The overall epidemiological situation in the Czech Republic is progressing well, but in some areas, it is necessary to be careful, said Health Minister Adam Vojtěch. In order to combat an uptick in coronavirus cases in the country, Vojtěch presented the Czech regional traffic light rating system, which has four levels. The worst situation is still in Prague, the Moravian-Silesian region, and the Jihlava region. “There are four levels,” Vojtěch announced at a press conference. Zero-degree areas show where the risk of infection is minimal or zero. The first level is marked in green and means a sporadic occurrence of the disease but without community transmission. “The second degree is symbolized by a yellow color. These are areas where we are already monitoring a certain community transmission of the disease,” Vojtěch further explained. The last level, the third, will be shown on the map in red color. “These are areas in which we are monitoring the growing community transmission and the risk of infection is significantly higher,” said Vojtěch. The director of the Institute of Health Information and Statistics, Ladislav Dušek, showed a picture of what the maps might look like. “The first publication of maps, which will also...
The Czech brewing industry recorded a loss of over CZK 4.7 billion from March to May.
Do you remember when you last sent a postcard? For me it was last week when I was asked to send some to our relatives’ kids attending summer camp – they don’t use mobiles there. Luckily there was an app for that. I first considered a visit to Lokál, where they have a selection of free postcards, that they’ll also post for free if you drop them in their mailbox. However, the cards are mostly beer-related and aren’t really suitable for kids. I definitely didn’t want to go to a shop and/or post office. I found and downloaded the Pohlednice App by Česká pošta. The app is in English, lets you upload photos, write a message, add a map, address and send all for 29 Kč. After you choose ‘Create a Postcard’, you can choose the size Then you choose the layout. You can press the + button to upload a photo. You can also choose a border. Write the message and optionally include a map. After that, you can pay using a credit card. Confirmation is sent to your email address So if you have kids at camp, elderly relatives without...
Knowing how its citizens experience temperature in the urban areas is at the heart of a new project in the Czech city of Plzeň. Finding out where citizens feel too hot or on the contrary – where they prefer to take cover from the high temperatures – this is the objective of the experienced temperature map of Plzeň (originally Pocitové teplotní mapy Plzně). In order to create its temperature map focusing on the experience of residents and visitors, Plzeň invites them to co-create it together. An anonymous questionnaire, containing three short parts is available on the website www.pocitovemapy.cz (in Czech only). Users of the online tool can simply indicate how they feel in terms of temperature and therefore create their own version of the map. To do this, they can pinpoint locations or entire areas in the Czech city where they do not feel comfortable. On the next step, they are invited to do the opposite – point the places where they do feel at ease in the summer. Questions about how often users visit these locations, for what kind of activity and for how long, must also be answered to complete the survey. Finally, users are invited to complete a...
Two thousand people have gathered today at a techno party at Hlaváček Lhota (Benešov region).
The Czech Republic reported 281 cases of the new coronavirus on Friday, the largest one-day increase since the end of June, bringing the country’s total to 15,081. More than three-fifths recovered from the infection. As of Saturday morning, a total of 369 people died, two on Friday, July 24. There are 142 people currently hospitalized, 20 of them in critical conditions. On Tuesday, July 21, Czech laboratories detected 206 cases, a day later 246. On Thursday, the increase slowed slightly to 235, On Friday it went up again to 280, the highest daily increase since June 28. There are several local outbreaks in the Czech Republic. The Karviná region with 63 cases, has the highest number of people infected in the last seven days per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Frýdek-Místek region with 36 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Prague registered 38 new cases in the last 24 hours. The increase in recent days is due, among other things, to the outbreak in the Techtle Mechtle nightclub. From Saturday (July 25) at midnight, it will be mandatory to wear face masks at indoor public gatherings with over 100 people, including cultural and sports events, as well as during weddings or funerals. From Monday,...
