Health minister considering state-wide countermeasures amid Covid-19 surge

Health Minister Adam Vojtěch says he is considering implementing of nation-wide measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The announcement came after a meeting with Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, following a suden surge in cases over recent weeks .

Votěch declined to specify what measures are being considered, but said that they would not involve dramatic steps such as closing certain sectors of the economy or business activity. However, he did not rule out the possibility of the mandatory wearing of facemasks in public spaces.

Any new nation-wide measures will be announced on Friday and go into effect as of Monday, he said.