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09/27/2020
A traditional procession with the Palladium of the Czech lands, a rare medieval icon of the Virgin and Child which has been one of the symbols of Czech statehood for centuries, passed through Prague on Sunday, on the eve of St. Wenceslas Day.
The procession in honour of the nation’s patron saint also this year commemorated the upcoming 1100th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Ludmila.
The annual St. Wenceslas pilgrimage will take place in Stará Boleslav on Monday, although this year attendance will be restricted due to the coronavirus crisis.
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09/26/2020
Sunday should be overcast around the country with day temperatures between 9 and 13 degrees Celsius.
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09/26/2020
Health Minister Roman Prymula has said further restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus will be announced next week.
In an interview for the news site Novinky.cz, Mr. Prymula said there would likely be a cap on the number of people allowed to meet. He said the measures would be aimed at events where the risk of transmission is highest, i.e. where people eat, drink, talk and mingle.
Although he refused to disclose details of the measures being prepared, the health minister said they were likely to target paties at student campuses, company parties, large family celebrations and weddings. He appealed to the public to avoid such events of their own volition even as of now.
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09/26/2020
The number of newly-registered Covid-19 cases reached 2,946 on Friday, the second highest daily increase since the epidemic hit the country in March.
There are currently around 30,000 people fighting the infection.
Although the majority of people have mild or no symptoms, the number of people hospitalized and the number of coronavirus-related deaths has seen a steep rise in recent days.
Health Minister Roman Prymula warned this week that if the virus continues to spread at this rate the country could soon face a shortage of ventilators.
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09/26/2020
Vice-President of the European Commission Věra Jourová is concerned about the fate of democracy and rule of law in the European Union.
Jourova, who holds the values and transparently portfolio in the EC, said in an interview for Der Spiegel magazine that media independence is coming under pressure in almost all EU countries.
According to Jourová, the principles of rule of law in the former Eastern bloc states, particularly, Hungary and Poland, are often “bent” to an alarming degree.
The European Commission is to issue a detailed analysis on the rule of law in individual member states next month.
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09/26/2020
Czech travel agencies are resuming sales of holiday tours to Egypt, with the first flights out scheduled next week.
According to Andrea Řezníčková, a spokeswoman for the Invia travel agency, tests for Covid-19 will be required on the way there and back. Travel agencies are considering reimbursing the cost of the test.
According to information on the Blue Sky Travel website, Czechs who can produce a voucher for paid accommodation will get a free visa until the end of October.
Egypt is one of the most popular holiday destinations for Czechs.
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09/26/2020
Most Czechs would refuse to get vaccinated against Covid-19 when such a vaccine becomes available, according to the results of a September survey by the Stem/Mark agency.
Three-fifths of respondents said they would not avail themselves of the possibility to get vaccinated.
People’s reluctance stems from a general distrust of vaccines and their possible side-effects and the belief that the vaccines against Covid-19 will not have been properly tested for time reasons.
Respondents also said that they did not consider Covid-19 to be life-threatening.
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09/26/2020
Germany now considers the whole of the Czech Republic to be epidemically risky. The news was confirmed on Friday evening by the Robert Koch Institute.
This means that anyone arriving in Germany from the Czech Republic will have to produce a negative Covid-19 test or self-isolate.
Exemptions will continue to apply for cross-border commuters.
Austria and Slovakia have also placed the Czech Republic on their list of high-risk destinations.
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09/25/2020
Addressing the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš called for a reform of the UN towards a more effective and transparent organization.
The prime minister said the coronavirus pandemic had revealed systemic limitations and weaknesses of the international community in addressing a global threat of such proportions.
Mr. Babiš said the World Health Organization had failed to exercise global health leadership in the face of the crisis, giving confusing recommendations that failed to help governments tackle the pandemic.
He said the health crisis presented an opportunity for substantial reform and the creation of a mechanism that would enable coordinated and effective action in the event of need.
The Czech Republic was ready to support and actively contribute to such reform, the Czech prime minister concluded.
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09/25/2020
Former Senate President Jaroslav Kubera, Charter 77 spokesman and Bishop Vaclav Malý, members of the Spiritual Quintet, mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená and singer Pavol Habera are among the personalities awarded Czech Statehood Day silver medals on Friday.
Kubera's successor Miloš Vystrčil presented the awards, of which there were 27 in total. He said the recipients are a "living silver of the Czech Republic" and examples of resilience, steadfastness and self-confidence. Their common characteristic is service.
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