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Visits in Care Homes Permitted as of Dec 21, Negative Test Necessary

Visits in Care Homes Permitted as of Dec 21, Negative Test Necessary

Bratislava, December 17 (TASR) – Visits in care homes will be allowed as of December 21 under the condition of presenting a negative result of PCR test for coronavirus (not older than 72 hours) or of an antigen test (not older than 24 hours), according to a decree of the Public

Curfew to Start in Slovakia as of December 19

Curfew to Start in Slovakia as of December 19

Bratislava, December 16 (TASR) – A curfew and lockdown will begin in Slovakia as of Saturday, December 19, said Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) and Vice-premier for Legislation and Strategic Planning Stefan Holy (We Are Family) at a press conference on Wednesday. All shops will be closed except for those necessary

Government Greenlights COVID Automaton

Government Greenlights COVID Automaton

Bratislava, December 16 (TASR) – The Government on Wednesday approved the so-called COVID automaton, also known as the Alert System, that will monitor the situation regarding the epidemic in the country and dictate the adoption of anti-virus measures. The automaton determines key criteria based on various responses that should prevent the

Slovaks Would Prefer Lockdown to Countrywide Testing

Slovaks Would Prefer Lockdown to Countrywide Testing

Bratislava, December 15 (TASR) – Slovaks would prefer a lockdown to mandatory countrywide testing, but at the same time there is a relatively large group of respondents, namely 36.1 percent, that doesn’t agree with either of these two options, according to the results of a survey called ‘How Are

Krajci: Possibility of Imposing Curfew on Table

Krajci: Possibility of Imposing Curfew on Table

Bratislava, December 14 (TASR) – The anti-coronavirus measures that are supposed to come into effect on December 21 will be tightened, Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) announced on Monday following the Government’s special session, adding that the possibility of introducing a curfew hasn’t been ruled out. The Government is

Stricter Rules for Ski Resorts Take Effect as of Monday

Stricter Rules for Ski Resorts Take Effect as of Monday

Bratislava, December 14 (TASR) – Conditions for hotels, ski lifts and cable cars have been tightened as of Monday. Based on the regulation issued by the Public Health Authority (UVZ), a negative test result for novel coronavirus not older than 72 hours is required from visitors to ski resorts older than

Pandemic Commission Adopts COVID Vaccination Strategy for Slovakia

Pandemic Commission Adopts COVID Vaccination Strategy for Slovakia

Bratislava, December 11 (TASR) – The Slovak Government’s Pandemic Commission on Friday adopted a strategy of vaccination against COVID-19, with a goal to see 65 percent of the population vaccinated, said infectious disease expert Pavol Jarcuska. The inoculation, concerning people aged 18 and more, will be carried out in four