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06/16/2020
This year's Olga Havlová Prize has been awarded to Martina Půtová, co-founder of Burn Fighters, an organisation that helps burn victims recover from their injuries.
The prize, established in the name of the late First Lady, who died of cancer, aims to celebrate people with disabilities and who selflessly help others.
Půtová, who lost her sight due to a serious burn, is also involved in the Visits in the Dark project, which helps connect blind people with lonely seniors.
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06/15/2020
Tuesday should be cool and cloudy, with light rainfall anticipated in the afternoon and evening. Daytime highs should hover around 21 degrees Celsius.
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06/15/2020
The Czech Football League has begun proceedings against Sigma Olomouc due to the racist behaviour of fans directed against Jean-David Beauguel, a French national who plays for rival club Viktoria Pilsen.
During a league match on Sunday, Sigma Olomouc fans imitated monkey noises when the striker Beauguel came near their section, a racist gesture that has sometimes been directed at players of African descent.
Club management said in a statement it condemned the behaviour and had immediately removed the offenders from the stadium.
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06/15/2020
Some 200 employees of the Krkonoše National Park Administration and volunteers collected 3.8 tons of waste over the weekend, as part of a regular effort to keep the Czech countryside clean.
Park administration spokesman Radek Drahný said volunteers focused on area around busy roads, hiking trails and the banks of waterways. The next event is due to take place over the weekend of September 18.
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06/15/2020
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Czech Ambassador Vitězslav Pivoňka on Monday to inform him that two of his fellow diplomats would be expelled as a retaliatory measure. They have been given until Wednesday evening to leave the country.
A week ago, the Czech government announced it would expel two Russian diplomats, one of whom it said had fed false information to domestic intelligence services that the other was targeting elector Prague officials who had taken symbolic steps angering the Kremlin, including the Lord Mayor.
One Prague district mayor had torn down a statue to Soviet-era marshal Ivan Konev, whom Russia considers a hero; another moved to erect a statute to a Red Army general Andrei Vlasov and his troops, whom Russia consider traitors.
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06/15/2020
A number of restrictions put in place to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus within the Czech Republic have been suspended as of Monday (June 15), including the obligation to wear facemasks outdoors. They are still required indoors and on public transport.
The latest round of gradual lifting of restrictions means people can also once again eat and drink on site at farmers markets, restaurants can offer cold buffets, and saunas and swimming pools with flowing water can operate. Cinemas and theatres can offer refreshments, but spectators are not allowed to consume them in the performance space, although they can sit directly next to each other.
Up to 2,500 people can attend outdoor events, such as sports matches, provided that organizers divide the venue into sectors of at most 500 visitors, with no mixing between these groups on the grounds. However, they must wear facemasks. Three secondary football league matches are scheduled for Monday.
The Czech Ministry of Health on Friday published a new “traffic light map” detailing countries that residents can safely travel to and from without needing to undergo testing or quarantine. As of June 15, Czechs will likely need to provide a negative test only upon arrival from Portugal, Sweden, and the Silesian region of Poland.
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06/15/2020
The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in the Czech Republic now exceeds 10,000, according to Ministry of Health data. More than two-thirds of Covid-19 patients have recovered, 117 are hospitalised in serious condition, and 329 people died with the disease.
At the turn of March and April, the daily rise in reported cases exceeded 300 on some days. Since April 22, following restrictions imposed by the government, the increase exceeded 100 on just two days, a level not seen since mid-May. On Sunday, 33 more cases were registered, bringing the total to 10,024 people.
In Prague, to date 2,321 cases of Covid-19 have been detected, with more than 178 people infected per 100,000 inhabitants.
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06/14/2020
Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček (Social Democrats) says the planned Taiwan trip of Senate chairman Miloš Vystrčil (Civic Democrats) does not contradict Czech foreign policy regarding China.
Speaking on a Czech Television, he said the trip would not fundamentally damage relations with China. Petříček noted that Beijing is taking a harder line on those who maintain contacts with Taiwan, including the city of Prague.
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06/14/2020
Support for Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s ANO party fell 2.5 points to 31.5 percent in May while their junior coalition partner, the Social Democrats, held steady at 5.5 percent, according to a poll by Kantar CZ.
The Pirate Party gained 1 point (17 percent), the Civic Democrats 2 points (13.5 percent) and the Freedom and Democracy Party 1 point (to 8 percent). Support for the Party of Mayors and Independents held at 5.5 percent.
Now polling at the 5 percent threshold for entering parliament are the Communists (down 0.5 points) and Top 09 (down 1.5 points). The Christian Democrats are down 1.5 points (4 percent).
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06/14/2020
Monday should be cloudy and cooler with light rainfall and daytime highs of 21 to 25 degrees Celsius.
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