The Czech government will on Wednesday consider making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for workers in key professions and people over the age of 60 after the daily tally of new coronavirus cases hit a record high. Authorities said 28,469 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Tuesday, more than double the 12,371 reported for Tuesday of last week. Screening increased this week with the introduction of twice-weekly tests at all workplaces. The previous one-day record was just under 28,000 on 25 November last year. Experts say up to 50,000 cases a day could be recorded in the coming weeks due to a surge in the Omicron variant of the virus. Omicron is now the dominant coronavirus variant in the central European country of 10.7 million people. Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s centre-right government will consider what further steps to take after shortening quarantine and isolation times as part of new measures while also launching mandatory testing of employees at companies from this week. Asymptomatic essential healthcare workers and social service personnel who test positive for COVID-19 are allowed to continue working. Hospitalizations, which peaked at more than 7,000 in early December, dropped to 1,635 on Tuesday from 1,761 reported for Monday.
The Czech Republic reported 28,469 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, the highest daily tally since the pandemic reached the country in March 2020. The number reported for Tuesday is more than double the 12,371 cases reported for the same day last week. Screening increased this week with the introduction of twice-weekly tests at all workplaces. 128,000 tests were performed on Tuesday, 29,000 more than a week ago. Experts say up to 50,000 cases a day could be recorded in the coming weeks due to a surge in the Omicron variant of the virus. The previous one-day record was just under 28,000 on 25 November last year. The worst situation is still registered in Prague. On Tuesday, the daily number of confirmed cases in the capital was again record-breaking, with tests revealing 5,741 positives. On the other hand, the Vysočina and Moravian-Silesian regions are relatively the best, with 529 newly infected and 552 per 100,000 inhabitants in the last seven days. On Tuesday, 1,635 patients with covid-19 required hospital care, 252 of whom were in severe condition. Both numbers are decreasing for the past few weeks. Last year, at the beginning of December, there were around 20,000 people were infected...
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. The number of people repeatedly contracting Covid-19 has increased in the Czech Republic in recent weeks. There were nearly 4,000 confirmed reinfections – categorised as showing symptoms and at least 60 days apart – in December. The environment ministers of Poland and the Czech Republic met for another round of talks Tuesday in hopes of ending a stalemate over a Polish lignite mine that the Czech government says is harmful to its citizens who live near the border between the two countries. According to the Czech Police, 11,170 foreigners without permission to remain were detected in the Czech Republic in 2021, an increase of 58 percentage points from 2020. Polish director Agnieszka Holland has reportedly been working on a movie on Franz Kafka. The movie will be presented at the Berlinale Festival co-production market’s online edition, from February 12-16. Last year, industrial producer prices increased by 7.1% on average. It was the highest annual increase since 1995.
She was 57 years old, singer of a Czech folk group specializing in Irish and Scottish music. She decided to catch Covid intentionally, in order to avoid the vaccine, and now is unfortunately dead. This is the story of Hana Horkà. In recent days she wrote on her social media that she was infected with the Delta variant. “I’m very happy about it because in this way I would be able to start having a “free” life like everyone else, and go back to the cinema, on vacation, to take a sauna, to the theater”. Her son, Jan Rek said: ‘She decided to continue to live normally with us and preferred to catch the disease than to get vaccinated.’ Two days before her death, Horka took to social media to say: ‘I survived… It was intense. So now there will be the theatre, sauna, a concert… and an urgent trip to the sea,’ she added. Horka went for a walk outside but when she returned she started to complain about back pain and soon after, died choking in her bed. An obituary of the singer appeared on the Asonance website and the causes of her death have not been specified....
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. The rules on Covid quarantine in the Czech Republic changed on Monday, requiring even those who are vaccinated to quarantine after coming into contact with a positive person. The rules on testing have also changed and now apply to all employees with some exceptions for medical and social-care professionals. Snežka Mountain was hit by gale force winds reaching 126 km per hour on Monday, bringing to halt cable cars on both the Czech and Polish slopes. A high wind warning is in force across the Czech Republic until 6 pm on Monday. Czech President Miloš Zeman says he will be at Prague Castle for the first time since being released from hospital last year on February 26. Zeman is now living at the Lány presidential residence near Prague. From Monday, January 17, those with a completed course of vaccination will be entitled to up to five free PCR tests per calendar month, covered by public health insurance. Until now, only two tests a month were covered. Last year, industrial producer prices increased by 7.1% on...
