Every supermarket, food shop, and store must allow at least 15 square-meters per person so that customers can practice “social distancing”. This means that supermarkets must control how many people are in the space at any given time. The Czech government has approved a restriction on the number of customers inside stores, which will come into effect from Wednesday. Only one person per 15 square meters will be allowed. “Based on the current measure, people already have to keep a distance of two meters, so there will be no fatal changes. But it is true that it is different than as originally approved by the government resolution,” said Minister of Industry Karel Havlíček (ANO) to Radiožurnál. The president of the Trade and Tourism Association, Tomáš Prouza, criticized the new restriction. “The change will cause a concentration of people in front of the stores,” he claims. Read: Covid Measures Could be Eased by December, Health Minister Reveals “The government has been talking from the beginning of the pandemic about the need to prevent people from gathering and reducing their mobility. But what will a person do when sees a long line in front of the store? He will go to another...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was born on this day, i.e, November 16, in 1945. This year, UNESCO marks the 75th birthday and 48th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention and it will continue to “protect the world’s most outstanding places” around the globe. According to the official website, the UN body’s mission is to contribute to the building of a culture of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, sciences, culture, communication and information. The idea of creating an international movement for protecting heritage had emerged after World War 1. The UN agency works to create the condition for dialogue among civilisations, cultures and people, based upon respect for commonly shared values. UNESCO believes that through this dialogue that the world can achieve global visions of sustainable development encompassing observance of human rights, mutual respect and the allegation of poverty, all of which are at the heart of its mission and activities. UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites in the Czech Republic The first sites on the territory of the present Czech Republic were inscribed at the 16th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Santa Fe, United States in 1992. At that...
Health Minister Jan Blatný has encouraged citizens to be 'euphoric' as he announced that current Covid restrictions could be lifted by the beginning of December.
Around 4.5 million hens are raised in cages each year in the Czech Republic.
In addition to Germany, Sweden, and Cyprus, also Lithuania and Latvia will be included in the "red" group of countries from Monday, November 16.
Czech military intelligence warns of growing tensions between the “leading” countries that could lead to World War III. This is stated in the intelligence report for 2019, Lidové noviny reports. According to analysts, an unusually intense conflict is forming on the worldwide level, and it could erupt due to growing tensions between the “big” powers. Army spies claim that the world is in the first phase of World War III. It is noted that now the global conflict “is at the first stage.” “The worldview of those who can and wish to actively participate in it [the conflict] is being formed, and the technological tools with which it could be controlled are gradually being determined,” the authors of the report say. According to analysts, a possible cause of the conflict is the rivalry between the United States, Russia and China. The document also talks about the decline in the importance of international law due to the lack of a peaceful dialogue as a way to resolve contradictions. The authors of the report emphasize that the manipulation of public consciousness also contributes to the growth of tension. Propaganda is playing a big role: “manipulated thinking, biased conclusions and the absence of a sense of...
Lucia Janovcová and Korena Flanagan have no problem giving Covid the finger. The two marketing and communication specialists launched a service to provide free advice for businesses impacted by the pandemic. To make the message crystal clear – they called it F_CK COVID. “We called it fuckcovid because that really is how everyone is feeling – especially if you have your own business,” co-founder Lucia Janovcová explained. Once small businesses register for free, they’ll have access to a remote marketing and communications session, help getting started on a plan, and be featured on the site’s Buy Local page. The pair want to provide fresh ideas for businesses struggling to manage this uncertainty to give them back some control. Janovcová said the idea came from the frustration of isolation: “Like everyone we are sick of this disease. We are sick of being locked up and we are sick of people not wearing masks and washing their hands,” she said. “We had a choice – get angry on the couch or do something to help. So we started this service. Janovcová said she often gets asked why they are offering the service for free. “The answer is pretty simple – to give...
Jan Lukačevič, who on a daily basis focuses on “exploring the universe“, has been chosen by NATO to become a member of a group of young leaders, all under the age of 35, that will advise the secretary-general of the organization. On Monday, the Permanent Delegation of the Czech Republic to NATO announced the news on Facebook. Lukačevič will become one of 14 Young Leaders from all NATO member states to provide Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg with recommendations from the younger generations. Lukačevič is a space physicist at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic who, among other things, organized the Energy for Medics initiative to support healthcare professionals in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic. “I have mixed feelings about this, from responsibility to joy that I succeeded in the difficult selection process. And also, I feel enthusiasm because I am very curious about it,” Lukačevič said in Czech Radio´s Budoucnost R podcast. According to the young scientist, NATO brings peace and security to member countries. “It provides us all with a relatively safe and peaceful life, but that means we also have our responsibilities. Science is one of the areas that can help fulfill these commitments,” Lukačevič pointed...
The reproduction number R in the Czech Republic dropped to 0.8, according to the Institute for Health Information and Statistics.
On Wednesday, November 17, thirty buildings around Prague will light up with the colours of the Czech flag. Prague Castle, the Congress Center, the Žižkov Tower, the Petrin Tower, the Dancing House, the Straka Academy, university buildings and the headquarters of several companies will be colored in blue, red and white. The Slovak singer Jana Kirschner will perform at 17:11 the song “A Prayer for Marta” (Modlitba pro Martu), which was banned under communism after the Warsaw Pact invasion of 1968 and then revived during the Velvet Revolution. Among other things, there will be an outdoor projection on the facade of the Máj department store, focusing on the current political situation in Belarus. There will also be a program inside buildings – theater performances, a talk show, art workshops, and debates. Visitors can also look forward to street exhibitions or educational walks mapping the period of communism, the events of the Velvet Revolution, and the early post-revolutionary years. November 17th is Twice as Important for Czechs November 17th is not at all just an ordinary day in the Czech Republic. It is a very important day for Czechs not only for one but for two reasons. The original event that 17 November...
The Czech Republic will use more fossil fuels as a power source over the next decade than the majority of the EU, a new report has revealed. Think Tank Ember has analysed energy plans submitted by all 27 European Union member states. These documents, which were submitted to the European Commission for approval, detailed how the country expected to produce electricity by 2030. The Czech Republic submitted theirs in January 2020 after the material was approved by the government. The results don’t look good – Poland is the only country that uses more coal than Czechia. In 2030, coal, the fossil fuel which emits the most CO 2, will still account for at least a third of total electricity production in Bulgaria, Czechia and Poland (considerably more in Poland). The 2020’s is a crucial time for climate change action. To meet the EU’s commitments under the Paris Agreement — which aims to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C — all EU countries need to phase out coal by 2030. However, the report shows that Czechia is far from achieving these goals. Approximately 90% of the remaining electricity generation from coal is expected to be from just three countries, Germany, Poland,...
A Czech woman is thankful she and her newborn baby boy are on the road to recovery after she gave birth while in a coma due to a COVID-19 infection.
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