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New Obligation for Cross-border Commuters to Enter into Effect in December

New Obligation for Cross-border Commuters to Enter into Effect in December

Bratislava, November 27 (TASR) – Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) announced on Friday that students and workers who commute to school and work abroad will be obliged to present a negative antigen test result for COVID-19 no more than two weeks old on borders upon return as of December 7. Such

Parliamentary Chair Kollar to Be Released from Hospital

Parliamentary Chair Kollar to Be Released from Hospital

Bratislava, November 26 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chair Boris Kollar (We Are Family) will be released from hospital on Friday (November 27), TASR learnt from general director of St. Michael’s Hospital in Bratislava Branislav Delej on Thursday. “Following a conversation with Mr. Kollar today, we agreed that due to the fact

Britain to Provide Slovakia with Grant for Fighting Coronavirus

Britain to Provide Slovakia with Grant for Fighting Coronavirus

Bratislava, November 26 (TASR) – The British Government will provide the Slovak Defence Ministry with materials worth €31,300 for helping the population in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, ministry spokesperson Martina Koval Kakascikova told TASR on Thursday. “It’s not only an important gesture of help and solidarity, but

Children Younger than 7 Coming from Abroad Needn't Test for Coronavirus

Children Younger than 7 Coming from Abroad Needn't Test for Coronavirus

Bratislava, November 26 (TASR) – Children younger than seven don’t have to undergo mandatory testing for coronavirus when coming to Slovakia from abroad under a Public Health Authority’s decree replacing as of Thursday a previous rule that made children aged less than three exempt from the obligation. When asymptomatic,

PM: December Countrywide Testing for Coronavirus Abandoned for Now

PM: December Countrywide Testing for Coronavirus Abandoned for Now

Bratislava, November 25 (TASR) – Another countrywide testing that was supposed to take place in Slovakia in early December will probably be abandoned for the time being, said Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLANO) after a meeting of the Central Crisis Management Team on Wednesday. The situation has been caused by Economy

Nad: I Can Imagine Door-to-door Testing for Coronavirus

Nad: I Can Imagine Door-to-door Testing for Coronavirus

Bratislava, November 25 (TASR) – Implementation and potential form of across-the-board testing for COVID-19 is a subject of discussion and a topic for the Central Crisis Management Team, with several options being in the frame, Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad (OLaNO) said following the Cabinet session on Wednesday. Nad admitted he can

PM: Vaccination against COVID-19 Might Be Needed to Enter Some EU Countries

PM: Vaccination against COVID-19 Might Be Needed to Enter Some EU Countries

Bratislava, November 23 (TASR) – Some EU member states are considering the possibility that people who aren’t be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus won’t be allowed to enter their territory, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) said before the Central Crisis Management Team’s meeting on Monday, adding that a