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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

Krajci: Vaccination Against Coronavirus Will Be Voluntary in Slovakia

Krajci: Vaccination Against Coronavirus Will Be Voluntary in Slovakia

BRATISLAVA, August 23 (TASR) – Slovakia’s strategy concerning vaccination against coronavirus is currently based on a voluntary approach by the public and the assumption that the people will largely realise its benefits, said Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) on TV Markiza’s online discussion programme ‘Na telo plus’ (Tough Questions

Kmotrik: Imposition of Quarantine on Slovan in Faroe Islands Scandalous

Kmotrik: Imposition of Quarantine on Slovan in Faroe Islands Scandalous

Klaksvik/Bratislava/Nyon, August 22 (TASR) – The UEFA Champions League qualifying match between KI Klaksvik of Faroe Islands and Slovan Bratislava, rescheduled from August 19 to August 21, could not be played due to coronavirus, and the matter will now be submitted to the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body,

Bratislava Had 40 Positive Coronavirus Tests on Friday

Bratislava Had 40 Positive Coronavirus Tests on Friday

Bratislava, August 22 (TASR) – More than half of all 91 positive coronavirus tests recorded in Slovakia on Friday were seen in Bratislava region, including 40 in the capital alone, the National Centre of Health Information reported on Saturday. The centre also updated the number of tests – there were 3,833

Krajci Dismisses Heads of Economy Departments of Medical Facilities

Krajci Dismisses Heads of Economy Departments of Medical Facilities

Bratislava, August 20 (TASR) – Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) on Thursday dismissed head of the economy department of Trencin Faculty Hospital Marek Sedik as well as the management of this hospital, plus head of the economy department of the National Transfusion Service (NTS) Adam Kaluzay. Krajci announced these moves at

Krajci: High Number of Positive Tests Related to Intense Contact Tracing

Krajci: High Number of Positive Tests Related to Intense Contact Tracing

Bratislava, August 19 (TASR) – The relatively high number of new positive tests for coronavirus recorded in Slovakia on Tuesday – 100, which is the third highest figure yet seen in the country and the highest since mid-April – was due to the fact that while fewer tests are usually carried out at

Employees from High-risk Countries Will Have to Show Negative PCR Test

Employees from High-risk Countries Will Have to Show Negative PCR Test

Bratislava, August 14 (TASR) – Employers will probably be obliged to prevent employees who come from high-risk countries from entering all their premises and workplaces if they fail to show a negative PCR test for COVID-19 and confirmation that they have registered with the relevant regional public health authority, said Slovakia’