Slovenian cyclist Primož Roglič (Team Jumbo-Visma) won the first stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday to establish himself as one of the favourites in the race around Spain as he is defending his overall winner title in the same race from last year.

Slovenian cyclist Jan Tratnik won the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia between Udine and San Daniele del Friuli to become only the fifth Slovenian ever to win a stage at the prestigious road race around Italy.

Foreign Minister Anže Logar met his Estonian counterpart Urmas Reinsalu in Tallinn on Tuesday, as he started a three-day tour of the Baltics. The pair expressed the wish for closer cooperation on the bilateral and EU levels in digital services. They believe this will be key to fast economic recovery after the coronavirus crisis.

The number of new coronavirus infections continues to rise in Slovenia, reaching 794 on Monday, when 4,326 tests were conducted. Currently, 313 Covid-19 patients are in hospital, including 56 in intensive care, the government said on Tuesday. Two more people died, brining the death toll to 192.

Jurist Andraž Teršek and lawyer Damijan Pavlin have filed a request for a constitutional review of the ban on movement among regions and the 9pm-6am curfew, claiming such measures are only possible if a sate of emergency is declared.

A temporary 9pm-6am curfew will take effect across Slovenia starting on Tuesday to limit the spread of coronavirus. The cap for gatherings has been lowered from ten to six people and a ban on movement among statistical regions has been put in place.