Czech weekend news in brief: top stories for Jan. 24, 2021
National Theatre to celebrate Mozart's birthday without an audience, interest in respirators soars, and more top headlines from this weekend
PM expects Senate to reject bill requiring quotas for Czech food products
Andrej Babiš expects a bill requiring larger supermarkets to sell a mandatory minimum amount of Czech products will be rejected by the upper house
Germany places Czech Republic on list of high-risk regions for COVID-19
From midnight tonight, cross-border commuters regularly travelling to Bavaria will need a new COVID-19 test every 48 hours
New PES index allows in-class learning at risk level five: so when will Czech schools reopen?
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The change was approved by lawmakers today, however, an exact date for when children can return has not yet been set.
Report: Czech mortality rate massively increased in 2020 amid COVID pandemic
Statisticians didn't release the reasons for the higher death rate, but the COVID pandemic was likely one of the contributing factors.
Coronavirus update, Jan. 22, 2021: Czech government extends state of emergency until Valentine's Day
The emergency state has been extended until Feb. 14; elementary schools could reopen next month.
Coronavirus update, Jan. 21, 2021: Czech officials to discuss state of emergency extension today
Officials say they may make respirators mandatory in shops and transport; the country is also seeking fast vaccine approval.
Czech politics goes to dogs: anti-PES restauranteurs to form political party focused on re-opening pubs
The group said in a press conference on Tuesday their political movement is a response to COVID restrictions.
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Czech morning news in brief: top stories for Jan. 20, 2021
Merkel-Babiš talks outline plan for commuters, top Czech politician resigns, and a Prague icon gains monumental recognition.
A Czech company has developed the world's first nanofiber FFP3 respirator
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Pardam Nano4fibers said the mask's increased resistance to humidity means it can be used to protect against bacteria for several days.
Shops selling underwear, clothes and shoes for kids, can reopen as of Tuesday
The decision is expected to approved today by the Czech government, PM Babiš said in an interview on Sunday.
Czech weekend news in brief: top stories for Jan. 17, 2021
Czech COVID-19 vaccinations cross 100,000, state of emergency to be extended, Jan Palach remembered and more headlines from this weekend
British COVID-19 variant reported in Czech Republic
The more contagious mutation of COVID-19 first identified in the UK has now been confirmed in the Czech Republic
One-quarter of Czech residents over 80 have registered for COVID-19 vaccine
In one day after vaccination registrations opened, more than 100,000 seniors have applied; less than 10,000 have received a date
Avalanche kills one man in Jeseníky mountains
An avalanche in the Jeseníky mountains yesterday resulted in the death of a 31-year-old ski mountaineer
Coronavirus update, Jan. 15, 2021: Czech Republic sees half as many new cases on Thursday than a week ago
The vaccination registration system launched today; the reconfiguring of the PES to allow more businesses to remain open will be discussed next week.
Coronavirus update, Jan. 14, 2021: Czech Republic drops one point from highest PES risk level
The fall from the fifth to the fourth degree on the anti-epidemic scale indicates the beginning of an infection spread slowdown.
