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BREAKING: Czech’s First Three Recovered Coronavirus Patients

The first three patients infected with the new coronavirus in the Czech Republic have been cured, announced Monday the regional Minister of Health. They were all patients of the hospital in Ústí nad Labem. The Czech Republic currently has 298 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, the Czech Health Ministry reported on Monday morning. The health authorities have increased the number of clinics and hospitals which provide testing. People who have coronavirus symptoms have been asked to contact their GP or respective hygiene office before setting out to try and get a test. The Czech Republic is one of the few countries in the world where no casualties have been reported so far.   V České republice máme první tři pacienty vyléčené z nákazy koronavirem! Všichni tři v nemocnici v Ústí nad Labem. Skvělá zpráva a obrovská naděje a motivace ?? — Andrej Babiš (@AndrejBabis) March 16, 2020

 by Prague Morning Mar 16, 2020

With This Czech App You Can Volunteer to Help Those Self-Isolating

Sousedska Pomoc is a new project that aims to organize volunteers delivering items to people who cannot or cannot make purchases.

 by Prague Morning Mar 16, 2020

Official: Czech Republic is Under Quarantine

The Czech Republic tightened a nationwide lockdown that has been in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus on Sunday evening.

 by Prague Morning Mar 15, 2020

Coronavirus: Czech Government to Quarantine the Entire Country?

The government will discuss to quarantine the whole Czech Republic this afternoon.

 by Prague Morning Mar 15, 2020

Czech Post to Help the State by Delivering Food

In order to fight the spread of a new type of coronavirus, the Czech Post will offer the state its capacities to deliver food and other vital supplies.

 by Prague Morning Mar 14, 2020

Coronavirus: Restaurants in Prague Respond With Takeaways and Delivery

Coronavirus is the main topic of conversation at the moment, many think the decisions made by the Czech government are great whilst others may feel they go too far. Either way, we as citizens, have to accept the new rules and adjust to them. Over the last few days our news feeds have been a little crazy with constant updates on new restrictions and regulations but this morning it was a big surprise to read that all restaurants and pubs must close from 6 am today for at least 10 days. Food lovers need not panic, we have some good news!  This morning Prague Morning contacted several restaurants to find out how they are dealing with the new restrictions, obviously, they are far from happy about the situation but many have been preparing for this type of measure being introduced. Helena Sochman, from Rosinter group, said: “We have been working on emergency plans over the last few weeks to prepare for this situation. We are happy to let people know, that TGI Fridays will continue to deliver food to our clients via online ordering, the same goes for Planet Sushi and our latest partner, Asian Bistro. We offer deliveries and...

 by Prague Morning Mar 14, 2020

Coronavirus: How to Proceed If I Feel Symptoms

We would like to let you know how you should proceed if you feel any kind of symptoms and want to get tested for the new virus.

 by Prague Morning Mar 14, 2020

BREAKING: Czech Government Closing Most Shops, Restaurants

The Czech government will shut most shops and restaurants from 6:00 a.m. on Saturday as part of measures to contain the spread of the new coronavirus,

 by Prague Morning Mar 14, 2020

Traveling During the State of Emergency: Everything You Need to Know

Based on the decision of the Government of the Czech Republic declaring the state of emergency, the following travel restrictions related to high epidemic risk countries will take effect on Saturday, March 14th, 2020 (0:00 AM). Effective from March 16th, 2020 (0:00 AM) these measures will be extended to non-risk countries. Measures in force from Saturday, March 14th, 2020 (0:00 AM) to Monday, March 16th, 2020 (0:00 AM): a ban to entry for all foreigners coming from high epidemic risk countries, except for foreigners with temporary residence permit over 90 days or foreigners with a permanent residence permit in the Czech Republic; this does not apply if the entry of these foreigners is in the interest of the Czech Republic; halting the reception of visa applications and temporary and permanent residence permits at the embassies of the Czech Republic; this does not apply to persons whose stay is in the interest of the Czech Republic; suspending proceedings of all short-term visa applications, which have not been decided yet; this does not apply to persons whose stay is in the interest of the Czech Republic; suspending all proceedings on applications for residence permit over 90 days lodged at the embassies of the Czech...

 by Prague Morning Mar 13, 2020

Czech Republic’s Second-Biggest Hospital is Hit by Cyberattack

As countries around Europe enact drastic measures to try to contain the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, the main hospital in Brno has been forced to cancel all planned operations and farm out acute patients to other hospitals after falling victim to a major cyber attack. At the time of writing, according to local media reporting, the exact nature of the attack on University Hospital Brno was unknown, but it is understood that hospital staff have had to turn off IT systems, suggesting that its infrastructure may have been encrypted by ransomware.The incident was confirmed by the Czech National Office for Cyber and Information Security (NÚKIB). In a statement on its website, a spokesperson said NÚKIB was notified about the incident on the morning of 13 March. At present, the spokesperson said, NÚKIB cybersecurity specialists are working alongside police and hospital management to resolve the incident. Hospital director Jaroslav Štěrba told Czech media that some key clinical systems were working, but the hospital had lost the ability to transfer information from these systems to its database system. He said he hoped it would be possible to quickly identify the nature of the incident and restore systems quickly. The incident highlights the opportunistic nature...

 by Prague Morning Mar 13, 2020

Smartwings/Czech Airlines to Suspend All Flights To and From Czech Republic

The main Czech airline group Smartwings/Czech Airlines will suspend all flights to and from the Czech Republic by Monday in response to government travel restrictions meant to fight the spread of coronavirus, the airline said on Friday. The government has agreed to ban foreigners from entering the country and Czechs travelling abroad as of Monday, with some exceptions. Smartwings said it would ground up to 23 planes, half of its fleet. The Czech Republic on Friday introduced an unprecedented travel ban in a fight against the coronavirus. Czechs and foreigners with permanent or long-term residency in the Czech Republic will not be allowed to leave the country, beginning on 16 March. Foreigners will not be able to enter the country for the next 30 days. People working abroad (within 50km of the Czech border) will be able to cross. The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the Czech Republic has now reached 120, with over 4,800 people quarantined. Cases have now been recorded in all regions of the country. Prague has the highest number, with 50 cases.

 by Prague Morning Mar 13, 2020

Czech Republic Closes Borders

Czechs and foreign nationals with permanent or long-term residence (90 days) in the Czech Republic will not be allowed to leave the country.

 by Prague Morning Mar 13, 2020

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