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Marek Antalik

Marek Antalik

Health Ministry: Epidemiological Situation Continues to Worsen Slightly

Health Ministry: Epidemiological Situation Continues to Worsen Slightly

Bratislava, August 18 (TASR) – The epidemiological situation in Slovakia continues to worsen slightly, TASR learnt from Health Ministry spokeswoman Zuzana Eliasova on Wednesday. There are approximately 70 confirmed cases from PCR tests per day currently, with children under 16 currently accounting for approximately 18 percent of the cases. The delta

Groehling: Schools Won't Be Closed Across the Board, Tests Won't Be Needed

Groehling: Schools Won't Be Closed Across the Board, Tests Won't Be Needed

Bratislava, August 17 (TASR) – In the new school year schools won’t be closed in blanket fashion, nor will tests for novel coronavirus be required, Education Minister Branislav Groehling (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) told a press conference on Tuesday. If a positive case occurs, only the class concerned will be

High Winds Destroy Children's Campsite, Killing Seven-year-old Boy

High Winds Destroy Children's Campsite, Killing Seven-year-old Boy

Turcek, August 17 (TASR) – A summer campsite near the village of Turcek (Zilina region) was destroyed by high winds on Monday night, killing a seven-year-old boy and injuring seven other children, TASR learnt from Michal Kypus of the Zilina Firefighter and Emergency Corps (HaZZ) on Tuesday. A total of 104

Transport Ministry Launches Third Stage of Aid Scheme for Tourism Sector

Transport Ministry Launches Third Stage of Aid Scheme for Tourism Sector

Bratislava, August 16 (TASR) – The Transport Ministry is launching the third stage of aid to the tourism sector under the so-called minimal aid scheme as of Tuesday (August 17), Transport Ministry State Secretary Katarina Brunckova announced at a news conference held on Monday with representatives of the segments concerned in

Police Chief Stood Up Again for Police in Their Interventions in Protests

Police Chief Stood Up Again for Police in Their Interventions in Protests

Bratislava, August 11 (TASR) – Police Corps President Peter Kovarik has once again defended police officers and their interventions in protests in front of the parliament building and in front of the Presidential Palace in Bratislava, TASR learnt on Wednesday. According to Kovarik, the situation at the protest in front of

Milanova: Culture Ministry Launches €15 million Call for Cultural Institutions

Milanova: Culture Ministry Launches €15 million Call for Cultural Institutions

Bratislava, August 10 (TASR) – The Culture Ministry has launched on Tuesday a call for cultural institutions founded by either regions or towns and municipalities, Culture Minister Natalia Milanova (OLaNO) told a press conference on the same day, adding that €15 million from EU funds has been earmarked for their modernisation

Health Ministry Launches Health-care Sector Reform

Health Ministry Launches Health-care Sector Reform

Bratislava, August 10 (TASR) – The Health Ministry is launching a reform of hospitals, the outpatient sector and the functioning of health-insurance companies in order to regulate their profit-making, Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) announced on Tuesday, adding that the draft is yet to undergo inter-departmental review. “We’re