Covid-19 Testing for Most of a Nation Backfires on Slovak Leader
- Premier Matovic’s ruling party sees sharp slide in popularity
- Drop follows unprecedented push to test most of population
Slovakia’s government tested about two thirds of the population for Covid-19.
Photographer: Zuzana Gogova/Getty Images
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When Slovakia’s prime minister unleashed what he called his “nuclear” option against Covid-19 in October, he thought it would tamp down the disease, save the economy and, possibly, boost his image as a hands-on problem solver.
Instead, the plan backfired.