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Krajci: Number of People in Hospitals with Coronavirus Kept at about 1,800

Krajci: Number of People in Hospitals with Coronavirus Kept at about 1,800

Bratislava, November 20 (TASR) – The number of patients tested positive for the novel coronavirus in need of hospitalisation isn’t going up, with the figure being maintained at about 1,800, Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) told a news conference on Friday, adding that it currently stands at 1,778,

Smer-SD Might Turn to Constitutional Court over Countrywide Testing

Smer-SD Might Turn to Constitutional Court over Countrywide Testing

Bratislava, November 20 (TASR) – If there is another round of countrywide testing for coronavirus and it is not voluntary, the opposition Smer-SD party will turn to the Constitutional Court, Smer-SD leader Robert Fico told a news conference on Friday, adding that his party opposes mandatory testing. “If [Prime minister] Igor

Matovic: Further Round of Nationwide Testing in Store before Christmas

Matovic: Further Round of Nationwide Testing in Store before Christmas

Bratislava, November 19 (TASR) – Another round of countrywide mass testing for COVID-19 should take place before Christmas, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) stated on Thursday following the Government session, claiming that no minister was against this idea at the meeting. According to the prime minister, epidemiologists as well as the

Economy Minister Tasked with Procuring 16 million Antigen Tests

Economy Minister Tasked with Procuring 16 million Antigen Tests

Bratislava, November 19 (TASR) – Economy Minister Richard Sulik (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) following the Cabinet session on Thursday said he has been tasked with procuring 16 million antigen tests for coronavirus. The proposal was submitted to the Cabinet session by Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO). Sulik in this connection said

Sulik Preparing Own Pandemic Plan, Proposes Local Measures

Sulik Preparing Own Pandemic Plan, Proposes Local Measures

Bratislava, November 18 (TASR) – Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Richard Sulik (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) is preparing, along with experts, his own pandemic plan that he intends to present in the next few days. The document should contain a set of measures in connection with the coronavirus pandemic. However,

Matovic on Anti-government Protests: Mafias Afraid of Our Clean-up

Matovic on Anti-government Protests: Mafias Afraid of Our Clean-up

Bratislava, November 17 (TASR) – The squares of several towns and cities on Tuesday, the 31st anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, were taken over by people who don’t care about the legacy of the anti-Communist upheaval, stated Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLANO) on Facebook, criticising rallies in several locations against

Thousands Rally against PM's COVID Policies on Velvet Revolution Day

Thousands Rally against PM's COVID Policies on Velvet Revolution Day

Bratislava, November 17 (TASR) – Despite a ban on public gatherings, thousands of people came together in Bratislava on Tuesday, which is a public holiday commemorating the Velvet Revolution that brought down the Communist rule in 1989, to protest against Prime Minister Igor Matovic’s (OLANO) coronavirus policies. Protests took place