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Test sites to reopen in 13 “green” districts
Apart from 45 “red” high risk districts, the second round of mass testing on 7-8 November 2020 will go ahead also in 13 “green” districts, where testing was originally not scheduled to take place. These will be set up by local authorities who have…
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Ministry of Defence issues traffic warning over scheduled military movements across Slovakia
The MOD has issued a traffic warning to motorists as three Allied road movements by US and Polish troops are scheduled to take place across Slovakia from 9 to 15 Nov 2020. The MOD stresses that the military transits have been approved in line with…
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People who missed 1st round of nation-wide testing last weekend are allowed to get tested in red high risk districts this coming weekend without punishment
The Ministry of Defence announces that people who missed the 1st round of the nation-wide testing last weekend are allowed to get tested in the “red” high risk districts without punishment this coming weekend on 7-8 November 2020. For their journe…
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Residents of 45 districts to be tested from 08:00 to 20:00 this weekend, place of residence is not decisive
The second round of the country-wide testing is set to take place in 45 districts across Slovakia on the weekend of 7-8 November 2020. It is aimed at people aged 10 and over who live in the districts where positivity rates of 0.7% and above were r…
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Relaxing out in woods of military districts at times when it is banned is dangerous and puts lives and health of people at risk
Military districts are visited increasingly by members of the public who enjoy wandering through the woods. Military Police warns that at times when it is banned people entering militay lands put their lives and health at risk. For example, the…
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MOD to continue negotiations on delivery of 3D radars with 5 shortlisted countries
The Ministry of Defence will continue negotiations on the delivery of 3D radars with only five countries which have been shortlisted on the basis of their written submissions and highest scoring bids by the tender evaluation panel (TEP), composed …
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45 districts to be tested in second round of country-wide testing for COVID-19
The second round of the country-wide testing for COVID-19 will be done differently. Based on the decision of the Central Crisis Management Staff, Slovakia’s districts with positivity rates below 0.7% will be exempt from the testing, including Brat…
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Country-wide testing for COVID-19 is worthwhile – over 3.6 million people tested with 1% of all those tested diagnosed positive
Op Shared Responsibility met the objective of its Phase II following the pilot testing in Orava and Bardejov. A total of 3,625,332 people were tested in the first round of the country-wide testing for coronavirus from Friday to Sunday, with 38,359…
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Austrian Army medical professionals help young man who faints at testing site
Medical professionals of the Austrian Armed Forces were at the right time in the right place. Not only did they come for the weekend to support Slovakia’s country-wide testing for COVID-19 as part of Op Shared Responsibility, but, besides their sw…
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Minister J. Naď: Day 1 of testing gets top A* grade
The latest data for yesterday’s Day 1 of country-wide testing for COVID-19 shows the public’s enormous interest in testing. Testing Day 1 of the biggest logistical operation in the history of Slovakia, codenamed Op Shared Responsibility, saw 2,581…
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Minister J. Naď: “We’ve tested over 1 million people and there is no waning interest in testing. I believe we’ll make it.”
Of the total number of 4,950 testing sites across Slovakia, 99.2% were already operational as at 14:00 on Saturday. At these moments, almost 15,000 medical professionals are at designated places, which means all medical positions are fully staffed…
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Ministry of Defence issues traffic warning over scheduled military movements across Slovakia
The MOD has issued a traffic warning to motorists as three Allied road movements by US, Belgian and Polish troops are scheduled to take place across Slovakia from 2 to 8 Nov 2020. The MOD stresses that the military transits have been approved in l…
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Training sortie of MiG-29 fighter jets may cause sonic boom
The SVK Ministry of Defence has issued a warning to the public as a training sortie of SVK Air Force MiG-29 fighter jets is scheduled to take place today at around 13:15 local time on the following flight path: Sliač – Liptovský Mikuláš – Javorina…
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Pilot testing in Orava and Bardejov: 91% participation rates in COVID-19 screening achieved, Bardejov records highest number of people tested, Tvrdošín has highest number of infectious cases
Orava and Bardejov can look back on the first weekend of country-wide testing of the Slovak population for COVID-19. In Slovakia’s four most affected districts, a total of 140,945 people were tested at the testing sites and 976 people in hospitals…
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7,323 people tested in Orava and Bardejov as at 11:00 on Sunday
Op Shared Responsibility is seeing the pilot phase of the country-wide testing in Orava and Bardejov district in its final day. As at 11:00 on Sunday, a total of 7,323 people have been tested, of which 312 have been identified as infectious, equat…
