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Greek Catholic Archbishop Vasil & Deputy Tested Positive for COVID-19

Greek Catholic Archbishop Vasil & Deputy Tested Positive for COVID-19

Kosice, July 19 (TASR) – Greek Catholic Archbishop Cyril Vasil, a former senior Vatican official, who now runs Kosice Eparchy, was tested positive for COVID-19, along with his principal deputy, protosyncellus Jaroslav Lajciak, the Slovak Bishops’ Conference’s (KBS) press office has reported. Vasil and Lajciak had positive tests after returning

Slovakia: COVID-19 Test Mandatory after Arrival from Non-green Country

Slovakia: COVID-19 Test Mandatory after Arrival from Non-green Country

Bratislava, July 18 (TASR) – Everyone coming to Slovakia who in the past 14 days spent some time in a country not listed as ‘low risk’ concerning coronavirus is obliged to report this fact to the local office of the Regional Public Health Authority, TASR has learnt from the Public Health

Analysis: 51.5 percent of Recent Coronavirus Cases in Slovakia Imported

Analysis: 51.5 percent of Recent Coronavirus Cases in Slovakia Imported

Bratislava, July 15 (TASR) – As many as 51.5 percent of the registered coronavirus infections in Slovakia between June 1-July 8 were imported from abroad, while 69 percent of the 363 cases were asymptomatic, stated Banska Bystrica Regional Public Health Authority epidemiologists Maria Avdicova and Jana Namesna in an analysis.

Mission and Tasks of Government Pandemic Commission Greenlighted

Mission and Tasks of Government Pandemic Commission Greenlighted

Bratislava, July 15 (TASR) – At its regular session on Wednesday the Government approved a document drawn up on the initiative of the Health Ministry, stipulating the mission, tasks, rules for activities and organisational structure of the Government Pandemic Commission. According to the ministry’s document, the commission is an inter-departmental

Slovakia Officially Records 380 COVID-19 Patients

Slovakia Officially Records 380 COVID-19 Patients

Bratislava, July 12 (TASR) – The official number of COVID-19 patients in Slovakia stands at 380 as of Saturday (July 11), according to the data released on korona.gov.sk website. Slovakia has so far registered a total of 1,901 patients tested positive for COVID-19. The number of people tested

Presov: J.A. Reiman Hospital Reintroduces Visiting Ban over COVID-19

Presov: J.A. Reiman Hospital Reintroduces Visiting Ban over COVID-19

Presov, July 10 (TASR) – The J.A. Reiman Hospital in Presov reintroduces ban on visits to all its departments due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, hospital spokesperson Renata Cenkova announced on Friday. The ban is brought back with an eye towards protecting the health of patients as well

PM: Amendment Will Enable Sending of SMS to People Coming from 'Red' Countries

PM: Amendment Will Enable Sending of SMS to People Coming from 'Red' Countries

Bratislava, July 9 (TASR) – The Government will discuss an amendment at a special session on Monday (July 13) that will allow sending to people coming from a ‘red’, dangerous country an SMS message, containing a notice of the obligation to contact the Public Health Office, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO)