Czech Republic coronavirus updates, June 9: 69 new cases, support to businesses extended

The total number of COVID-19 recoveries in the Czech Republic has now exceeded 7,000, with 2,362 active cases

Jason Pirodsky

Written by Jason Pirodsky Published on 09.06.2020 09:31:09 (updated on 09.06.2020) Reading time: 2 minutes

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People wearing face masksat Prague's Letna park via iStock / Madeleine_Steinbach
People wearing face masksat Prague's Letna park via iStock / Madeleine_Steinbach

The Czech Republic has reported 69 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, according to the latest figures provided by the Czech Health Ministry this morning.

The number of new cases was up slightly from Sunday, but a significantly higher number of tests were conducted. A total of 4,571 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the Czech Republic on Monday, which was more than double the number of tests conducted on Sunday.

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The number of new cases daily over the past two weeks represents a stagnation of the spread of coronavirus in the Czech Republic. The daily increase in positive COVID-19 cases has exceeded 100 only once since the start of May, and has consistently been in the range of 30-60 new cases during that span.

As of this morning, five new recoveries have been reported so far, and zero deaths on Monday recorded.

There have now been a total of 9,699 COVID-19 cases reported in the Czech Republic since the beginning of the outbreak in March, along with 328 deaths and 7,009 recoveries. With additional recoveries reported on Sunday and Monday, the total number has now exceeded 7,000 for the first time.

The number of known current COVID-19 infections in the Czech Republic now stands at 2,362, with 117 of those patients currently hospitalized.

Yesterday, the Czech government announced that it would be offering continued support to businesses affected by the anti-coronavirus measures.

While the program to support businesses closed or otherwise affected by the anti-coronavirus measures had previously expired on June 8, the program has now been extended through the end of August.

As of Monday, the Czech Republic issued a new wave of regulations softening anti-coronavirus measures throughout the country.

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Restaurant gardens can now remain open later, and cinemas and theaters do not have to leave every other row of seats empty. In Prague, passengers of public transport may now enter through the front of the vehicles and sit in the front seats, which were previously blocked off to protect drivers.

Face masks continue to be mandatory throughout the Czech Republic at most indoor locations, including shopping centers, grocery stores, and also restaurants when not eating or drinking.

In a worldwide ranking of 100 cities that measured how prepared they were to deal with the post-coronavirus economy released recently, Prague and Brno landed in the bottom half of the list, at 63 and 56, respectively.

The study used 2020 job opportunities before the pandemic as a baseline to measure the pandemic’s impact.

Yesterday, the Czech Republic announced a new program to support domestic tourism, which would offer discounts of up to 4,000 crowns on holidays at spas throughout the country.

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