“The current data on the epidemiological situation shows that the Czech Republic can avoid a tough lockdown, similar to the one in Israel”, said the new Minister of Health Jan Blatný in an interview with Právo. “The measures introduced are, in my opinion, significant. If the situation cannot be reversed by anything other than tougher measures, I will support them. However, the numbers I see now suggest that a hard lockdown will not be necessary,” Blatný added. When asked to comment on the measures introduced in the last weeks, Blatný replied that he did not want to criticize the actions of his predecessors “To understand whether the new measures are working or not, we always have to wait two weeks. I will insist that we need to have enough time and information before tightening or loosening the measures. Too frequent changes in this situation are wrong and unsafe,” the minister added. Read: Austria Requires Negative COVID-19 Test Upon Arrival From the Czech Republic Jan Blatný replaces Roman Prymula, who was photographed leaving a restaurant that should have been closed under his own COVID-19 restrictions. Prymula denied any wrongdoing, saying he went through the restaurant to a private space for a...
Data from the cash register system provider, Dotykačka shows that while sales from operating restaurants fell by about a fifth to a quarter.
At midday today, Thursday October 28, the President of the Republic Miloš Zeman will appoint Jan Blatný as Minister of Health.
During the first 24 hours of the curfew, the police registered 30 violations for which they imposed fines or handed them over to administrative proceedings, Prague Police spokesman Jan Rybanský announced. Prague Police carried out 1,200 inspections, either at random places or on the basis of reports from citizens. The average number of inspections of compliance with government measures is around a thousand per day and about one per cent of them result in a fine or administrative proceeding. A night curfew from 21:00 p.m. to 04:59 a.m. has been introduced in the Czech Republic from Wednesday, October 28 as a measure to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Read: Coronavirus in the Czech Republic: The Latest Exceptions will apply to journeys to work, urgent journeys to protect life, health, and property, and dogs walking within 500 meters of the place of residence. People may have to prove why they left home. It will also be possible to submit the document retrospectively. Among government restrictions, the police also control the obligation to wear a face mask and the ban on crowding, which prevents more than two people who do not share a household to be together. Read: Ondřej Pala, Speaker...
The Czech Republic reported 15,663 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. The country has reported a total of 284,033 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic started in March. There are more than 170,000 active cases currently. Deaths have climbed to 2547. The number of hospitalizations has risen to 6, 191, and those in intensive care number 828. Although on Monday the number of confirmed cases among those tested fell below 30 percent, the figures still suggest that there are far more infected people in the population than hygienists reveal. The number of tests performed dropped to 35,000 on Monday. Last week, Czech laboratories performed on average 46,000 tests on weekdays. During the last week, the infection spread most significantly in the Vsetín region, where hygienists recorded about 1,090 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Vsetín is followed by Benešovsko with 1054 and Přerovsko with 1039 infected per 100,000 inhabitants in the last seven days. On Tuesday, 27 October, the government of Andrej Babiš asked the Chamber of Deputies for an extension of the state of emergency in the Czech Republic until December 3, 2020. As Lidovky.cz reports, the monthly extension is not supported by the opposition. Pirates ask for an extension of 14 days,...
October 28 is Independent Czechoslovak State Day, and most large stores over 200 square meters will close due to the law passed in 2016. Large shops need to comply with the Retail Sales Hours Act, which regulates opening hours. During a state of emergency, this law does not apply. However, Albert, Billa, Kaufland, Tesco, Lidl, Globus, and Penny Market announced the store closings on October 28. You can find out more information on their official websites. Pharmacies, gas stations, and stores in airports, hospitals, and train stations are not included in the law. “Our employees have been going through a very hectic period since the beginning of the pandemic, which has not slowed down even during the summer months. Therefore, our primary goal is to let them rest,” said Billa’s spokeswoman Dana Bratánková. Penny Market is on the same line. “The current state of emergency and the spread of coronavirus places great demands on our employees, both physically and mentally. We let them take a day off,” said a company spokesman Tomáš Kubík. The law covers the following public holidays: 1st January, Easter Monday, 8th May (the Victory Day), 28th September (Day of St. Vaclav / Czech Statehood Day), 28th...
On October 18th, people gathered in Old Town Square without face coverings to protest the latest Coronavirus restrictions put in place in Prague. Consisting of football and hockey fans, members of the ‘Movement of civil dissatisfaction’ and citizens, the crowd commended the decisions of Roman Prymula to close bars and restaurants, ban sports games and make mask-wearing mandatory. After the demonstration came to an end, violence broke out between protestors and police. Bottles and bins were thrown, while police aimed tear gas at demonstrators According to the police, around 20 people were injured in the clashes. Of the 144 people who were arrested on the day, 14 people will are accused of criminal charges. According to the press secretary of police Eva Kropacova, two people will face up to six years in jail. Ondřej Pala watched it all play out. Prague Morning visited the boxer to ask for his side of the story and whether he plans to attend the next demonstration on October 28, which has been condemned by the government. What was the message of the demonstration? I wasn’t the organiser of the demonstration, I just spoke there. The only reason I was there was that I...
At a meeting on Tuesday, 27 October 2020, the government of Andrej Babiš asked the Chamber of Deputies for an extension of the state of emergency in the Czech Republic until December 3, 2020. The state of emergency itself does not mean any draconic steps but gives the government more power to limit activities including businesses. As Lidovky.cz reports, the monthly extension is not supported by the opposition. Pirates ask for an extension of 14 days, KDU-ČSL for three weeks. All schools, with the exception of kindergartens and special schools, will remain close after November 2. Read: Czech Republic Begins Overnight Curfew from Wednesday at Midnight Breach of obligations imposed on the basis of the Czech Act on Crisis Management may be penalized for natural persons in relation to its seriousness as an offense with a fine of up to CZK 20,000, CZK 50,000, CZK 100,000 and max. CZK 2,000,000 and legal entities and natural persons doing business up to CZK 3,000,000. Today should also be more clear the future of the Health Minister Roman Prymula. Blesk.cz said he was pictured leaving a restaurant without a mandatory mask covering his face on Wednesday night – just hours after imposing a...
Visitors today admire the Gothic interiors as well as the story of this incredible move, which earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.
The Czech Republic will begin its first nationwide curfew on Wednesday night, as it continues to battle a resurgence of coronavirus cases.
The Czech Ministry of Health is proposing that the government takes further crisis measures. At today’s meeting, the Ministry proposed a 7-day restriction on free movement throughout the Czech Republic between 9 pm and 5 am. As Echo24 reports, it should be valid from Wednesday 28 October at Midnight to Tuesday 3 November at 23.59. Only traveling to the workplace, and urgent trips may be an exception. Dog walking only permitted within 100 meters of your residence. Based on the statements of the Minister of Health, home office could not only be recommended but mandatory for some companies. “I am a supporter of a tough Israel-style lockdown. That’s the only thing that can help us. There is nothing to wait for,” said Milan Kubek, president of the Czech Medical Chamber on Sunday. Belgium A curfew has been put in place in Belgium, where authorities said the average daily number of people testing positive over the past week had exceeded 10,000, prompting fears of a strain on hospitals. Belgium’s midnight-5 am curfew comes with the closure of cafes, bars and restaurants and a ban on alcohol sales after 8 pm. Italy In Italy, a nightly curfew between midnight and 5 am begins on...
Responding to the Czech Republic's plea for European Union aid in fighting a severe spike in coronavirus cases, Hungary has sent 150 respirators.
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