Franc Vindišar

Celje/Ljubljana – A case of mistaken identity at Celje hospital has led to a family mourning and burying a stranger and the hospital management offering their resignation. Health Minister Danijel Bešič Loredan said that he too would resign if PM Robert Golob found he was also responsible. Golob said the minister was doing a great job.

Ljubljana – Employees and users of services in nearly all sectors will have to comply with the vaccinated-recovered-tested rule from Wednesday, a decision that government officials say is designed to offer the best possible protection while keeping the economy and society open.

Novo Mesto/Nova Gorica/Murska Sobota – Due to an increase in Covid hospitalisations, the next phase of Slovenia’s hospital activation plan will be launched on Monday, meaning another three hospitals will start admitting Covid-19 patients, including in Nova Gorica in the west, Novo Mesto in the east and Murska Sobota in the north-east.

Ljubljana – Four centre-left parties are planning to file a motion to vote Education Minister Simona Kustec out of office, arguing that two weeks before the start of the new school year, it is still not clear how primary and secondary schools will organise the education process while the epidemiological situation in the country is deteriorating.

Topolšica – The Topolšica Hospital and the Slovenian national postal company Pošta Slovenije jointly presented the possibility of delivering blood samples by drone on Tuesday. According to the hospital’s director Jurij Šorli, they see drone transport as a safe and fast way to deliver analysis samples and thus speed up treatment.

Maribor/Ljubljana – Slovenia’s largest two vaccination centres witnessed massive cancellations by those due to get an AstraZeneca jab last week. Half of those invited turned down the jab in Maribor and a third in Ljubljana.