Slovakia's Public Health Commissioner Rejects Government Health Bill, Plans Own Proposal

Kotlár, Slovakia's commissioner for public health, announced he will not support the government's proposed amendment to public health legislation, citing insufficient and unclear definitions in the bill. Instead, Kotlár plans to submit his own legislative proposal that would introduce objective and measurable criteria for declaring epidemic and pandemic states. The commissioner had previously submitted an amendment to the current bill aimed at establishing these clearer standards for health emergency declarations.