Local pharmacies have begun the sale of home testing kits for the Covid-19 following a recent government order mandating businesses test their employees for antigens regularly. Sales of rapid antigen tests have soared since the end of February and have been offered through different vendors like Pilulka, Dr. Max, and Benu Pharmacies. One of the most popular testing methods is the “Lollipop method” currently offered by Pilulka which involves a mouth swab of sorts and provides results in only 15 minutes. A spokeswoman for Pilulka.cz says sales of the lollipop tests saw an uptick in February. “The interest in lollipop tests on the part of customers is huge, since the release of the February press release, in which we were informed about their inclusion in our offer, we sold them out almost immediately – it was a quantity of several thousand pieces,” Kateřina Schotliová, told CTK. The lollipop tests can be purchased for 190 crowns each and are also sold in bulk with packs of 20 tests available. Benu pharmacies have recently announced they are selling self-testing kits that give even faster results than the lollipop tests. The Swiss manufacturer Lomina AG offers tests that are accompanied by detailed packaging...
In terms of per capita economic performance, Prague was the third-wealthiest region in the European Union in 2019. According to a report issued by Eurostat on Wednesday, the Czech capital performed better than Bratislava, Vienna and Stockholm. Eurostat compared 281 regions of the European Union according to GDP against the EU average. The statistics are based on a recalculation of GDP according to purchasing power parity, thus taking into account the local prices of goods and services. The map shows the distribution of wealth in the European Union and also includes some of the most relevant changes in recent years. The leading regions in the ranking of regional GDP per capita in 2019, after Luxembourg (260% of the EU average), were Southern (240%) in Ireland, Prague (205%), Brussels in Belgium and Eastern & Midland in Ireland (both 202%) as well as Hamburg (195%) in Germany. What explains Luxembourg’s high rating? According to Eurostat, the ‘high inflow of commuting workers’, alongside the assets of multinational companies domiciled in the Grand Duchy, are responsible. Luxembourg also ranks third for productivity, with a GDP per person employed of €136,600, behind only the Southern and Eastern-Midland regions of Ireland. The high GDP per capita...
Prague Airport has received the 2020 Airport Service Quality Award, presented annually by the Airports Council International (ACI) to the best airports with the highest provable level of customer satisfaction with the services provided. Prague Airport has thus received the award in the category of 15 – 25 million handled passengers for the third time with the airports in Helsinki and St. Petersburg recognised in the same category. “For the third consecutive year, we have received the best feedback from passengers passing through the gates of our airport. The awards confirm that we can ensure the high quality of our services long-term regardless of the level of traffic. The first two awards were won during times of intense growth. The 2020 award shows us that not even the crisis associated with the spread of COVID-19 can prevent us from keeping our set high customer experience standards. Last year, we focused on implementing a number of protective measures with the goal of protecting the health of both passengers and employees,” Vaclav Rehor, Chairman of the Prague Airport Board of Directors, said. The Airport Service Quality (ASQ) program is run by the Airports Council International. It is one of the world’s most...
Prague has added mobile coverage to three new stations: Flora, Luka, and Nové Butovice. 42 out of 61 stations in the metro network are now covered with a 4G LTE signal. If work continues at its current pace, passengers should have access to a 4G signal ‘in all sections of the subway at the end of 2021’. The costs of covering the capital’s metro stations and the tunnels amount to CZK 12 million and CZK 18 million, respectively. Construction works and cable installation in Prague Metro were performed in phases and during night hours when the metro is closed to the public (1:00 to 3:00 a.m.). The total distance between the four new stations where the cable will be installed in both directions is 11.6 km. It takes at least 50 hours to establish a 4G LTE network in one station; and, to install the network cables in both directions of the tunnel between any two stations takes approximately 2 months. The consortium of mobile operators and CETIN covers Prague’s 4G metro at its own expense. The construction is coordinated by T-Mobile Czech Republic. The speed with which the new LTE network can be installed between stations has been highly dependent on...
