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Chief hygienist Covid-positive, Minister of Health in quarantine
Jarmila Rážová, Czechia's chief hygienist, has tested positive for the coronavirus after experiencing flu-like symptoms on Tuesday evening.
Sep 2, 20201 min read


Czechia's Smart Quarantine accused of plagiarism
An infographic released by the Smart Quarantine team appears to be a copy of a two-month old graph by the Texas Medical Association.
Sep 1, 20201 min read


Hungary is closing its borders - are there any exceptions?
As of Tuesday, foreigners cannot cross Hungarian borders as the country is applying stricter rules to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
Sep 1, 20201 min read


September: where to wear a mask in Prague?
Starting September 1, people in Prague will have to wear face masks also at the railway stations, the subway vestibules and the airport.
Aug 31, 20201 min read


"We will get him to pay a high price"
Chinese diplomacy heavily criticises Vystrčil's journey to Taiwan as it opposes Chinese principles of one united China.
Aug 31, 20201 min read


Prague: yellow on Covid risk map
The capital's alert level on the epidemiological risk map changed to the second degree - starting community transmission.
Aug 28, 20201 min read


Express railway from Prague to Dresden to be ready by 2035
This speedy railway will reach up to 350 km/h and travel time from Prague to Ústí nad Labem will then be halved to 30 minutes.
Aug 28, 20201 min read


Czechia on UK's quarantine list
Starting Saturday 5:00 CET, people arriving in the UK from the Czech Republic will have to isolate themselves for 14 days.
Aug 27, 20201 min read


Czech lung ventilator recieves US certification
This important FDA EUA certification enables the company that has created the ventilator to sell the product in many countries.
Aug 27, 20201 min read


Uncertainty of working conditions
31% of employees do not know what regime they will work in after the summer holidays. Only 9% will fully work from home.
Aug 26, 20201 min read


Updated manual for schools - no masks necessary
The Ministry of Education has sent an updated manual to schools, according to which they are to open on the 1st of September.
Aug 26, 20201 min read


Across Czechia by train for 9 crowns
A rail carrier offers tens of thousands of discounted tickets - passengers only have to buy them at least one month in advance.
Aug 25, 20201 min read


Covid-19: Red for Croatia?
Record numbers of infected people in Croatia might be a signal not only for Czechia to put the country on the list of risky states.
Aug 25, 20201 min read


One-off payment for pensioners
Czech seniors should receive a so-called “face-mask bonus” of up to 6.000 crowns. Critics call it a pre-election bribe.
Aug 24, 20201 min read


Smart Quarantine: 106 outbreaks of Covid-19 in Czechia right now
People most often get infected in the family, they bring the infection, for example, from a children's camp or a party.
Aug 24, 20201 min read


1968/21/8: Socialism with a human face destroyed
52 years ago, the Warsaw Pact troops invaded what was then Czechoslovakia. Most of the strategic cities in the country were occupied.
Aug 21, 20202 min read


Extreme heat expected on Friday
Temperatures reaching at least 34 degrees especially in the afternoon in Prague and North Bohemia can be dangerous for sensitive people.
Aug 20, 20201 min read


UPDATED! NOT at the hairdressers, in a restaurant, in polling places...
The Minister of Health Adam Vojtěch (ANO) has changed the list of new rules he revealed this week.
Aug 19, 20202 min read


School manual for the new year revealed
Masks in the corridors and higher hygienic standards will be the only change that students will see at schools this upcoming school year.
Aug 18, 20201 min read


Masks to become obligatory indoors from September
Shops, public transport, schools outside of classes - in all indoor places people will have to wear masks in two weeks.
Aug 17, 20201 min read
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