In the next two weeks, temperatures in the Czech Republic will climb steadily. According to Czech meteorologists, Monday marks the start of a sunny period with the wind changing to east or south-east on Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing dry and very hot weather from the continent. From July 27 to August 9 temperatures will be above average, rising up to 30 degrees Celsius. On Tuesday, daytime highs could reach up to 32 degrees Celsius. “We will also have hot nights then, it will be more difficult to sleep at night”, the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (ČHMÚ) stated on its website. “There could be a chance of thunderstorms on Thursday, but this is too early to say now.” However, from mid-August, temperatures should cool a little. “During the third and fourth weeks (August 10 to 23) the weekly average temperature will range around 24 degrees Celsius,” the institute said. Last summer was the hottest in 58 years, with average temperatures of 19.5 degrees Celsius, some 2.5 degrees above the norm for June through August. If you are looking for a job in Prague, check our new job section here Time to move to a new flat? Rents with no commission...
As of this Saturday at midnight, wearing a face-covering will be mandatory at indoor events with over 100 people and capping gatherings to 500 people. From Monday, July 27, the public will be required also to wear a face mask in GP surgeries and pharmacies, “where it is not always possible to maintain a two-meter distance from other people”, the Czech government said in an update on its website. “The situation in Prague is not completely rosy, but there is no reason to worry too much,” the director of Prague’s hygienist office, Zdeňka Jágrová, told Czech Television. According to Jágrová, it is not possible to trace the origin of the infection in about 40 percent of those infected. This is the reason for extending the obligation to wear face masks to all medical facilities. Prague reports 52 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, the largest increase since the first half of April. The main reason is, among other things, the outbreak in the night club Techtle Mechtle. Czech testing labs found 235 new cases of infection by the new coronavirus on Thursday, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday, for a total of 14,800. The number of active cases has grown...
From Saturday, July 25 at midnight, it will be mandatory to wear face masks at indoor public gatherings with over 100 people, including nightclubs.
3D apartment tour in 20 minutes and for only a few hundred CZK. Once again, Bezrealitky portal moves one step closer towards full digitalization of the renting process More people than in the last five years are hunting for apartments. The situation has even surpassed the spring of last year when people shifted towards renting due to the tightening mortgage rules. As a result, owners of houses and apartments are once again dealing with high demand, and the speed at which it is possible to enter into a contract with a new renter is counted in days. This is why the server Bezrealitky is introducing an innovative product that represents an important step towards a full digitalization of the renting process. Its main competitive advantages are speed and price. Uncertain times favor renting. The number of people looking to rent an apartment at the Bezrealitky.cz portal has increased by 10% year-on-year. Just in the month of June, an apartment was rented every ten minutes. The number of reactions to a single ad has increased to thirty on average, and the average time it takes for an ad to be taken down is around 10 days. For this reason, server Bezrealitky...
ČeskOOkolo (in English Czech Around) is a brand-new project launched by the Prague-based bike tour operator BIKO Adventures. Behind the whole idea there is Filippo, originally from Italy but living in the Czech Republic for a very long time. “I, Denisa (his wife, ed) and our team cycled every cm of this country and are now happy to put all our knowledge at your disposal. We are creating a website where there will be five cycling loops with about ten stages each. Those loops cover all the nicest places in the Czech Republic,” says Filippo. “We have just launched the first one called Central Loop and we are going to launch the other four as soon as we can. We are already working on the second,” he adds. The Central Loop includes ten stages that will take you through Unesco sites like Kutna Hora, Zelena Hora, Litomysl, Olomouc, Kromeriz, all while crossing the Czech countryside and connect Prague and Brno. How ČeskOOkolo works People can visit the website and find all the info they need to plan their trip (for free). You can find tips about what to see, where to sleep, eat, how to make stages shorter with trains, what...
Britain today stepped up the battle to defeat coronavirus with Oxford University scientists successfully completed the second phase of developing a vaccine. A coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford appears safe to use in humans and trains the immune system. The early-stage trial has found that the vaccine causes few side effects and induces strong immune responses in both parts of the immune system – provoking a T cell response within 14 days of vaccination and antibody response after 28 days. Trials involving around 1,077 people showed the injection led to them making antibodies and white blood cells that can fight coronavirus. The findings are hugely promising, but it is still too soon to know if this is enough to offer protection and larger trials are underway. “We are seeing very good immune responses, not just on neutralizing antibodies but of T-cells as well,” said Adrian Hill, head of Oxford’s Jenner Institute, in an interview. “We’re stimulating both arms of the immune system.” Although stimulating the production of neutralizing antibodies doesn’t prove a vaccine will be effective, it’s considered an important early step in testing. Results from testing in animals had already shown the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot provoked an immune response. One critical question...
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