The total number of PCR-confirmed cases has exceeded 876,400.

Mountain rescuers warn of dangerous weather conditions in the Slovak mountains. Postcards are being sent to space and car production exceeded one million units again.

Developer gets permission to tear it down; architectural experts claim Bratislava would lose an iconic building.

Jabs and chance to return to normal life may help child mental health, expert suggests.

Bratislava is collecting Christmas trees, Hriňová invites people to swim in the freezing water. Here is the latest travel/culture roundup.

Three Poles died in the High Tatras in the second week of January.

Almost 7,000 children in age category between five and 11 were vaccinated against Covid in Slovakia. Supreme Court released Nitra-based businessman Bödör from custody but he was detained again.

Reforms needed for recovery and future growth, OECD stated in its survey of Slovakia, warns about effects of ageing on the economy.

The Constitutional Court decided in December that Bödör’s rights were violated.

The case is under investigation.

Estimates say that the government has three weeks to prepare.

More changes are expected.

No lockdowns expected during Omicron wave. Cabinet okays defence agreement and judicial reform. Petra Vlhová has small crystal globe for slalom.

The changes will come into force next week.

The deal still needs to be ratified by the parliament.

Justice Ministry drafts the change in an amendment, joining other countries addressing the question of consent concerning sexual intercourse.

The number of restructurings increased as well.

The neglected Koch Garden will become municipal property; city planning its complete revitalisation.

Penati Golf Resort is ranked among the Top 100 golf courses of continental Europe.

The Finance Ministry and the Council for Budgetary Responsibility do not agree with the proposal.

She won the small crystal globe for the second time.

It is estimated that half of the infected will not have access to PCR tests.

More people allowed when meals and beverages are banned.

The Health Ministry warns against dissemination of hoax. First foreign trip of Czech PM Petr Fiala leads to Slovakia.

Doctors warn that it would require more visits to doctors for chronic patients and seniors.

Misinterpretation of Constitutional Court’s decision circulating online.

A bookstore and a café have already moved into the Rožňava monastery.

Here's what the public warning signals mean.

Scientists and the council of experts disagree with the proposed changes, though.

A new kind of pandemic, experts say.

Cabinet changes rules for mass events, but not everyone is happy. General prosecutor criticised for trip to Russia. More in today’s digest.

Maroš Žilinka has been criticised by both coalition politicians and Slovak MEPs.

The cabinet will also set new conditions for other mass events.

This week Žilinka will celebrate with a Russian prosecutor named on an EU sanctions list.

Štrbské Pleso had to close because of the traffic.

The defence minister said he will resign if any allegations of the agreement's opponents comes true.

People protested in front of the house of one of the alleged perpetrators.

The outlaw Juraj Jánošík, who has been turned into a folk hero, was sent to the gallows in the early 18th century.