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(source: Sme - Jozef Jakubčo)
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Restaurant terraces and fitness centres will open next week
Schools continue to reopen; there will be no black-tier districts next week.
Slovakia bought an unregistered medicine against Covid, similar to the one used by Trump
Slovakia will pay about €12.9 million for 15,000 packages.
Covid death rate still appears high in Slovakia due to delays in hospital reports
Analysts also call for the validation of positive antigen tests with PCR tests.
Czechs will receive the Moderna vaccine from Slovakia, though it does not have much in stock
A technical selection, said Health Ministry spokesperson.
Can I go shopping after 20:00 or travel to the Tatras? (Q&A)
The Public Health Authority specified the new anti-covid restrictions, valid as of Monday, April 19.
Travelling between districts possible again, people will need a test for shopping
The cabinet approved new curfew rules that will come into force on Monday.
Rules for crossing borders change on Monday. Self-isolation and testing remain a condition
Exceptions apply to cross-border commuters from neighbouring as well as other EU countries.
Warnings sounded over low vaccination uptake among elderly
Slovakia struggles to get older people inoculated as Health Ministry announces younger groups can register for jab.
When feelings count for more than lives
Why are Slovaks still dying in horrific numbers from a preventable disease?
Slovakia will receive additional Pfizer vaccines
Meanwhile, the health minister commented on reported attempts to purchase vaccines outside the official EU system.
Some hairdressers are fully booked. They are planning to reopen despite lack of clarity in rules
The cabinet is expected to discuss conditions on Monday's reopening of shops and services on Friday.
Russia has reportedly asked Slovakia to accept another delivery of Sputnik V
Meanwhile, the possibility to disclose the contract for the purchase of the Russian vaccine will be subject to legal analysis.
People in Slovakia limited social contact more than those in the Czech Republic
Mostly those who fear the virus are unwilling to meet with other people, the poll shows.
The number of deaths continues breaking long-term averages
Every fifth deceased person was younger than 65.
Health Ministry makes vaccination against Covid-19 accessible to some groups of foreigners
Third-country nationals without public health insurance left out of system.
We are serving fiction to children as if it was the real world
Top psychiatrist Michal Patarák talks about how the pandemic toll tests mental health.
People from another age group can now register for Covid vaccination
Age limit may be completely scrapped, the health minister admitted.
UPDATED: Measures will be lifted from April 19. What will open?
Slovakia will switch to the dark red tier. All shops and services will reopen.
Casting doubt on the quality of our scientific institutions is unacceptable, president says
President Zuzana Čaputová will ask for an agreement on the purchase of Sputnik V.
Trip to Budapest harmed Slovakia’s diplomatic service
Current and former diplomats comment on visit of Finance Minister Igor Matovič to Budapest concerning Sputnik V.
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