KDH: Next Pandemic Could Be Even Bigger Disaster Than Last One Thanks to Gov't

Bratislava, November 8 (TASR) - Thanks to the incumbent government, the next pandemic in Slovakia could be even more catastrophic than the last one, the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) warned on Friday in reaction to a bill concerning compensation for individuals in connection with anti-pandemic measures that was approved by Parliament earlier this week. KDH MP Peter Stachura opined that Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has legitimised all those who didn't wear face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, didn't respect the curfews and knowingly participated in mass protest rallies. "With this, Robert Fico is definitively siding with the anti-system, a policy based on abusing human emotions and instincts - fear, anger, hatred," remarked Stachura. Fico, according to KDH, abused the pandemic crisis for his own political ends. "He started organising anti-government protests, collecting signatures for a referendum against the then government, rejected vaccination and quite openly began to sympathise with the disinformation scene," stated KDH. KDH MP Frantisek Majersky opined that the government is sending the public a message not to respect public institutions and government regulations and to do whatever it pleases. "Don't get vaccinated, eat Ivermectin paste for horses and pump yourself with artificial vitamin supplements instead. Don't be intimidated and ignore regulations aimed at reducing the transmission of contagious diseases. Don't wear face masks, gather, protest, it's your right. Don't take others into consideration," remarked Majersky. The government on Wednesday approved a draft bill on compensating individuals in connection with anti-pandemic measures as well as a resolution on granting amnesty in cases of offences committed in connection with anti-pandemic measures. zel/df