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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

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

Many Types of Shops to Be Obliged to Close as of Monday

Many Types of Shops to Be Obliged to Close as of Monday

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) – Shops and stores providing services will have to remain closed as of Monday, with the exception of grocery stores, pharmacies, drugstores, shops selling print media, petrol stations, pet food stores, banks and several other types of facilities, the Government decided at its special session on Sunday.

Myjava: Bus Stop Canopy Torn Down in Windstorm, Killing a Child

Myjava: Bus Stop Canopy Torn Down in Windstorm, Killing a Child

Myjava, February 5 (TASR) – A windstorm in the town of Myjava (Trencin region) on Wednesday knocked down a bus stop canopy, which fell on two children, killing a small girl, 4, and leaving the other child hospitalised in a critical state, police reported on its social network website on the

Pellegrini: Coronavirus Not Confirmed in Slovakia Yet

Pellegrini: Coronavirus Not Confirmed in Slovakia Yet

Bratislava, February 2 (TASR) – The presence of the coronavirus hasn’t been confirmed in Slovakia yet, as the laboratory results of samples taken from two men who recently returned from China and were admitted into hospital in Martin have been shown to be negative, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD), who

Man Dies after Sliding on Ice in Front of Kosice City Hall

Man Dies after Sliding on Ice in Front of Kosice City Hall

Kosice, January 15 (TASR) – With black ice plaguing Slovakia for several days now, a man has died of a severe head injury in hospital after slipping on an icy pavement directly in front of the Kosice city hall last Friday, TASR learnt on Wednesday. With the police becoming involved in