The total number of PCR-confirmed cases has exceeded 1,062,000.

Smer is only as strong as its opponents are weak, notes political analyst.

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Mandatory testing in companies will end. Registration for Novavax vaccine to be launched in mid-February.

It will stop after public health officials issue a respective ordinance.

The Health Ministry says the situation is still under control and the increase in new cases has been predicted.

The unvaccinated can to stores but not to church, they argue.

Economy Ministry will repay the costs for two months.

More than 422,000 seniors picked up their cheques at the post office.

There are a number of hotels, spa houses, sports fields, a golf course and a thermal water park on the island.

Four years ago in South Korea, Petra Vlhová was one of the favourites, but she failed. Since then, she has become more experienced.

The average age of cars in Slovakia keeps increasing.

Strengthening the defence at Slovakia's eastern border is in the nation's interest, the president says. Novavax vaccines should arrive to Slovakia in February.

In Prague, this period is 10 years longer than in the Slovak capital.

Flight operators suspended some flights due to problems caused by Omicron.

Check out which border crossings are open, and how bus, train and air transport works.

The Slovak capital's list of monuments protects almost 600 objects.

There were not enough MPs to open the session of the parliamentary foreign affairs committee.

They will come into force on February 4.

Slovakia returned to dual education only nine years ago.

Slovaks found who to hold liable for Russia-Ukraine tensions. Slovak passport among the most powerful. More in today’s digest.

This involves those infected people met within two days before the sample was taken.

Alongside defectors united in Hlas, the party would receive votes from more than one third of all respondents, recent Focus poll suggests.

Historical ceiling and stonework to give Rómer’s House authentic atmosphere.

Ruling politicians never had a better opportunity to live up to their foreign policy pledges.

The mountain is different from the other Small Carpathians.

Employers were divided into ten categories.

The Slovak passport has improved by one position in the y-o-y comparison.

More than 44 percent of respondents opined the tension is NATO’s fault, while 35 percent blame Russia.

2021 census results indicate Slovakia's population is set to age fast. But the situation could be even worse over suspicions there are a lot less people in the country than the official data suggests.

The weather is causing complications on the roads.

Julius von Blaas' 1869 painting captured experts' attention in Vienna.

Kids and pensioners will get tablets used in last year's census, the highest ski slope opens to skiers, and there are fewer fake banknotes.

Newly refurbished premises to open to visitors in late 2022.

Record funding has done little to help as pandemic exacerbates problems, say carers.

Respect homeless people and show them you see them, says psychologist Milota Dubovská.

As usual, you will also find weekend hiking tips in the Spectacular Slovakia Roundup.

5,000 hospital beds available for Covid-19 patients. Bratislava Region suburban buses stay free in February.

Decision on third dose expected within days.

Homecoming may also not be easy because of how returning Slovaks are received at home.

Russian threat behind proposals

See the list of films made at Bojnice Castle in the past eight decades.

The car successfully completed 70 hours of rigorous flight testing, with over 200 takeoffs and landings.

Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď warns of intensive activities of Russia in various areas across Europe.

The organiser, the opposition party Smer, wants to launch a petition for snap election referendum.