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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

Axon Neuroscience Creates Antibodies Preventing Reproduction of Coronavirus

Axon Neuroscience Creates Antibodies Preventing Reproduction of Coronavirus

Bratislava, November 23 (TASR) – Biotechnology company Axon Neuroscience has created therapeutic antibodies that are able to prevent novel coronavirus from reproducing, with the efficacy of these antibodies successfully tested in cooperation with the Virology Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences’ (SAV) Bio-medical Centre, TASR was told by Michael Matis from

Premier: Countrywide Testing Could Be Repeated in Two Weeks

Premier: Countrywide Testing Could Be Repeated in Two Weeks

Another round of countrywide testing for coronavirus could be repeated in two weeks, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) said on TA3’s programme ‘V politike’ (In Politics) on Sunday, indicating that the voluntariness of testing hasn’t worked well over this weekend, and pointing out the possibility of a renewed