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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

Slovak Shopping Centres to Close due to Coronavirus over Weekends

Slovak Shopping Centres to Close due to Coronavirus over Weekends

Bratislava, March 12 (TASR) – Operations of shopping centres will be restricted over coronavirus as of Friday, while it will be only possible to buy food, drugs and drugstore goods there over weekends, with small shops and restaurants staying open, however, announced Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) after a meeting of

Two New Cases of Coronavirus Confirmed in Slovakia; Schools Close in Bratislava

Two New Cases of Coronavirus Confirmed in Slovakia; Schools Close in Bratislava

Bratislava, March 8 (TASR) – Two new cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed in Slovakia on Sunday – one in Bratislava, the other in the district town of Senec (Bratislava region), Health Ministry spokesperson Zuzana Eliasova told TASR on Sunday. One of the persons has been admitted to a special clinic

Communion in Hand Temporarily Allowed in Bratislava over Coronavirus

Communion in Hand Temporarily Allowed in Bratislava over Coronavirus

Bratislava, March 7 (TASR) – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bratislava has temporarily permitted Communion in the hand as of Saturday after coronavirus was diagnosed in the village of Kostoliste (Bratislava region) for the first time in Slovakia on Friday, TASR was told by Michal Lipiak from the Slovak Bishops’ Conference’