Government orders testing of public sector employees, imposes work duty on medical students

The Czech government on Friday ordered blanket testing of public sector employees. The measure applies to departments with 50 or more people. The testing, which has to be done at least once a week, will get underway next Wednesday, March 10.

The government has also called students of some secondary schools and universities to help in hospitals around the country. The mandatory work duty concerns mainly students in selected years of secondary nursing schools and medical faculties.