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Businesses and healthcare providers with over 4,000 employees can carry out their own in-house testing for COVID-19
Businesses and healthcare providers employing over 4,000 employees can carry out their own in-house testing for COVID-19. As part of ongoing country-wide testing in Slovakia, the government will provide such businesses with antigen tests and COVID…
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Friday sees highest number of tests in Bardejov, most infectious cases are in Tvrdošín district
The official number of all people tested yesterday stood at 61,905, with the highest number of people turning up for testing in Bardejov district and the highest number of those infected with coronavirus in Tvrdošín district. In Tvrdošín dis…
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Defence Minister J. Naď provides update on testing in Orava and Bardejov and latest test results as at 11:00 on Saturday
Trial mass testing of the Slovak population for COVID-19 has been underway in Orava and Bardejov district. Of 21,942 individuals tested as at 11:00 on Saturday, there have been 750 positive cases with an infection rate of 3.42%. Since the launch o…
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MOD calls on people coming from other regions to get tested in Orava and Bardejov to wait until next weekend
In response to the public’s increased interest in getting tested for coronavirus and given the number of tests distributed, the SVK MOD calls on people coming from other regions to get tested in Orava and Bardejov district to wait until next weeke…
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Ministry of Defence issues traffic warning over scheduled military movements across Slovakia
The MOD has issued a traffic warning to motorists as five Allied road movements involving US and HUN troops are scheduled to take place across Slovakia from 26 October to 1 November 2020. The MOD stresses that the military transits have been appro…
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People’s interest in getting tested for coronavirus in Orava and Bardejov is enormous, over 13,600 residents have turned up in four hours
Trial mass testing of SVK citizens for COVID-19 has been underway at all 182 testing sites in Orava and Bardejov today. 13,600 residents have turned up for testing in the first four hours. Of them, 497 have been tested positive for coronavirus. …
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Guidance on testing residents for COVID-19 in Orava and Bardejov
As part of its guidance on testing the residents of Orava and Bardejov for COVID-19, the Ministry of Defence announces that if too many people turn up for testing at the testing site, they are advised to return later to avoid any gathering or wait…
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COVID-19 test instructional video shows how testing is performed, all testing procedures and spaces are approved by medical and hygiene authorities
The Ministry of Defence has released a COVID-19 test instructional video (Metodika na odberovom mieste), produced by the SVK Armed Forces as a practical demonstration of the testing procedures followed for the collection of samples at the testing …
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Government adopts new measures against COVID-19
Based on Central Crisis Staff’s recommendations, the Slovak Government has adopted new measures against COVID-19. They are included in this PDF download: KŠ_Opatrenia_201022_0v1
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State Secretary M. Majer underlines the importance of allied unity and support at virtual NATO Defence Ministerial
The tasks of NATO and Allied armed forces in bringing the coronavirus pandemic under control, delivery of international commitments, including defence expenditure, and current defence and security challenges in the international environment. These…
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Antigen tests for nation-wide COVID-19 mass testing delivered to Slovakia
An Antonov An-124 Ruslan heavy transport aircraft touched down at Milan Rastislav Štefánik Airport in Bratislava in the early hours of today, bringing in nearly 3 million pieces of antigen tests for the upcoming nation-wide mass testing of the Slo…
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J. Naď: Across-the-board testing of SVK citizens is the only alternative to lockdown
According to the head of the MOD, across-the-board testing of SVK citizens for COVID-19 is the only alternative to the country’s complete lockdown, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď said in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic after the meeting of th…
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Update on across-the-board testing of SVK citizens for COVID-19 (as of 20 Oct 2020)
Today, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko provided an update to President and Commander-in-Chief of the SVK Armed Forces Zuzana Čaputová and to members of the SVK Security Council on all aspects of across-the-board…
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Update on across-the-board testing of SVK citizens for COVID-19
It is at these moments that service personnel, joined by representatives of the self-governing bodies, are out on the ground in the virus hotspots of Orava and Bardejov, where they are visiting the proposed testing sites and checking whether they …
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Defence State Secretary M. Majer meets British Ambassador N. Baker for talks on defence and security goals and priorities
Defence State Secretary Marian Majer received the British Ambassador to Slovakia, His Excellency Mr Nigel Baker OBE MVO at the Ministry of Defence for talks on the priorities of both countries in the field of security and defence policy, as well a…
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