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This summary is provided by the STA:
32 new coronavirus cases confirmed on Friday, no deaths
LJUBLJANA - 32 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed in 1,034 tests on Friday, according to the most recent data from the government. The number of new cases is lower by five compared to the four-month record seen on Thursday. As many new cases this week were holidaymakers returning from Croatia, Slovenia is thinking about mandatory quarantine. On Thursday, out of the 37 confirmed cases, 22 were from Croatia, of them 20 among youngsters who partied at a popular party beach on the island of Pag, Milan Krek, the head of the NIJZ told the STA.
Cardinal Rode praises reconciliation acts by President Pahor and PM Janša
BREZJE - Cardinal Franc Rode, who has often been vocal in his criticism of the Slovenian state in the past, praised President Borut Pahor and Prime Minister Janez Janša for their efforts for national reconciliation, to overcome divisions stemming from World War II. "We waited a long time for a statesman with the courage and understanding" that the state leadership is the only player of reconciliation, being the successor of the leadership of the former Yugoslavia. Rode said this finally happened this June, when Pahor and Janša together laid wreaths at a Homeguard cemetery and then honoured the memory of Partisans killed by the Homeguard.
Slovenian Christians celebrating Assumption Day
BREZJE/LJUBLJANA - Special masses were held around the country to mark the Feast of the Assumption, one of the main Christian holidays and a national holiday in Slovenia since 1992. Marked by coronavirus measures, the ceremonies drew less people than usually, with the main mass attended by some 3,000 believers, 2,000 less than last year. The main celebration of the Assumption is traditionally held at the Brezje Basilica of Mary Help of Christians, one of Slovenia's holiest and most popular pilgrimage sites, where mass was given by Cardinal Franc Rode along with Ljubljana Archbishop Stanislav Zore.
Alpine destination Gorenjska doing well due to tourism vouchers
LJUBLJANA - The tourism vouchers have made for a good season in Gorenjska, one of Slovenia's prime tourism regions with its Alpine lakes of Bled and Bohinj and the mountain centre of Kranjska Gora. Tourism officials say domestic guests have almost fully offset the drop in foreign tourists, an exception being Bled where some hotels have remained closed. According to the director of the Kranjska Gora Tourist Board Blaž Veber, capacities in the Upper Sava Valley in the north-west of the country are almost fully booked. Some vacancies remain in camps and in mountain huts since the weather has been a bit capricious this year.
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