Protesters will gather once again in central Prague today, January 29, to challenge restrictions adopted to combat the Covid-19 spread.
The Chcรญpl PES initiative (PES/DOG Croaked), โ the name refers to the governmentโs โPESโ five-level coronavirus alert system โ which brings together entrepreneurs who do not agree with the governmentโs anti-epidemic measures, is preparing a demonstration in Prague today.
They want to block government buildings from three oโclock in the afternoon. The organizers will publish more details of the protest on social networks at 2 pm.
โIt will be a simple and non-violent protest. We will block some government buildings,โ said Jiลรญ Janeฤek from the Malรฝ Janek brewery.
The is the last of several protests organized by Chcรญpl PES.
Last Saturday, protesters called on to open pubs, restaurants, and other businesses. On January 10, organized a demonstration in Pragueโs Old Town Square, which drew up to 3,000 people to Old Town Square.
On January 3rd, hundreds of protesters gathered in Prague with empty beer glasses to rally against the closing of pubs and restaurants in the country.
The demonstrators, many of whom work in the hospitality industry, lit candles inside beer glasses and set them in a line stretching about a kilometer from the city center to government buildings.
Chcรญpl PES initiative plans to establish a political party Otevลeme ฤesko (Open Czechia). According to restaurateur Jiลรญ Janeฤek, partnering restaurants, pubs and shops will become places for political partyโs meetings, which will make them exempt from COVID-19 related measures.
The Czech Government has decided to close food services and hotels in the country since December 18 due to a rapid spike in COVID-19 cases.
Restaurants are currently allowed to sell take-away food and drinks through windows, but the gastronomic industry in the Czech Republic is still losing approximately CZK 414 million in sales every day due to the closure.
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