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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

Commuters Need Test Results and Registration to Enter Austria

Commuters Need Test Results and Registration to Enter Austria

Bratislava, February 10 (TASR) – Cross-border commuters heading for Austria are obliged to present a certificate proving that they’ve tested negative for coronavirus as of Wednesday, reads information published by the Slovak Foreign Affairs Ministry on its website. Although it doesn’t matter whether commuters have been tested with an

Death Rate Among Elderly Up in Slovakia in 2020, Nitra Region Hardest Hit

Death Rate Among Elderly Up in Slovakia in 2020, Nitra Region Hardest Hit

Bratislava, February 10 (TASR) – Almost 11 people per 1,000 died in Slovakia last year, and as many as 16 per 1,000 in December, the Statistics Office reported on Wednesday. “In several regions, 70-90 elderly people (aged 65 and over) died per 1,000 people in this age category,

Negative Test for Coronavirus Required to Be Allowed to Go to Work

Negative Test for Coronavirus Required to Be Allowed to Go to Work

Bratislava, February 10 (TASR) – Negative test certificates for coronavirus no older than seven days are required for people living in districts with the two most severe levels of alerts in order to be allowed to go to work as of Wednesday, according to a Public Health Authority decree. In districts

Krajci: Situation with COVID Deteriorates Slightly, Vaccines Coming

Krajci: Situation with COVID Deteriorates Slightly, Vaccines Coming

Bratislava, February 9 (TASR) – The situation in Slovakia concerning the novel coronavirus has worsened slightly, with the reopening of schools in many areas expected to bring further deterioration, said Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLANO) at a weekly press conference on Tuesday. The daily number of deaths from and with COVID-19

No Mass Inoculation of MPs against COVID-19

No Mass Inoculation of MPs against COVID-19

Bratislava, February 9 (TASR) – There won’t be any mass vaccination of lawmakers against COVID-19, Parliamentary Chair Boris Kollar’s (We Are Family) spokesperson Michaela Jurcova told TASR on Tuesday. Kollar in late January asked caucuses to reconsider inoculation and to report the number of their MPs interested in it.

Mandatory Self-isolation on Arrival in Slovakia Extended to 14 Days

Mandatory Self-isolation on Arrival in Slovakia Extended to 14 Days

Bratislava, February 8 (TASR) – As of Monday Slovakia has imposed an obligation for people coming from high-risk countries to self-isolate for 14 days instead of the previously set ten days, with the person in question entitled to go for a PCR test on the eighth day after their arrival at