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Justice Minister: Data Protection Not Absolute, Right to Life Is

Justice Minister: Data Protection Not Absolute, Right to Life Is

Bratislava, March 24 (TASR) – Justice Minister Maria Kolikova (For the People) said in Parliament on Tuesday that she’s aware of the sensitivity of collecting mobile phone location data for the tracking of people infected with the new coronavirus, but public health matters more. She explained that the data will

Food Stores to Be Closed on Sundays, Elderly to Have Priority Shopping Hours

Food Stores to Be Closed on Sundays, Elderly to Have Priority Shopping Hours

Bratislava, March 24 (TASR) – Food stores, drugstores, newsstands and outlets selling food for pets will be closed on Sundays, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) announced on Tuesday, adding that Sundays will be used for a thorough cleaning of store premises, while outlet staff will be able to rest. Meanwhile, special

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