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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Lengvarsky Supports Vaccination Lottery, Finds Any Motivation Good

Lengvarsky Supports Vaccination Lottery, Finds Any Motivation Good

Dolny Kubin, July 1 (TASR) – Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) told a news conference in Dolny Kubin (Zilina region) on Thursday that he supports the so-called vaccination lottery, as he views any motivation as good. “It doesn’t matter whether people are motivated by the possibility to travel,

Jozef Kiss to Be New Chief of Agricultural Payment Agency

Jozef Kiss to Be New Chief of Agricultural Payment Agency

Bratislava, June 30 (TASR) – Jozef Kiss will be the new general director of the Agricultural Payment Agency (PPA) as of July 1, Agriculture Minister Samuel Vlcan (an OLaNO nominee) announced during the Cabinet session on Wednesday. At the same time, the agriculture minister dismissed the present PPA chief Jaroslav Janos

Krcmery Expects Next Wave of Pandemic to Come in August

Krcmery Expects Next Wave of Pandemic to Come in August

Bratislava, June 28 (TASR) – The next wave of the coronavirus pandemic might come in August, along with the return of holidaymakers from abroad, said tropical medicine expert Vladimir Krcmery during the session of the Central Crisis Management Team on Monday. Krcmery expects Slovakia to get ‘back to normal’ in September

MFA: Slovak Woman among Victims of Thunderstorms and Tornado in Moravia

MFA: Slovak Woman among Victims of Thunderstorms and Tornado in Moravia

Brno/Bratislava, June 25 (TASR) – A Slovak national was among victims of intense thunderstorms and a tornado that hit some villages in South Moravia on Thursday evening (June 24), Foreign Affairs Ministry’s spokesman Juraj Tomaga confirmed for TASR on Friday. “Foreign Affairs Minister Ivan Korcok is expressing his sincere

Adult and Teenage Slovaks Can Be Vaccinated by Their GPs as of July

Adult and Teenage Slovaks Can Be Vaccinated by Their GPs as of July

Bratislava, June 24 (TASR) – As of July, adult Slovaks and adolescents aged between 12-15 will be able to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by their general practitioner, Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) told a news conference on Thursday, adding that people should contact their GP directly to arrange this.

Presence of Delta Variant of Novel Coronavirus Confirmed in Slovakia

Presence of Delta Variant of Novel Coronavirus Confirmed in Slovakia

Bratislava, June 23 (TASR) – Laboratories in Slovakia have confirmed the presence of the delta variant of novel coronavirus in the country, Public Health Authority (UVZ) spokesperson Dasa Rackova told TASR on Wednesday. “The person concerned hasn’t been in close contact with anyone, hasn’t been admitted to hospital and

Almost 4 Million Vaccines against COVID-19 Supplied to Slovakia So Far

Almost 4 Million Vaccines against COVID-19 Supplied to Slovakia So Far

Bratislava, June 17 (TASR) – Almost 4 million vaccines against COVID-19 have been supplied to Slovakia to date, Health Ministry’s spokesperson Zuzana Eliasova told TASR on Thursday. According to data provided by the ministry, a total of 2,366,910 doses of vaccine produced by the Pfizer/BioNTech consortium have