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Czech authorities said on Thursday that Prague had asked the European Union and NATO member states for help to combat the rapid spread of the coronavirus epidemic. Babis also announced on Twitter on Thursday that the European Commission will send 30 fans from its own reserves to Prague. Babis spoke by phone during the day with Ursula von der Leyen, chair of the committee, who also promised to ask other EU member states to offer their free health capabilities to Czechs. Czech Defense Minister Lubomír Metnar said NATO would decide on Friday to send 60 fans from the organization’s reserves to the Czechs. According to the latest statistics
Czech hospitals from 1932 have a special ventilator that can be used to treat Covid-19 disease. Currently 52 percent of the machines are in use.
One week, the Czech government ordered 500 new fans worth 250 million crowns (3.375 million guilders). Additionally, a ventilator has been developed in the Czech Republic that can be used to help people with Covid-19 breathe. So far, about 200 parts have been manufactured with this machine.
The Czech government approved on Thursday the release of 300 military doctors from EU and NATO member states to help the country. The government’s decision will even have to be approved by parliament, which will likely take place next week. The United States has already responded to the Czech request and is sending 28 National Guard doctors and health workers to the Czech Republic who already have specific expertise in treating Covid-19 disease. These military doctors are expected to arrive in the Czech Republic by the end of next week and will work with the Czech doctors at the Military Hospital in Prague.
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