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Coronavirus: 72 New Cases, Total Tally Breaches 1,000 to Reach 1,049

Coronavirus: 72 New Cases, Total Tally Breaches 1,000 to Reach 1,049

Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) – Slovakia registered 72 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the total tally up to 1,049, chief hygienist Jan Mikas stated on Friday. According to the Public Health Office, a total of 334 new positive cases have been registered this week so far. Meanwhile,

Slovak Scientists Develop PCR COVID-19 Test, Number of Tested People to Grow

Slovak Scientists Develop PCR COVID-19 Test, Number of Tested People to Grow

Bratislava, April 7 (TASR) – Slovakia should significantly increase the number of tests for COVID-19 soon, as a team of Slovak scientists headed by Slovak company MultiplexDX has developed a diagnostic PCR test, member of the permanent crisis team Robert Mistrik reported on Tuesday. At the same time, the foundation of

Coronavirus: 26 New Cases, 426 Total and 1,200 Test Results on Wednesday

Coronavirus: 26 New Cases, 426 Total and 1,200 Test Results on Wednesday

Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) – Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) stated on Thursday that the country registered 26 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total tally up to 426. The minister stated that 1,200 people were tested on Wednesday, which means that the number of the people who

Krajci: Slovakia Likely to Have Its First Coronavirus Fatality

Krajci: Slovakia Likely to Have Its First Coronavirus Fatality

Bratislava, March 31 (TASR) – The autopsy of the COVID-19 positive patient who recently died after being released from the pulmonary ward at Bojnice Hospital (Trencin region) showed that the cause of death was pneumonia, Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) stated after the autopsy results came in on Tuesday. “The patient

Matovic: Number of Tests for Coronavirus Will Grow

Matovic: Number of Tests for Coronavirus Will Grow

Bratislava, March 27 (TASR) – As private laboratories are now helping the state ones to process samples taken for detecting people ill with COVID-19, Slovakia could test 4,000 people daily within ten days, Prime Minister Igor Matovic and Health Minister Marek Krajci (both OLaNO) announced on Friday. “Up to this

Matovic: Private Laboratories to Help Test for Coronavirus

Matovic: Private Laboratories to Help Test for Coronavirus

Bratislava, March 26 (TASR) – The Association of Private Laboratories will lend a hand in order to increase the number of people who are tested for coronavirus each day, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) stated on Thursday. At the same time, Matovic noted that a facility for taking samples will be

List of Anti-coronavirus Measures Announced by Government on Tuesday

List of Anti-coronavirus Measures Announced by Government on Tuesday

Bratislava, March 24 (TASR) – The Government on Tuesday announced more measures for dealing with coronavirus. The list of measures is as follows: – the Government has declared a state of emergency for social service facilities, such as care homes for the elderly – day-care centres will cease their activities – the Public Health