Political system: federal parliamentary republic
Capital: Berlin
Total area: 357,104 square kilometres
Population: 82.2 million
Official languages: German
Currency: euro
6. Jul 2009 at 0:00 | Compiled by Spectator staff
Germany: General facts
Political system: federal parliamentary republicCapital: BerlinTotal area: 357,104 square kilometresPopulation: 82.2 millionOfficial languages: GermanCurrency: euro
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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.
Day two of pilot testing in hardest-hit regions is off to a smoother start
PM Igor Matovič and Health Minister Marek Krajčí are helping the sampling teams, too.
No test, no work. Employees will have to take paid or unpaid leave
Those who will be quarantined with a positive test result will be entitled to pandemic sick leave.
Autumn holidays change, art schools close too
The ministry will contribute to schools to buy computers and other equipment for distance learning.
- 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. Orava and Bardejov in the spotlight. Nationwide testing is go in four districts
- 5. Slovaks filmed drone video of the month
- 6. Trails and tribulations: the important work of Slovakia’s unpaid hiking route markers
- 7. No test, no work. Employees will have to take paid or unpaid leave
- 8. News digest: Curfew and testing is the Slovak-style lockdown
- 9. Tourist finds ancient silver coins under an uprooted tree
- 10. Threats have worked. People queued for COVID testing before the official start
- 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. The state prepares nationwide coronavirus testing
- 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