SUMMARY-Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 5 p.m.

BRATISLAVA - F.D. Roosevelt Faculty Hospital in Banska Bystrica and First Private Kosice-Saca Hospital were selected as the best hospitals in Slovakia in 2020 in the categories of state and faculty hospitals and of general hospitals, respectively, INEKO institute announced on Tuesday. BRATISLAVA - The Investment Ministry saved hundreds of millions of euros that Slovakia might have lost in the first nine months of this year, Vice-premier and Investments, Regional Development and Informatisation Minister Veronika Remisova (For the People) told a news conference on Tuesday. BRATISLAVA - The crisis in the country must be managed by somebody who also bears political responsibility for it, Vice-premier and Investments, Regional Development and Informatisation Minister Veronika Remisova (For the People) told a news conference on Tuesday, adding it must be a Cabinet member. BRATISLAVA - Former prime minister Peter Pellegrini, now an Independent MP and chairman of extra-parliamentary party Voice-SD, announced on Facebook on Tuesday that he's tested positive for coronavirus and is now in self-isolation. BRATISLAVA - The situation surrounding the pandemic in Slovakia is extraordinarily grave, President Zuzana Caputova stated on Tuesday, noting that the measures that are currently in place aren't sufficient. BRATISLAVA - Thousands of misdemeanours took place during the recent anti-Government protests on the streets of Bratislava, said interim Police Corps chief Peter Kovarik on Tuesday, adding that the police have been taking action in this regard even against lawmakers that attended the gatherings, with one former public official being charged. BRATISLAVA - The police have started looking into the alleged attack on former director of TV Markiza and later economy minister (2003-05) Pavol R., charged with forging multi-million promissory notes. am