After the Czech Republic asked Chinese authorities for the delivery of Chinese Sinopharm vaccines, “according to information provided by the Czech embassy in Beijing, the Chinese side decided to immediately comply with the request,” the Czech president’s spokesperson said on Wednesday. Czech President Miloš Zeman is well known for his close ties with Chinese authorities. In February, he attended a virtual “17+1” summit of China and Central and Eastern European countries, where Chinese President Xi Jinping offered the Sinopharm vaccine to his European counterparts. However, Zeman’s spokesperson said the president had approached China at Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’ request. While the Chinese jabs are currently used in Hungary and Serbia, Poland is also mulling vaccinations using the Sinopharm vaccine. Poland’s Health Minister Adam Niedzielski, however, has said that due to the lack of data, he is not recommending inoculation with the Chinese jab just yet. The Sinopharm vaccine has not yet been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), nor has it applied for registration. The same goes for the Russian Sputnik V. However, PM Babiš admitted that Czechia could bypass the EMA approval process and, like Hungary, approve Sputnik V independently. The Czech government is currently split on this matter...
56-year-old Billionaire and Czech politician, Pavel Sehnal has reportedly been vaccinated at Na Bulovce Hospital after posing as a paramedic, according to Jan Kvaček, director of The Na Bulovce Hospital. The 56-year-old property tycoon owns a private dental clinic at Na Bulovce hospital, Prague 8-Liben. “I am the owner of Bulovka Dental Clinic, and I have dentists there who I am in regular contact with. I was simply invited by my colleagues to participate in the vaccination,” explained Sehnal in an interview. “He was vaccinated despite my ban”, replied Jan Kvaček, CEO of Na Bulovce Hospital. “Mr. Sehnal repeatedly asked if he could be vaccinated, and I repeatedly refused. I explicitly told him he couldn’t get vaccinated because he’s not a paramedic.” According to him, Sehnal got the vaccine by getting confirmation from his clinic that he was a paramedic. Sehnal responded and defended himself, “I am not a doctor, but since the 1st of March, vaccinations also include medical staff, including receptionists and the director, at least that is what I have been informed of by my medical staff.” In contrast, according to the information provided on the website of the facility, the director of the Bulovka Dental Clinic is...
Being a parent is not an easy task. It comes with a lot of responsibilities. There comes a time when your child starts hiding about certain things and it makes the parents even more concerned. Children spend most of their time on their phones. They go through so many changes that should never be gone unnoticed. What should you do? Worrying around will not offer any solution which is why we have brought you a great way of having control over your child’s behaviour. Earlier mobile devices used to have kid’s mode which was restricting the child from using certain applications. But with smartphones, kids know how to bypass the trick with their own smart tricks. Parental control applications are available today which can help you to monitor your child’s phone and other devices even without letting them know. Here introducing you to one of the leading applications “Spyic” which you can use on your kid’s Android device and stop them going in the wrong direction! To know more about the exceptional features of Spyic and how it helps in tracking locations using the mobile number, please have a read through this handy article. About Spyic Application Are you worried...
Article by Vita Cafnik, teacher at Cherry Tree, English speaking preschool in the heart of Vinohrady. We are all going through, what is quite possibly, one of the strangest times of our lives. The pandemic has uprooted, halted, and completely jumbled up our day-to-day. Everything, from work to leisure, has changed, and our lives started revolving around “pandemic-friendly” activities. We, adults, are undoubtedly facing all kinds of new challenges, and I am sure everyone’s sanity has been put to a test, or maybe more like a triathlon, in quite a few occasions in the past year or so. And if that is not tricky enough, adding the strain of pandemic on our children’s lives, might just move the situation out of the frying pan and into the fire. Kids have been affected by pandemic just as much, if not more, as adults have. Schools have closed their doors, changing not only the course of their education but completely halting other essential aspects of children’s lives, like socializing with peers, and all the informal learning and growth that goes along with it. Adding the cancellation of the majority of extracurricular activities, and we have an indoor tornado on our hands,...
