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Krajci: Schools in Slovakia Won't Reopen as of February 1

Krajci: Schools in Slovakia Won't Reopen as of February 1

Bratislava, January 28 (TASR) – Schools in Slovakia won’t reopen as of February 1, said Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLANO) after a meeting of the Government’s COVID-19 advisory team on Thursday. Pupils of primary and secondary schools will continue in distance learning, while nursery schools will be open only

Slovakia Falls By One Place to 60th on 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index

Slovakia Falls By One Place to 60th on 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index

Bratislava, January 28 (TASR) – Slovakia fell by one place to the 60th rank on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2020, according to the organisation’s list published on Thursday.Slovakia is now six places lower than in 2016, for example. The CPI is produced from the average

Kovarik Appointed Police Corps President

Kovarik Appointed Police Corps President

Bratislava, January 28 (TASR) – Acting Police Corps president Peter Kovarik was appointed to the post on a more permanent basis by Interior Minister Roman Mikulec on Thursday. Mikulec after making the appointment said that he considers Kovarik a professional and he doesn’t mind that he was at the Government

Ferencak: Matovic's Data from COVID Testing Differ from Those of Municipalities

Ferencak: Matovic's Data from COVID Testing Differ from Those of Municipalities

Bratislava/Kezmarok, January 27 (TASR) – Independent MP and Mayor of Kezmarok (Presov region) Jan Ferencak (a member of extra-parliamentary Voice-SD) on Wednesday pointed to discrepancies in data from the ‘screening testing’ for coronavirus performed across the country last week as presented by Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLANO) and those recorded

PM: 2.95 million Tested for Coronavirus on Jan 18-26; 1.24% Positive

PM: 2.95 million Tested for Coronavirus on Jan 18-26; 1.24% Positive

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – A total of 2,95 million people were tested as part of the countrywide ‘screening testing’ for coronavirus in Slovakia on January 18-26, of whom 36,547 (1.24 percent) tested positive, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLANO) announced after an online meeting of the Central Crisis

Stricter Lockdown in Slovakia as of Wednesday, Negative Test Required

Stricter Lockdown in Slovakia as of Wednesday, Negative Test Required

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – Stricter lockdown rules have entered into force in Slovakia as of Wednesday, with a negative test for coronavirus or a certificate of recovery from the infection not older than three months required for individuals who want to go to work, post offices, banks, libraries, cleaners, car

Hunters Kill Several Horses and Pony, Hunting Law to Be Changed

Hunters Kill Several Horses and Pony, Hunting Law to Be Changed

Bratislava, January 26 (TASR) – A newly created commission for veterinary issues and animal protection was convened in Parliament on Tuesday to discuss amending the Hunting Law after hunters killed four horses and a pony on private properties within what are officially considered to be built-up areas in Banska Bystrica region,