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Health Ministry: Coronavirus Death Toll Rises to 37

Health Ministry: Coronavirus Death Toll Rises to 37

Bratislava, September 2 (TASR) – The Health Ministry has registered four new confirmed deaths in connection with COVID-19, spokeswoman for the Health Ministry Zuzana Eliasova told TASR, adding that the virus death toll in the country has risen to 37. “An 89-year-old woman died of COVID-19 at Presov University Hospital on

First Large-capacity Facility for Taking Samples Opens in Bratislava

First Large-capacity Facility for Taking Samples Opens in Bratislava

Bratislava, September 2 (TASR) – The Health Ministry has opened the first large-capacity facility for taking COVID-19-related samples in Bratislava at Pasienky football stadium. According to the ministry, the facility can take 500-600 samples per day. It will be possible to undergo a test after arriving on foot or by driving

Krajci: Laboratories Capable of Analysing 7,500 Tests Daily

Krajci: Laboratories Capable of Analysing 7,500 Tests Daily

Bratislava, September 2 (TASR) – Slovak laboratories are capable of analysing 7,500 COVID-19-related samples per day, Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) stated on Wednesday, noting that Slovakia is testing properly. “Slovakia is among the top five countries when it comes to the number of tests per positive case. It appears

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