Live Breaking News & Updates on Coronavirus in slovakia

Stay informed with the latest breaking news from Coronavirus in slovakia on our comprehensive webpage. Get up-to-the-minute updates on local events, politics, business, entertainment, and more. Our dedicated team of journalists delivers timely and reliable news, ensuring you're always in the know. Discover firsthand accounts, expert analysis, and exclusive interviews, all in one convenient destination. Don't miss a beat — visit our webpage for real-time breaking news in Coronavirus in slovakia and stay connected to the pulse of your community

Slovakia opens more testing sites - spectator.sme.sk

This is the Tuesday, January 19, 2021 edition of Today in Slovakia. In less than five minutes learn about politics, business, and other notable events of the day in Slovakia. If you like what we are doing and want to support good journalism, buy our online subscription. Thank you.
More testing points open across the country
Everyone will have a chance to get tested, the city of Bratislava said in an effort to calm down people who failed to book a date for antigen testing, after the cabinet declared that a negative test result will be required when going to work from January 27.

Bratislava , Bratislavsky-kraj , Slovak-republic , South-africa , Nitra , Nitriansky , India , Hungary , Hejce , Borsod-abaúmplehu , Hungarian , Slovak

Slovakia tests en mass and launches vaccination of seniors

The United Nations Security Council approved on January 15 the appointment of
veteran Slovak diplomat Ján Kubiš as the UN Libya envoy, nearly a year after the last mediator stepped down. (Reuters)
Multinational company
AT&T Global Network Services Slovakia reportedly plans to dismiss 440 people due to redundancy, the Aktuality.sk website reported. The trade unions said that it can lay off some 300 people, which is about one tenth of its workforce.
Nearly
€211 million was collected through
the e-toll system in 2020, down by 4.6 percent compared with the previous year. More than €2 billion in total has been collected since the system was launched in 2010.

Slovak-republic , Bratislava , Bratislavsky-kraj , Bystrica , Nitriansky , Nitra , Poland , Kranjska-gora , Slovenia , Polish , Slovak , Ben-cunningham

News digest: Two Slovak towns scheduled mass testing for the upcoming weekend

News digest: Two Slovak towns scheduled mass testing for the upcoming weekend
Hospitals in several Slovak towns kick off vaccination. The first nurse in Slovakia dies of COVID-19.
You need to sign in to follow this author:
Login
|
Register
(Source: SITA)
This is your overview of news that happened in Slovakia on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Today in Slovakia is free of charge service for our readers. If you want to support our work, buy a subscription that will give you access to our entire content. Thank you.
Nitra has its own lockdown
Due to the critical pandemic situation in Nitra, hygienists have imposed stricter measures in the town.

Michalovce , Kosicky , Slovak-republic , Trnava , Trnavský , Bratislava , Bratislavsky-kraj , Nitra , Nitriansky , United-kingdom , Slovak , Marek-hattas

Some border crossings with Austria close - spectator.sme.sk

January 14 midnight. From
Our paywall policy:
The Slovak Spectator has decided to make all the articles on the special measures, statistics and basic information about the coronavirus available to everyone. If you appreciate our work and would like to support good journalism, please buy our subscription. We believe this is an issue where accurate and fact-based information is important for people to cope.
The following border crossings are now closed:
Angern an der March - Záhorská Ves (road, ferryboat);
Schloss Hof - Devínska Nová Ves (cycling bridge);
Hainburg an der Donau – Devín (river border crossing at the Danube).

Schlosshof , Niederörreich , Austria , Slovak-republic , Angern-an-der-march , United-kingdom , Slemence , Kosicky , Pavlovo , Vojkovce , Czech-republic , Hainburg-an-der-donau

PCR test for new coronavirus strain made in Slovakia

PCR test for new coronavirus strain made in Slovakia
Bratislava-based company develops a unique PCR test to detect the COVID-19 strain that first appeared in Britain.
Pavol Cekan developed the new COVID-19 test in Slovakia. (Source: TASR)
Font size:A
Following reports of the new coronavirus mutation in Slovakia, a local company has presented a dedicated PCR test to help combat the spread of the new strain that first appeared in Britain in late 2020.
The test’s developer, MultiplexDX International, reported that trials ended last week, with the third iteration of the new test bringing satisfactory results - 100 percent sensitivity rates to the new strain.

Coronavirus-in-slovakia , Pcr-tests , Čekan , Multiplexdx , Pavol-čekan , New-strain , ப்க்ர்-சோதனைகள் , புதியது-திரிபு ,

Parliament upholds extension of national emergency

83 MPs supported the previous cabinet decision from late December.

Corona-virus , Coronavirus-in-slovakia , Covid-19 , National-emergency , கொரோனா-வைரஸ் , தேசிய-அவசரம் ,

Experts and hospitals oppose the PM: Vaccination, not testing, is a priority

Vaccination rollout in Slovakia not as fast as the available vaccines would allow.

Testing , Vaccination , Coronavirus-in-slovakia , சோதனை , தடுப்பூசி ,

Second pandemic wave has milder economic effect but lasts longer

Second pandemic wave has milder economic effect but lasts longer
Labour market remains stable, impact on household consumption should be minimal, according to the IFP analysts.
Stricter lockdown rules were adopted in the second half of December. (Source: TASR)
Font size:A
+
The second pandemic wave has had a more moderate impact on the economy compared with the first one. However, it lasts longer.
Situation remains serious
If the measures had been lifted in late December to the same extent as in the early summer of 2020, the GDP would have risen by 3.5 percent in the first quarter of 2021 compared with the final quarter of 2020. If the measures were lifted only in late February, the GDP would remain the same.

Economics , Economic-growth , Ifp , Ifp-analysis , Coronavirus-in-slovakia , பொருளாதாரம் , பொருளாதார-வளர்ச்சி , இப்ப் , இப்ப்-பகுப்பாய்வு ,

Scientists fire back at PM Matovič after his harsh criticism

Scientists fire back at PM Matovič after his harsh criticism. Moderna vaccine has arrived in Slovakia. Find more news in the digest from January 13, 2021.

Coronavirus-in-slovakia , Today-in-slovakia , National-emergency , Mass-testing , இன்று-இல்-ஸ்லோவாக்கியா , தேசிய-அவசரம் , நிறை-சோதனை ,

Situation in Nitra is critical, hard lockdown in play

Our paywall policy:
The Slovak Spectator has decided to make all the articles on the special measures, statistics and basic information about the coronavirus available to everyone. If you appreciate our work and would like to support good journalism, please buy our subscription. We believe this is an issue where accurate and fact-based information is important for people to cope.
“The situation in Nitra remains critical,” Mayor Marek Hattas said after meeting with the district crisis staff, as quoted by the SITA newswire. “The number of infected people is rising, and we’ve become the worst district in Slovakia in the past seven days.”

Slovak-republic , Bratislava , Bratislavsky-kraj , Nitra , Nitriansky , Orava , Zilinsky-kraj , Slovak , Miroslava-remen , Marek-hattas , Marianum-pohrebn , Regional-public-health-authority