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Mikulec: Lockdown Will Be Adopted in Slovakia

Mikulec: Lockdown Will Be Adopted in Slovakia

Bratislava, December 8 (TASR) – A lockdown will be adopted in Slovakia, Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLaNO) stated following the meeting of the central crisis management team on Tuesday. Neither the minister, nor Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) provided any further details. Both announced that they’ll inform about the results

Some Schools Reopen for Second-Level and Secondary Students as of Monday

Some Schools Reopen for Second-Level and Secondary Students as of Monday

Bratislava, December 7 (TASR) – Schools can be reopened for students of second-level primary and secondary schools as of Monday if their founders decide to do so, according to a regulation published by the Public Health Authority (UVZ). The condition is that pupils, one of their parents they live in one

Groehling: Only Schools with Mass Testing to Be Allowed to Reopen

Groehling: Only Schools with Mass Testing to Be Allowed to Reopen

Bratislava, December 5 (TASR) – Several schools in Slovakia have joined this weekend ‘pilot testing’ of pupils, parents and school staff for coronavirus as a pre-condition for reopening, with schools organising the testing themselves. If a particular school doesn’t organise the testing, it won’t be allowed to reopen and

Dolezal: Winter Ski Season in Slovakia Won't Open until Beginning of January

Dolezal: Winter Ski Season in Slovakia Won't Open until Beginning of January

Bratislava, December 3 (TASR) – The winter ski season in Slovakia won’t open at least until the beginning of January, Transport Minister Andrej Dolezal (a We Are Family nominee) has posted on a social network, adding he has clear and fresh information from the expert consilium that it will recommend

Krajci: Number of People Infected with Coronavirus Will Probably Go Up

Krajci: Number of People Infected with Coronavirus Will Probably Go Up

Bratislava, November 27 (TASR) – The number of those infected with novel coronavirus will probably increase, Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) said at a press conference on Friday. The minister added that Slovakia has probably reached the level of the reproduction number from 0.9 to 1. The moving median increased

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