Slovakia faces frustration over quarantine centres as it eases lockdown

FILE PHOTO: Police officers in protective suits speak with people inside cars at the Slovak-Czech border in Drietoma crossing, Slovakia, March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa

BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovakia acted fast when it was hit by the coronavirus pandemic, quickly going into lockdown and keeping the number of cases lower than in most other European countries.

But as the government eases its lockdown restrictions, one of the measures still in place is increasingly under fire -- compulsory quarantine for Slovaks returning or visiting from abroad.