Grom, the “all-natural” Piemontese (Turin-based) gelateria, is set to open its first shop in Wenceslas Square on July 1.
European Union will reopen the borders to citizens of 14 countries starting from July 1
The daily number of new cases in the Czech Republic jumped to 260, the highest since April 8.
Prague-based company CovidPass has recently launched an app that can detect whether a person has passed the COVID-19 test. As Novinky.cz reported, Covidpass features a safe database with test results that can be displayed on a computer or mobile phone as proof that the person is not infected. In addition, it shows the nearest COVID-19 testing site. Gradually, the app should include dozens of sampling points with a daily capacity of over 10,000 tests. The app provides up-to-date information on possible measures in force concerning both the Czech Republic and foreign countries. Covidpass does not monitor users’ location data. “CovidPass is free of charge for everyone and currently is available as a web-based system. Native applications for all smartphone operating systems will soon be available for download,” said Marek Pavlas, CEO of CovidPass. “Tha main goals this project are to be easier tested and get verified with the negative status. This will help people to live normally even in times of potential restrictions and prevent the spread of the virus in places where it is necessary to prove infectivity. For example, at your workplace or at mass events.” According to Deputy Health Minister Roman Prymula, “CovidPass is an important and...
On this day in 1950, the Czechoslovak communist regime executed Milada Horáková, Jan Buchal, Oldřich Pecl and Záviš Kalandra by hanging after a monster show trial. In total 248 people were executed for political reasons in Czechoslovakia between 1948 and 1960. On the morning of June 8, 1950, the accused were handed their sentences; four life imprisonment, five sentences from 15‐28 years, and four death sentences. Milada Horáková was given an execution order: death by hanging. Jan Buchal, Dr. Oldřich Pecl, and Zaviš Kalandra also were given the death sentence. In the days after her verdict, daughter Jana Horáková petitioned Gottwald for her mother’s pardon but her efforts were in vain. All appealed their verdicts and all were dismissed. The sentence would hold. Gottwald signed her verdict despite lots of polite begging to save her life by Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell, Winston Churchill, Eleanor Roosevelt, and many others. Days before her execution, Milada Horáková wrote letters to her husband, daughter, and family about her life, the lessons she wanted to live on, and the love she had for them all. Milada wrote for her family about the courage one must possess to live one’s life and how to live with...
When tourists land in the Czech Republic, the vast majority never get any further than the city limits of Prague. While the capital is undoubtedly a stunning city, rich in historical and cultural attractions, there is so much more to explore beyond its borders. Here are some of the towns and countryside areas that will knock the socks off those people adventurous enough to give them a try. Liberec It’s almost a cliché at this point for tourists to visit an industrial city in central or eastern Europe simply because of the price of its beer, but in the case of Liberec, it truly is an up and coming place that’s well worth a day or two of your time. Besides excellent local architecture and museums, there is even high-quality skiing to be done in the nearby Jizera Mountains where you can use that free bet you’ve had your eye on to back the local football team, FC Slovan Liberec. České Budějovice This town is particularly famous for its beer, with the revered Budweiser brewery being based here. Yes, that’s right, Budweiser was a Czech thing long before Americans ever discovered it. In our honest opinion, the Czech version is infinitely more...
Every year in the world of car racing, the teams always try to create something new in order to improve their performance compared to the previous season. As far as artificial intelligence is concerned, it’s the same: a racing championship, where teams choose the driver, mechanics, engineers, tyres, petrol… all super advanced. While, for the engines and the chassis, the teams choose the projects of the 70-80s and build the cars to run the 2021 championship. That’s the situation. Artificial intelligence can do much more than what we have seen so far, so it should not be underestimated and we should not talk about “hype”. In fact, the possibilities are there, you just need to have the right algorithms in the right place. In Backwell Tech. we started from scratch, just pen, and paper, with the goal of redesigning a new engine and a new chassis before building the car for the championship. We could say it was a dangerous approach because along this road there are NONE solutions already created, studied, and tested by others and in case of blocks of ideas or problems there are no solutions available to solve the problems. The key, in our opinion, to...
On Tuesday, from 6 pm, you can bring your dinner on Charles Bridge and celebrate being past the worst of coronavirus. Czech citizens and tourists can say goodbye to the coronavirus restrictions and welcome summer holidays with a feast on Charles Bridge. The 515-meter-long table will be decorated with white tablecloths and flowers. The event is organized by Piana na ulici association in cooperation with the Town Hall of Prague 1. The author of the project, the Prague culture activist Ondřej Kobza, described Charles Bridge as a “symbol of interconnection, which will be enhanced by a neighborhood feast.” Due to hygienic reasons, it is necessary to register to the event free of charge via www.goout.net. “We want to send a signal that people are living here again and we are looking forward to all visitors to Prague,” said Prague 1 Mayor Petr Hejma (STAN). One of the most popular attractions in the Czech Republic has been without tourists since March. According to Hejma, Prague “wants to show the world that the city is open again and it can offer more than cheap beer”. Today, some representatives of the city sat at the table in the Old Town part of the bridge. They replaced the Mayor...
Expat Hub is a media for adventure-seeking expats that live in Prague. Join the Expat Hub on Facebook to connect with other expats and be the first one to read articles about life in Prague. For the Eco-conscious, the Facebook group Eco Expat will be the right platform to share your ideas about the Eco-friendly lifestyle and get to know sustainable local businesses that are striving to contribute to Ecology. For non-military American citizens living abroad, voting from Prague requires extra effort. While many countries allow voting at the embassies, the United States uses an absentee mailing system for its citizens abroad. Local election offices manage absentee ballots. Voting is not mandatory for Americans, like it is for Brazilians or Australians, although some consider it a patriotic duty. Midterm elections usually have a dramatic fall in voter turnout, but 2020 is a presidential election year. Americans voting from Prague can request an absentee ballot with a few minutes and perhaps the cost of postage. The August 1st deadline is approaching, so request your ballot as soon as possible. Are You Eligible Voting From Prague? Across all fifty states, American citizens age 18 and older are eligible to vote. Even American citizens who have...
The low-cost airline Wizz Air has announced the launch of a new direct connection between Prague and Larnaca.
Worse access to homeownership, a shortage of apartments for rent. But also, an economic cooldown, frozen growth of salaries, and inflation. Czech people who don’t live in a home they own will have to prepare for a significant increase in housing costs. This might reach such a degree that Prague could follow the “American rent” scenario – rent which is so high that a family spends most of its income on it. The turning point might arrive mainly at the moment when citizens of Prague stop considering renting as a temporary solution. Even though in recent weeks it might have seemed that prices of rental apartments could be going down, the opposite is more likely. That’s because the current decrease is related to a specific type of real estate and represents a local, and most likely temporary, anomaly. And it won’t depend only on the speed with which mass tourism returns to Prague. This is because the highest number of people to date is looking for rental apartments and the demand is higher than the number of newly vacated apartments; logically, this leads to an increase in price, especially in big cities. Bezrealitky, a portal through which a vast majority...
SmartGuide developed a virtual tour app to guide tourists safely from their phones at their own pace instead of following a tour group.
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