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Threats have worked. People queued for COVID testing before the official start
The nationwide testing in Slovakia started with four districts in the north. Here is a report from the first day in Orava.
- 1. Curfew and closed schools. Slovakia goes into a mild lockdown this weekend
- 2. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 2,890 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 3. News digest: Testing is go, several MPs positive
- 4. Trails and tribulations: the important work of Slovakia’s unpaid hiking route markers
- 5. Orava and Bardejov in the spotlight. Nationwide testing is go in four districts
- 6. Slovaks filmed drone video of the month
- 7. No test, no work. Employees will have to take paid or unpaid leave
- 8. Threats have worked. People queued for COVID testing before the official start
- 9. News digest: Curfew and testing is the Slovak-style lockdown
- 10. Tourist finds ancient silver coins under an uprooted tree
- 1. Curfew and closed schools. Slovakia goes into a mild lockdown this weekend
- 2. News digest: Curfew and testing is the Slovak-style lockdown
- 3. News digest: Lockdown not out of the question, PM Matovič says
- 4. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 2,890 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 5. Slovaks filmed drone video of the month
- 6. Those who don't attend testing should stay in isolation
- 7. Antigen tests for nationwide testing arrived in Slovakia
- 8. Nationwide testing - an ambitious plan with an uncertain result
- 9. News digest: Testing is go, several MPs positive
- 10. No test, no work. Employees will have to take paid or unpaid leave
- 1. Curfew and closed schools. Slovakia goes into a mild lockdown this weekend
- 2. The state prepares nationwide coronavirus testing
- 3. Those who don't attend testing should stay in isolation
- 4. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 2,890 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 5. Unauthorised protest against COVID-19 measures turns violent in Bratislava
- 6. News digest: Lockdown not out of the question, PM Matovič says
- 7. News digest: Curfew and testing is the Slovak-style lockdown
- 8. UPDATED: Nationwide testing will be secured by the army
- 9. Slovaks filmed drone video of the month
- 10. Tourist finds ancient silver coins under an uprooted tree
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No test, no work. Employees will have to take paid or unpaid leave
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Autumn holidays change, art schools close too
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He wore his mask with his nose uncovered. Kotleba is COVID-19 positive
Three more MPs have reportedly tested positive so far.
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State prepared an €100-million injection for tourism
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Curfew and closed schools. Slovakia goes into a mild lockdown this weekend
Nationwide testing will follow, accompanied by another curfew.
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 2,890 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 40,800.
News digest: Testing is go, several MPs positive
Slovakia-style lockdown starts tomorrow. Take a look at the latest development in our news digest.
Richest Slovak's ranking sees rise in people from IT
The cumulative worth of the 32 richest Slovaks is estimated at nearly €12 billion.
How many people were infected in Volkswagen or U.S. Steel? Top companies mostly remain silent
Biggest employers have introduced measures, they do not want to talk about possible layoffs.
MPs passed the increase in minimum wage
The calculation of the six levels of the minimum wage and work surcharges will change, too.
PM wants to test everyone, Kotleba already positive in neo-Nazism
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First steps towards renewing public trust in the judiciary
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Last chance before lockdown or Bergamo, government says
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Chain demon protects black water. Where in Slovakia do you find this attraction?
Based on local legend.
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Špania Dolina: Cultural treasure
A hiker’s heaven and a show-case for folk architecture with well-preserved miners’ houses.
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Product vs. art: Fashion walks back into the national gallery
In 2017, the Slovak National Gallery displayed dresses from the times of communist Czechoslovakia.
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Slovak all-female relay swimmers make history crossing the Channel
The country's first all-female team to swim the Channel trained in Slovakia during rain and storms.
The revival of Slovak rugby championed by French player
Having first discovered Slovakia thanks to Erasmus, Charles Cimetière returned to popularise rugby.
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