Govt extending furlough scheme, creates legal basis for contact tracing app

Ljubljana, 24 June - Adopting changes to the third stimulus package, the government extended the furlough scheme on Wednesday at least until the end of July. The amendments, which need to be endorsed by parliament, also set up the basis for introducing a Covid-19 tracking app and ensure that the government again meets the cost of mandatory quarantine.

Ljubljana
Labour Minister Janez Cigler Kralj.
Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA

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