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Patient with Suspected Monkeypox Admitted to Presov Hospital

Patient with Suspected Monkeypox Admitted to Presov Hospital

Presov, June 14 (TASR) – A female patient with suspected monkeypox was admitted to the infectology ward of J. A. Reiman Faculty Hospital in Presov on Tuesday, the hospital has confirmed for TASR. The noviny.sk website first broke the news. The patient has a positive travel history. “We are currently

Sabaka: Neither COVID-19, Nor Monkeypox Should Spoil This Summer Holiday Season

Sabaka: Neither COVID-19, Nor Monkeypox Should Spoil This Summer Holiday Season

Bratislava, Jun 9 (TASR) – Neither COVID-19, nor monkeypox should damage the summer holiday season this year, said infectologist Peter Sabaka on Thursday, adding that travelling abroad is finally safe for the first time in two years. However, Sabaka recommends that those who haven’t recovered from COVID-19 and haven’t

Gov't: Slovakia to Purchase Medicines and Medical Aids Worth €1.4 mn for Ukraine

Gov't: Slovakia to Purchase Medicines and Medical Aids Worth €1.4 mn for Ukraine

Bratislava, May 4 (TASR) – Slovakia will purchase medicines and medical devices amounting to €1.4 million as part of the humanitarian aid for Ukraine, with the Government approving this at its regular session on Wednesday. The purchase will be covered by unspent funds originally intended for the Finance Ministry’s

Respiratory Masks and Quarantine No Longer Mandatory as of Thursday

Respiratory Masks and Quarantine No Longer Mandatory as of Thursday

Bratislava, April 20 (TASR) – According to new rules, people will only have to wear respiratory masks in hospitals and care homes as of Thursday (April 21), Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) announced following the Cabinet session on Wednesday. Mandatory quarantine following contact with a coronavirus-positive person will be

Doctors Trade Union Association Announces Strike Alert

Doctors Trade Union Association Announces Strike Alert

Bratislava, April 5 (TASR) – Doctors Trade Union Association (LOZ) announced a strike alert as of Tuesday. They want to settle the situation radically if no action is taken against the collapse of the health care system, LOZ representatives told a news conference on the same day. The trade unionists declared

Over 73,000 People Died in Slovakia Last Year, Highest Figure Since 1919

Over 73,000 People Died in Slovakia Last Year, Highest Figure Since 1919

Bratislava, March 31 (TASR) – Over 73,000 people died in Slovakia last year, which is the highest absolute figure to be reported since 1919, the Statistics Office reported on Thursday. Excess mortality, i.e. the number of extra deaths when compared to the five-year average before the pandemic, amounted to

Matovic: Additional €365 million to Flow into Health-care Sector This Year

Matovic: Additional €365 million to Flow into Health-care Sector This Year

Bratislava, March 22 (TASR) – An additional €365 million should flow into the Slovak health-care sector this year, Finance Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) announced at a news conference on Tuesday. Higher payments for state policyholders should bring in €100 million, and the share capital of state-run health-insurer Vseobecna zdravotna poistovna (VsZP)