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03/20/2020
Czech hockey legend Vladimír Zábrodský has died at the age of 97, the Czech Hockey Union said on Friday. Mr. Zábrodsky died in his home in Sweden, where he emigrated in 1965.
The two-time world champion (1947, 1949) and silver medal winner at the 1948 Winter Olympics was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1997.
He played in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League for LTC Praha from 1940 to 1950, Spartak ČKD Sokolovo from 1950 to 1960, and Bohemians ČKD Praha from 1963 to 1965, collecting 306 goals.
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03/20/2020
The head of the country’s Central Crisis Staff, Roman Prymula, says the number of coronavirus cases in the Czech Republic could reach 15,000 by mid-April, when incidence should reach a peak. Mr. Prymula said that would be a realistic scenario. However, measures taken by the government should make the numbers significantly lower, he added.
The official said that the Czech health care system had a capacity of around 800 patients in intensive care, meaning requiring ventilators. That figure could be increased to 1,500 by drawing on reserves, he said. Beyond that there would be serious problems.
As of Friday morning there were 765 registered cases of Covid-19 in the Czech Republic. A number of people are in a serious condition but as yet no deaths have been reported.
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03/20/2020
Shops in the Czech Republic are now only serving people aged 65 or over from 7 to 9 am every day. When the measure aimed at protecting seniors from the coronavirus was introduced on Thursday it was for from 10 am to noon. Health Minister Adam Vojtěch said old people were more used to shopping early in the morning.
The same hours apply for toiletries stores (drogeries) and pharmacies.
Tomáš Prouza, the head of the Czech Confederation of Commerce and Tourism, told Novinky.cz that the 10 am start had led to a situation where many seniors had arrived at shops at the same time.
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03/20/2020
President Miloš Zeman has called on Czech citizens to be brave in the face of the coronavirus crisis. In an address broadcast on Thursday evening, his first such appearance since the initial cases of infection were reported in the Czech Republic at the start of the month, the head of state said people should neither treat the virus lightly nor succumb to fear.
Mr. Zeman also thanked China for the supply of medical materials and called on the opposition to support government measures while the state of emergency continues.
The speech was broadcast only on commercial channel Prima. The president’s team refused to allow it to be shown simultaneously on public broadcaster Czech Television, as happens with his Christmas addresses.
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03/19/2020
Book World Prague has become the latest Czech arts event affected by the coronavirus crisis. The book fair had been due to begin in Prague in mid May but has now been postponed until October. Organiser Radovan Auer said even if the authorities permitted the annual event people would be afraid to attend.
The Czech arts scene has been hard hit by restrictions, with numerous events cancelled or postponed and the fates of many others scheduled for the coming months unclear.
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03/19/2020
The police have arrested a man who threatened the mayor of Prague, Zdeněk Hřib, after he introduced measures aimed at curtailing the spread of the coronoavirus. The man has been charged with blackmail over the threats, which were made by telephone on Wednesday afternoon. He could face up to four years in jail if found guilty.
Mr. Hřib has brought in a number of measures linked to the coronavirus, including entering public transport or civic buildings without face cover.
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03/19/2020
The number of flights to and from Prague’s Václav Havel Airport continues to fall. On Thursday there were 110 scheduled arrivals and departures, which is around 70 percent below the usual number, the Czech News Agency reported. While operations at the airport will decline further in the coming days they will continue, an official said.
Since Monday Czechs have been barred from travelling to a number of countries considered high risk by the Prague authorities under measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus. Foreigners are not allowed to enter Czech territory.
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03/19/2020
President Miloš Zeman granted two pardons on Thursday. One was to a man who was serving a jail term for failing to pay alimony and saved somebody’s life by providing first aid. The other was to a man in prison for obstructing the execution of an official decision and making threats while intoxicated who now has severe heart problems.
The head of state has now granted 14 pardons during seven years in office. Before his initial election Mr. Zeman pledged to only use that presidential power for a limited number of humanitarian reasons.
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03/19/2020
Friday is expected be overcast in the Czech Republic, with temperatures of up to 15 degrees Celsius. Daytime highs should fall considerably at the weekend and will hover around freezing point on Monday.
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03/19/2020
The State Institute for Drug Control has called on Czechs not to hoard medicines containing paracetamol, Czech Television reported. There is now a shortage of such drugs in this country. Pharmacies reported on Wednesday that they were running low on the brands Paralen and Ibalgin. They reduce fevers, one of the symptoms of the Covid-19 disease.
A representative of the State Institute for Drug Control said sales of the best-selling medicines of that type had more than tripled in recent weeks. Over 300,000 boxes, the usual number for one month, were sold in only a week.
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