Health Minister Roman Prymula said that the current restrictions were not doing enough to reduce contact among the population.
The result of a public competition, Chybik + Kristof Architects & Urban Designers were selected to complete the construction of the Jihlava Multipurpose Arena. A vibrant multifunctional complex, the four-building project brings together sports, culture, and social venues open to diverse audiences. Revisiting the site as an urban sociocultural campus, they act together to revive the notion of public space and integrate the long-neglected area to Jihlava’s city centre. The construction, due to begin in 2021 and end in 2023, will build on the city’s existing hockey stadium, a deteriorating indoor sporting arena built in 1956, and expand into a four-building multifunctional centre bringing together an adaptable ice rink, a rooftop running track and a gym as well as a sports academy, hospitality establishments and shops. Hosting both regional sporting and cultural events, the completed structure will act as a public platform open to a variety of audiences for a diverse range of activities, in an effort to revitalise this area of the city. The new structure unfolds into four distinct buildings, two of which already exist, connected through open-air walkways and green spaces. While the existing rectangular stadium undergoes full reconstruction and the sports academy is maintained as a...
Face masks must be worn everywhere in the Czech Republic from tomorrow, Wednesday, October 21 in order to curb a surge in coronavirus infections
Police detained around 150 people in Prague at a protest against the government’s Covid-19 restrictions on Prague’s Old Town Square on Sunday. Thousands of protesters, including “radical” football fans according to police, gathered in the city center to demand the resignation of Health Minister Roman Prymula. Public gatherings of more than six are also banned but up to 500 people are allowed to demonstrate if they are divided into separated groups of 20 and wear face masks. Many of the demonstrators had no face coverings. After police said their number surpassed 500, the organisers ended the rally. “Participants attacked the police without any reason,” Prague police chief Tomas Lerch told reporters, while another officer described them as “radical fans”. “We used a water cannon, tear gas and petards,” Lerch said, adding that nearly 20 officers were injured. Police rescue services said at least 20 people were injured in the clashes on Sunday. In the past week, bars and restaurants have been ordered to close except for takeout orders, and schools have moved to distance learning. Sport and fitness clubs, theatres and cinemas had already shut, but shops have remained open.
The Czech Republic reported 5,059 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases detected since March to 173,885, a rise of over 100,000 in October alone. Deaths have climbed to 1,422, up from 698 on October 1. The number of hospitalizations has risen to 3,519, and those in intensive care number 587. There were 660 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Prague on Sunday. It is a decrease compared to the previous five days, but at the same time, the highest Sunday increase since the beginning of the epidemic. Since March, 31,028 people have been infected in Prague, 14,157 have been cured, and 255 have died. There are currently 16,616 infected in the Czech capital. “The Czech government will wait at least two weeks before deciding whether to order a full lockdown to stem its epidemic”, Deputy Prime Minister Karel Havlicek said on Sunday. The healthcare system faces a difficult few weeks ahead but is not threatened by collapse, health officials said on Friday. Meanwhile, the Czech Fire Rescue Service said it had sent a formal request through European Union channels for ventilators. Worldwide coronavirus cases crossed 40 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally. There were...
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Jana Maláčová (ČSSD) called the Prime Minister Andrej Babiš an “idiot” during an interview with Czech Television. When she thought the camera was off, Maláčová said the current situation “it’s a mess that Babiš made. And now we all have to clean it up. He’s an idiot, I’m sorry, excuse me” There has been a long-standing tension between Maláčová and Babiš. The Prime Minister criticized the Minister of Labor, in an interview with Právo in May, when he stated that “Maláčová behaved illegally during the spring phase of the coronavirus crisis”.
According to the Minister of the Interior, "the government will wait for five, six days and then declare or not a nationwide lockdown".
The Czech Republic, facing Europe’s biggest surge in new coronavirus infections per capita, reported 11,105 COVID-19 cases on Friday, its largest single-day tally so far of the pandemic, Health Ministry data showed on Saturday. There were 1,342 confirmed cases in Prague, the second-highest increase since the beginning of the epidemic. Currently, 15,673 people are suffering from the infection in the Czech capital. A total of 236 people died. The total number in the Czech Republic has risen to 160,112, double the number seen on October 2 and more than six times the amount overall before September. As of Saturday morning, 1,283 people have died after contracting the coronavirus. In the two weeks to Friday, the Czech Republic recorded more than 74,000 cases, 10,000 more than Italy which has almost six times the population, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Read: Police Will Bring a ‘Stronger Approach’ to Covid Measure Breaches Health officials have warned that the coming weeks will be difficult but said on Friday the system was not facing collapse. They estimate up to 5,000 patients will be in hospital by the end of the month, with a fifth of in intensive care. Prague...
