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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

COVID-19: Twelve Districts in Slovakia to Be Coloured Orange As of Next Monday

COVID-19: Twelve Districts in Slovakia to Be Coloured Orange As of Next Monday

Bratislava, August 18 (TASR) – A total of 12 districts will be coloured orange (alert) in the COVID-19 automaton as of Monday (August 23), with all other districts remaining green (monitoring), the Government decided at its online meeting on Wednesday. The orange districts are as follows: Banska Stiavnica, Gelnica, Kezmarok, Kosice

Health Ministry: Epidemiological Situation Continues to Worsen Slightly

Health Ministry: Epidemiological Situation Continues to Worsen Slightly

Bratislava, August 18 (TASR) – The epidemiological situation in Slovakia continues to worsen slightly, TASR learnt from Health Ministry spokeswoman Zuzana Eliasova on Wednesday. There are approximately 70 confirmed cases from PCR tests per day currently, with children under 16 currently accounting for approximately 18 percent of the cases. The delta

Survey: Over 66 Percent of People Support Vaccination, One in Five Reject It

Survey: Over 66 Percent of People Support Vaccination, One in Five Reject It

Bratislava, August 16 (TASR) – Over 66 percent of Slovaks are in favour of vaccination, with 11 percent considering it and one in five people rejecting inoculation against COVID-19, according to an AKO poll on vaccination and anti-pandemic measures ordered by the co-governing Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party and presented by

Gov't: Certain Conditions to Apply to Cultural Events in Green Districts as Well

Gov't: Certain Conditions to Apply to Cultural Events in Green Districts as Well

Bratislava, August 13 (TASR) – Certain conditions for audiences, staff and premises will also apply to theatre performances, concerts and audiovisual performances in green districts (i.e. in most of Slovakia) as of Monday (August 16), according to the new culture ‘traffic lights’ approved by the Government at its online session

Half of Adult Slovak Population Now Vaccinated, President Thanks Them

Half of Adult Slovak Population Now Vaccinated, President Thanks Them

Bratislava, August 12 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova on Thursday thanked the people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in reaction to information published by the Health Ministry earlier in the day that 50 percent of the adult Slovak population, or over 2.3 million people, have now been inoculated with

Orange Districts: Face Masks Mandatory Outdoors, Movement of People Unrestricted

Orange Districts: Face Masks Mandatory Outdoors, Movement of People Unrestricted

Bratislava, August 11 (TASR) – In line with the new COVID automaton that will enter into force on Monday (August 16), people in orange-coloured districts (the alert degree of the COVID automaton) will have to wear face masks in interior premises and at outdoor mass events, but their movements won’t