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07/07/2021
People flying from Prague’s Václav Havel Airport are advised to arrive at the airport three hours before their flight, Czech Television reported on Wednesday. The head of Czech Airlines Handling, Petr Baránek, told Czech Television that, on average, one in six passengers does not arrive with the necessary documentation to travel. The recommendation has been put in place to provide a time reserve for passengers during which they can prepare all that is necessary to be allowed to fly to their destination.
Newly, Prague Airport has also ended its requirement for passengers traveling within the Schengen Area to pass through passport control. However, those arriving at Prague Airport will be required to have their passports checked.
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07/07/2021
The number of registered deaths in the Czech Republic reached pre-Covid levels at the end of May, according to the Czech Statistics Agency. However, the total number of deaths registered in May, some 9,349, is still higher than in any year from 2015 to 2019.
March 2021, was the most deadly month in the history of the Czech Republic, according to statisticians. Preliminary statistics show that 16,700 people died that month, exceeding the pre-Covid average by 62 percent. In April, the average was exceeded by 28 percent. In May, it was just 5 percent higher than the pre-Covid average.
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07/07/2021
After last year’s coronavirus induced recession, Czech GDP is expected to grow by 3.9 percent in 2021, according to a freshly released European Commission forecast. In 2022, growth will continue and reach 4.5 percent, the Commission forecast says. Meanwhile, the EU economy as a whole is expected to grow by 4.8 percent this year.
The forecast points to the extensive amount of investment during the spring months as a reason for optimism. The main driver of economic growth will be a rise in consumer demand, according to the European Commission.
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07/07/2021
Several hundred people gathered at Prague’s Malostranské Square on Wednesday morning to protest against the government’s measures to counter the coronavirus epidemic, including the use of so-called Covid certificates. The demonstration is organised by anti-lockdown MP Lubomír Volný’s group Volný blok (Free bloc) and the initiative Vraťme děti do školy (Let’s return children to schools).
Tens of demonstrators also marched to the nearby Sněmovní street, on which the Chamber of Deputies is located. According to the Czech News Agency, a large screen, transmitting live debates within the Chamber, was set up on the square.
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07/07/2021
Some 107 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the Czech Republic on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Health data, which was about 50 fewer than on the same day a week ago. However, fewer tests were carried out on Tuesday, since it was a public holiday in the country.
The reproduction number – the average number of people infected by one person with the virus – dropped to 1.08, which is the lowest in the past eight days. The seven-day incidence ratio has dropped below nine Covid-19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
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07/07/2021
The Czech Embassy in Georgia has signed a joint statement with several European Union countries and the U.S. condemning violent attacks in the country on civic activists, community members, and journalists and calling on the Georgian government to protect people's constitutional right to gather peacefully.
LGBT campaigners in Georgia were forced to cancel a planned Pride march after opponents attacked activists and journalists and the government and Church spoke out against the event. Hundreds of violent counter-protesters took to the streets of the Georgian capital Tbilisi against the march, which was scheduled for Monday evening. At least 50 journalists were attacked by mobs at different locations.
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07/06/2021
Wednesday is expected to be partly cloudy with occasional rain showers. In Bohemia, daytime temperatures will range between 20 to 26 degrees Celsius, while in Moravia they can reach up to 33 degrees Celsius.
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07/06/2021
Czech tennis player Karolína Plíšková reached her first Wimbledon semi-final on Tuesday after defeating Viktorija Golubi of Switzerland 6-2, 6-2.
The former world number, who is now ranked 13, will face either Belarussian second seed Aryna Sabalenka or Ons Jabeur of Tunisia for a place in Saturday's final.
Another Czech, Karolína Muchová, failed to reach the semi-finals after losing to Germany’s Angelique Kerber 2-6, 3-6.
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07/06/2021
Theologian Tomáš Butta has been sworn in for a third term as the patriarch of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church. The inauguration ceremony took place on Tuesday at St. Nicholas' Church on Prague’s Old Town Square.
Tomáš Butta was born in 1958 in Prague and became a priest of the Hussite Church in 1984. He was first elected in the post of the patriarch in 2006.
The Czechoslovak Hussite Church is the third largest religious institution in the Czech Republic, with about 50,000 members.
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07/06/2021
Meteorologists have issued a heatwave warning for the coming days with temperatures in some parts of the country expected to reach up to 37 degrees Celsius. The warning applies to the regions of South Moravia, Olomouc, Moravia-Silesia and Zlín from Wednesday afternoon.
People have been warned to stay out of the sun, increase their intake of fluids, and reduce consumption of alcohol. The authorities have also issued a high fire danger warning, which is in place in the areas until Friday.
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