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Opposition Slams Decree Allowing COVID-positive MPs to Appear in House

Opposition Slams Decree Allowing COVID-positive MPs to Appear in House

Bratislava, December 28 (TASR) – The opposition Smer-SD will consider filing criminal complaints for spreading a dangerous contagious disease against those MPs who attended the parliamentary session on Monday despite having tested positive for coronavirus, said Smer vice-chairman Lubos Blaha at a press conference on the same day. Smer is also

House Passes Bill Allowing Gov't to Extend State of Emergency Beyond 90 Days

House Passes Bill Allowing Gov't to Extend State of Emergency Beyond 90 Days

Bratislava, December 28 (TASR) – Slovakia’s Parliament on Monday passed a constitutional law allowing the Government to extend the state of emergency beyond 90 days repeatedly by 40 days. The constitutional bill, which was discussed in a fast-tracked mode, was approved with the votes of 91 MPs out of 94

Former President Schuster Among First to Get COVID-19 Jab in Kosice

Former President Schuster Among First to Get COVID-19 Jab in Kosice

Kosice, December 27 (TASR) – Former president Rudolf Schuster, 86, was among the first people to get a vaccine against coronavirus in Kosice on Sunday. “I’m accustomed to vaccines, as I’ve walked around three times in Brazilian jungle. I was also inoculated against flu in November. However, this is

Caputova: COVID-19 Jab Was Fast and Smooth, It's Breath of Freedom

Caputova: COVID-19 Jab Was Fast and Smooth, It's Breath of Freedom

Bratislava, December 27 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova said after receiving a jab against COVID-19 on Sunday that the intervention was fast and without any problems. “I believe that this is a breath of freedom,” she said shortly after being given the shot. Other people getting the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Bratislava

COVID-19 Inoculation Launched in Bratislava, President First to Get Shot

COVID-19 Inoculation Launched in Bratislava, President First to Get Shot

Bratislava, December 27 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova was the first person to be given a vaccine against coronavirus, as inoculation was launched in Bratislava on Sunday. Other people who received their shot included some members of the Cabinet and Parliament. Bratislava University Hospital also plans to vaccinate frontline health-care professionals

President and Members of Cabinet & Parliament to Get COVID Jab on Sunday

President and Members of Cabinet & Parliament to Get COVID Jab on Sunday

Nitra, December 26 (TASR) – Dozens of health-care professionals in Nitra were inoculated against coronavirus after infectious disease expert Vladimir Krcmery became the first person in Slovakia to get the jab at Nitra Faculty Hospital on Saturday evening. Further medical staff will be vaccinated in Nitra, Bratislava, Banska Bystrica and Kosice

COVID Vaccination Launched in Slovakia, Krcmery First to Get Jab

COVID Vaccination Launched in Slovakia, Krcmery First to Get Jab

Nitra, December 26 (TASR) – Vaccination against coronavirus was launched in Slovakia on Saturday evening, with the first jab given to infectious disease expert Vladimir Krcmery, 60, at Faculty Hospital in Nitra. Krcmery told the media shortly afterwards that he was feeling well. “We’ve won a bet that there would