New Prime Minister appointed in Slovakia 1 April 2021 21:43 Share in:
BRATISLAVA. KAZINFORM - President Zuzana Caputova appointed members of the new Government headed by Eduard Heger (OLaNO) in the Presidential Palace on Thursday, TASR reports. Related news
Heger replaced Igor Matovic (OLaNO), who has become the finance minister, as premier. Another change took place in the post of health minister, with Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) becoming the successor of Marek Krajci. The post of labour, social affairs and the family minister is still vacant. The distribution of ministries hasn’t changed: OLaNO has seven ministerial posts in the Government, We Are Family has three posts, the Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) three and For the People two.
Slovak Health Minister permits use of Russian Sputnik V vaccine 3 March 2021 16:39 Share in:
BRATISLAVA. KAZINFORM - Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) has approved the use of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine to fight coronavirus in Slovakia, the Health Ministry announced on its website, adding that its therapeutic use has been permitted until the end of August, TASR reports. Related news
«An attending physician takes over full responsibility for the therapy with an unregistered medicine,» reads the vaccine-related permit signed by the health minister.
Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) announced on Monday (March 1) that Slovakia will procure two millions doses of Russian Sputnik V vaccine. The inoculation will be carried out strictly on a voluntary basis and not limited by age. The vaccine will be used in Slovakia under an exemption status granted to it as an unregistered medication by the Health Ministry.
BRATISLAVA. KAZINFORM - Slovakia has enough COVID-19 vaccines, including those produced by Pfizer and BioNTech or Moderna, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) claimed on Wednesday at a press conference, adding that Slovakia has contracted vaccines for 85 percent of the adult population, TASR reports.
BRATISLAVA. KAZINFORM - Mass testing for coronavirus in Slovakia will take place in the penultimate weekend of January, with district offices being in charge of its coordination in individual districts, according to the conclusions of Monday’s (January 11) meeting of entities engaged in the preparations for mass testing announced by Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) at a news conference following the Cabinet session, TASR reports.
BRATISLAVA. KAZINFORM - Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) announced on Monday after a session of the Government that dealt with the current situation surrounding the coronavirus pandemic that there’ll be further rounds of mass testing for COVID-19 in the country that will take place on a weekly basis, starting as of next weekend at latest, TASR reports.