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Under One in Four Slovaks Would Be Vaccinated against Coronavirus

Under One in Four Slovaks Would Be Vaccinated against Coronavirus

Bratislava, October 22 (TASR) – A total of 23.5 percent of the Slovak population would have themselves vaccinated against novel coronavirus, according to the September results of a survey called ‘How Are You, Slovakia?’, which has been monitoring the attitudes of Slovaks since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak. Back

Pellegrini: Talk of Lockdown Meant to Scare Public and Push It to Wall

Pellegrini: Talk of Lockdown Meant to Scare Public and Push It to Wall

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) – Threatening the public with a lockdown is an attempt to scare people, former prime minister and head of Voice-SD Peter Pellegrini stated on Wednesday, adding that the Government doesn’t know the answers to questions asked by the regions regarding the planned mass testing. “This talk

Matovic: Either Lockdown, or People Will Do Something to Avoid It

Matovic: Either Lockdown, or People Will Do Something to Avoid It

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) – Given the current epidemic and its development, Slovakia has two options: either a nationwide lockdown, or people will do something that will allow the country to avoid a lockdown scenario, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) stated on Wednesday after the Government session. According to Matovic, the

Survey: 44 percent of Slovaks Plan to Take Part in Mass Testing

Survey: 44 percent of Slovaks Plan to Take Part in Mass Testing

Bratislava, October 20 (TASR) – A survey carried out by AKO agency on behalf of Hospodarske noviny daily showed on Tuesday that 44.4 percent of the Slovak public intend to have themselves tested in the planned mass testing for coronavirus in the country. Approximately 28 percent of the respondents stated

Matovic: Coalition Unambiguously Supports Across-the-board Testing

Matovic: Coalition Unambiguously Supports Across-the-board Testing

Bratislava, October 20 (TASR) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) stated at a press conference following a session of the Security Council on Tuesday that the coalition parties have expressed their unambiguous support for carrying out voluntary mass testing for coronavirus in the country, adding that people who don’t participate

Nad: People to Get Test Results in 30 Minutes, We Won't Test Housebound

Nad: People to Get Test Results in 30 Minutes, We Won't Test Housebound

Bratislava, October 20 (TASR) – Across-the-board testing of the population for COVID-19 will take place between Fridays-Sundays, with the actual testing being carried out solely by health-care staff, Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad (OLaNO) has posted on a social network. Everyone including children aged ten years but excluding immobile people can be

Krajci Calls on Health Professionals and Students to Help with Testing

Krajci Calls on Health Professionals and Students to Help with Testing

Bratislava, October 20 (TASR) – Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) has called on health professionals and students of the fifth and sixth grades of medical faculties and students of nursing and emergency medicine as of the second year of study to register to assist in the across-the-board testing for coronavirus due