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Lawyers: Checking Curfew via SMSs Gross Violation of Law

Lawyers: Checking Curfew via SMSs Gross Violation of Law

Bratislava, February 1 (TASR) – Former Constitutional Court vice-chair Eduard Barany and constitutional lawyer Vincent Bujnak from the Department of Constitutional Law at Comenius University in Bratislava consider the possibility to obtain an exemption from the curfew via an SMS message to be a gross violation of the law, TASR learnt

Krajci: Current Lockdown in Slovakia Not Working, It Might Be Toughened

Krajci: Current Lockdown in Slovakia Not Working, It Might Be Toughened

Bratislava, February 1 (TASR) – The current lockdown in Slovakia isn’t working – the number of patients in hospitals is still growing, albeit not a very fast pace, said Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) before the Cabinet session on Monday, adding that he’s not sure how long hospitals will be

Krajci: State of Emergency and Lockdown Likely to Be Extended in Slovakia

Krajci: State of Emergency and Lockdown Likely to Be Extended in Slovakia

Bratislava, January 29 (TASR) – Slovakia’s Government will most probably extend the state of emergency due to coronavirus, as well as the existing lockdown beyond February 8, while only people in specific cases and with a negative test for coronavirus will have exemptions from the curfew, said Health Minister Marek

Krajci: Slovakia Now Better Off with COVID-19 than Before

Krajci: Slovakia Now Better Off with COVID-19 than Before

Bratislava, January 29 (TASR) – The situation concerning COVID-19 in Slovakia is improving, with the trend being more pronounced than in other countries in the region, said Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLANO) at a press conference on Friday. The test-positivity rate with PCR tests has fallen from 19 percent to 15

Krajci: Schools in Slovakia Won't Reopen as of February 1

Krajci: Schools in Slovakia Won't Reopen as of February 1

Bratislava, January 28 (TASR) – Schools in Slovakia won’t reopen as of February 1, said Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLANO) after a meeting of the Government’s COVID-19 advisory team on Thursday. Pupils of primary and secondary schools will continue in distance learning, while nursery schools will be open only

Ferencak: Matovic's Data from COVID Testing Differ from Those of Municipalities

Ferencak: Matovic's Data from COVID Testing Differ from Those of Municipalities

Bratislava/Kezmarok, January 27 (TASR) – Independent MP and Mayor of Kezmarok (Presov region) Jan Ferencak (a member of extra-parliamentary Voice-SD) on Wednesday pointed to discrepancies in data from the ‘screening testing’ for coronavirus performed across the country last week as presented by Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLANO) and those recorded

PM: 2.95 million Tested for Coronavirus on Jan 18-26; 1.24% Positive

PM: 2.95 million Tested for Coronavirus on Jan 18-26; 1.24% Positive

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – A total of 2,95 million people were tested as part of the countrywide ‘screening testing’ for coronavirus in Slovakia on January 18-26, of whom 36,547 (1.24 percent) tested positive, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLANO) announced after an online meeting of the Central Crisis