Big rise in voters with Covid compared to presidential vote first round

There was a marked increase in voting among people in isolation with Covid-19 on Wednesday than in the first round of presidential elections a fortnight earlier.

Some 650 people with the virus out of a registered 1,900 drove to special polling stations to vote in the second round, compared to 354 out of a possible 2,300 previously.

Regular polls for the runoff vote between first round winner Petr Pavel and Andrej Babiš open at 2 pm on Friday and close at the same time on Saturday. Mr. Pavel is the bookmakers’ favourite to win.