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Hygienists fail to trace contacts. They ask people to do it themselves
This involves those infected people met within two days before the sample was taken.
State lines up booster jabs for teenagers
Decision on third dose expected within days.
Omicron: Some districts of Slovakia have seen a threefold increase in cases
Mandatory vaccination not to be introduced for now.
Omicron send thousands of uninfected students and their parents into quarantine
A shorter quarantine period for schoolchildren could reduce the shortage of parents.
Home isolation will be shorter
The decision was impacted by the Omicron variant.
Slovakia throws itself into the Omicron wave
A mixture of wishful thinking and ‘I’m-done-with-this’ attitudes could prove damaging.
Death rate of Roma population double that of the majority during second wave
This is despite the fact that marginalised Roma communities are in general younger than the majority.
Covid isolation period could be cut to keep country running
Shortage of employees could put important services under threat.
Omicron wave sets off
More than 70 new Omicron cases confirmed.
Fourth dose of Covid vaccine not necessary, most medical experts agree
Send the vaccines to Africa, infectious disease expert Vladimír Krčméry says.
Hygienists have adjusted some rules. Check the main changes
Testing of unvaccinated employees remains at a frequency of once a week.
Why is Omicron still not prevailing? Slovakia had strict rules and a strong Delta wave, experts opine
They estimate the peak of another wave in mid-February.
Slovakia is still vulnerable despite the changed virus and measures
As the country braces for Omicron, experts warn of testing shortages.
Covid-19 vaccinations start for young kids as Omicron wave begins to hit
Jabs and chance to return to normal life may help child mental health, expert suggests.
Hospitals aren’t ready to face the Omicron variant. Many nurses have left
Estimates say that the government has three weeks to prepare.
No lockdowns expected. New anti-pandemic measures to be applied
The changes will come into force next week.
Long wait for PCR test results. Testing capacities limited by Omicron
It is estimated that half of the infected will not have access to PCR tests.
Mass events are divided according to risk of infection. What measures apply where?
More people allowed when meals and beverages are banned.
New draft Covid alert system to benefit the vaccinated in worse-off districts too
Scientists and the council of experts disagree with the proposed changes, though.
Closures will no longer work with Omicron
A new kind of pandemic, experts say.
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