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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

Slovakia Suspends Inoculation with AstraZeneca Vaccine

Slovakia Suspends Inoculation with AstraZeneca Vaccine

Bratislava, May 11 (TASR) – Slovakia has suspended vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine, TASR was told on Tuesday by Health Ministry spokeswoman Zuzana Eliasova, who added that the decision will concern those who were about to receive their first shot. “People waiting for the second shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine are

Vaccinated Contacts of Coronavirus Positives Don't Have to Self-Isolate

Vaccinated Contacts of Coronavirus Positives Don't Have to Self-Isolate

Bratislava, May 10 (TASR) – People who’ve had both shots of an mRNA vaccine at least 14 days ago or at least one vector jab against COVID-19 minimum four weeks earlier won’t have to self-isolate after being in contact with a COVID-positive, if they themselves don’t develop symptoms,

Overall Death Rate in March 48%-higher Than Average for Past 5 Years

Overall Death Rate in March 48%-higher Than Average for Past 5 Years

Bratislava, May 5 (TASR) – The overall death rate in Slovakia in March 2021 was 48-percent higher than the average for the past five years, the Statistics Office reported on Wednesday, adding that the figure for March was the lowest in four months, however. A total of 7,232 people died