Czech research centre upgraded for dangerous viruses

Research at the Biotechnology and Biomedical Centre of the Academy of Sciences and Charles University in Vestec, near Prague will be expanded to study other dangerous types of viruses, the news site Novinky.cz reported. Research is currently underway on hepatitis B, HIV, Covid and the virus that spreads the so-called Rift Valley fever, which could spread from Africa to Europe. More than 100 volunteers worked in the laboratories during the Covid pandemic, examining imported samples. The research centre opened in 2014. Its renovation to a high-security facility cost almost 40 million, with an additional 25 million spent on top-grade equipment.