COVID-19 testing

Rapid test enough to confirm infection as of 1 February

Ljubljana – Slovenia is further restricting the use of PCR tests as of Tuesday with a new testing protocol under which rapid antigen tests will be enough to confirm a coronavirus infection. The certificate of recovery obtained in this way will only be valid in Slovenia for now, Health Minister Janez Poklukar said, indicating changes in this area as well.

Regular testing starts in hospitals, social care institutions

Ljubljana – As the epidemiological situation in Slovenia is deteriorating, regular coronavirus testing is being introduced in all hospitals and social care institutions on Monday while employees in all sectors who are not vaccinated or reconvalescent will need to be tested more frequently.

Bulgarians who Had COVID, established by Antigen Test, can Download “Green Pass” on Monday

From Monday, October 25, all Bulgarian citizens who have suffered from COVID-19 and have registered in the National Health Information System a positive result from an antigen test, can download their "green certificate" from http://www.his.bg

Papers warn of checking PCT rule in emergency cases

Ljubljana – The newspapers Dnevnik and Večer look at the case of a four-year-old boy with burns who had to wait for a negative Covid test result for 40 minutes in front of the Celje emergency ward before he was admitted, saying that this is exactly what some were warning about when the recovered-vaccinated-tested (PCT) rule was being introduced.

GCS: 3,817 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection; over 35,000 tests performed in past 24 hours

A number of 3,817 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have been registered in the last 24 hours, following over 35,000 tests processed, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) informed on Sunday. These are cases that have not previously had a positive test.

GCS: 4,478 cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2; more than 46,000 tests in 24hrs

A number of 4,478 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have been recorded in the past 24 hours, with over 46,000 tests performed, the Strategic Communication Group(GCS) reported on Friday. These are cases that have not previously had a positive test.

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