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Prime Minister Janez Janša: The week ahead of us is intended to stop the spread of the coronavirus
At today's press conference Prime Minister Janez Janša presented an overall assessment of the situation after adoption of some additional measures for the containment of the coronavirus in the last days. "We believe that we are able to cope with the situation and this is mainly because we are now dealing with the virus as it is. Namely as a threat which is symmetrical and does not select by any other criteria than those applicable to the virus," the Prime Minister began his address.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša holds videoconference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Prime Minister Janez Janša held a videoconference today with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Their discussions focused on the serious spread of the coronavirus.
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The number of novel coronavirus infections is increasing, especially in the Gorenjska region
The press conference on the current Covid-19 situation was attended by the Head of the intensive care unit at the Clinic for Infectious Diseases, Matjaž Jereb, and the government spokesman, Ambassador Jelko Kacin.
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Minister Gantar: “The best measure at this moment: Everyone should act as if they are infected”
The Government and the Ministers have adopted additional measures to contain the COVID-19 epidemic. Minister of Health Tomaž Gantar presented the work of the Ministry of Health, while Minister of Education Simona Kustec presented the Ordinance on temporary restrictions for sport activities.
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Dr Tatjana Lejko Zupanc: Ljubljana University Medical Centre has enough space and staff so that it will not be necessary to decide who receives treatment
Slovenian Minister of Economic Development and Technology Zdravko Počivalšek, Head of the Infectious Diseases Clinic at the Ljubljana University Medical Centre Dr Tatjana Lejko Zupanc and government spokesman Jelko Kacin spoke today at a press conference about the current situation regarding Covid-19.
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Around 1% of the population infected with SARS-CoV-2
Head of the expert group for the containment and control of the COVID-19 epidemic at the Ministry of Health Bojana Beović said that around 1% of the population is infected, i.e. 20,000 people, which is more than the official number of 7,103 active cases.
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Prohibition of gatherings of more than six people and restriction of movement between 9.00 p.m. and 6.00 a.m.
The Government has issued an Ordinance on the temporary partial restriction of movement and the restriction or prohibition of public gatherings in order to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infections, and published it in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia.
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Restriction of movement between statistical regions and movement at night, and gatherings limited to no more than 6 people
On Sunday, 2637 coronavirus tests were conducted and 537 new cases were confirmed, which is a 20.4% positivity rate. A total of 289 patients with COVID-19 are currently in hospital, of whom 55 are in intensive care units. Two persons died. On Sunday, Slovenia reached a 14-day incidence of 339 cases per 100,000 population.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša: The epidemic has been declared today for the whole of Slovenia
Prime Minister Janez Janša posted on Twitter that an epidemic has been declared for the whole of Slovenia for 30 days, as of Monday. He posted this message on Sunday evening when a section of the Government, together with the advisory group of the Ministry of Health, discussed the current situation.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša: A challenging period of colder months lies ahead - an effective response to the pandemic is needed
Address of the Prime Minister Janez Janša to the people of Slovenia.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša: It is in our joint interest that we each do everything that measures against the spread of the coronavirus are observed
Today, at the conclusion of the European Council meeting, Prime Minister Janez Janša, in his statement to the press, spoke of today’s agenda, which included Brexit negotiations, the assessment of the epidemiologic situation, discussions on climate change, EU relations with Africa, and the main conclusions reached by European leaders
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Press release on the occasion of 18 October – European Anti-Trafficking Day
In 2007, the European Commission declared 18 October to be the EU Anti-Trafficking Day. This year, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia will use this day to raise awareness of human trafficking and the prevention of this phenomenon.
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Vovko on the overburdened medical staff, Archbishop Zore on the prohibition of religious services
The Metropolitan Archbishop of Ljubljana, Msgr Stanislav Zore, infectious disease and intensive care specialist Tomaž Vovko, and the government spokesperson Jelko Kacin spoke about the current situation regarding COVID-19.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša: Yesterday's discussions focused mainly on an exchange of experiences relating to the coronavirus crisis
Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša is attending a European Council meeting in Brussels. Yesterday's agenda for the leaders of the EU Member States primarily included topics related to relations with the UK and Brexit negotiations. The leaders assessed the epidemiologic situation and also discussed climate change, while today's focus will be on other aspects of foreign policy, particularly on EU relations with Africa.
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Ministers Hojs, Kustec and Počivalšek and State Secretary Bregant present the epidemiological picture in the Red List regions
On Wednesday in the evening session, the government took several measures to contain the spread of the disease COVID -19. The measures were presented at today’s press conference by the Minister of Economic Development and Technology, Mr Zdravko Počivalšek, the Minister of Education Science and Sport, Ms Simona Kustec, the Minister of the Interior, Mr Aleš Hojs, the State Secretary, Ms Tina Bregant, and the Government Spokesperson, Mr Jelko Kacin.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša: Today’s European Council meeting will be very challenging
Today, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša is attending a regular European Council meeting in Brussels. EU leaders will discuss the epidemiological situation, relations with the United Kingdom, climate change and relations with Africa.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša has presented the latest measures to contain the spread of coronavirus infection
At today’s session that started at 17:00 in Brdo pri Kranju, the Government examined and adopted new measures from the third phase of the orange package. After the session, Prime Minister Janez Janša made a press statement in Ljubljana.
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Jereb: "The youngest patient in intensive care is a 42-year-old with no underlying medical conditions"
Head of the intensive care unit at the Clinic for Infectious Diseases Matjaž Jereb, acting director of the Health Care Directorate at the Ministry of Health Marija Magajne, and government spokesperson Jelko Kacin took part in the press conference on the current situation regarding COVID-19 in Slovenia.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša: Cirkovce–Pince transmission line is extremely important not only for Slovenia, but for the entire region
Prime Minister Janez Janša participated in the opening ceremony marking the start of the construction of the 2 x 400 kV Cirkovce–Pince transmission line. The ceremony was held in a marquee on the lawn next to Sternthal Mansion in Kidričevo, where the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia addressed the participants.
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Some 130,000 users have installed the #OstaniZdrav application
The Government spokesperson Jelko Kacin spoke about the current situation regarding COVID-19 at the press conference.