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In the Czech Republic, as of Friday, 1,447 new confirmed coronavirus infections were examined by laboratory tests, 65 more than the highest number of cases the day before, according to the latest data published on the website of the Ministry of Health on Saturday morning.
The number of new confirmed infections per day surpassed 1,000 for the first time on Tuesday and has been rising steadily since then, MTI writes. The number of active confirmed infections is also at a record 12,260. In most, however, the course of the disease remains mild.
Currently, hospitals treat 264 people with Covid-19 disease, double the number a month ago. More than 60 patients suffer from serious illnesses. These numbers are also constantly growing. The death toll rose to 450.
From March 1, when the first infected person was registered in the Czech Republic, until Friday, 33,860 people infected with coronavirus were detected by laboratory tests. About two-thirds of those affected have already been cured. The number of daily laboratory tests has recently been around 15,000. The positive case rate was five percent on Monday and nine percent on Thursday. Friday’s data is not yet known.
The situation was reviewed
The health ministry reviewed this Friday the so-called traffic light system, in which the epidemic situation in each region is marked with colors. The red region representing the most serious situation is not on the map. However, there are already six from the orange region, which is one degree lower than the red one, indicating a community spread of the epidemic, rather than the previous one (Prague), mainly the districts around the capital and Uherské Hradiste in South Moravia. The lowest color, indicating a lower risk, has been assigned to 40 districts instead of the previous ten, covering more than half of the country. Therefore, the number of blank drives that indicate problems is decreasing.
Starting Thursday, protective masks must be worn in locked rooms across the country. Until now, masks were only mandatory in public transport, sanitary facilities and offices. In the orange regions, nightclubs and bars should be closed at midnight.
Respiratory protection and mouth mask for people over 60 years old
The government decided on Wednesday to send the most vulnerable citizens over 60 free respirators (FFP2) and five mouth masks from the state reserve fund. The Interior Ministry said the items would be delivered by the post office next week.
According to data published on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, 11 countries, including Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland and Ireland, restricted the entry of Czech citizens or made them dependent on a new negative test for coronavirus until Friday. in view of the deterioration of the epidemic situation. Some other countries, including Slovakia, have indicated that they are considering some form of restriction or regulation on the entry of Czechs.
According to statistics, in terms of the number of infected people per 100,000 inhabitants, only in Spain, France, Croatia, Romania and Malta the situation is worse than the situation in the Czech Republic, reported Czech Public Radio this Saturday morning.
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