The state of emergency - effective from 1 pm on Tuesday - covers the entire country and will allow for the more efficient implementation of protective actions.

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BRATISLAVA, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The Slovak government declared a state of emergency on Tuesday following the confirmation of additional cases of foot-and-mouth disease -- the first such outbreak in ...

At its extraordinary session on Tuesday, the government approved the declaration of a state of emergency in response to foot-and-mouth disease covering the entire territory of Slovakia. Premier ...