It will be mostly clear in Slovenia on Saturday in the west, and moderately to mostly cloudy elsewhere. Morning lows will range from -12 to -4 degrees Celsius, while temperatures are to rise to between -3 and 1 degrees during the day, up to 6 in the western region of Primorska.

President Borut Pahor's permanent advisory committee on climate policy has called on the government to take all necessary measures for efficient and timely action against climate change. The committee proposes the government make a plan for post-epidemic economic recovery with a focus on investment in sustainable development.

The Covid-19 vaccination at the Ljubljana Faculty of Medicine seems to have been extended to persons who are not staff. Allegedly the shots that were left after staff inoculation were administered to doctors' relatives. The Ljubljana Oncology Institute said it was considering vaccinating the oldest relatives of their staff with extra doses.

A total of 1,478 people tested positive for coronavirus in Slovenia on Thursday as the daily increase in infections dropped on the week before for the sixth day running. Another 28 Covid-19 patients lost their lives, fresh government data show.

The weather in Slovenia will be mostly clear on Friday, with a weak bora wind blowing in the western region of Primorska. Morning lows will range from -13 to -6 degrees Celsius, while daytime highs are expected at -2 to 2 degrees, up to 8 in Primorska.

A 6am-6pm ban on overtaking for lorries on the A1 motorway between Šentilj and Koper entered into force on Friday. Police controls will be beefed up.

A total of 56 prisoners and 25 staff are currently infected with the novel coronavirus across Slovenia's prisons, data from the Prison Administration show.