Unprecedented number of acute tonsillitis cases in children

Doctors are reporting an unprecedented number of cases of acute tonsillitis in children, news site Deník N wrote on Monday. The main reason is reportedly a nationwide shortage of penicillin, due to which less suitable antibiotics are being used to treat patients.

A big reason for the penicillin shortage is that a key manufacturer of the drug has stopped deliveries to the Czech Republic due to its low price on the market. The situation is unlikely to improve in the near future, but according to the Ministry of Health, there is still time to solve the problem until October.