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- 2. The elderly will be given preference. Vaccination strategy changes
- 3. Cabinet agrees on COVID screening
- 4. Curfew will be prolonged. Negative test result will be required for work or trips to nature (FAQ)
- 5. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,060 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 6. Bratislava was nothing like Prague when I first came here
- 7. When will I get my COVID vaccine? FAQs about vaccination in Slovakia
- 8. News digest: Schools will remain closed
- 9. Slovak designer wins top prize for ocean station that removes plastics from sea
- 10. Slovakia has the most COVID-19 deaths per million people
- 1. Leaving home will be nearly impossible without a negative test
- 2. Bratislava was nothing like Prague when I first came here
- 3. The elderly will be given preference. Vaccination strategy changes
- 4. Cabinet agrees on COVID screening
- 5. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,060 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 6. News digest: Minister adjusts vaccine expectations, mass testing decision still in the balance
- 7. Curfew will be prolonged. Negative test result will be required for work or trips to nature (FAQ)
- 8. Slovak designer wins top prize for ocean station that removes plastics from sea
- 9. More tips for outings in Bratislava during the lockdown
- 10. Fire-damaged façade of Roland’s Palace is almost completely restored
- 1. Leaving home will be nearly impossible without a negative test
- 2. Bratislava was nothing like Prague when I first came here
- 3. News digest: Schools will remain closed
- 4. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,060 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 5. The elderly will be given preference. Vaccination strategy changes
- 6. Slovakia has the most COVID-19 deaths per million people
- 7. News digest: Mass testing on a weekly basis, six exceptions for Holý
- 8. More tips for outings in Bratislava during the lockdown
- 9. Cabinet wants mass testing to break the curve
- 10. Cabinet agrees on COVID screening
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