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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

Pellegrini in TV Speech Calls for Public Discipline in Facing Coronavirus

Pellegrini in TV Speech Calls for Public Discipline in Facing Coronavirus

Bratislava, March 13 (TASR) – Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) delivered an extraordinary televised speech on the new coronavirus on Friday evening, calling on the public to be disciplined and show solidarity with others, and to observe all necessary safety precautions. “This isn’t about the state’s high-handedness, but

Kosice Airport Cancels 150 Flights Due to Coronavirus

Kosice Airport Cancels 150 Flights Due to Coronavirus

Kosice, March 13 (TASR) – Kosice Airport has cancelled 150 flights in total due to coronavirus up to now, as the central crisis management team on Thursday (March 12) adopted several preventive measures, airport spokesperson Karolina Linhartova told TASR on Friday. “In line with the Government’s resolution concerning the declaration

Slovakia to Close International Airports and Halt Cross-border Buses & Trains

Slovakia to Close International Airports and Halt Cross-border Buses & Trains

Bratislava, March 12 (TASR) – All three international airports in Slovakia are to be shut down as of Friday, while border checks will be stepped up and both international bus and train transport will be halted as well, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini stated after the meeting of the central crisis management

Coronavirus: Only Residents and Slovak Passport Holders to Be Let in to Slovakia

Coronavirus: Only Residents and Slovak Passport Holders to Be Let in to Slovakia

Bratislava, March 12 (TASR) – Temporary border checks will be introduced in Slovakia on all border crossings with the exception of Poland as of Friday morning, while only people with permanent or temporary residence in Slovakia and holders of Slovak passport are to be let in as part of measures to