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04/14/2020
The phased-out reopening of shops and services as planned by the government is "unreasonably slow" and the timetable was not consulted with those concerned, according to the President of the Czech Association of Trade and Tourism Tomáš Prouza.
Prouza said that the Czech government’s approach was “strange” when compared to the steps taken by neighbour states. The association is to release a more detailed stand on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the Association of shopping malls has also protested against the time plan, saying the government was discriminating shopping centres which could easily meet the strict hygiene norms required.
The government on Tuesday unveiled a timetable for easing the coronavirus restrictions in the coming weeks. The gradual reopening of shops and services will take place in five stages between April 20 and June 8.
Farmers markets, craftsmen and used car sales will be able to open as of April 20th under strict hygiene conditions.
Shops of up to 1,000 square metres, driving schools and gyms can reopen as of May 12; restaurants and cafes serving in outdoor gardens, museums, galleries and hairdressers as of May 25.
The reopening of large shopping centres and indoor cafes and restaurants has been left till last, as of June 8.
The plan moreover depends of the course of the epidemic and may be frozen or reviewed depending on circumstances.
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04/14/2020
Czech schools will not fully reopen before the start of the summer holidays, according to a timetable approved by the government on Tuesday.
The first to resume lectures next week will be university students in their final year and students preparing for PhD exams. Even then, lectures and consultations will be limited to five people at a time.
If the situation allows, schools will reopen to students facing school-leaving exams in secondary schools and 1st-5th graders in elementary schools as of May 25. Classes will be limited to 15 pupils.
Facemasks will be obligatory on the school premises, but it will be up to the teachers to decide whether they must be worn during classes.
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04/14/2020
The government has unveiled a phased-out plan for easing the coronavirus restrictions in the coming weeks. The gradual reopening of shops and services will take place in five stages between April 20 and June 8.
Farmers markets, craftsmen and used car sales will be able to open as of April 20th under strict hygiene conditions.
Shops of up to 1,000 square metres, driving schools and gyms can reopen as of May 12.
Restaurants and cafes serving in outdoor gardens, museums, galleries and hairdressers can reopen as of May 25.
The reopening of large shopping centres and indoor cafes and restaurants has been left till last, as of June 8.
The plan moreover depends of the course of the epidemic and may be frozen or reviewed depending on circumstances.
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04/14/2020
In the last three weeks the Czech Republic repatriated more than 5,000 Czech nationals stranded abroad due to the coronavirus crisis, Czech Radio reported citing Foreign Ministry sources.
2,800 people were repatriated on special flights, 2,400 by road. In cooperation with EU partners the Czech authorities also helped 700 citizens of EU member states to return home.
The Czech government released more than 100 million crowns for the repatriation effort with the ministry contributing 700 euro to the cost of the return trip for each passenger.
The last repatriation flight organized by the Czech Foreign Ministry in cooperation with the Embassy of South Korea brought home 329 Czechs and 35 other Europeans from Australia and New Zealand today.
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04/14/2020
Wednesday should be clear to partly cloudy, with more clouds in the eastern parts of the country, and day temperatures between 13 and 17 degrees Celsius.
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04/14/2020
As of today, April 14, Czechs may travel abroad but only in exceptional cases and for “substantiated” reasons.
According to a government regulation people will be allowed to leave the country for business reasons, to see a doctor or close family on urgent matters. They will be registered and will have to undergo a standard 14-day quarantine upon their return.
However, in view of the international situation borders remain closed and foreigners are still banned from entering the country. Details of the new regulation can be found on the Interior Ministry’s website.
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04/14/2020
Car manufacturer Hyundai in Nošovice, Frýdek-Místek, resumed production on Tuesday after a three week break due to the coronavirus pandemic. It is the first large company in the country to do so.
According to Hyundai spokesman Pavel Barvík the plant will initially operate on two shifts instead of the usual three, and adhere to strict hygiene norms.
In order to ensure a smooth start, the company is reported to have stocked-up on car parts contrary to the standard practice of producing vehicles "just in time", according to customer demand.
Barvík said this was done in view of the security regime, particularly with regard to border measures, which could delay deliveries.
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04/14/2020
The number of people with confirmed coronavirus infection reached 6059 on Tuesday morning, according to data released by the Czech Ministry of Health.
The number of people registered COVID 19 positive rose by 68 on Monday, the smallest daily increase since March 17, when 67 new cases were registered. 143 deaths are reported.
Meanwhile, 519 people have recovered from COVID 19. Czech labs have tested over 128,000 people to date.
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04/14/2020
Schools are unlikely to reopen for all students by the end of June, the country’s leading epidemiologist Roman Prymula said in an interview for the news site Seznam.cz.
Prymula said it was likely that pupils from higher classes especially those facing secondary school or university entrance exams would return sooner, but younger children would most likely be kept out of the classroom until the new school year.
The country’s chief hygiene officer Jarmila Rážová expressed a similar view in an interview for Czech Radio on Sunday.
The issue is to be discussed at Tuesday’s cabinet meeting within a broader debate on easing the coronavirus restrictions.
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04/14/2020
A blanket screening of selected parts of the population for the COVID 19 virus is due to start after Easter to ascertain how many individuals have undergone the disease without showing any symptoms.
The screening will be undertaken with the help of so-called rapid tests based on detecting anti-bodies to the virus in people’s blood samples.
The tests are to be conducted on several hundred people of all ages.
The result should give the health authorities valuable information regarding the degree of herd immunity achieved and is likely to influence the speed with which the government restrictions will be eased.
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