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Vaccination is crucial for life to go back to normal
The press conference on the latest situation regarding the Covid-19 disease was attended by Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Janez Cigler Kralj, Head of the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology and Head of the Laboratory for the Diagnosis of Viral Infections, Miroslav Petrovec and Government spokesperson, Jelko Kacin.
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PM Janez Janša presents COVID-19 vaccination plan
Prime Minister Janez Janša, who is also the acting Minister of Health, and National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) director Milan Krek gave a detailed presentation of the public vaccination programme planned for the first half of the year at a press conference today.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša: The operational part of the police will be exempted from the uniform salary system and the regulation of relations will be fairer
On Twitter, Prime Minister Janez Janša announced that the Government will “exempt the operational part of the police from the uniform salary system and make the regulation of relations fairer.”
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Prime Minister Janez Janša on Radio Ognjišče: "The deep state is not losing influence in the background."
Prime Minister Janez Janša was a guest of today's “Pogovor o” talk show on Radio Ognjišče. In the show he spoke about the plebiscite and Slovenia’s attainment of independence thirty years ago, the fight against the epidemic, the vaccination strategy, current political situation, the formation of a new coalition, the role of the opposition during the epidemic, moves made by the Constitutional Court, the police strike, media and Slovenian foreign policy.
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PM Janez Janša talks about vaccination and the challenges of the epidemic on TV show Odmevi
Prime Minister Janez Janša was a guest on current affairs show Odmevi [“Echoes”] on Tuesday, where he talked about the progress of COVID-19 vaccinations, the joint European strategy for the purchase of vaccines, ongoing measures by the government to contain the epidemic and the current political situation.
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High death toll among residents as the state failed to invest in homes for the elderly
At today's press conference the Director of the National Institute of Public Health, Milan Krek, and the government's spokesperson, Jelko Kacin, provided the latest information on the COVID-19 situation in Slovenia.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša discusses the Government’s plans and measures to contain the Coronavirus epidemic in the coming weeks and months
Today, Prime Minister Janez Janša, together with Deputy Prime Ministers Zdravko Počivalšek and Matej Tonin, took part in a press conference on the Government’s measures and plans to contain the epidemic in the coming weeks and months and information regarding the current ongoing vaccination campaign against COVID-19.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša and Deputy Prime Ministers Zdravko Počivalšek and Matej Tonin discuss the Government’s plans and measures to contain the Coronavirus epidemic in the coming weeks and months
Today, Prime Minister Janez Janša, together with Deputy Prime Ministers Zdravko Počivalšek and Matej Tonin, took part in a press conference on the Government’s measures and plans to contain the epidemic in the coming weeks and months and information regarding the current ongoing vaccination campaign against COVID-19. "As anticipated in December, when we received the European forecasts for the first half of this year, we entered the most difficult period of the epidemic, but we have not yet reached the peak. Most of the northern hemisphere, including the EU, has found itself in a similar situation. Even countries that have a much more robust, modern and capable system than ourselves are facing problems unlike any they had to deal with before," stated the Prime Minister at the outset.
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47th regular session of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia
At today’s session, the Government adopted several ordinances to contain the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic.
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The Government’s priorities are citizens’ health and safety, the pupils of the first three grades of primary school and the full opening of kindergartens
Speakers at the afternoon press conference on the current situation regarding COVID-19 included Minister of the Interior Aleš Hojs, Minister of Infrastructure Jernej Vrtovec and Government Spokesperson Jelko Kacin.
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Commission establishes that the death of a home for the elderly resident is not associated with vaccination
At a press conference, Borut Štrukelj, a professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Ljubljana, and Jelko Kacin, the government spokesperson, provided the latest information on the COVID-19 situation in Slovenia.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša: It is in the common interest to reopen schools in a safe way without simultaneously risking the collapse of the healthcare system
Prime Minister Janez Janša met with representatives of educational institutions today. The participants of the meeting, which included Simona Kustec, the minister responsible for education, Alenka Forte, the State Secretary at the Ministry of Health, Marjan Dolinšek, the State Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister, Damir Orehovec, the State Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport and Vinko Logaj, the Director of the National Education Institute Slovenia, discussed the potential reopening and safe operation of at least a part of educational institutions during the coronavirus epidemic.
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The highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the 25–34 age group
Today’s press conference on the current situation regarding COVID-19 was attended by Nuška Čakš Jager, Deputy Head of the Centre for Communicable Diseases at the National Institute of Public Health, Marta Grgič Vitek, National Vaccination Coordinator at the National Institute of Public Health, and Government spokesperson, Jelko Kacin.
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Prime Minister in discussions with the Taiwanese Minister of Health and Welfare
In his capacity as the Minister of Health, Prime Minister Janez Janša today held an audio/video conference with Chen Shih-chung, Taiwanese Minister of Health and Welfare.
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Some 97 per cent of residents in retirement homes have already been vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19
Today’s press conference on the current situation regarding COVID-19 was attended by Janez Cigler Kralj, Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Tomaž Pečjak, Deputy Director General of the Police, and Government spokesperson Jelko Kacin.
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Mayors express great interest in organising rapid testing
Marija Magajne, State Secretary at the Ministry of Health, presented the vaccination process and a new system of rapid testing in the country.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša: Let’s close our ranks in the fight against the harmful disease which is an equal threat to all of us
Prime Minister Janez Janša: Let’s close our ranks in the fight against the harmful disease which is an equal threat to all of us
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Prime Minister Janez Janša: Slovenia offered its help to Croatia following the destructive earthquake
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 shook the wider area of Zagreb at around 12.20 today, the epicentre of which was near the Croatian town of Petrinja, which is reported to have suffered significant material damage. Based on the known information, the earthquake killed at least one person, and at least 20 are injured, report the Croatian media. The earthquake was also felt in the whole of Slovenia.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša at the working meeting at UKC Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Janša, who is also acting as the minister of health, participated at the working meeting with the management of UKC Ljubljana today, together with the state secretary at the Ministry of Health, Alenka Forte, and the Head of Cabinet of the Ministry of Health, Tina Bregant.
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Vaccination and mass testing very successful
State Secretary at the Ministry of Health Marija Magajne reacted to the successful first day of vaccinations, which took place across the country. Vaccination went smoothly and according to plan, the vaccine was well tolerated among the patients, there were no reports of adverse reactions, and there was a lot of optimism among the elderly.