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Survey: People Get Vaccinated Mostly to Protect Health of Their Loved Ones

Survey: People Get Vaccinated Mostly to Protect Health of Their Loved Ones

Bratislava, September 24 (TASR) – People get vaccinated against novel coronavirus mainly to protect the health of their loved ones and their surroundings (50 percent), according to a survey conducted by AKO agency for the Good Relations Initiative. A total of 46.3 percent of respondents were vaccinated to protect their

Hospital Beds in Some Regions to Be Set Aside for COVID Patients

Hospital Beds in Some Regions to Be Set Aside for COVID Patients

Bratislava, September 22 (TASR) – Beds in hospitals in Kosice, Presov, Nitra and Banska Bystrica regions will be set aside for patients admitted with COVID-19, said Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) following the Cabinet session on Wednesday, adding that the number of coronavirus-positive patients will continue to grow. According

Nad: Soldiers Sent on Foreign Missions Must Be Vaccinated against COVID-19

Nad: Soldiers Sent on Foreign Missions Must Be Vaccinated against COVID-19

Bratislava, September 22 (TASR) – All professional soldiers who are sent on foreign missions will have to be vaccinated against COVID-19, said Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad (OLaNO) following the Cabinet session on Wednesday, adding that this applies both to soldiers participating in foreign missions and those belonging to rapid deployment units.

Mikas: Delta Variant Confirmed in Almost All Samples in August

Mikas: Delta Variant Confirmed in Almost All Samples in August

Bratislava, September 20 (TASR) – The delta variant of novel coronavirus was discovered in almost all new cases of COVID-19 in August, said Slovakia’s Chief Hygienist Jan Mikas on Monday, adding that laboratories confirmed this by carrying out sequencing of almost 99 percent of the positive samples. A total of

Roznava Red as of Thursday, to Be Joined by Nine More Districts on Monday

Roznava Red as of Thursday, to Be Joined by Nine More Districts on Monday

Bratislava, September 8 (TASR) – The district of Roznava will be coloured red (a first-degree warning) as of Thursday (September 9), and it will be joined by nine other districts as of Monday (September 13), the Government decided at its regular session on Wednesday. As of Monday, 47 districts will be

Groehling: Some Universities Will Probably Delay Beginning of Academic Year

Groehling: Some Universities Will Probably Delay Beginning of Academic Year

Bratislava, September 7 (TASR) – Education Minister Branislav Groehling (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) in an interview for TASR has said that some universities will probably delay the beginning of the academic year 2021/2022 and set their own conditions for dormitories run by them, too. According to Groehling, the COVID automaton

Lengvarsky: Pandemic Situation Still Quite Stable

Lengvarsky: Pandemic Situation Still Quite Stable

Bratislava, August 25 (TASR) – The situation with COVID-19 remains relatively stable; the number of people admitted to hospitals isn’t going up and the number of people infected with novel coronavirus is also relatively stable, Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) said on Wednesday following the Government meeting. “Within