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Premier: Lockdown to Be Reconsidered by Lengvarsky and Team

Premier: Lockdown to Be Reconsidered by Lengvarsky and Team

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) – The current lockdown should be reconsidered by Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) and his expert team, said Premier Eduard Heger (OLaNO) after the Cabinet session on Wednesday. According to Heger, a new resolution should be approved by the Government next Wednesday (December 8). If

Coronavirus Increases Excess Mortality among Slovaks in October Again

Coronavirus Increases Excess Mortality among Slovaks in October Again

Bratislava, November 29 (TASR) – As the fourth most common cause of death in Slovakia, novel coronavirus again increased excess mortality in the country in October, the Statistics Office reported on Monday. Overall excess mortality reached 16 percent in October. The highest excess mortality was seen in the age category of

UVZ Anti-Omicron Decree: Mandatory Quarantine for Returnees from Africa

UVZ Anti-Omicron Decree: Mandatory Quarantine for Returnees from Africa

Bratislava, November 29 (TASR) – Mandatory quarantine will be in place as of Wednesday, December 1 for all individuals who have returned from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozamique, Zimbabwe, Israel, Hong Kong or the Seychelles in the past fourteen days, according to a new decree issued by the Public

Government Declares State of Emergency in Slovakia for 90 Days

Government Declares State of Emergency in Slovakia for 90 Days

Bratislava, November 24 (TASR) – The Government has declared a state of emergency in Slovakia for 90 days as of Thursday (November 25) in response to the situation concerning the COVID-19 epidemic. A curfew for two weeks will be introduced as well, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said following the Government session

Caputova: Lockdown Needed, Slovakia Losing Fight against Pandemic

Caputova: Lockdown Needed, Slovakia Losing Fight against Pandemic

Bratislava, November 23 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova, speaking after her visit to the hospital in the Bratislava borough of Ruzinov on Tuesday, stated that Slovakia is losing the battle against the pandemic and that a lockdown for everybody is needed. Pointing to the “alarming” state of affairs concerning the pandemic,

New COVID-Automaton Tightens Up Measures for Unvaccinated as of Monday

New COVID-Automaton Tightens Up Measures for Unvaccinated as of Monday

Bratislava, November 18 (TASR) – The new version of the COVID-19 automaton, approved by the Government on Thursday, will tighten up measures chiefly for unvaccinated individuals as of Monday (November 22). According to the Health Ministry, the COVID-automaton will be adjusted based on the development of the epidemic situation in upcoming

Government: Six Red, 19 Dark Red and 54 Black Districts as of Next Monday

Government: Six Red, 19 Dark Red and 54 Black Districts as of Next Monday

Bratislava, November 16 (TASR) – The Government decided on Tuesday that a total of 54 districts will be considered ‘black’ (a third-degree warning) according to the COVID-19 automaton as of next Monday (November 22), while 19 will be treated as ‘dark red’ (a second-degree warning) and six districts as ‘red’ (a