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Matovic: Number of Tests for Coronavirus Will Grow

Matovic: Number of Tests for Coronavirus Will Grow

Bratislava, March 27 (TASR) – As private laboratories are now helping the state ones to process samples taken for detecting people ill with COVID-19, Slovakia could test 4,000 people daily within ten days, Prime Minister Igor Matovic and Health Minister Marek Krajci (both OLaNO) announced on Friday. “Up to this

Health Minister: Two Patients Have Recovered from Coronavirus So Far

Health Minister: Two Patients Have Recovered from Coronavirus So Far

Bratislava, March 26 (TASR) – Slovakia now has two official cases of patients who have recovered from COVID-19, Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) stated at a press conference on Thursday, adding that the so-called red zones for infected patients are being prepared at the moment in hospitals in Bratislava, Kosice and

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

Matovic: Private Laboratories to Help Test for Coronavirus

Matovic: Private Laboratories to Help Test for Coronavirus

Bratislava, March 26 (TASR) – The Association of Private Laboratories will lend a hand in order to increase the number of people who are tested for coronavirus each day, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) stated on Thursday. At the same time, Matovic noted that a facility for taking samples will be

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.

Justice Minister: Data Protection Not Absolute, Right to Life Is

Justice Minister: Data Protection Not Absolute, Right to Life Is

Bratislava, March 24 (TASR) – Justice Minister Maria Kolikova (For the People) said in Parliament on Tuesday that she’s aware of the sensitivity of collecting mobile phone location data for the tracking of people infected with the new coronavirus, but public health matters more. She explained that the data will

NBS: Coronavirus Pandemic to Throw Slovakia into Recession

NBS: Coronavirus Pandemic to Throw Slovakia into Recession

Bratislava, March 24 (TASR) – Slovak economy might see a temporary slump of almost 5 percent this year and there’s a risk that the new coronavirus pandemic might cause an even more pronounced drop of up 10 percent, with the recession likely to deprive 75,000-130,000 people of work