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Cabinet Office and Data Protection Office in Conflict over Coronavirus Tests

Cabinet Office and Data Protection Office in Conflict over Coronavirus Tests

Bratislava, November 1 (TASR) – Slovakia’s Cabinet Office has come into a conflict with the Office for the Protection of Personal Data (UOOU) over the latter’s notification that Chief Hygienist Jan Mikas’s decree allowing employers (and facilities, such as shops, apart from groceries) to demand a negative coronavirus

Mayor: If Gov't Decides on Repeated Mass Testing, I'm Considering Defiance

Mayor: If Gov't Decides on Repeated Mass Testing, I'm Considering Defiance

Bratislava, November 1 (TASR) – If the national Government in Slovakia orders repeated countrywide testing for the coronavirus, the local authority in the Bratislava borough of Karlova Ves will consider resisting the decision, said mayor Dana Cahojova on Sunday. “I’m flirting with the idea that if a second testing round

Caputova: Mass Testing Done Well, Slovak People Are Able to Unite

Caputova: Mass Testing Done Well, Slovak People Are Able to Unite

Bratislava, November 1 (TASR) – There’s no doubt that the countrywide testing in Slovakia on Saturday and Sunday has been done well, stated President Zuzana Caputova on Facebook on Sunday. She praised all who took part in organising the testing, including the local authorities and people who waited in queues

PM: Repeated Mass Testing for Coronavirus Certain, I'll Debate It with Experts

PM: Repeated Mass Testing for Coronavirus Certain, I'll Debate It with Experts

Bratislava, November 1 (TASR) – A repeated mass testing of almost the entire Slovak population for coronavirus will certainly take place, perhaps except for a few relatively unaffected districts, said Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO), while he admitted that he’s still due to discuss it with experts. “It’s evident

Nad: 2.6 million People Tested for Coronavirus on Saturday, 1% Positive

Nad: 2.6 million People Tested for Coronavirus on Saturday, 1% Positive

Bratislava, November 1 (TASR) – Almost 2.58 million people were tested on the first day of the countrywide testing for coronavirus in Slovakia (pop. 5.5 million) on Saturday, with 25.850 people (1 percent) tested positive, announced Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad (OLaNO) on Sunday. The mass testing under the

Nad: Advisers of British PM Studying Slovakia's Mass Testing for Coronavirus

Nad: Advisers of British PM Studying Slovakia's Mass Testing for Coronavirus

Bratislava, October 31 (TASR) – Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad (OLaNO) announced on Facebook on Saturday that “Britain has asked us to provide our precious experience and counsel from this ground-breaking project to the closest advisers of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson”. Nad was referring to the countrywide testing for the

Matovic "Disappointed" by President Caputova, Her Call Was "Inappropriate"

Matovic "Disappointed" by President Caputova, Her Call Was "Inappropriate"

Bratislava, October 31 (TASR) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO), speaking at a press conference concerning the countrywide testing for coronavirus in Slovakia on Saturday, said that he was disappointed by President Zuzana Caputova’s call for the Government on Friday to reconsider the operation. At the same time he described