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Forecast Model: 24,000 Slovaks Might Need Hospitalisation with COVID-19

Forecast Model: 24,000 Slovaks Might Need Hospitalisation with COVID-19

Bratislava, March 17 (TASR) – Around 24,000 Slovaks might need to be admitted to hospital with COVID-19, while as many as 537,000 in total could be infected with the new coronavirus, according to a forecast model released by the Health Ministry’s Health Policy Institute (IZP) on Tuesday. The

PM: Crisis Team Discusses State of Emergency Throughout Slovakia

PM: Crisis Team Discusses State of Emergency Throughout Slovakia

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) – Slovakia’s central crisis management team on Monday discussed the option of declaring a state of emergency throughout the country after it was expanded on Monday for the entire health-care sector, including private facilities, said Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) at a press conference on the

Matovic: Cabinet Arrangement Agreed, Sulik Will Be First Deputy PM

Matovic: Cabinet Arrangement Agreed, Sulik Will Be First Deputy PM

Bratislava, March 13 (TASR) – OLaNO, We Are Family, Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) and For the People have agreed on the arrangement of the new cabinet, announced OLaNO leader and future Prime Minister Igor Matovic on Friday. The Finance Ministry will be given to OLaNO, while SaS chief Richard Sulik will

Pellegrini in TV Speech Calls for Public Discipline in Facing Coronavirus

Pellegrini in TV Speech Calls for Public Discipline in Facing Coronavirus

Bratislava, March 13 (TASR) – Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) delivered an extraordinary televised speech on the new coronavirus on Friday evening, calling on the public to be disciplined and show solidarity with others, and to observe all necessary safety precautions. “This isn’t about the state’s high-handedness, but

Slovakia to Close International Airports and Halt Cross-border Buses & Trains

Slovakia to Close International Airports and Halt Cross-border Buses & Trains

Bratislava, March 12 (TASR) – All three international airports in Slovakia are to be shut down as of Friday, while border checks will be stepped up and both international bus and train transport will be halted as well, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini stated after the meeting of the central crisis management

Coronavirus: Only Residents and Slovak Passport Holders to Be Let in to Slovakia

Coronavirus: Only Residents and Slovak Passport Holders to Be Let in to Slovakia

Bratislava, March 12 (TASR) – Temporary border checks will be introduced in Slovakia on all border crossings with the exception of Poland as of Friday morning, while only people with permanent or temporary residence in Slovakia and holders of Slovak passport are to be let in as part of measures to

Slovak Shopping Centres to Close due to Coronavirus over Weekends

Slovak Shopping Centres to Close due to Coronavirus over Weekends

Bratislava, March 12 (TASR) – Operations of shopping centres will be restricted over coronavirus as of Friday, while it will be only possible to buy food, drugs and drugstore goods there over weekends, with small shops and restaurants staying open, however, announced Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) after a meeting of