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.
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.
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.
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.
Coronavirus update, July 9, 2021: From today two weeks after final dose needed to prove vaccination
Rules for employees returning from vacation take effect, new rules for entering Slovakia begin, and fully inoculated exempt from tests upon return.
Fully vaccinated Czechs and long-term residents exempt from Covid tests when returning from abroad
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Czech citizens and people with long-term residence who are vaccinated will be able to return even from extreme-risk countries without testing.
Coronavirus update, July 8, 2021: Czechs to see a grace-period for quarantine-free travel to Slovakia
Plus: The number of new cases rises sharply, Finland relaxes travel requirements for EU, and WHO warns against a premature return to normal.
Coronavirus update, July 2, 2021: Czech govt. tightens rules for traveling and proving Covid status at home
People will again need to be two weeks after vaccination or show a test to attend events, Covid test to be necessary for people returning from abroad.
Czech health ministry's travel blacklist and changing rules create confusion, canceled vacations
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Croatia and Slovakia have changed the entry rules for the Czech Republic; travel bans for Tunisia and Russia are also going into effect.
Coronavirus update, July 1, 2021: Covid spreading mainly among young people in Prague
Plus: Children aged 12 to 15 can register for Covid vaccination, a new app can carry your certificates, Covid second-most frequent death cause last year.
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Coronavirus update, June 30, 2021: Prague Covid situation is worsening, R number on the rise
More contagious delta variant is on the rise, the Health Ministry now wants people with one vaccine dose may need to show negative test.
Coronavirus update, June 29, 2021: No respirators outdoors from July with exceptions
Plus: R number climbs to 0.97; more operators added to help line, respirators will stay required at mass events, some health workers to get spa vouchers.
Coronavirus update, June 28, 2021: Covid vaccination interval to be reduced, says Czech PM
The number of people fully vaccinated now over 3 million, govt. to spend more on vaccination campaign as registrations drop.
Coronavirus update, June 25, 2021: Respirators to remain mandatory indoors, in public transport
Plus: 96 delta variant cases confirmed in the Czech Republic, Czechs can get vaccinated sooner than after 90 days after Covid.
Coronavirus update, June 24, 2021: Health Minister warns that the pandemic is on the rise in Prague
The head of the Health Information and Statistics Institute compares the pattern to last summer, calling it déjà vu.
Coronavirus update, June 23, 2021: Czech travel map revised, all neighboring countries now green
Plus: PM Babiš: says faults from last summer must not be repeated, court retroactively finds more restrictions unlawful.
