Wednesday sees third highest rise in Covid cases

Some 2,932 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in the Czech Republic on Wednesday, according to official Ministry of Health information. It was the third biggest one-day jump since the start of the pandemic and brings the total number of active cases in the country to around 36,500.

Nine more deaths with Covid-19 were recorded on Wednesday for a total of 658 since March.

A raft of new measures aimed at containing the virus will take effect on Monday under a 30-day state of emergency.