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Food Shopping and Seeing Doctor among Exemptions from New Lockdown

Food Shopping and Seeing Doctor among Exemptions from New Lockdown

Bratislava, January 18 (TASR) – The lockdown in Slovakia extended beyond January 27 until February 7 but eased for those with negative tests for coronavirus, will involve several exemptions, including trips to buy necessities at the nearest grocery shop, drug store or pharmacy, according to a decision made by the Government

Lockdown to Be Combined with Nine-day Countrywide Voluntary Testing

Lockdown to Be Combined with Nine-day Countrywide Voluntary Testing

Bratislava, January 17 (TASR) – The curfew will be combined with one-time countrywide testing, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) said following the extraordinary Government meeting held on Sunday, adding that the screening should be the basis for further targeted testing in individual districts. Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) stated that the

Premier: My Stance Concerning Countrywide Testing Remains Unchanged

Premier: My Stance Concerning Countrywide Testing Remains Unchanged

Bratislava, January 15 (TASR) – I haven’t changed my position regarding the form and method of countrywide testing, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) said following the Government meeting held on Friday, adding that the final decision will be made on Saturday (January 16). The premier believes that Saturday’s meeting

Matovic: Sulik Often Bends Truth in Own Way, It Can't Go On Like This

Matovic: Sulik Often Bends Truth in Own Way, It Can't Go On Like This

Bratislava, January 13 (TASR) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) stated to the media on Wednesday that Economy Minister Richard Sulik (SaS) very often bends the truth in his own individual way, stressing that this needs to be “cut out” once and for all, “as it’s impossible to go on

Matovic Announces Plan to Carry Out Mass Testing on Weekly Basis

Matovic Announces Plan to Carry Out Mass Testing on Weekly Basis

Bratislava, January 11 (TASR) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) announced on Monday after a session of the Government that dealt with the current situation surrounding the coronavirus pandemic that there’ll be further rounds of mass testing for COVID-19 in the country that will take place on a weekly basis,

Pellegrini: We'll Expand Criminal Complaint against Prime Minister

Pellegrini: We'll Expand Criminal Complaint against Prime Minister

Bratislava, January 11 (TASR) – The extra-parliamentary Voice-SD party will expand its planned criminal complaint against Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) and other members of the Government, ex-premier and Voice-SD leader Peter Pellegrini told a press conference on Monday, adding that this concerns a threat to health and the abuse of

PG Zilinka Orders Examination of Antigen Test Purchase

PG Zilinka Orders Examination of Antigen Test Purchase

Bratislava, January 11 (TASR) – Prosecutor-General (PG) Maros Zilinka has ordered an examination of the purchase of one million antigen tests of the RaPiGen brand by the State Material Reserves Administration at a cost of €3.9 million, PG’s Office spokesperson Jana Tokolyova told TASR on Monday. “The PG did