According to an expert opinion the police was not responsible for the death of a Romani man who collapsed on the pavement shortly after police restrained him by kneeling on his neck and died in an ambulance shortly after. The conclusion is that the man died of a heavy overdose. The incident happened in the town of Pardubice in June of last year. The man, named locally as Stanislav Tomáš, died in an ambulance shortly after being arrested on 19 June. Footage of the arrest shows police officers pinning Tomáš to the ground, with one officer kneeling at various times on the man’s neck and back. Czechs compared his death to that of George Floyd, who died in 2020 after police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for several minutes during his arrest. Eyewitnesses said Tomáš was arrested after attempting to stop a car being vandalised, but the Czech police and authorities have rejected this narrative. In a statement, police said that an initial autopsy had “ruled out a connection with the operation that preceded the arrest of the suspect”, and said a doctor had reported that a drug overdose was the preliminary cause of death. They added: “According to a preliminary...
Petr Fiala's cabinet wants all employees to be tested in the companies from January 17, including those who are vaccinated and have also received a booster dose.
Giving visa-free access to a whopping total of 185 countries in the world, the Czech passport is among the most powerful travel document in Europe.
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. The coronavirus epidemic wave with predominant Omicron variant will peak in the two forthcoming weeks. Hospitals may receive 500-900 new cases a day in the five, ten days to come, Czech Institute of Health Statistics and Information (UZIS) head Ladislav Dusek told CTK today. The Czech police revealed in the country 11,170 foreigners who illegally migrated last year, about 4,000 more than in 2020. This has been the first time since 2008 that the number of illegal foreigners revealed in a year exceeded 10,000. The minister of labour and social affairs, Marian Jurečka, says the recently installed five-party coalition government may increase taxes on cigarettes and alcohol. The minister said the amount had not been calculated yet. The Czech police force is missing up to 5,500 officers, Czech Television reported. Hundreds exited the service at the end of 2021 and the police have started a major recruitment drive in several parts of the country. President Miloš Zeman said he was opposed to the “political abuse”, including calls for boycotts, of the Olympic Games. Zeman...
Jana Peterková becomes the first person to be convicted for spreading misinformation in the Czech Republic. According to court documents, she allegedly posted a false message claiming that some seniors died in a nursing home in Měšice after the vaccination. “Peterková is obliged to public official apologies on her social networks and website. She also needs to pay financial compensation in the amount of CZK 250,000 crowns and cover the costs of the proceedings,” Falbr said. “Citizens should refer to official sources for information and avoid spreading unsubstantiated information or false rumours, as these may cause fear and public alarm,” police added. The court’s decision is not yet final, iROZHLAS.cz informed on Friday. According to the Manipulátoři.cz server, Peterková published an interview with a former employee of the nursing home, V. Vondráčková, claiming the ‘mainstream media’ were ‘silent’ after several elderly people died after receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The municipality of Měšice denies all the accusations. They also informed that the mayor Martin Čacký found out through the director of the company that operates the nursing home that Vondráčková has not worked there since May 2020.
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. The new Czech centre-right government of Prime Minister Petr Fiala won a confidence vote in the lower house of parliament on Thursday. The Czech Republic’s population has reached 10.52 million, an increase of around 90,000, on the previous census, carried out ten years ago. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala and European Council President Charles Michel talked about the Czech presidency of the Council of the EU that will begin in July. Michal mentioned among European priorities freedoms and democratic values, energy and climate policy, digital transformation. The South Moravian Regional Assembly approved a CZK 14 million subsidy package to increase cyclist safety and expand the network of cycling routes in South Moravia. As well as increasing the opportunities for cycling in the region, the plan is designed to further stimulate tourism. New Czech Environment Minister Anna Hubackova said on Thursday she was ready to hold talks with Poland next week to overcome a dispute over Poland’s open-pit coal mine Turów. Talks between the two countries in the dispute faltered last year.
The Czech Republic has grown in population in the last ten years and reached 10.52 million, according to the preliminary results of a national census carried in March 2o21. That is an increase by around 90,000, on the previous census, carried out ten years ago. The average age of the population is now 42.7 years. In the last decade, it has risen by 1.7 years. Women made up 50.7 percent of the population, men 49.3 percent. 48.2 percent of the population lives in four regions, namely in Prague, Central Bohemia, South Moravia and Moravia-Silesia. Foreigners made up 4.7 percent of the population, namely from Ukraine, Slovakia and Vietnam. The number of people over the age of 65 has grown, reaching 2.1 million and half a million more compared to 2011. The number of single and divorced people has increased, while there are fewer married people than ten years ago. In the last census, there was a higher proportion of university students among men, now among women. A census is taken in the various countries of the world roughly every ten years. The primary purpose is to describe the population living in the country at a certain moment in time: the...
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