• Covid vaccination: Czech Republic slightly behind EU average
    07/05/2021

    The Czech Republic ranks 17th in Europe in Covid-19 vaccination rate. Over three and a half million people have been fully vaccinated in the Czech Republic against Covid-19 since December 27, when inoculation was launched in the country. That figure represents nearly 33 percent of the population.

    Malta has the highest vaccination rate in Europe with nearly 76 percent of the population being fully vaccinated, followed by Hungary and Cyprus. The EU average stands at 35 percent.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Plíšková and Muchová through to Wimbledon quarterfinals, Krejčíková exits in fourth round
    07/05/2021

    Czech tennis player Karolína Plíšková advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Russian wildcard Liudmila Samsonova. The former World No. 1 never made the last eight in her previous eight appearances at the grass-court major.

    Another Czech, Karolina Muchová, advanced to the quarter-finals at for the second consecutive time,  thanks to a 7-6, 6-4 victory over Spain’s Paula Badosa.

    The French Open champion, Barbora Krejčíková failed to reach the quarterfinals after losing to top ranked Ashleigh Barty 5-7, 3-6 and ending her 15-match winning streak.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • 116 athletes set to represent Czech Republic at Tokyo Olympics
    07/05/2021

    Altogether 116 athletes from the Czech Republic have qualified for the summer Olympic Games scheduled to take place in Tokyo from July 23 to August 8.

    Athletes should make up the largest single group with 30 nominees, including hurdler Zuzana Hejnová and javelin thrower Jakub Vadlejch.

    The team for the previous summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro included 104 athletes and was the smallest since the foundation of the Czech Republic.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Weather
    07/05/2021

    Tuesday will be mostly sunny with occasional showers and storms in the evening. Daytime temperatures are expected to range between 28 and 32 degrees Celsius.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Covid-19 incidence rate continues to increase
    07/05/2021

    The Czech Republic registered an average of nine Covid-19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the past seven days, which is the highest seven-day incidence ratio since mid-June, suggest the Ministry of Health data.

    The reproduction number – the average number of people infected by one person with the virus – remains slightly above 1.3, which signifies accelerated spread of the virus.

    Prague continues to have the highest incidence rate in absolute numbers, with 32 new cases per 100,000 residents recorded over the last week.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Czechs mark legacy of St. Cyril and Methodius
    07/05/2021

    Czechs are marking the state holiday of St. Cyril and Methodius, the Christian missionaries who came to Great Moravia in 862.

    Around 15, 000 people have attended the traditional pilgrimage festival at Velehrad in South Moravia at the site where the two saints helped establish Christianity and translated the bible in Slavic languages.

    The Days of People of Goodwill celebrations got underway on Sunday with a charity concert, which raised more than CZK 800,000 for the the victims of the devastating tornado that hit South Moravia two weeks ago. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of attendees was limited to 5,000.

    The event culminated on Monday with a mass celebrated by Prague Cardinal Dominik Duka.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Basketball: Czech Republic crushes Greece to advance to Tokyo Olympics
    07/05/2021

    The Czech Republic’s men’s basketball team is headed to the Olympics for the first time in the country’s history after defeating Greece 97-72 in the final of the Olympic qualifying tournament in Victoria, Canada on Sunday.

    The Czech Republic dominated Greece from start to finish, leading by as many as 32 points, and became the final team to secure a place in the upcoming Olympic Games. They will be in Group A, facing Iran on July 25, France on July 28 and the United States on July 31.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Prague Pride set for August 2-8, without parade
    07/04/2021

    The Prague Pride Festival will take place from August 2-8 but again without the traditional carnival parade in order to protect against the spread of the coronavirus.

    Numerous concerts, exhibitions, film screenings, debates and other activities are planned for the 11 year of the LGBTQ+ community festival.
    Author: Brian Kenety

  • Czechia misses EU single-use plastics ban deadline
    07/04/2021

    The Czech Republic has yet to approve the European directive banning single-use plastics that came into force on Saturday and could face sanctions due to the delay.

    The Ministry of the Environment, however, expects that Czech MPs will soon approve the directive and that the now banned products will disappear by June 2022.

    Adopted in 2018 after several months of negotiations between EU member states of the European Union, the directive bans a dozen categories of plastics. According to the European Commission, the products concerned represent 70 percent of the waste washed up in the oceans and on the beaches.
    Author: Brian Kenety

  • ČSSZ: Nearly every third Czech senior opts for early retirement
    07/04/2021

    A growing number of people are retiring early and taking reduced pensions, according to the Czech Social Insurance Institute (ČSSZ).

    At the end of the first quarter, 28 percent of seniors were on reduced pension payments of 13,738 crowns per month on average, about 1,600 crowns less than those who worked till the statutory retirement age.
    Author: Brian Kenety

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