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State to Boost VsZP Health Insurer's Capital by Another €98 million

State to Boost VsZP Health Insurer's Capital by Another €98 million

Bratislava, November 11 (TASR) – The state will boost the capital of state-run health insurer Vseobecna zdravotna poistovna (VsZP) again, this time by €98 million. The proposal for a further capital boost for VsZP was approved by the Government at its session on Wednesday. According to the Government, the refunding of

Gov't: State of Emergency in Slovakia to be Extended by 45 More Days

Gov't: State of Emergency in Slovakia to be Extended by 45 More Days

Bratislava, November 11 (TASR) – The Government on Wednesday decided to extend the state of emergency in Slovakia by 45 more days in reaction to the coronavirus situation in the country, TASR learnt from Justice Minister Maria Kolikova (For the People) on the same day. The state of emergency, which should

PM: If Sectors Hit by Lockdown Do Mass Testing, Restrictions Could Be Eased

PM: If Sectors Hit by Lockdown Do Mass Testing, Restrictions Could Be Eased

Bratislava, November 10 (TASR) – Restaurants, gyms, schools and religious communities could organise mass testing for coronavirus with the use of antigen tests, and they then would be allowed to open under specific conditions, while letting in only people with a negative test, said Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLANO) on Tuesday

KDH Calls on Gov't to Find Ways to Allow Higher Church Attendance

KDH Calls on Gov't to Find Ways to Allow Higher Church Attendance

Bratislava, November 10 (TASR) – The extra-parliamentary Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) has called on the Government to seek, through a dialogue with Churches, a rational solution to allow a higher number of believers to attend religious services under adherence to strict rules, as the current limit of six people practically prevents

Over Third of Slovak Population Feels Big Threat from Coronavirus

Over Third of Slovak Population Feels Big Threat from Coronavirus

Bratislava, November 10 (TASR) – More than a third (35.3 percent) of the Slovak population feels very threatened by the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to the results of a survey called ‘How Are You, Slovakia?’ conducted at the turn of October and November. The survey has been monitoring the attitudes

Firefighters Launch Voluntary Coronavirus Testing in 25 Green Districts

Firefighters Launch Voluntary Coronavirus Testing in 25 Green Districts

Bratislava, November 9 (TASR) – Testing sites for voluntary testing for SARS-CoV-2 have been opened mostly at fire stations in 25 ‘green’ Slovak districts as of Monday, Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLANO) announced at a press conference on the same day. According to the ministry’s spokesman Petar Lazarov, the testing

Slovakia to Place Hungary, Austria and Poland on List of Red Countries

Slovakia to Place Hungary, Austria and Poland on List of Red Countries

Bratislava, November 9 (TASR) – Apart from the Czech Republic, also Hungary, Poland and Austria will be placed on Slovakia’s list of ‘red’ countries in terms of coronavirus spread, with this also having effects on the border regime, the Central Crisis Management Team decided on Monday. According to Prime Minister