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In the Czech Republic, all stores and services other than essential stores will be closed, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said. They also restrict free movement: people can only work, shop and go to the doctor. The measures will remain in effect until the beginning of November.
Babis apologized to the population and businessmen, but said that “the decision to protect the lives of the population” was taken by the government because the measures taken so far have not produced the expected results. If radical measures are not taken, the Czech health system will collapse in early November.
As of Wednesday morning, the mask is mandatory in public spaces and in the car. The exceptions to this are if only family members are together or if people play sports. The use of masks in closed rooms and in public transport is mandatory for a few weeks.
According to the Minister of Health, Roman Prymula, the spread of the infection ranges between 1.37 and 1.47, with an expected peak between November 3 and 11. A 500-bed field hospital is already under construction in Prague.
Babis said the number of special hospital beds suitable for intensive care had increased from 4,800 to 15,400, and the government had ordered another 2,500 such hospital beds. They also asked for help from abroad, for example, 28 doctors from the United States will soon arrive at Czech health centers.
On Wednesday morning, nearly 12,000 people were infected in a single day, the highest number to date. The number of patients treated in hospitals exceeds four thousand, the number of serious cases is 634, of which more than three hundred require a ventilator. The total number of deaths is 1,619.
This graph is a good indication of the seriousness of the situation, as it shows the average daily death rates for the previous seven days per million people. The Czech Republic has long had the highest number in the European Union, now almost 7. Hungary ranks second, almost tied with Romania (3.5 and 3.4).
(via MTI)
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