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Parents protesting closure of schools
KOPER/LJUBLJANA/KRANJ - Rallies were held across the country as parents protested closure of schools after two regions slipped back into black tier last week. The government decided schools in the two regions should return to remote teaching and kindergartens close on Monday after pupils in grades one to three were allowed back in nine of 12 regions last week. After some 200 people protested in Trbovlje on Saturday, protests were staged in Koper, Ljubljana, Maribor, Kranj and a number of other towns. PM Janez Janša said tweeted after the Trbovlje protest, saying it was "irrational and dangerous exploitation of children for political purposes in a time of epidemic."
580 out of 4,619 coronavirus tests positive on Saturday, 13 people die
LJUBLJANA - A total of 4,619 rapid and PCR coronavirus tests were performed in Slovenia on Saturday, with 580 coming back positive, according to government data. 13 people died. 2,408 of the tests were PCR tests of which 482 were positive, a positivity rate of 20%. The rest were rapid antigen tests, of which 98 were positive, a positivity rate of 4.4%. Hospitals were treating 1.053 Covid-19 patients, six more than the day before. 165 required intensive care, the same as on Friday. 43 people were discharged from the hospital.
PM questions suitability of proposed university applications
LJUBLJANA - Prime Minister Janez Janša wondered in a Facebook post whether Slovenia will be able to compete in the fourth industrial revolution with countries where there are twice as many people studying science and technology as humanities, whereas in Slovenia the share of the former is 37% and 39% of the latter. This comes days after the government was expected to approve public universities' enrolment plans for next year.
Cross country skier Lampič second in classic sprint
FALUN, Sweden - Cross country skier Anamarija Lampič was second in the FIS World Cup women's sprint classic final in Falun, Sweden. She finished 0.33 seconds behind Linn Svahn and ahead of Jonna Sundling, both of Sweden. Sundling and Lampič finished in the same time, with Sundling taking third place after the judges viewed the photo finish footage.
Nova24TV poll shows SDS in firm lead
LJUBLJANA - The most recent public opinion poll commissioned by commercial broadcaster Nova24TV showed the senior coalition Democrats (SDS) firmly in the lead with a support of 23.5% of respondents, up 2.6 percentage points over last week, followed by the opposition Social Democrats (SD) with 8.1%. the Marjan Šarec List (LMŠ) and the Left are close on its heels with 7.7% each, followed by New Slovenia (NSi) and the Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) with 3.6% each. Compared to last week, the latter saw the biggest drop in support among all parties, losing 2.8 percentage points.
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