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Over 2,300 coronavirus cases confirmed Saturday
LJUBLJANA - Another 2,313 people tested positive for coronavirus in Slovenia on Saturday as over 42% of the PCR tests came back positive. Hospitalisations rose by nearly 50 from the day before to 797 with 184 being treated in intensive care. Eleven more Covid-19 patients died, bringing the total death toll to 5,149, data released by the government show. The National Institute of Public Health estimates there are now over 36,000 active cases in the country as the 14-day incidence per 100,000 rose to 1,707.
Self-testing for pupils to be mandatory
LJUBLJANA - The Education Ministry announced that self testing for primary and secondary school children and youths will be mandatory starting from 15 November after initially announcing that it would continue to be voluntary. Self-testing will be performed on school premises three times a week under new rules that the government adopted on Friday. The Association of Head Teachers expects the new rules to cause problems at schools and objections by the parents who oppose Covid rules.
Minister Logar recovering after surgery
LJUBLJANA - The Foreign Ministry announced that Foreign Minister Anže Logar was recovering at Ljubljana's medical centre (UKC) after undergoing surgery for appendicitis yesterday. In a post on its Twitter profile, the ministry noted that Logar attended a reception on Friday for the diplomatic corps as well as hosted his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Thursday, and visiting Athens the day before for talks with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias.
List of Slovenia's top 100 visual artists released
LJUBLJANA - A list of Slovenia's top hundred living visual artists has been released by the agency Artindex in a bid to restore trust in the Slovenian art market. Now listed in alphabetical order, the artists will be ranked in a list to be published in June next year. The final index will be released once data have been collected on the sale of the artists' works. The sum of the works sold will represent a third of the score, while the rest will be based on assessment by experts.
Katja Fain wins bronze at European Swimming Championship
KAZAN, Russia - Katja Fain secured bronze for Slovenia in the women's 200 metre freestyle at the European Short Course Swimming Championship in Kazan, Russia. The 20-year-old clocked 1:53.88 minutes to set a new national record, with a 0.3 gap to Czech Barbora Seemanova in second and an 1.13 lag behind the winner Marrit Steenbergen of the Netherlands. Slovenia's success was rounded off by Janja Šegel in fourth. Slovenia's last medal at such a major competition was six years ago.
Wine production drops as quality improves
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia will this year produce 10-15% less wine than last year, mostly due to the Dolenjska wine region being strongly affected by the spring frost. However, wine growers around the country report above-average vintage in terms of quality. Marjan Colja, director of the wine producer Vina Kras, noted that the production was close to normal in the western region of Primorska, while the Kras area had been affected by wild boars and birds. Slovenia produces 80-90 million litres of wine a year.
