Celebrating Christmas this year is going to look a lot different than it did in 2019 due to the ongoing fight against the spread of Coronavirus. Health Minister Jan Blatný hasn’t yet revealed detailed plans for Covid-19 restrictions around the festive season, but here is what we know so far. Prague will likely be under PES Level 3 Minister of Health Jan Blatný (ANO) announced during an interview with CNN Prima News that during Christmas time the Czech government could apply the PES (Protiepidemický Systém) level 3. Under this level, restaurants will be closed from 22:00 to 06:00 and a maximum of four guests will be allowed to sit at one table. The night curfew will end, while in shops there will be a limit of 1 person per 15 m2. Shops, restaurants and bars could open from November 30 All but essential shops have been closed since October 22, when former Health Minister Roman Prymula announced a tightening of restrictions to reduce the spread of Coronavirus. That soon could be changing, as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlíček “The health situation is improving. All shops and service establishments will open at once, probably on...
For any who still want to celebrate Thanksgiving from home, Culinaria Catering has offered home delivery and takeaway of a traditional American Thanksgiving menu since 2008.
This is something nightmares are made of. A man got a big fright when he opened up his hotel room bathroom last night in Prague’s Žižkov district to find a live snake inside. As Lidovky.cz reports, the guest immediately reported the unusual find to the receptionist, who called the police. Snake catchers were called to the hotel to remove the reptile from the bathroom. “The snake was safely removed and relocated, and the customer handled the situation like an absolute champ, having a sense of humor about it the entire time,” theyf said. The snake turned out to be non-poisonous. The royal python was taken to a shelter for abandoned animals in Dolní Měcholupy. According to the snake catcher “if you find a snake in similar circumstances, the best thing to do is not to panic; being bitten is extremely rare and they are only dangerous if you interact with them.” The hotel is investigating where the snake came from.
A car took a wrong turn at the end of Lublaňská Street in Prague 2 and became stuck on a set of stairs. It happened this morning, November 22, Pražský patriot reports. The man was driving in the opposite direction on the Nuselský Bridge. He turned down to Folimanka Park and went down the stairs. Thankfully, it doesn’t sound like there were any injuries in this bizarre accident. “The police commander called a rescue truck with a hydraulic arm, and the vehicle was rescued in less than an hour, “said Martin Kavka, a spokesman for the Prague fire brigade. The driver refused to undergo an alcohol and drug test.
Iconic landmarks around the world turned blue to mark World Children’s Day today, as UNICEF celebrated the 31st anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history. In Prague, will be lit up in blue the Petrin Tower, the Dancing House, and the Karolinum. World Children’s Day – celebrated on 20th November every year – aims to raise awareness and funds for the millions of children that are denied their right to adequate health care, nutrition, education and protection. “Around the world, children and young people are taking the lead and demanding urgent action on the issues they care about, like the climate crisis, the rise of mental illness and the lack of opportunities,” said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore. “This World Children’s Day provides world leaders with a momentous opportunity to heed these calls and recommit to the rights of every child now and for future generations.” VICTIMS TO PANDEMIC “This is a universal crisis and, for some children, the impact will be lifelong,” said the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in an October report. Such an impact is first of all evident in the number of...
Renowned Czech product designer Anna Maresova has won yet another international award. The judges of the prestigious German Design Award competition have given her 1st-place Gold for the T3 Coupé, which she and her team designed for the Prague Public Transit Company. The T3 Coupé sightseeing tram for Prague received the competition’s top honour, which is awarded in recognition of outstanding, complex, and innovative design undertakings that make substantial contributions to the industry as a whole. This is the second important international recognition for the T3 Coupé following last year’s Red Dot Design Award. “We unveiled the T3 Coupé to the public two years ago. I’m very pleased to see the tram has become an inseparable part of the Prague cityscape and that there has been a steady increase in demand for sightseeing trips. And, of course, I’m honoured to have received this prestigious award, because it gives the entire team a remarkable sense of satisfaction,” says Anna Maresova. The German Design Award is one of the world’s most respected honours. Established in 2012, each year it identifies, follows, and recognizes important industry trends and unique endeavours in the fields of product design and communication design. Winning projects are subjected...
Bee’s Restaurant is a new eatery based off Náměstí Míru in Prague 2 that’s serving natural wine that won’t leave you with a sore head and tantalise tastebuds with Mediterranean style dishes. The striking blue and yellow walls of this modern restaurant are adorned with golden and pop art bees to honour its namesake. Stepping out the back you enter a romantic garden space, framed with trees bearing fruit; quince, apple, pear and apricot. For the moment, the tables are covered and the fairy lights stay off and the customer can only peek through the dispensing window. When Covid restrictions lift, manager Zen David Bojić tells me they have grand plans for the beautiful outdoor dining space. Prague Morning met with Zen to find out what Bee’s has to offer. Why should customers order from Bee’s? We opened this restaurant to offer something special, something different to what is usually available in Prague. Our Á la carte menu is generally a mix of Mediterranean cuisines from France, Spain, or Italy. In some dishes however we implement local elements like red cabbage or even Slovak brynza cheese. We play with contrasting flavours to make it something completely fresh. We also...
