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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

Lucansky: People Shouldn't Confuse Mandatory Quarantine with Three-star Hotel

Lucansky: People Shouldn't Confuse Mandatory Quarantine with Three-star Hotel

Gabcikovo, March 17 (TASR) – People shouldn’t confuse mandatory quarantine with a three-star hotel, Police Corps President Milan Lucansky said on Tuesday after visiting the quarantine centre in Gabcikovo (Trnava region), where returning Slovaks who can’t undergo the compulsory 14-day quarantine at home have been placed. The Police Corps

PM: Crisis Team Discusses State of Emergency Throughout Slovakia

PM: Crisis Team Discusses State of Emergency Throughout Slovakia

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) – Slovakia’s central crisis management team on Monday discussed the option of declaring a state of emergency throughout the country after it was expanded on Monday for the entire health-care sector, including private facilities, said Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) at a press conference on the

Interior Ministry Opened First Quarantine Centre in Gabcikovo on Saturday

Interior Ministry Opened First Quarantine Centre in Gabcikovo on Saturday

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) – The Interior Ministry on Saturday (March 14) opened the first quarantine centre in Gabcikovo (Trnava region) for Slovak citizens who have returned from abroad and have nowhere to spend their 14-day quarantine period without endangering their families or those close to them, Interior Ministry spokesman Petar