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The head of the advisory group at the Ministry for Health, Mateja Logar, took part in the press conference on COVID 19.

"Polno cepljenim svetujemo, da se ne testirajo s hitrimi antigenskimi testi, ker pri cepljenih niso dovolj zanesljivi, sploh v začetku bolezni, ampak se morajo testirati s PCR-testom," je za MMC dejala vodja svetovalne skupine Mateja Logar.

V četrtek so v Sloveniji ob 2.953 PCR-testih potrdili 542 okužb z novim koronavirusom. Delež pozitivnih testov znaša 18,3 odstotka in je za odstotek višji kot …

Slovenia will not prolong the epidemic next week, as the epidemiological picture is favorable enough, and vaccination is continuing intensively, the Minister of Health announced today.

The press conference focused on the decisions taken by the Government at its 77th and 78th sessions; the decisions were presented by Minister of Health Janez Poklukar, Minister of Public Administration Boštjan Koritnik, the head of the advisory group at the Ministry of Health, Mateja Logar, Inspector Deana Potza from the Health Inspectorate, and Deputy Director-General of the Police Tomaž Pečjak. Head of the advisory group Mateja Logar in Minister of Health Janez Poklukar | Auth...

17. 5. 2021 Mateja Logar, head of the advisory group at the Ministry of Health, and prof. dr. Borut Štrukelj from the Ljubljana Faculty of Pharmacy participated at press conference on the current situation regarding the COVID-19 disease. 1,504 PCR tests were performed yesterday, with 113 confirmed new infections. Furthermore, 7,399 rapid antigen tests were performed. 407 covid patients are currently being treated in hospitals, of which 121 are in intensive care units. Detailed insight into the...

According to government spokesperson Maja Bratuša, a total of 4,258 PCR tests and 25,628 rapid antigen tests were performed yesterday. 745 new infections were confirmed with PCR tests. The seven-day average is 684 infections, down from 706 yesterday. A total of 620 Covid-19 patients are currently being treated in Slovenian hospitals. Minister Aleš Hojs explained that under changes to the Ordinance on the temporary partial restriction of movement of people and on the prohibition of gatherings ...

Slovenia’s vaccine roll-out is expected to gather momentum from Monday, as vaccination opens to all adults. Last week, after a nationwide vaccination booking app was launched, more than 30,000 people registered in less than two days. Older and more vulnerable age groups continue to take priority. Data released by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) on Sunday show that nearly half a million people, or almost a quarter of Slovenia’s population have received the first COVID-19 jab,...

Chief epidemiologist quits Covid-19 advisory team again 21. April, 2021 Ljubljana – Mario Fafangel, the head of the centre for communicable diseases at the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ), has resigned from the team advising the government on measures to contain coronavirus, saying decisions taken are often in disagreement with the epidemiologists’ opinion and protocols. Fafangel, who had already resigned from the previous line-up of the advisory group under the leadership of Boj...

Slovenia Times 21. April, 2021 Ljubljana – Slovenia’s curve of coronavirus infections keeps on its downward trajectory; 718 people tested positive on Monday to push the rolling 7-day average down further by 48 to 737, data released by the government show. Five patients with Covid-19 died. Marking the sixth day that the daily increase in infections declined from the same day a week ago, the latest cases were confirmed from 3,537 PCR tests, for a positivity rate of 20.3%. In addit...