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Coronavirus: 35 Districts in Black Colour as of Next Monday

Coronavirus: 35 Districts in Black Colour as of Next Monday

Bratislava, March 9 (TASR) – A total of 35 districts will be in black colour, 41 in dark red and three in medium red concerning COVID-19 as of next Monday, the Health Ministry announced on Tuesday. Slovakia as a whole is in black. While Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLANO) said that

Puchala: TASR Increased Productivity and Posted Profit in 2020

Puchala: TASR Increased Productivity and Posted Profit in 2020

Bratislava, March 9 (TASR) – The News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) released 132,858 multimedia news stories in the second half of 2020, up by 3,000 from the first half of 2020, and posted a profit of €98,242 for the whole of 2020, according to a report

First Seven Cases of South African Variant Confirmed in Slovakia

First Seven Cases of South African Variant Confirmed in Slovakia

Bratislava, March 7 (TASR) – The first seven cases of the South African variant of novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Slovakia, TASR was told by Health Ministry spokesperson Zuzana Eliasova on Sunday. Three people with the South African variant were diagnosed in Bratislava – two men who came from Ukraine and

Vlhova Wins World Cup Giant Slalom Near Birthplace: "I Burst Into Tears"

Vlhova Wins World Cup Giant Slalom Near Birthplace: "I Burst Into Tears"

Jasna, March 7 (TASR) – Slovak Alpine skier Petra Vlhova won a World Cup giant slalom event at Jasna in Slovakia on Sunday, beating second Alice Robinson of New Zealand and third Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States. Italian Marta Bassino was fourth and has secured the small globe for giant

Shiffrin Wins World Cup Slalom in Jasna, Vlhova Runner-up

Shiffrin Wins World Cup Slalom in Jasna, Vlhova Runner-up

Jasna, March 6 (TASR) – Slovak Alpine skier Petra Vlhova came second in a World Cup slalom event at Jasna in Slovakia on Saturday, being edged by American Mikaela Shiffrin, while Wendy Holdener of Switzerland took the third place. Another Slovak skier, Petra Hromcova, didn’t finish the first run. Vlhova

Kiev Unhappy About Matovic's Jokes on Him Giving Zakarpattia to Russia

Kiev Unhappy About Matovic's Jokes on Him Giving Zakarpattia to Russia

Kiev, March 3 (TASR) – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Wednesday described as “regrettable” Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic’s (OLANO) joke on Radio Expres in Slovakia on Tuesday that he promised Zakarpattia to Russia in exchange for the Sputnik V vaccine. “Let him swap it for several regions of

Covid Positives Won't Be Allowed to Go to Grocery and Drug Stores

Covid Positives Won't Be Allowed to Go to Grocery and Drug Stores

Bratislava, March 3 (TASR) – People who’ve tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 will no longer be allowed to go to the nearest grocery or drug store as of Monday, March 8, according to a new decree of the Public Health Authority (UVZ). They’ll still be allowed to go to see