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Government Approves Suspension of COVID-Automaton until January 18

Government Approves Suspension of COVID-Automaton until January 18

Bratislava, January 7 (TASR) – At its online session on Friday the Government approved a regulation suspending the COVID-automaton until January 18, Health Ministry’s spokesperson Zuzana Eliasova confirmed for TASR on the same day. The COVID-automaton was initially suspended during a curfew. As the curfew will no longer be in

Night-time Curfew to Be Scrapped as of Monday, January 10

Night-time Curfew to Be Scrapped as of Monday, January 10

Bratislava, January 4 (TASR) – The night-time curfew will be cancelled as of next Monday (January 10), TASR learnt from the Health Ministry’s spokesperson Zuzana Eliasova on Tuesday. However, all the other measures concerning shops, services, hotels, ski resorts and travel on long-distance buses will remain in place. The state

Groehling: Schools to Reopen as of January 10

Groehling: Schools to Reopen as of January 10

Bratislava, January 4 (TASR) – Education Minister Branislav Groehling (SaS) reported on Tuesday that pre-schools, primary schools and secondary schools will reopen on Monday, January 10. According to the minister, schools will once again observe the so-called school COVID-19 traffic light as of Monday, meaning that just as previously, they won’

Premier: I Believe I'll Persuade Coalition Partners of Mandatory Vaccination

Premier: I Believe I'll Persuade Coalition Partners of Mandatory Vaccination

Bratislava, December 22 (TASR) – I believe that I’ll be able to persuade coalition partners of compulsory vaccination against COVID-19 through an honest discussion, Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) said in an interview with TASR. “The trend of the European Union is on the path of compulsory vaccination. It’s

Health Office: Three More Omicron Cases Confirmed in Slovakia

Health Office: Three More Omicron Cases Confirmed in Slovakia

Bratislava, December 21 (TASR) – Three more cases of the omicron variant of novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Slovakia, TASR learnt from the Public Health Office (UVZ) on Tuesday. Two persons were inoculated with two doses of COVID-19 vaccine, one of them was not vaccinated. The first person became infected

Study: Half of Unvaccinated against COVID-19 Don't Have Antibodies

Study: Half of Unvaccinated against COVID-19 Don't Have Antibodies

Bratislava, December 21 (TASR) – More than half of the people who have not been vaccinated against coronavirus are not protected by antibodies, according to a study carried out among 4,000 people in several localities in Slovakia, epidemiologist Alexandra Brazinova told a news conference held jointly on Tuesday with representatives

Government: Health Professionals to Be Given One-off Bonus of €350

Government: Health Professionals to Be Given One-off Bonus of €350

Bratislava, December 17 (TASR) – Health professionals will be given a one-off bonus in the amount of €350, the Government decided at its extraordinary session on Friday. The bonus will be included in the December salary that will be paid in January 2022. The Government has earmarked €50,705,746 for