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Travel Map to Be Replaced with Rules for Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Travellers

Travel Map to Be Replaced with Rules for Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Travellers

Bratislava, June 30 (TASR) – The Government on Wednesday scrapped Slovakia’s lists of foreign countries with respect to the risks associated with COVID-19, deciding to replace them as of July 9 with Health Ministry-sponsored rules according to which travellers will be able to enter the country depending on whether they

Lengvarsky: Another Two Cases of Delta Variant Confirmed in Slovakia

Lengvarsky: Another Two Cases of Delta Variant Confirmed in Slovakia

Bratislava, June 28 (TASR) – Another two cases of the Delta variant of coronavirus have been confirmed in Slovakia, Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (OLANO) announced at a press conference following a meeting of the Central Crisis Management Team on Monday. Both persons infected with the Delta variant had positive travel records

Krcmery Expects Next Wave of Pandemic to Come in August

Krcmery Expects Next Wave of Pandemic to Come in August

Bratislava, June 28 (TASR) – The next wave of the coronavirus pandemic might come in August, along with the return of holidaymakers from abroad, said tropical medicine expert Vladimir Krcmery during the session of the Central Crisis Management Team on Monday. Krcmery expects Slovakia to get ‘back to normal’ in September

Adult and Teenage Slovaks Can Be Vaccinated by Their GPs as of July

Adult and Teenage Slovaks Can Be Vaccinated by Their GPs as of July

Bratislava, June 24 (TASR) – As of July, adult Slovaks and adolescents aged between 12-15 will be able to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by their general practitioner, Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) told a news conference on Thursday, adding that people should contact their GP directly to arrange this.

Presence of Delta Variant of Novel Coronavirus Confirmed in Slovakia

Presence of Delta Variant of Novel Coronavirus Confirmed in Slovakia

Bratislava, June 23 (TASR) – Laboratories in Slovakia have confirmed the presence of the delta variant of novel coronavirus in the country, Public Health Authority (UVZ) spokesperson Dasa Rackova told TASR on Wednesday. “The person concerned hasn’t been in close contact with anyone, hasn’t been admitted to hospital and

Judicial Council Suspends Judge for Refusal to Wear Face Mask at Courtroom

Judicial Council Suspends Judge for Refusal to Wear Face Mask at Courtroom

Bratislava, June 18 (TASR) – The Judicial Council on Friday temporarily suspended district court from Zvolen (Banska Bystrica region) Dalibor Milan, who’ve been refusing to wear a face mask in courtroom for months. All 15 members of the council who voted – while the 16th, Mazak, didn’t vote as the

Almost 4 Million Vaccines against COVID-19 Supplied to Slovakia So Far

Almost 4 Million Vaccines against COVID-19 Supplied to Slovakia So Far

Bratislava, June 17 (TASR) – Almost 4 million vaccines against COVID-19 have been supplied to Slovakia to date, Health Ministry’s spokesperson Zuzana Eliasova told TASR on Thursday. According to data provided by the ministry, a total of 2,366,910 doses of vaccine produced by the Pfizer/BioNTech consortium have