Covid numbers expected to rise for another two to three weeks

Covid-19 numbers are likely to continue growing in the next 10 to 14 days, possibly even three weeks, Health Minister Roman Prymula said at a press conference in Prague on Friday.

He said the main focus now was to prepare the health sector for a massive influx of patients.

By the end of the month hospitals will need to take in an estimated 5,000 people with Covid-19. A thousand of them are likely to require intensive care.

Among the disturbing aspects of current developments is the growing percentage of infected in those tested, the growing number of elderly and high-risk people with Covid-19 and the growing death toll, Prymula said.

He once again appealed to the public to show discipline and reduce their contacts with others to a minimum.