More than half of Czechs say the use of marijuana should be legal, reflecting a steady increase over the past decade, according to a new survey by Pražský deník. More than half of Czech adults have tried marijuana at least once in their lives. 53% report that they first used marijuana during their high school years. And a quarter of them smoked the first joint in elementary school. A 2016 survey from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Dependency found that the Czech Republic had the highest share of young cannabis or hashish users in Europe, as more than a fifth of Czechs aged 15 to 34 had used the drugs at least once in the previous year. Cannabis use for recreational purposes is illegal in the Czech Republic, using marijuana for therapeutic and health purposes on prescription from a doctor has been legal since April 2013. But very few patients are currently able to procure it, as the use of medical cannabis is not reimbursed by the Czech social insurance and patients have to pay for the entire cost by themselves. Nearly 90 percent of the total amount of cannabis is currently being used to treat chronic intractable pain, followed...
The Czech Republic reported 7,301 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, falling below 10,000 for the first time since October 19. The country has reported a total of 258,097 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic started in March. There are 158,515 active cases currently. Deaths have climbed to 2,201. The number of hospitalisations has risen to 5,345, and those in intensive care number 800. The Czech Republic will get 30 ventilators from the European Union and is seeking more help and equipment abroad to help grapple with the continent’s worst outbreak of the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Thursday. “An extension of the state of emergency is inevitable, at least until December 3”, announced the Minister of Health Roman Prymula. The Czech government will almost certainly have to tighten its anti-coronavirus measures again as current curbs have not halted a surge in infections. PM Babis said he could not imagine a full lockdown being put in place but said some measures could include firms having to test employees. Based on the statements of the Minister of Health, the following measures are under discussion: Home office could not only be recommended but mandatory The state would order large companies to...
"The next week will be the key one, and unless a miracle happens, we won't have any other choice than to tighten our measures further," he said.
The Czech Republic will get 30 ventilators from the European Union and is seeking more help and equipment abroad to help grapple with the continent’s worst outbreak of the new coronavirus. The government has sought to boost numbers of beds, equipment, and personnel, including at a 500-bed field hospital in Letňany, with the aim of being able to take in 15,500 COIVD-19 patients at once. “Commission President (Ursula) von der Leyen called to tell me a little while ago that the European Commission will immediately supply us 30 ventilators from EU crisis stocks, and that it will connect us with other EU member states which will offer us their free capacities,” Babis tweeted. “Thank you for solidarity and a very quick reaction. We highly appreciate the help.” The Czech government agreed to bring up to 300 military personnel from the European Union and NATO member states to help with the coronavirus pandemic. Read: Up to 300 Foreign Military Doctors Will Help Czech Hospital’s Covid Fight Moreover, the government has already agreed to call in 28 military doctors from the United States to help the country’s health service with Covid-related hospitalizations. Apart from the EU supply, the country was talking to...
Czech landmarks in Prague and around the country will be lit up in blue — the official color of the United Nations— on Saturday night to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the world body. In Prague, it will be Petřín Tower, the Dancing House, the Žižkov transmitter and the British Embassy. The initiative is a symbolic effort to unite people globally; promote the universal language of peace, sustainable development, and human rights; spread hope in these uncertain times and highlight support for the aims and ideals of the United Nations. “We face colossal challenges. With global solidarity and cooperation, we can overcome them. That’s what the United Nations is all about. On this anniversary, I ask people everywhere to join together. The United Nations not only stands with you… The United Nations belongs to you and is you: “we the peoples”,” says United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. October 24 is the anniversary of the entry into force of the U.N. Charter in 1945 and is celebrated as U.N. Day. Among the confirmed participating buildings: • Town Hall, Grand Place, Brussels, Belgium • European institutions: European Commission Berlaymont, EEAS, European Council, Brussels, Belgium • UN buildings: Palais des Nations, Geneva; UN...
As a result of the crisis measures issued by the government, it is not possible to travel to the Czech Republic for the purpose of tourism or visiting friends.
The Minister of Health Roman Prymula rejected the invitation of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš to resign.
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš asked the Minister of Health Roman Prymula him to resign. The PM announced it during a press conference on Friday.
Health Minister Roman Prymula and MP Jaroslav Faltynek were seen leaving a restaurant on Thursday night that was supposed to be closed due to government epidemiological restrictions. The Czech tabloid Blesk spotted Prymula shortly before midnight on Thursday evening, walking next to his driver without a facemask. According to the current measures, restaurants should be closed, and facemasks must now be worn at all times in the presence of other people. In his defense, Faltynek claimed that the meeting had taken place on Wednesday evening before the new facemask rules came into force, and in a salon at the restaurant which had been left unlocked by the owner. “I apologize for breaking the rules, asking the Minister to meet in a closed restaurant,” said Faltynek. The owner Rio’s Vyšehrad restaurant left the ministers in a lounge room to “talk things over a coffee”. Ministr zdravotnictví Roman Prymula nejspíš káže Čechům vodu a sám pije víno ‼️ Jak dodržuje pravidla o nošení roušky… Posted by Blesk.cz on Thursday, 22 October 2020 Resign! The resignation of the Minister of Health is demanded, among others, by the Deputy Prime Minister and head of the CSSD Jan Hamáček. “The rules apply to everyone....
The Czech Republic has registered 14,151 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, down from a record of 14,968 the previous day. Deaths have climbed to 1,845 from 1,739, including 55 deaths reported on Thursday and revisions to previous days. The number of hospitalizations has risen to 4,477, and those in intensive care number 735. The Czech Republic will get 30 ventilators from the European Union and is seeking more help and equipment abroad to help grapple with the continent’s worst outbreak of the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Thursday. Meanwhile, the government is likely to ask parliament to extend the state of emergency powers that are currently due to run out on November 3, Health Minister Roman Prymula said on Thursday. On Thursday, the Czech government agreed to bring up to 300 military personnel from the European Union and NATO member states to help with the coronavirus pandemic. The Czech government has already agreed to call in 28 military doctors from the United States to help the country’s health service with Covid-related hospitalizations. According to Prymula, American doctors should arrive next week.
On Thursday, the Czech government agreed to bring up to 300 military personnel from the European Union and NATO member states.
“Based on the recommendation of the Minister of Health Roman Prymula, President Zeman decided that gala-ceremony at which he awards high state distinctions for outstanding achievements, professional excellence, and exemplary personal qualities, will be postponed and take place on October 28 next year,” said Prague Castle chancellor Vratislav Mynář. The list of the awards will appear on the Prague Castle website on October 28 at 8 p.m. “October 28 will be symbolically commemorated by a ceremonial change of castle guards, which will take place at noon, followed by the anthem of the Czech Republic,” added Mynář. “In the evening, the first courtyard of Prague Castle will be ceremoniously lit in the colors of the Czech flag”. History – what you need to know To understand the origin and importance of 28 October, we need to go back to the end of WWI. During the year of 1918, the guarantee was gained that the Triple Entente countries would accept future Czechoslovakia as a sovereign state. This unique position among the former Austria-Hungary states made the official creation of Czechoslovakia a swift process from thereon, and on 28 October it was agreed in Geneva that a new republic with Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk...
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