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Slovakia Wants to Increase Number of Tests for Coronavirus Tenfold

Slovakia Wants to Increase Number of Tests for Coronavirus Tenfold

Bratislava, March 23 (TASR) – Slovakia currently has 13,000 testing kits for novel coronavirus at its disposal, and it should acquire another 19,000 in the next few days, as the Government wants to increase the number of people being tested by tenfold to 3,000 a day, said Prime

Matovic Will Ask for Kicura's Dismissal at Government Session on Monday

Matovic Will Ask for Kicura's Dismissal at Government Session on Monday

Bratislava, March 22 (TASR) – State Material Reserves Administration (SSHR) chairman Kajetan Kicura doesn’t have the confidence of the Government, and I’ll ask the economy minister to submit a proposal for his ousting at the Government session on Monday (March 23), Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) said at a

Aircraft with Face Masks from China Lands at Bratislava Airport

Aircraft with Face Masks from China Lands at Bratislava Airport

Bratislava, March 19 (TASR) – A Slovak Government aircraft loaded with medical items from China to help to contain the coronavirus spread in Slovakia landed at Milan Rastislav Stefanik Airport in Bratislava on Thursday afternoon. Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini, who was present along with Interior Minister Denisa Sakova, stated that there

President Praises Courage of Gov't to Adopt Strict Measures against Coronavirus

President Praises Courage of Gov't to Adopt Strict Measures against Coronavirus

Bratislava, March 19 (TASR) – No Slovak government has ever been appointed in such a difficult situation, President Zuzana Caputova said in an extraordinary speech on private television channel Markiza on Thursday, referring to the coronavirus spread. Regardless of political sympathies, certainly everyone in Slovakia has the same expectation of the

Komarno-Komarom Border Crossing Remains Closed

Komarno-Komarom Border Crossing Remains Closed

Bratislava, March 19 (TASR) – Based on a decision by the Hungarian side, the Komarno-Komarom border crossing over the Danube River remains closed, Police Corps Presidium spokesperson Denisa Bardyova told TASR on Thursday. According to Bardyova, the Cunovo-Rajka, Milhost-Tornyosnemeti and Sahy-Parassapuszta border crossings are available for freight and passenger transport, while

Zmeko: Armed Forces Ready to Deal With Emergency Situation

Zmeko: Armed Forces Ready to Deal With Emergency Situation

Bratislava, March 18 (TASR) – The Slovak Armed Forces are in full readiness to deal with an emergency situation, Chief-of-General-Staff Daniel Zmeko stated on Wednesday following a meeting of the central crisis management team. “Every member of the armed forces who is not currently ill is available either immediately or within

Forecast Model: 24,000 Slovaks Might Need Hospitalisation with COVID-19

Forecast Model: 24,000 Slovaks Might Need Hospitalisation with COVID-19

Bratislava, March 17 (TASR) – Around 24,000 Slovaks might need to be admitted to hospital with COVID-19, while as many as 537,000 in total could be infected with the new coronavirus, according to a forecast model released by the Health Ministry’s Health Policy Institute (IZP) on Tuesday. The