Some casino and betting gamblers are moving to a new addiction - investing in cryptocurrencies. The trend has come to Czechia as well.

From today, people do not have to wear a respirator when visiting a gym, hairdresser, and beauty, massage or tattoo studios.

On Monday, secondary schools and kindergarten in the remaining regions will open - as well as museums, galleries and monuments.

In addition to shops, many services will also be allowed to open on May 10 - travel and face mask rules are changing too.

On Monday, May 3, several services - such as hairdressers - will be allowed to open. For most clients, a negative test will be mandatory.

Six "packages" that should gradually loosen the anti-epidemic restrictions in the Czech Republic have been unveiled on Thursday.

In March, the amount of mortgages provided climbed to a record of 44.7 billion crowns - says Fincentrum Hypoindex.

Due to the anti-epidemic restrictions, mainly the closure of restaurants and pubs, both production and consumption of beer fell in Czechia.

Trading at the then-called Prague Stock Exchange for Goods and Securities started on April 17, 1871 - exactly 150 years ago.

In February, industry declined by 2.6% year-on-year - and construction recorded the most significant drop in the last five years.

Unemployment rate in the Czech Republic fell to 4.2% in March and retail sales dropped by 3% year-on-year in February, new statistics show.

In addition to Easter Monday, the government decided to close all stores on Good Friday too - in order to slow down the epidemic.

Despite ongoing anti-epidemic measures, the unemployment rate in the Czech Republic has remained unchanged in February - it stands at 4.3%.

Almost a billion tons of food ends up in the trash every year, which represents 17 percent of all food sold. Czech are better than average.

The government agreed that people in quarantine should be getting a full sick pay - currently, they collect 60% of their salaries.

Prices of apartments for sale are still rising wheras rents have become a little cheaper - the most expensive region is still Prague.

Cabinet members are not united in their opinion on relaxing the anti-Covid measures - deciding between shops, schools or no changes.

The Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlíček (for ANO) will submit a proposal to the government to open all shops from February 22.

People who have to quarantine themselves could receive a bonus of up to 370 crowns per day - according to their salary.

The Czech economy experienced a year-on-year decline of 5.6 percent in 2020 - the most significant decrease in the history of the country.