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Slovakia Hit by Mild Earthquake, Authorities Receive Dozens of Reports

Slovakia Hit by Mild Earthquake, Authorities Receive Dozens of Reports

Bratislava, December 29 (TASR) – Several Slovak regions have been shaken by an earthquake that had its epicentre in Croatia, Kristian Csicsay of the Earth Sciences Institute confirmed for TASR on Tuesday. The tremors felt by people in locations such as Bratislava, Trnava, Samorin and Nitra accompanied the earthquake in the

Economy Ministry to Procure 4 Mn Antigen Test Kits by Early January

Economy Ministry to Procure 4 Mn Antigen Test Kits by Early January

Bratislava, December 23 (TASR) – The Economy Ministry will procure four million antigen test kits in the requested quality and in compliance with the law by January 7, 2021, at the price of less than 3 euros per kit, ministry spokesperson Katarina Matejkova reported on Wednesday. The procurement is the outcome

Slovaks Would Prefer Lockdown to Countrywide Testing

Slovaks Would Prefer Lockdown to Countrywide Testing

Bratislava, December 15 (TASR) – Slovaks would prefer a lockdown to mandatory countrywide testing, but at the same time there is a relatively large group of respondents, namely 36.1 percent, that doesn’t agree with either of these two options, according to the results of a survey called ‘How Are

Bratislava Regional Public Health Authority Tightens Anti-virus Measures

Bratislava Regional Public Health Authority Tightens Anti-virus Measures

Bratislava, September 5 (TASR) – The Regional Public Health Authority (RUVZ) in Bratislava has banned the organising of outdoor mass events for more than 500 guests and indoor events for more than 250 people in Bratislava, Senec and Pezinok (both Bratislava region). At the same time, no private/public events can

Analysis of Dinosaur Embryo by Kosice Scientist Leads to New Findings

Analysis of Dinosaur Embryo by Kosice Scientist Leads to New Findings

Kosice, August 29 (TASR) – An analysis of a unique fossil, one of its own kind, has been reported by an international team of researches headed by Slovak scientist Martin Kundrat in the prestigious Current Biology journal, TASR learnt from Pavol Jozef Safarik University’s (UPJS) spokesperson on Saturday. The fossil

Krajci: Six New States Added to the 'Red Zone' COVID-19 List

Krajci: Six New States Added to the 'Red Zone' COVID-19 List

Bratislava, August 27 (TASR) – The list of COVID-19 red-zone countries will include also Croatia, France, Spain, the Netherlands and Malta as of September 1, Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) announced after a session of the expert consilium on Thursday. The consilium also discourages Slovaks from travelling to Greece, which will

Dolezal: Completion of D1 Stretch of Ivachnova-Hubova to be Delayed

Dolezal: Completion of D1 Stretch of Ivachnova-Hubova to be Delayed

Ruzomberok, August 7 (TASR) – The completion of the construction of Ivachnova-Hubova D1 road stretch will likely fall behind schedule, Minister of Transport and Construction Andrej Dolezal (We Are Family nominee) announced after his tour of the construction site on Friday. The original plan was to have the section in the