Roman Berbr, the vice-chairman of the Czech Football Association, has today been arrested along with some people from the world of refereeing. The Czech police raided the country’s football association headquarters on Friday, charging 19 people with match-fixing and corruption, prosecutors and association officials said. “The procedure concerns the activity of an organized criminal group dealing with… match-fixing,” Prague prosecutor Daniela Bartikova said in a statement,” High State Prosecutor Lenka Bradacova told Reuters, confirming earlier reports by local media. “Nineteen people were detained,” she added. Czech Football Association spokesman Michael Jurman confirmed the raid. “We can confirm that since the morning, the police have acted, including a search at the association headquarters,” Jurman said. “We are providing the police with maximum cooperation,” he added. News website Denik N reported that deputy chief of the Czech Football Association Roman Berbr was among those charged but state prosecutor Bradacova declined to say whether the long-time official had been charged or detained. Jurman also declined to comment on the report and Berbr could not be immediately reached for comment. The case centers on alleged match-fixing in the second and third tiers of Czech football and officials are also investigating a number of referees, Seznam Zpravy...
The Czech Republic recorded 9,721 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, setting a single-day record for a second day running, Health Ministry data showed on Friday. “The coronavirus transmission rate is now at 1.4,” said the director of the Institute of Health Information and Statistics Ladislav Dušek. The goal is to reduce it below 1. The R number represents the average number of people each person with coronavirus goes on to infect. The country has registered the biggest surge of new coronavirus cases in Europe, with the total number of infections detected since the pandemic hit in March having more than doubled to 149,010. The total number of cases detected since March rose to 149,010, more than doubling in October. So far, 63,350 patients have recovered and there are 84,430 active cases. 5,000 more beds will be needed in hospitals, 700 with lung ventilators. Hospitals should limit unnecessary care, and dismiss patients as soon as possible. Prime Minister Andrej Babis told reporters it was necessary to start building extra capacity and that the state would purchase 4,000 beds from hospital and nursing bed maker LINET. Hospitals are treating six times as many virus patients as during the first wave, with other surgeries...
A secondary school has started teaching an apprenticeship in fast-food gastronomy, which ends with a guaranteed job at McDonald’s. The three-year course is being offered by the Technical and Gastronomic Secondary School, based in the town of Blansko (South Moravian Region), which counts the fast-food giant as its multinational partner. Starting next September, students will be given practical experience in McDonald’s, including Barista and service training, with a position at the chain promised at the end. They will also learn how to run a restaurant and manage a team of people. On their Facebook page, the school explained that they were ‘inspired by a successful German model’. The U.S.-based fast-food company joined the European Alliance for Apprenticeships in August 2018 and aims to provide 43,000 apprenticeships by 2025 in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the UK. This is the first of its kind in the Czech Republic. The school continued: “The result is the focus of the specialist fast-food gastronomy. And it’s definitely not just a burger assembly. On the contrary, a successful graduate will gain a job position on the floor as a shift manager.” The news has drawn harsh criticism from chef Zdeněk Pohlreich. “In the Czech...
The police will no longer try to explain Covid restrictions to people. They will instead ‘not tolerate’ anybody who disobeys the rules, the country’s police president Jan Švejdar said. Švejdar made the announcement on Twitter, stating that as harsher restrictions have been introduced to halt the spread of Coronavirus, stricter compliance measures need to put in place too. “The situation is extremely serious and police officers can no longer tolerate such actions.” According to him, there is still a group of citizens who categorically refuse to comply with measures such as mask-wearing. However, the police no longer have ‘room to negotiate’, according to Švejdar. Ondřej Moravčík, a spokesman of the police, explained that the police officers have three variants of the procedure. Firstly, the police can try to negotiate with the person. Secondly, fines can be issued on the spot for up to 10 thousand crowns. If the individual refuses to pay, they can report the matter to the administrative authority. If this happens, the fine can increase to 20,000 CZK. Moravčík confirmed that the second variant of the procedure will be used more frequently now. This news comes after a restaurant in Vodičková Street was found to be open...
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