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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

Byzantine Catholic Archbishop Cyril Vasil Recovers from COVID-19

Byzantine Catholic Archbishop Cyril Vasil Recovers from COVID-19

Kosice/Bratislava, August 7 (TASR) – Apostolic Administrator of the Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Kosice Cyril Vasil recovered fully from COVID-19, the Kosice eparchy reported on its website on Friday. “Vladika Cyril Vasil ended his self-isolation, to which he had gone after testing positive for COVID-19. The illness in his case

Summer 2020: Demand for Trips on Zemplinska Sirava Lake Higher than Last Year

Summer 2020: Demand for Trips on Zemplinska Sirava Lake Higher than Last Year

Vinne, July 24 (TASR) – This year’s trend of spending summer holidays in Slovakia is viewed positively by Peter Kicinka, the operator of the Zemplin, a boat that offers trips on Zemplinska Sirava lake (Kosice region) in eastern Slovakia. Despite epidemiological measures and unstable weather, Kicinka expects this year’s

Bus Carrying Children Tips Over at Donovaly Ski Resort, Five People Injured

Bus Carrying Children Tips Over at Donovaly Ski Resort, Five People Injured

Donovaly, July 20 (TASR) – A bus from Detva (Banska Bystrica region) carrying three adults and 29 minors tipped over onto its side in a ditch near Donovaly ski resort in central Slovakia on Monday, Zuzana Farkasova from the Fire Corps told TASR. Education Minister Branislav Groehling (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS)

Mikulec: State Making Steps to Prepare for Second Wave of Coronavirus

Mikulec: State Making Steps to Prepare for Second Wave of Coronavirus

Bratislava, July 14 (TASR) – Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLaNO) stated on Tuesday after a session of the central crisis management team that the state is preparing for a possible second wave of coronavirus outbreak in Slovakia as well as a scenario in which the coronavirus situation in Slovakia gets worse.

First Domestic Breeding African Swine Fever Case in 11 Months Reported

First Domestic Breeding African Swine Fever Case in 11 Months Reported

Trebisov, July 13 (TASR) – For the first time in 11 months a case of the African swine fever virus (ASFV) has been found in domestic rearing in Slovakia, with the site of infection identified at a small holding in the village of Cierna, Trebisov district (Kosice region), the State Veterinary