Slovenia opened its borders after declaring an end to its Coronavirus epidemic, despite new infections still being reported. "Slovenia has the best epidemic situation in Europe, which enables us to call off the general epidemic," Prime Minister Janez Jansa said, two months after the epidemic was declared. The mountainous nation of two million people, which borders Italy, had reported around 1,500 Coronavirus cases and 103 deaths as of Thursday.

But with the rate of new infections trailing off, the government ordered borders open for all EU citizens, while non-EU citizens will have to stay in quarantine. "Since the danger of spreading the SARS-CoV-2 virus remains, some general and special measures will remain in force," it said in a statement. Public gatherings remain banned while social distancing rules and mask wearing remain mandatory in public spaces. Earlier this week, it announced football and all other team competitions could resume from May 23. Despite Slovenia apparently declaring an end to the epidemic, experts clarified that the disease was still present in the country.