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Employers Required to Check Compliance with Quarantine as of September

Employers Required to Check Compliance with Quarantine as of September

Bratislava, August 28 (TASR) – As of September, employers will be obligated to check whether their employees who returned from red-zone countries went into mandatory 10-day quarantine concluded with a negative COVID-19 test or demand from them a certificate to confirm that they had crossed Slovakia’s state border more than

Outdoor Mass Events for More Than 1,000 People Banned as of September 1

Outdoor Mass Events for More Than 1,000 People Banned as of September 1

Bratislava, August 28 (TASR) – The Public Health Office has banned any mass-participation outdoor events for more than 1,000 visitors and interior events for more than 500 people as of September 1. Exempted from the ban will be mass events whose participants will have tested negative for COVID-19, but their

Krajci: Slovak Hospitals Can Apply for €48 mn from EU Funds

Krajci: Slovak Hospitals Can Apply for €48 mn from EU Funds

Bratislava, August 28 (TASR) – Slovak hospitals can apply for €48 million from the European Regional Development Fund, Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) told a news conference on Friday. The money is intended for 49 economic-mobilisation entities that were engaged in the front line of the fight against coronavirus. Hospitals have

UVZ: People in Quarantine Need Valid Reason to Leave Home

UVZ: People in Quarantine Need Valid Reason to Leave Home

Bratislava, August 27 (TASR) – People who are ordered to observe home isolation mustn’t leave their place of residence during the quarantine period, the Public Health Office (UVZ) has posted on a social network. In the case of those living in flats, it is possible to go outside in order

Krajci: List of Green Countries to Be Reviewed

Krajci: List of Green Countries to Be Reviewed

Bratislava, August 26 (TASR) – Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) announced on Wednesday that several countries that have been on Slovakia’s list of ‘green countries’ vis-a-vis the spread of coronavirus will be deemed red, explaining that he’ll inform the public about the revision of the list on Thursday.According

Krajci: Superspreaders to Blame for 80 percent of Coronavirus Cases

Krajci: Superspreaders to Blame for 80 percent of Coronavirus Cases

Bratislava, August 26 (TASR) – Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) stated on Wednesday before the session of the Government that so-called superspreaders are transmitting the coronavirus infection among Slovaks. “We’ve registered superspreaders. I have to frankly say that all relevant data accumulated up to this point confirms that the disease

Bratislava Councillor Berka Has Coronavirus: I Thought It Was Cold from Partying

Bratislava Councillor Berka Has Coronavirus: I Thought It Was Cold from Partying

Bratislava, August 23 (TASR) – Adam Berka, who’s a member of the Bratislava city council and the local council of the Old Town borough, announced on Facebook on Sunday that he’s been tested positive for coronavirus. Noting that he doesn’t know where he could have been infected, he