In June, two PCR and four antigen tests will be covered by the public health insurance - instead of free antigen testing every three days.

From Sunday, registration for Covid-19 vaccination will open for people between the ages of 35 a 39. People over 30 will follow.

In the summer, Czechs could probably take off their face masks indoors - and people over the age of 35 should register for vaccines soon.

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

Chief Hygienist Pavla Svrčinová suggests that the state pay each citizen two PCR or antigen tests per month during the summer holidays.

The Ministry of Health has terminated its cooperation with the Interdisciplinary Group on Epidemic Situations (MeSES).

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

People aged 40 to 44 will be able to register for vaccination from midnight on Sunday - GPs to get the Moderna vaccine for their patients.

The period for which a person is exempt from several restrictions after recovering from Covid-19 should extend from 90 to 180 days.

At the beginning of May, about 64% of Czechs wanted to get the Covid-19 vaccine, survey shows. In April, it was 63%.

Everyone over the age of 16 should be able to register to get their Covid-19 vaccine from June 1 at the latest - says PM Andrej Babiš (ANO).

Starting today, people over the age of 55 can register for the Covid-19 vaccine - and it will be easier to get a haircut.

Members of the Russian secret service were involved in the explosion of an ammunition warehouse, according to Czech security forces.

Only those over 40 can expect to get at least the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by the end of June - says the Minister of Health.

The Chamber of Deputies has passed a proposal requesting that cars must keep a distance of one and a half meters when overtaking cyclists.

Minister of the Interior and Acting Foreign Minister Jan Hamáček (ČSSD) will fly to Moscow to discuss possible deliveries of Sputnik V.

Czechs will now get their second doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines after 42 days, informed the Ministry of Health.

Czechia ordered 81.1% doses offered by the EC and will lag behind most EU countries in vaccination rate - writes the IHNED.cz server.

Four-fifths of patients in intensive care units with Covid-19 are over 60 years of age and 80% are overweight or obese, statistics show.

At-home coronavirus test kits have hit the Czech market - they are now available in pharmacies and several grocery chains.