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UVZ: Quarantine Measures after Entering Slovakia Changing as of Monday

UVZ: Quarantine Measures after Entering Slovakia Changing as of Monday

Bratislava, May 31 (TASR) – Quarantine measures for people entering Slovakia have changed as of 6 a.m. on May 31 in line with a travel traffic lights scheme, as stipulated in a Public Health Authority (UVZ) regulation, TASR has learnt from UVZ spokesperson Dasa Rackova. Countries have been allocated colours

Conditions for Commuters to Moderate as of Monday

Conditions for Commuters to Moderate as of Monday

Bratislava, May 27 (TASR) – Based on a decree of the Public Health Office (UVZ), the conditions for cross-border commuters are set to be relaxed as of Monday (May 31), UVZ spokesperson Dasa Rackova told TASR on Thursday. The mandatory negative test (RT-PCR, antigen test) not older than seven days can

Government Passes Travel Traffic Lights, Should Be Updated Once Every Two Weeks

Government Passes Travel Traffic Lights, Should Be Updated Once Every Two Weeks

Bratislava, May 26 (TASR) – The Cabinet passed a travel traffic lights scheme at its session on Wednesday. The countries in it have been allocated a colour based on their level of risk – green, including EU countries and countries with favourable epidemiological situations; red – i.e. the countries with unfavourable epidemiological

Health Minister Tasked to Put Sputnik V in Use by June 7

Health Minister Tasked to Put Sputnik V in Use by June 7

Bratislava, May 26 (TASR) – The Government on Wednesday commissioned Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) with allowing vaccination with the Sputnik V vaccine as of June 7. The minister is expected to release binding guidelines that will ensure that everyone who is vaccinated with the jab will be immediately

Gov't: Two Districts Remain Dark Red, First Two to Be Yellow as of Next Monday

Gov't: Two Districts Remain Dark Red, First Two to Be Yellow as of Next Monday

Bratislava, May 19 (TASR) – Not a single district will be coloured black in the COVID-automaton as of next Monday (May 24), while two districts will remain dark red, 11 will be medium red, 44 light red and 13 orange, while two yellow districts will appear for the first time, the

Heger: Slovakia Has Virus Under Control, It's Closer to pre-COVID Life

Heger: Slovakia Has Virus Under Control, It's Closer to pre-COVID Life

Bratislava, May 15 (TASR) – Slovakia is closer to returning to pre-COVID life, but it’s still far away from reaching herd immunity, said Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLANO) in a speech on RTVS on Saturday evening. Heger said that the state of emergency (introduced on October 1, 2020) was terminated

Negative Tests for Coronavirus No Longer Necessary in Gyms

Negative Tests for Coronavirus No Longer Necessary in Gyms

Bratislava, May 14 (TASR) – It will no longer be necessary as of Monday to possess a negative test for coronavirus in order to be allowed into gyms, while in aqua parks the obligation will remain in place only indoors, the Public Health Authority (UVZ) announced on Friday. “In cases where