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04/24/2020
Following the reopening of the country’s borders, the government should now help Czech travel agencies negotiate bi-lateral agreements with so-called low risk coronavirus states. In the first phase these should include Croatia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary, the head of the Association of Travel Agencies Jan Papež told Czech Television on Friday. Such agreements, he hopes, should enable Czechs to travel to these countries without restrictions, aside from a COVID-19 test, by the beginning of July. Mr Papež believes deals could also soon be negotiated with Bulgaria, Greece and the Balearic Islands.
Some travel agencies are considering providing COVID-19 tests as part of their travel offers. This would be up to each individual agency, said Mr Papež.
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04/24/2020
Trust in the economy has taken the steepest slide on record as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and related measures, the Czech Statistics Office reported on Friday.
In the month of April the average trust rating dropped by 19.6 points to 74.8.
The last time that the trust rating dropped below 80.0 points was at the height of the financial crisis in March of 2009.
There has been a steep drop in the confidence rating both on the part of businesses (by 19.3 points to 73.8) and consumers (by 20.4 points to 80.1).
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04/24/2020
The government will ask the Czech lower house to extend the state of emergency in the country until May 25, Deputy Prime Minister Jan Hamáček told journalists on Friday.
He said the move had received unanimous approval from cabinet ministers. The Health Ministry will present the Chamber of Deputies with a document justifying the move on Friday, Mr. Hamáček said.
The opposition has criticized plans for an extension and ANO, the leading party in the ruling coalition, was originally also against the idea.
The government initially imposed a 30-day state of emergency on March 13 in view of the coronavirus situation. MPs later voted to extend it to the end of April.
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04/24/2020
The Czech government has announced that they will be speeding up the five-step plan to re-open shops and restaurants. According to the revised plan, many venues will be able to open from Monday, April 27, two weeks earlier than previously announced.
In the original plan, only shops under 200 square meters were to reopen from April 27. The new timeline allows even larger shops of up to 2,500 square meters to open as soon as Monday, provided they have their own entrance.
Fitness centres and outdoor areas of zoos will also be allowed to open on Monday, April 27.
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04/24/2020
The number of people with confirmed coronavirus infections reached 7,188 on Friday morning, according to data released by the Czech Ministry of Health.
The number of people who have registered positive for Covid-19 rose by 55 on Thursday, the smallest daily increase since March 14, when 48 new cases were registered. Some 213 deaths have been reported thus far.
Meanwhile, 2,152 people have recovered from Covid-19. Czech labs have tested over 203,000 people to date.
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04/24/2020
The Czech government has lifted the ban on the free movement of people as of Friday, April 24, and decided that people can move outside in groups of up to ten, Health Minister Adam Vojtěch announced at a press conference on Thursday evening. Mr. Vojtěch said that the latest favourable developments related to the Covid-19 situation had enabled the cabinet to lift the restrictions. The lifting of the ban also means that people can travel abroad.
Upon returning to the Czech Republic, they will have to produce a negative test for coronavirus or go into a two-week quarantine. This measure only applies to Czech citizens and residents.
The State Security Council has severely limited free movement in the Czech Republic since March 16 with several exemptions including going to work, necessary visits of family, purchases of food and vital supplies, and going to the doctor.
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04/23/2020
The Prague Municipal Court on Thursday cancelled four anti-coronavirus measures issued by the Ministry of Health, restricting the free movement of people as well as retail sales and services in the country.
The court’s decision will come into effect on April 27. Prague’s Municipal Court met a legal complaint filed by healthcare law expert Ondrej Dostál, who criticized the ministry’s measures as “arbitrary, chaotic and incomprehensible.”
The judge found the restrictions of the ministry illegal because they were not implemented under the Crisis Act. Health Minister Adam Vojtěch said the government will try to comply with the ruling while maintaining restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the new coronavirus.
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04/23/2020
Filmmakers Marián Polák and Jan Hošek have started shooting a feature-length documentary capturing nature in Prague.
The documentary, entitled Planet Prague, will reveal the ecosystem of the Czech capital and the different ways in which animals and plants adapt to the urban environment.
The film is being shot in well-known locations, which under normal circumstances would be overcrowded with tourists, such as Petřín hill, the Baroque Wallenstein gardens, the Olšany cemetery and Prague Zoo.
The shooting will last until the end of next year and the film is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2022. A similar film entitled Planet Czechia, capturing the fascinating world of Czech nature, was produced in 2018.
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04/23/2020
Czech biathlete Veronika Vítková has announced the end of her career. The 31-year-old Olympic medallist is expecting her first child with her coach Martin Lejsek.
Vítková claimed a silver medal in mixed relay at the Olympic Games in Sochi and a bronze medal in the sprint competition at the Pyongyang Olympics in 2018. She also won the gold medal in the mixed relay at the World Championships in Kontiolahti in 2015.
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04/23/2020
Friday is expected to be partly cloudy with daytime temperatures ranging between 18 and 22 degrees Celsius.
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