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Covid pass abolished for most activities as of Monday
LJUBLJANA - Covid pass will no longer be required in Slovenia as of Monday, except in healthcare and social care institutions, and in prisons, Health Minister Janez Poklukar told the press after today's correspondence session of the government. Students at schools will no longer need to self test either, but face masks remain obligatory under the same conditions as so far.
Pahor hods several bilateral meetings in Munich
MUNICH, Germany - President Borut Pahor held several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, focussing on the Ukraine crisis, including with his Finish and Montenegrin counterparts. Pahor and Finnish President Sauli Niinistö expressed concern over the security crisis in Ukraine. They agreed that the conflict should be solved in a peaceful way and through diplomacy. The talks with Montenegrin President Milo Đukanović focussed on the process of Montenegro's EU accession, which they agreed should be faster and more active.
Poll shows SDS strongly in the lead
LJUBLJANA - If election was held this Sunday, most respondents in a poll conducted by pollster Parsifal would vote for the ruling Democrats (SDS). The party's support rose by 3 percentage points to 22.9% in the past month. The Freedom Movement party headed by Robert Golob would come second, on 13.2% support, up by 2.8 percentage points. The opposition Social Democrats (SD) in third place saw their support rise by 1.1 percentage point to 7.6%.
Just over 3,700 new coronavirus infections recorded on Friday
LJUBLJANA - A total of 3,731 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Slovenia on Friday in 2,427 PCR and 86,503 rapid antigen tests, as the epidemic continues to wane. The National Institute of Public Health estimates there are still 88,410 active cases in the country, down 7,934 from the day before. Today, 495 Covid patients were in hospitals, down 15 from yesterday, including 97 in intensive care, down six from the day before, the government data show. Ten more patients with Covid died on Friday.
Slovenian artwork included in first space exhibition
NEW YORK, US - Slovenian artist Eva Petrič has contributed two miniature artworks to the first space exhibition at the International Space Station (ISS). Miniature works by 65 artists from around the world, including Petrič, will reach the ISS onboard am Antares rocket, which was scheduled to launch from Virginia today. Petrič contributed her Earthling Tattoo Seal in plexiglass and DBE - Message from Earth in a clay cube, a cooperation with designer Mateja Š. Dimic.
