Czech morning news in brief: top headlines for July 16, 2021
Czech PM pens new book, president offers condolences to German flood victims, and more storms on the way this weekend.
Coronavirus update, July 16, 2021: Covid incidence up 50 percent in young people as Delta variant takes over
ÚZIS models paint grim picture for late August, Czech Medical Chamber head compares unvaccinated to fare dodgers, lower house session on Covid interrupted.
Vojtěch: Increased vaccination remains the way back to normal, free testing will end as of September
Czech Medical Chamber head says unvaccinated are like stowaways, and they need to buy a ticket to contribute to collective immunity.
Third-country nationals call ruling on foreigner's insurance discriminatory
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The mother of a chronically ill child is fighting a Czech policy that denies children of working, tax-paying parents access to public health insurance.
Coronavirus update, July 15, 2021: Huge interest in walk-in vaccination, new center to open in Smíchov
Newly registered people will receive a second Pfizer dose in 21 days, over 4 million people fully vaccinated, R number drops slightly.
Czech morning news in brief: top headlines for July 15, 2021
Tour de France has a Czech connection, Czech Senate committee encourages solidarity with Cuba, an an American firm in talks to buy Avast.
Czech NGO launches the country's first helpline for victims of sexual assault
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No such support service for victims of sexual violence has previously been available in the Czech Republic.
Payment for Prague transit fines enters the 21st century with new online option
People caught without valid tickets no longer have to trek to the dystopian Public Transit Hall of Shame to pay their fines.
Czech morning news in brief: top headlines for July 14, 2021
Child benefit for families to increase, rafting accident on Sazava River claims two lives, Rothschild heirs file a complaint against the Czech Republic.
Coronavirus update, July 14, 2021: Prague starts vaccinating the homeless at a mobile field station
Testing at school, workplace to be reintroduced as of September; summer camp group recommends PCR tests; most new Covid cases since early June.
Czechs spending a record amount on lunches: What can you expect to pay in Prague these days?
Prague loses its crown as the lunch spending king in terms of highest average lunch price.
Czech morning news in brief: top headlines for July 13, 2021
Top-seed Kvitová eliminated from Prague Open, Czech Republic will boycott Durban conference, gas prices for June reach new high.
Coronavirus update, July 13, 2021: PCR tests confirm that the Delta variant is on the rise in Czech Republic
Interval between doses shortened to 21 days, organizers must register large events with health centers, three summer camps in the Plzeň region closed.
One of Prague’s most dangerous intersections to get new pedestrian crossings and lights
Over 20,000 people a day cross between Vinohrady and Wenceslas Square, but so far have had to use an underpass or risk jaywalking.
Restorer: Latest graffiti on Charles Bridge the "most extensive" he has seen
The restorer was summoned from his vacation to remove graffiti that appeared on the Czech capital's iconic bridge last week.
Filming continues on ‘The Gray Man’: Which Prague neighborhoods will be affected this week?
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Action scenes will take place in parts of Karlín and well as around parts of the city center, with some public transit disruptions.
Coronavirus update, July 12, 2021: Get vaccinated, win a prize – walk-in centers will have incentive raffle
Plus: R number hits highest level since October, Babiš will propose shorter Pfizer interval, Vojtěch calls for more inspections of certificates.
