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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

President Calls for Measures to Protect Elderly and Victims of Violence

President Calls for Measures to Protect Elderly and Victims of Violence

Bratislava, April 3 (TASR) – During her meeting with the permanent crisis management team on Friday, President Zuzana Caputova appealed to its members to increase the protection of elderly people, victims of domestic violence and other vulnerable groups, the president’s spokesman Martin Strizinec told TASR on the same day. According

Education Ministry Preparing 'Tele-school' to Simulate Classroom Education

Education Ministry Preparing 'Tele-school' to Simulate Classroom Education

Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) – The Education Ministry is preparing a ‘tele-school’ that will simulate classroom education, TASR has learnt from Education Minister Branislav Grohling (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS). “We assume that education will be postponed for a long time, and so we’re preparing such a project in order to

Coalition Partners Set up Mutual Help Fund for Lives Hit by Coronavirus

Coalition Partners Set up Mutual Help Fund for Lives Hit by Coronavirus

Bratislava, April 1 (TASR) – The coalition partners have agreed that they’ll set up a Mutual Assistance Fund that will be dedicated to individual people whose lives have been affected by novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) stated on Wednesday. Coalition MPs, ministers and other people cooperating with the

Survey: Over 90% of Slovaks View Coronavirus-related Measures as Appropriate

Survey: Over 90% of Slovaks View Coronavirus-related Measures as Appropriate

Bratislava, March 26 (TASR) – Slovaks have accepted the measures adopted by the Government to halt the spread of coronavirus infections with understanding, with more than 90 percent viewing these moves as completely or at least rather appropriate, according to a survey carried out by Go4insight agency on a sample of

Government Aircraft Brings 100,000 FFP3 Respirators to Slovakia

Government Aircraft Brings 100,000 FFP3 Respirators to Slovakia

Bratislava, March 25 (TASR) – Slovakia received 100,000 FFP3 respirators on Wednesday, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) told a news conference on the same day, adding that the government plane brought them from Turkey. The masks are designed for nurses and doctors who are fighting novel coronavirus in the frontline.

Food Stores to Be Closed on Sundays, Elderly to Have Priority Shopping Hours

Food Stores to Be Closed on Sundays, Elderly to Have Priority Shopping Hours

Bratislava, March 24 (TASR) – Food stores, drugstores, newsstands and outlets selling food for pets will be closed on Sundays, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) announced on Tuesday, adding that Sundays will be used for a thorough cleaning of store premises, while outlet staff will be able to rest. Meanwhile, special

VW Slovakia Extends Temporary Halt in Production at All Three Plants

VW Slovakia Extends Temporary Halt in Production at All Three Plants

Bratislava, March 23 (TASR) – Carmaker Volkswagen Slovakia has decided to extend its temporary shutdown of production at the three plants it runs in Slovakia in connection with coronavirus. The production halt at the plants in Bratislava, Martin (Zilina region) and Stupava (Bratislava region) will now last until April 5. The