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UPJS's Medical Faculty Reports 15 Coronavirus-positive Foreign Students

UPJS's Medical Faculty Reports 15 Coronavirus-positive Foreign Students

Kosice, September 22 (TASR) – The Medical Faculty of Pavol Jozef Safarik University (UPJS) in Kosice has reported 15 foreign students who tested positive for coronavirus up to now, including seven arriving from the so-called safe countries, faculty dean Daniel Pella told TASR on Tuesday, adding that the university has recorded

Groehling Confirms 17 Schools Fully Closed in Slovakia

Groehling Confirms 17 Schools Fully Closed in Slovakia

Bratislava, September 21 (TASR) – Seventeen schools in Slovakia have been fully closed due to coronavirus as of Monday, Education Minister Branislav Groehling (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) told TASR on the same day, adding it’s a moderate increase from Friday (September 18) when their number was 13. “A total of

Krajci: Coronavirus Situation in Slovakia Gradually Deteriorating

Krajci: Coronavirus Situation in Slovakia Gradually Deteriorating

Bratislava, September 18 (TASR) – The current situation in Slovakia regarding the novel coronavirus is gradually deteriorating, Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) told a press conference on Friday, adding that the number of ‘red’ and ‘orange’ districts is growing. There are currently 14 ‘red’, 14 ‘orange’ and 51 ‘green’ districts in

Several Exemptions Exist to Quarantine after Arrival from Czech Republic

Several Exemptions Exist to Quarantine after Arrival from Czech Republic

Bratislava, September 17 (TASR) – The EU’s red regime will come into force at the border with the Czech Republic from 9 a.m. on Friday (September 18), however, there will be several exceptions to the isolation and submission of a negative RT-PCR test, the Public Health Authority’s (UVZ)

Coronavirus: 27 People Tested Positive in Care Home; All Asymptomatic

Coronavirus: 27 People Tested Positive in Care Home; All Asymptomatic

Lipany, September 15 (TASR) – A total of 19 residents and eight members of the staff have been tested positive for coronavirus in a care home in Lipany (Presov region), although none of them have symptoms of a respiratory disease, said facility director Jana Kolova on Tuesday. “We were tested with

Matovic: Czech Republic Should Step Up Coronavirus Testing

Matovic: Czech Republic Should Step Up Coronavirus Testing

Sastin, September 15 (TASR) – The Czech Republic should step up coronavirus testing, said Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) at the pilgrimage to Our Lady of Sorrows, the patron saint of Slovakia, in Sastin (Trnava region) on Tuesday, as Slovakia is about to place the Czech Republic on its list

Coronavirus Measures Affect Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Sorrows in Sastin

Coronavirus Measures Affect Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Sorrows in Sastin

Sastin, September 15 (TASR) – Strict epidemiological measures affected the festivities of Our Lady of Sorrows, the patron saint of Slovakia, with a mere 500 people let in for the central pontifical mass in the national shrine in Sastin (Trnava region) on Tuesday, while only 1,000 were allowed to gather