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Expert Consilium Doesn't Recommend 2nd Round of Countrywide Testing

Expert Consilium Doesn't Recommend 2nd Round of Countrywide Testing

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) – The expert consilium doesn’t recommend a second round of countrywide testing in Slovakia, but antigen testing is recommended in districts where the highest rates of positive results were detected in the first round, i.e. 1.5 percent and higher, TASR learnt on Monday. As

Outlet Operators and Employers Able to Demand Negative Coronavirus Test

Outlet Operators and Employers Able to Demand Negative Coronavirus Test

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) – As of Monday operators of various facilities (such as shops, outlets) and employers will be able to demand to see a negative coronavirus test result from everyone attempting to enter their premises, the Public Health Office (UVZ) told TASR on Monday, adding that if anybody fails

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