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30 coronavirus infections recorded on Friday
LJUBLJANA - A total of 1,511 PCR tests were performed in Slovenia on Friday, resulting in 30 new positive cases, for a positivity rate of 2%, up 0.5 of a percentage point compared to the day before, the government said. Hospitalisations decreased from 64 to 61, but the number of ICU cases was up by one to 17. The 7-day average of new cases is up by three to 25, while the 14-day incidence per 100,000 residents dropped from 22 to 20, show fresh official data from the National Institute for Public Health (NIJZ). There have been no Covid-related deaths for more than a week now.
Importance of dialogue raised at traditional get-together
ČRNA NA KOROŠKEM - President Borut Pahor spoke at a traditional get-together at the Najevnik Linden Tree to emphasise the importance of respectful dialogue and people listening to each other. He urged on people to try to talk to those who think differently and look for compromises for the common good. "This is very important for our furure," the president said in his keynote address to a few hundreds of attendees of the event by the largest tree in Slovenia, located on a hill south of Črna na Koroškem (N). The get-together was attended, among others, by former Slovenian Prime Minister Lojze Peterle, parliamentary Speaker Igor Zorčič, ambassadors, mayors, representatives of businesses and various institutions.
Pahor says Minister Hojs should apologise for "swine" comment
ČRNA NA KOROŠKEM - President Borut Pahor assessed that Interior Minister Aleš Hojs saying that the term "swine" could apply to a key player in the EU administration is unbecoming of the post he holds, and that he must find a way to apologise. The president said politicians and public personalities were obliged to refrain from words that some could understand as insulting and added that PM Janez Janša should also pay attention to this in the European Parliament on Tuesday. The president hopes that Janša will be able to resist the temptation to "say everything that he thinks, in a way that he would perhaps would want to, and that everything that he says will be said on behalf of Slovenia.
Covid advisory group members explain themselves to MP inquiry commission
LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary inquiry commission investigating the government's handling of the Covid-19 crisis held its first interviews on Friday, hearing that two epidemiologists had quit the government advisory group as they had too little say in the decisions. The former head of the group Bojana Beović said not all proposals could have been accepted. Ivan Eržen, the former director of the National Institute for Public Health (NIJZ), meanwhile saying that some of the restrictive measures taken by the government had been inappropriate.
Slovenia's Pogačar takes overall lead at Tour de France
ANNECY, France - Slovenian rider Tadej Pogačar has taken the overall lead at Tour de France after an individual attack that secured him the fourth place in the 150.8-km, eight stage of the prestigious race from Oyonnax to Le Grand-Bornand. The member of UAE Team Emirates broke off from all competitors for the yellow jersey 30 kilometres ahead of the finish line to cross it second only to Dylan Teuns of Belgium. The 22-year-old reigning Tour de France champion now has an advantage of 1 minute and 48 seconds ahead of the second-placed Wout Van Aert of Belgium (Jumbo-Visma).
