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Marek Antalik

Premier: Government Never Seriously Considered Compulsory Vaccination

Premier: Government Never Seriously Considered Compulsory Vaccination

Bratislava, November 14 (TASR) – The Government has never seriously considered preparing mandatory vaccination against novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) emphasised on a social network, adding that it’s important to explain the benefits of vaccination to people honestly. The premier pointed out that in connection with novel coronavirus,

Premier: Churches, Cinemas and Theatres to Reopen as of Monday

Premier: Churches, Cinemas and Theatres to Reopen as of Monday

Bratislava, November 13 (TASR) – Churches, cinemas, theatres up to 50 percent of their maximum capacity; swimming pools and fitness centres with a maximum of six people per 15 square metres are set to reopen in Slovakia as of Monday (November 16), Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) stated on Friday following

Premier Rejects Sulik's Criticism of Government Measures

Premier Rejects Sulik's Criticism of Government Measures

Bratislava, November 11 (TASR) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) on Wednesday rejected criticism by Economy Minister Richard Sulik (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS), who said that the Government hasn’t kept its promises to ease measures after countrywide testing and has extended the state of emergency instead. Sulik also doesn’t

Over Third of Slovak Population Feels Big Threat from Coronavirus

Over Third of Slovak Population Feels Big Threat from Coronavirus

Bratislava, November 10 (TASR) – More than a third (35.3 percent) of the Slovak population feels very threatened by the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to the results of a survey called ‘How Are You, Slovakia?’ conducted at the turn of October and November. The survey has been monitoring the attitudes

Premier Didn't Rule Out Extension of State of Emergency

Premier Didn't Rule Out Extension of State of Emergency

Bratislava, November 6 (TASR) – Speaking at a press conference on Friday dedicated to the epidemiological situation in Slovakia in connection with novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) didn’t rule out the extension of the state of emergency, which was set to end on Saturday, November 14. “I suppose

Seliga Expels LSNS MPs from Chamber for Refusing to Show Negative Test

Seliga Expels LSNS MPs from Chamber for Refusing to Show Negative Test

Bratislava, November 3 (TASR) – Parliamentary Vice-chair Juraj Seliga (For the People) on Tuesday expelled MPs from the far-right LSNS party from the chamber for refusing to submit confirmation of a negative test for COVID-19, TASR learnt on the same day. Seliga repeatedly called on the MPs to submit such confirmation

Expert Consilium Doesn't Recommend 2nd Round of Countrywide Testing

Expert Consilium Doesn't Recommend 2nd Round of Countrywide Testing

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) – The expert consilium doesn’t recommend a second round of countrywide testing in Slovakia, but antigen testing is recommended in districts where the highest rates of positive results were detected in the first round, i.e. 1.5 percent and higher, TASR learnt on Monday. As