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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

NCZI Head: Vaccination Dates for Youth Were Allocated Correctly

NCZI Head: Vaccination Dates for Youth Were Allocated Correctly

Bratislava, May 3 (TASR) – Vaccination dates for 16- and 17-year-olds were assigned correctly and in accord with the respective regulation, National Centre for Health Information (NCZI) head Robert Suja told a news conference on Monday. According to Suja, there wasn’t a high demand for vaccination in the regions where

Slovak Prime Minister Gets His First Jab against Coronavirus

Slovak Prime Minister Gets His First Jab against Coronavirus

Bratislava, May 1 (TASR) – Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLANO) on Saturday received his first jab against coronavirus – the Vaxzevria vaccine from AstraZeneca. “Vaccination is the fastest way of defeating the pandemic. History has also shown it,” said Heger after getting the shot at the National Football Stadium in Bratislava,

Tests No Longer Required for Going to Work in Medium and Light Red Districts

Tests No Longer Required for Going to Work in Medium and Light Red Districts

Bratislava, April 30 (TASR) – Negative tests for coronavirus won’t be required any longer to go to work or enter a shop in medium-red and light-red coloured districts as of Monday, according to the Public Health Authority spokesperson Dasa Rackova. However, negative tests will still be required to be allowed

Special Shopping Hours for Elderly to Be Scrapped as of May 9

Special Shopping Hours for Elderly to Be Scrapped as of May 9

Bratislava, April 29 (TASR) – The special shopping hours for the elderly, the disabled and accompanying persons in force due to coronavirus on each working day between 9-11 a.m. will be scrapped as of May 9, the Public Health Authority’s (UVZ) spokesperson Dasa Rackova announced on Thursday. A new

Funiculars to Operate again as of May 3 after COVID Ban

Funiculars to Operate again as of May 3 after COVID Ban

Bratislava, April 29 (TASR) – It will be again possible to use funiculars in Slovakia as of May 3 after a several months-long ban due to COVID-19, TASR learnt on Thursday. Nevertheless, according to the Public Health Authority spokesperson Dasa Rackova, only a single person or several persons from a single

Klus: Ban on Recreational Trips Abroad Might Be Lifted as of May 15

Klus: Ban on Recreational Trips Abroad Might Be Lifted as of May 15

Bratislava, April 28 (TASR) – If the pandemic situation allows, the ban on travelling abroad for recreational purposes might be lifted as of May 15, Foreign Affairs Ministry State Secretary Martin Klus (SaS) posted on a social network on Wednesday. “The ban is still in place until May 28 for now,