Supreme Court rules that Covid measures restricting attendance at events were against the law

The Czech Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the measure set out by the Ministry of Health limiting the number of visitors for outdoor and indoor concerts was against the law due to insufficient justification, news site Novinky.cz reported. The case was brought to the court by Ostrava- based promotion agency JVS Group, which organizes large concerts and exhibitions. However, the JVS Group’s lawsuit was only partially successful, as the court ruled that inspections of vaccinations, tests or past illnesses via the ČTečka application was legitimate.

The measure in question was still in force in January of this year, setting a maximum of 1,000 people allowed to attend concerts, sports matches and other similar events. For other public or private events, the limit was 100 people, and in both cases no distinction was made between indoor and outdoor events. The measure did not take into account the characteristics of the premises where the events took place, such as capacity or ventilation options.