With hospitals in some parts of the Czech Republic filled up, the country turned to Germany and other European countries with a request for help. Interior Minister Jan Hamacek said on Wednesday neighboring Germany has offered dozens of beds in its hospitals to treat Czech COVID-19 patients. He said 19 of them were immediately ready. Hamacek added that Switzerland was another country ready to help with 20 beds in its hospitals while offering to take care of the transport of the patients. Talks were also underway with Poland to provide around 200 beds. Some hospitals in the western Czech Republic near the German border, the central part of the country around Prague and the Pardubice region east of Prague couldn’t admit any more patients and they have to be transported to clinics elsewhere in the country. It wasn’t immediately clear when patients might be taken abroad. “It´s a situation we´ve never experienced before,” Martin Netolicky, said the governor of the Pardubice region. In the latest measures, the government ordered mandatory mass testing of employees in private firms. Those with more than 250 workers started to do it on Wednesday while those with at least 50 employees follow on Friday. Industry...
Many small businesses, restaurants, various shops, and hotels are greatly suffering from the consequences of the lockdown, and the recent decision of the Czech government to further prolong it will evidently bring more complications and devastation to the economy. Prague Morning has recently interviewed Penta Hotel’s general manager Johannes Schuschu, to discuss and spread awareness on the financial losses and problems that the hotel chain has had to overcome amidst the pandemic’s restrictions. Operating in Prague 8’s Karlín, Penta Hotel, like many other hotels and tourist-based businesses, has suffered heavy losses in revenue since the first wave around March and April 2020. The hotel only managed to have a surge in business again during the summer in 2020, evidently because of the temporary halt of the implemented state of emergency. Today, the hotel continues to be negatively impacted by the reinstated lockdown. Business operations have decreased to 20%. Moreover, since October 2020, Penta Hotel has had to rely on foreign guests traveling to Prague for work-related matters. However, they have accommodated Czech travelers as well. Monthly revenue has decreased so much that the revenue Penta Hotel used to generate in a day in 2019, now takes the duration of a...
Beginning on Wednesday, corporate testing will commence in the Czech Republic following a government mandate established in late Feb. however, companies employing more than 50 people have until Friday, Mar. 5 to begin testing. What follows is a comprehensive guide for businesses conducting their own testing. Who is responsible for testing? Companies employing 250 or more workers are required to test at least once a week. The first round of negative results is due by Mar. 12 and cannot be more than seven days old. Companies with 50 to 250 employees are to begin testing from Mar. 5 with a result deadline of Mar. 15. Rules for employees testing positive. Any employee who tests positive must leave the workplace immediately and refrain from re-entering the premises They should contact health care professionals immediately and have the choice to take another PCR confirming their results. Where to get tested. Businesses have the option to hire a healthcare professional to come directly to the worksite or employees can find outpatient clinics offering antigen and PCR tests. Employees may test one another and self-testing is a viable option as well at the discretion of the employer. Rules for self-testing. Self-testing kits must have...
Smartwings and Czech Airlines now require all passengers to have a negative Covid-19 test result that is performed within 72 hours of departure. “The result of the antigen test must not be older than 24 hours and the result of the PCR test must not be older than 72 hours before boarding,” said spokeswoman Vladimíra Dufková. From Friday, March 5, new conditions apply for travel by Smartwings and Czech Airlines. “It will be possible to board to or from the Czech Republic only with the written confirmation of a negative result of an antigen or PCR test,” Dufková added. There is an exception for children under 5 years of age and passengers who present a written certificate in English or Czech from a physician residing in the EU confirming that the passenger has no Covid-19 symptoms, demonstrably recovered from it, and was in isolation as required upon a positive PCR test. Smartwings now fly from Prague to Malaga, to the Canary Islands of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, to Mallorca, Madeira, or to the Egyptian resorts of Hurghada and Marsa Alam. Czech Airlines currently flies to Paris, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Kyiv, and Moscow. Boarding aircraft with mandatory nose and mouth cover In...
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