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Premier: I'd Like Health Minister to Approve Sputnik V Vaccine

Premier: I'd Like Health Minister to Approve Sputnik V Vaccine

Bratislava, February 19 (TASR) – I would like Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) to grant an exemption for the use of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine in Slovakia, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) told a press conference on Friday, adding that he has agreed with Russia on two million doses by

Slovakia Won't Purchase Sputnik V for Now; Proposal Vetoed by For People

Slovakia Won't Purchase Sputnik V for Now; Proposal Vetoed by For People

Bratislava, February 18 (TASR) – Slovakia won’t buy the Russian Sputnik V vaccine as the government didn’t approve a resolution on its purchase on Thursday because the draft was vetoed by the For the People party. According to the proposed resolution, the use of Sputnik V should have been

Korcok Asks Germany for Exception for Freight Transport Drivers

Korcok Asks Germany for Exception for Freight Transport Drivers

Bratislava, February 18 (TASR) – Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Ivan Korcok (a SaS nominee) asked Germany for an exception for freight transport drivers who are obliged to show a negative test certificate not older than 48 hours when entering Germany, Foreign Affairs Ministry’s press department told TASR following Korcok’s

Austria Offers to Send Military Medical Personnel to Slovakia

Austria Offers to Send Military Medical Personnel to Slovakia

Vienna, February 17 (TASR) – The Austrian Defence Ministry announced on Wednesday afternoon that the medical staff of the Austrian army could help Slovakia to deal with the pandemic situation in the country, TASR learnt on the same day. “Swift and bureaucracy-free aid is a requirement of European solidarity. That’s

Avalanche in Western Tatras Sweeps Away Three Ski Mountaineers, Killing Two

Avalanche in Western Tatras Sweeps Away Three Ski Mountaineers, Killing Two

Liptovsky Hradok, February 14 (TASR) – An avalanche under the Kondratova Kopa mountain (on the Slovak-Polish border) in the Western Tatras swept away three Polish ski mountaineers on Saturday (February 13) in the late hours of the night, killing two of them, the Mountain Rescue Service (HZS) reported on its website

New Regime on Borders to Come into Force from Wednesday, February 17

New Regime on Borders to Come into Force from Wednesday, February 17

Bratislava, February 12 (TASR) – The new regime on the borders will come into force from Wednesday, February 17, although the original date was Monday (February 15), Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) reported at a press conference on Friday. People crossing the borders can undergo a PCR test on the eighth

Almost 59,000 People Died in Slovakia in 2020, Record Since WWII

Almost 59,000 People Died in Slovakia in 2020, Record Since WWII

Bratislava, February 10 (TASR) – A total of 59,000 people died in Slovakia in 2020, almost 5,500 (10.2 percent) more than the average for the previous five years and the highest figure since WWII, the Statistics Office told TASR on Wednesday, adding that the situation was substantially influenced