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Matovic: Mass Testing to Start in Trial Version This Weekend

Matovic: Mass Testing to Start in Trial Version This Weekend

Bratislava, October 22 (TASR) – The Central Crisis Team definitively confirmed that trial mass testing of the Slovak population for COVID-19 will start in the districts of Dolny Kubin, Tvrdosin, Namestovo and Bardejov as of Friday (October 23) from 8.00 a.m., with the rest of Slovakia to be tested

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

Constitutional Court Doesn't Suspend New Rules for PG Election

Constitutional Court Doesn't Suspend New Rules for PG Election

Kosice, October 21 (TASR) – The Constitutional Court has rejected a motion to suspend the force of an amendment to the Prosecutor’s Office Act, which lays down new rules for electing the prosecutor-general and special prosecutor, court spokeswoman Martina Ferencova said on Wednesday. A group of opposition MPs along with

Pellegrini: Talk of Lockdown Meant to Scare Public and Push It to Wall

Pellegrini: Talk of Lockdown Meant to Scare Public and Push It to Wall

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) – Threatening the public with a lockdown is an attempt to scare people, former prime minister and head of Voice-SD Peter Pellegrini stated on Wednesday, adding that the Government doesn’t know the answers to questions asked by the regions regarding the planned mass testing. “This talk

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

Matovic: Either Lockdown, or People Will Do Something to Avoid It

Matovic: Either Lockdown, or People Will Do Something to Avoid It

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) – Given the current epidemic and its development, Slovakia has two options: either a nationwide lockdown, or people will do something that will allow the country to avoid a lockdown scenario, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) stated on Wednesday after the Government session. According to Matovic, the

Survey: 44 percent of Slovaks Plan to Take Part in Mass Testing

Survey: 44 percent of Slovaks Plan to Take Part in Mass Testing

Bratislava, October 20 (TASR) – A survey carried out by AKO agency on behalf of Hospodarske noviny daily showed on Tuesday that 44.4 percent of the Slovak public intend to have themselves tested in the planned mass testing for coronavirus in the country. Approximately 28 percent of the respondents stated