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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Retail Chains to Be Open No Later Than 8 p.m. Due to Night-time Curfew

Retail Chains to Be Open No Later Than 8 p.m. Due to Night-time Curfew

Bratislava, March 3 (TASR) – Retail chains operating in Slovakia will close at 8 p.m. and some of them even before that due to new rules applying to the night-time curfew as of Wednesday, retail chain representatives confirmed for TASR in connection with the stricter measures approved by the Government

COVID-Automaton: 30 Districts in Black as of Next Monday

COVID-Automaton: 30 Districts in Black as of Next Monday

Bratislava, March 3 – The Cabinet at its session on Wednesday approved a list of 30 districts to be labelled black (the most severe degree for COVID-19) as of next Monday (March 8) with regard to measures under the COVID-automaton: Banovce nad Bebravou, Detva, Dolny Kubin, Dunajska Streda, Galanta, Hlohovec, Humenne,

Health Minister Krajci Permits Use of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine

Health Minister Krajci Permits Use of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine

Bratislava, March 2 (TASR) – Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) has approved the use of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine to fight coronavirus in Slovakia, the Health Ministry announced on its website, adding that its therapeutic use has been permitted until the end of August. “An attending physician takes over full

Gov't Approves New Measures to Slow Down Spread of Coronavirus

Gov't Approves New Measures to Slow Down Spread of Coronavirus

Bratislava, February 28 (TASR) – The aim of the new anti-pandemic measures is to reduce mobility, slow down the spread of the coronavirus infection, prevent new coronavirus variants from being imported from high-risk countries and slow down the growth in the number of patients admitted to hospitals over the next three

Passengers from Slovakia to Poland Must Show Negative Test Certificate

Passengers from Slovakia to Poland Must Show Negative Test Certificate

Bratislava, February 27 (TASR) – Effective as of Saturday, people travelling from Slovakia to Poland are obliged to show a negative test certificate not older than 48 hours either in Polish, or in English, Police Corps Presidium spokesman Michal Slivka told TASR on the same day, adding that the measure applies

House Passes Extension of State of Emergency in Slovakia with 83 Votes

House Passes Extension of State of Emergency in Slovakia with 83 Votes

Bratislava, February 26 (TASR) – Parliament approved a further extension of the state of emergency in Slovakia on Friday.Of the 118 MPs present for the vote, 83 voted for the extension, while 35 were against. In addition to opposition MPs, coalition MP Marian Viskupic (SaS) didn’t support the extension.

Supreme Court: Former SSHR Boss Kajetan K. Will Remain in Custody

Supreme Court: Former SSHR Boss Kajetan K. Will Remain in Custody

Bratislava, February 25 (TASR) – Former boss of State Material Reserves Administration (SSHR) Kajetan K. will remain in custody, TASR learnt from Supreme Court spokesperson Alexandra Vazanova on Thursday. Although the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) complied with Kajetan K.’s request to be released from custody, the prosecutor filed an appeal