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...
The new statue of Empress Maria Theresa was unveiled today, October 20, the day when she assumed the Austrian throne in 1740. The Prague 6 Town Hall commissioned the statue in 2014 for the price of four million CZK. The statue stands in a new park located between the street Milady Horákové and the bastions of Prague Castle. “It is elegant, majestic, and it will suit on the Powder Bridge (Prašný Most),” says the sculptor Jan Kovářík. “It reminds me of a skittle,” wrote a Czech citizen on Facebook. “Disgusting, wasted money, mannequin,” are other negative reactions to the statue. Some people think the opposite: “Beautiful, modern and with a clean design. Unfortunately, Czechs are stuck in the past and will not appreciate it. “ Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (May 13, 1717 – November 29,1780) was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg. She started her 40-year reign when her father, Emperor Charles VI, died in October 1740. As queen of Bohemia, she promulgated institutional, financial, and educational reforms. She developed the modern centralized state and promoted education, judiciary, and financial reforms encouraged industrial production...
In an effort to boost tourism following the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic, visitors will be given ways to explore outside of the hotspots while traders will work towards earning a sustainable business marker. These measures were announced by Prague City Tourism during an online press conference on Monday. Led by Prague councillor Hana Třeštíková (Praha Sobě), PCT board chairman František Cipro and PCT board member Jana Adamcová, they announced that tourists will be given a visitors pass which offers benefits and discounts. Prague experienced more than a 90% decline in tourism between April and June this year, which has cost the country billions of Crowns. But the city continues to look forward. “In the beginning, it was necessary to face the overtourism that has plagued us for years. Now the streets are empty, but this state is not final and we hope that tourists will return and tourism will resume. And we want to be ready for that time, “said Hana Třeštíková. She continued: “We want to express a change, a view of the form of tourism. We emphasize the sustainable development of the city, respect for the cultural heritage and life of the city’s inhabitants.” With these aims...
Face masks must be worn everywhere in the Czech Republic from tomorrow, Wednesday, October 21 in order to curb a surge in coronavirus infections
Up to forty per cent of the restaurant’s food prices are taken by delivery services, Luboš Kastner from the Association of Small and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurs and Tradesmen (ASMP ČR) has claimed. As part of the Czech Republic’s State of Emergency, restaurants are currently banned from serving food on their premises. With the use of food delivery apps expected to shoot up because of this, the ASMP has called on popular food delivery services to share their margins. They have also criticized the business practice of meal voucher companies. “Delivery services charge from 25 to 40 per cent of the price of the meal and, in addition, have the customer pay a shipping fee. For example, Dámejídlo.cz takes 25 per cent of lunch, in the evening it’s over 30 per cent. The Wolt service even takes 35 to 40 per cent,” Kastner told Práva. “At the same time, restaurants have to cook food, buy packaging and pack food,” he added. When asked to comment on the situation, a media representative for Dámejídlo.cz replied: “Unfortunately, we cannot react to this at the moment.” Restaurants can of course avoid the fees of selling via a delivery app by offering their own delivery, but...
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.
She wants fried chicken, he wants pasta and the boss wants a grain bowl for lunch, but that’s not possible cause you can only order from one restaurant when using food delivery apps, right? Well, that’s no longer true with Food Runner launching its new service in Prague. With Food Runner, you can now order in one single transaction from three main restaurants: TGI Fridays, Planet Sushi, and Street Bistro Asia. This means you can get marinated pork ribs, a set of sushi, and Tonkotsu Sandwich all in one order with FREE DELIVERY. It’s really up to you. Food Runner website is divided into two sections: from the right side of the Vltava river, costumers can choose among Street Bistro Asia, Planet Sushi Home, and Street Bistro Dim Sum. On the left side of the river, you can find TGI Friday’s, Planet Sushi and Street Asia. “With Food Runner, if a customer is ordering with friends or family they can get their beloved burger while their friends might opt for Thai, Sushi or even a salad – everyone gets what they want,” says the marketing manager. The delivery app said the new system was set up to ensure that all...
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...
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