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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Premier: Valid Tests Needed to Travel to Red Districts after Weekend

Premier: Valid Tests Needed to Travel to Red Districts after Weekend

Bratislava, November 4 (TASR) – Anyone who after the coming weekend wants to move around within so-called red districts in which a second round of mass testing for coronavirus will be held will have to show negative test upon request, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) told a news conference on Wednesday.

Curfew Doesn't Apply to People with Negative Coronavirus Tests as of Monday

Curfew Doesn't Apply to People with Negative Coronavirus Tests as of Monday

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) – Curfew rules in place until November 8 are changing in Slovakia as of Monday, with several exemptions introduced, including for people with negative coronavirus test results. Proof of a negative test must be documented by the result of a PCR test carried out on October 29

Outlet Operators and Employers Able to Demand Negative Coronavirus Test

Outlet Operators and Employers Able to Demand Negative Coronavirus Test

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) – As of Monday operators of various facilities (such as shops, outlets) and employers will be able to demand to see a negative coronavirus test result from everyone attempting to enter their premises, the Public Health Office (UVZ) told TASR on Monday, adding that if anybody fails

Gov't to Redistribute over €37.5 mn in Bonuses for Health-care Staff

Gov't to Redistribute over €37.5 mn in Bonuses for Health-care Staff

Bratislava, October 28 (TASR) – An amount of €37.532 million will be paid from the state budget in bonuses to health-care workers who helped to fight the coronavirus outbreak in the first months, according to a Health Ministry proposal approved by the Cabinet at its session on Wednesday. The remuneration

RegioJet Suspends Bratislava-Vienna Buses as of Monday

RegioJet Suspends Bratislava-Vienna Buses as of Monday

Bratislava, October 26 (TASR) – Private carrier RegioJet has suspended its bus service between Bratislava and Vienna due to the new coronavirus-related restrictions and a dramatic decline in demand, RegioJet spokesman Ales Ondruj told TASR on Monday, adding that this suspension should last until November 15. “We’ll continuously monitor and

Under One in Four Slovaks Would Be Vaccinated against Coronavirus

Under One in Four Slovaks Would Be Vaccinated against Coronavirus

Bratislava, October 22 (TASR) – A total of 23.5 percent of the Slovak population would have themselves vaccinated against novel coronavirus, according to the September results of a survey called ‘How Are You, Slovakia?’, which has been monitoring the attitudes of Slovaks since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak. Back

House Approves Changes to 13th Pensions, Upper Limit to Be €300

House Approves Changes to 13th Pensions, Upper Limit to Be €300

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) – Parliament on Wednesday approved changes to 13th pension payments introduced by the previous government; thereby officially making them a state social benefit that will not exceed €300 per month. Previously, retirees received a Christmas bonus at the end of each year, which was set to be