As the second wave of Covid-19 ripped through Prague, a network of concerned citizens sprang into action to feed the cities’ homeless population who are battling freezing temperatures on empty, dark streets. The Non-Governmental-Organisation Místní místním (Locals for Locals in English) has coordinated a web of restaurants, social services and volunteers who make and deliver free baguettes to people living on the street. Over 1,000 baguettes have been distributed so far across the city. “That’s the official number, but I imagine it’s higher in reality because some cafes provide more baguettes than we can pay them for,” says Ester Pacltová, co-founder of Místní místním. Ester speaks highly of the group of ‘solidarity cafes’, saying that they have reacted quickly to a desperate situation. “The owners always ask how people in the streets like the baguettes, and if they should change anything,” she says proudly. Any hospitality business can join the solidarity network. Místní místním raise the money, which they then give to the cafes so they can buy the ingredients for the baguettes. Originally, volunteers would pick up the food and courier it to Místní místním’s partners, the Salvation Army and Naděje (Hope in English). “These social workers are in...
The restoration of Prague’s Old Town Market (Staroměstská tržnice) has been put on hold as councillors hope that labour costs will 'fall' due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
The celebrations of 17 November (“Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day”) in the Czech Republic this year are mostly happening in the online environment, but some events will be happening in the streets despite limitations on freedom of movement because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Albertov neighborhood of Prague, there will not be a stage set up, as has become traditional, but it will still be possible to light candles there to commemorate the events of 1939 when students held a demonstration against Nazi occupation in 1939, and the events of 1989, when a student demonstration started the Velvet Revolution. Approximately 20 people are expected to march through the capital as part of a masked parade called the “Velvet Sanctification” (Sametové posvícení), and politicians are anticipated to lay floral offerings at the memorial plaque on Národní třída. An event called the “Concert for the Future” will take the form of a live broadcast of performers and speakers, without an audience. Those planning to perform, including the band The Plastic People of the Universe, musician Tomáš Klus, and Czech-Polish pop-rock singer Ewa Farna, will do so in an enclosed space on Wenceslas Square. Flowers are also customarily laid on Žitná...
The temporary field hospital at Prague Exhibition Center in Letňany was meant to care for any overflow of patients suffering from severe COVID-19 symptoms. One month later, not one single patient has been admitted, Česká televize reports. The lease of the space has so far cost 26 million CZK. The contract expires at the end of November, but the Ministry of Health still has to decide whether or not to extend it. The 500-bed hospital was constructed by the Czech Army in October, as a hurried response to the rapidly rising number of Covid-19 cases. Interior Minister Jan Hamacek organised the construction, while Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said it was necessary to build extra capacity amid predicitons that Prague’s healthcare system would be overwhelmed. The state also purchased 4,000 beds from hospital and nursing bed maker LINET. Bulovka Hospital, which is responsible for the field hospital’s operation, is waiting for the Ministry’s decision. “The hospital has not been activated yet and the epidemiological development does not even suggest that it should be any different,” hospital spokeswoman Mirka Kátriková said to Novinky.cz. Read: Czech Court Cancels Mandatory Face Mask Rule; Ministry Has One Week to Fix Mistakes The main part of...
Mayor Zdeněk Hřib craves a new and improved website for Prague city. The cost should be around 19,8 million CZK, not including VAT. The tender notice was decided on Thursday, November 12 by Prague’s councillors. “The corona crisis has shown how important electronic communication is between a city and its citizens. We, therefore, need to invest in it,” explains Hřib. The new website should supposedly correspond with today’s standards and enable a connection to the website Praguer Portal (Portál Pražana), which allows metropolitan citizens to communicate with their local authorities online. “The current website praha.eu is more than ten years old and at the end of its lifespan. The architecture of the current portal, as well as the technology used, is at the end of its life cycle. It doesn’t offer sufficient safety protection and any kind of technological outage triggers data loss,” states the approved document. Apparently, the sky-high price is adequate. Mayor Hřib justifies the expected cost: “It coincides with the complexity of such authorities as Prague City Hall. It [the price] also entails consecutive maintenance service. To compare, the price is 20 times lower than it would be for a single-purpose e-shop selling highway stickers from the...
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