case of coronavirus: health minister". Reuters. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  4. "Slovenia declares coronavirus epidemic". Slovenian Press Agency. 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  5. "Janez Janša government to be voted in". Slovenian Press Agency. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  6. Novak, Marja (2020-03-12). "Slovenia to close schools, reject cargo traffic from Italy". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  7. "Od polnoči prepoved gibanja izven občine stalnega ali začasnega prebivališča" [Ban of movement outside the municipality of permanent or temporary residence after midnight] (in Slovenian). Government of the Republic of Slovenia. 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  8. "Od danes manj stroga omejitev gibanja med občinami, možnih več športnih aktivnosti" [Less rigorous restriction of movement to municipalities from today, more sports activities possible]. 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  9. "Vlada odpravlja splošno omejitev gibanja na občine" [The government is lifting the restriction of movement to municipalities]. 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 2020-04-29. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  10. "Včeraj prvič brez nove okužbe, umrla sta še dva obolela" [No new infections yesterday for the first time, two more diseased have died]. Delo (in Slovenian). 2020-05-03. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  11. "Anti-government bicycle protest in Ljubljana amid lockdown". Euronews. 2020-05-02. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  12. "Epidemic effectively over on 31 May, restrictions remain in place". Slovenian Press Agency. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  13. Forrest, Adam (2020-05-15). "Slovenia becomes first European country to call official end to coronavirus epidemic". The Independent. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  14. "Janez Stanovnik (1922–2020): Partizan, ki je v žepu hkrati nosil člansko izkaznico komunistične partije in rožni venec" [Janez Stanovnik (1922–2020): a Partisan who carried a Communist Party membership card and a rosary in his pocket at the same time] (in Slovenian). Dnevnik. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  15. "Umrl igralec Peter Musevski" [Actor Peter Musevski dies] (in Slovenian). 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  16. "Umrl je upokojeni ljubljanski nadškof metropolit Alojz Uran" [Metropolitan Alojz Uran, retired archbishop of Ljubljana, died] (in Slovenian). 2020-04-11. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  17. "Umrla je kemičarka prof. dr. Aleksandra Kornhauser Fraser" [Chemist prof. dr. Aleksandra Kornhauser Fraser has died] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  18. "Slovenian football great Marko Elsner dies". Slovenian Press Agency. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
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