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05/23/2021
Saturday saw 334 new cases of the coronavirus detected in the Czech Republic, the lowest weekend number since the end of August last year, according to data from the Ministry of Health. On average, there were 47 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the past seven days.
40,294 people were inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, which is a new weekend record. Thus far, 4,6 million jabs have been distributed in the Czech Republic.
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05/23/2021
In its second World Championships game, the Czech national ice hockey team lost 2:5 to Switzerland. The Czech team went into the lead in the 15 minute after Filip Chytil scored a powerplay goal. However, the Swiss quickly recovered and went into a 4:1 lead. The Czechs managed to score a second goal in the closing minutes of the game, but the Swiss managed to convert another powerplay into a goal just before the end of the game, scoring four powerplay goals in total.
The Czechs have lost both of their two starting games at this year’s World Championships in Latvia. They will next face Belarus on Monday evening.
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05/22/2021
Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhánek is visiting Northern Macedonia and Albania this weekend, Czech Television reported on Saturday. His meetings with local leaders are set to focus on the expansion of the European Union and the two countries’ stage in the process of entering the EU.
Mr. Kulhánek arrived in the North Macedonian capital of Skopje on Saturday and is set to meet with the president, prime minister and foreign minister of that country. The meetings will also focus on the ongoing deployment of 40 Czech policemen who have been present in the region since the height of the migration crisis.
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05/22/2021
Sunday will see temperatures lie at around 15 degrees Celsius, with overcast skies and rainfall expected across the country.
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05/22/2021
Austria has ended border checks on its borders with the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the Czech News Agency reported on Saturday. Travelers are still required to carry the necessary documentation with them, such as proof of having been vaccinated against COVID-19, or a negative test result.
The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed via Twitter that border crossings, several of which have been closed until now, will also be reopened.
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05/22/2021
The Czech national ice hockey team began this year’s IIHF World Championships in Latvia by losing 3:4 to Russia. The first two thirds of the game ended in a tie, but Russia managed to score two goals in the final third while the Czechs only scored one goal.
The Czechs are now set to play Switzerland on Saturday at 7:15pm.
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05/22/2021
The Office of the President will no longer provide any information to selected media outlets, President Miloš Zeman’s chancellor, Vratislav Mynář, announced on Friday. These outlets in are Respekt magazine, the news site Seznam Zprávy, the newspaper Deník N and two Czech Television politics programs - 168 hodin and Reportéři ČT.
The chancellor explained the decision to keep some of the leading politics media outlets out of the loop by saying that they attempted to acquire information from Office of the President employees in a “non-standard and unserious way”. Representatives of the shunned outlets deny the accusation.
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05/22/2021
Friday saw the overall coronavirus death toll surpass 30,000, Ministry of Health data shows. However, the epidemic continued its downward trend with just 672 registered infections, 400 fewer than on the same day last week.
The number of coronavirus patients requiring hospitalisation is at its lowest since the end of September, with 990 in hospital on Friday, of which 171 required intensive care.
89,000 vaccines were administered on Friday. Thus far 4,584 418 COVID-19 jabs have been administered across the country, since vaccinations began in December.
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05/21/2021
From next Monday, May 24, people who have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine will not need to be tested after three weeks, Health Minister Petr Arenberger said at a press conference on Friday. Until now, only fully vaccinated individuals were exempted from testing, while those with only one dose had to present a valid COVID-19 test.
The government is set to discuss further subsidization of coronavirus tests on Monday. Earlier this week, the chief hygienist proposed making two tests free every month during the summer period. Currently, Czechs are allowed to take one free antigen test every three days.
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05/21/2021
The Turów mine in Poland continues to operate, despite Friday's order by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to stop mining activities immediately, Czech Television reported on Saturday. The ECJ decision came as a result of charges brought up by the Czech government, which claims that the mining activity on the border of the two countries is causing severe, potentially irreversible, damage. The ECJ has ordered mining activity to be stopped until it decides upon a verdict.
Environment Minister Richard Brabec reacted to the decision by saying that he was happy for Czech citizens and thanked all who have partaken in the legal battle.
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