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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

Summary of New Changes to COVID-19 Automaton

Summary of New Changes to COVID-19 Automaton

Bratislava, May 14 (TASR) – TASR hereby presents a summary of changes to the new COVID-19 automaton: FACE MASKS – Ordinary face masks (or scarves and shawls) in place of respirators will be allowed indoors in orange and yellow districts. – Face masks will be mandatory at mass events in orange and yellow

NCZI Scraps Terms for First AstraZeneca Shots

NCZI Scraps Terms for First AstraZeneca Shots

Bratislava, May 13 (TASR) – The National Health Information Centre (NCZI) announced on a social network on Thursday that it has cancelled the terms allocated for people who were supposed to receive their first AstraZeneca vaccine jab against coronavirus. “They haven’t been sent back to the waiting room; they’ve

Lengvarsky: Sputnik V Might Be Used in Slovakia as of June

Lengvarsky: Sputnik V Might Be Used in Slovakia as of June

Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) – The Russian Sputnik V vaccine could well be used in Slovakia as of June, Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) announced on Wednesday. Lengvarsky expects the vaccine to be included in the country’s vaccination programme. “We have a statement – consent to its use – definitively

Klus: EU Preparing for COVID Passport as of June 15

Klus: EU Preparing for COVID Passport as of June 15

Brussels, May 11 (TASR) – The EU-member countries have the will to introduce the COVID passports as of June 15, said Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry State Secretary Martin Klus (SaS) after a meeting of the EU’s General Affairs Council in Brussels on Tuesday. “I hope that as of