Primary schools are closed in the Czech Republic



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In the Czech Republic, primary schools will be closed from Wednesday to November 1 to move on to upper secondary education. Clubs, bars and restaurants will be closed until November 3, the Czech government said after a meeting in Prague on Monday night. The measures are aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus epidemic.

Roman primrose According to the Health Minister, kindergartens will not be affected by the measure, they will continue to operate. High schools and colleges, as well as universities, closed earlier and switched to distance learning.

As of Wednesday, the use of masks will be mandatory not only in hospitals, offices, closed spaces and public transport, but also at bus stops. Up to six people will be allowed to gather. The consumption of alcoholic beverages in public spaces and on the streets will be prohibited.

If the reproduction rate, which indicates the spread of the epidemic, falls to 0.8 in a week, the government will ease the measures, he said. Andrej Babis Prime Minister of Journalists. Currently, this indicator is around 1.5.

The government has decided on measures to curb the coronavirus epidemic after extremely extensive consultations. Prime Minister Andrej Babis and several of his ministers first discussed with the Epidemiology Committee on Sunday evening and then on Monday with the employers’ association, the unions and the opposition.

More than 2,200 people have already been treated in hospitals, 438 of whom were seriously ill, according to reports posted on the Health Ministry website Monday night. The number of hospital admissions has doubled since the beginning of October.

According to official data, Czech hospitals can treat a maximum of approximately 33,000 Covid-19 patients at a time. The government also decided on Monday that some 2,500 special beds in the state reserve fund will also be available for medical care.

The epidemic already has 1,045 deaths, according to Monday night’s report. This is 58 more than the official data for this morning. So far, the highest number of daily deaths was 51 last Friday.

Featured image: Prague, October 7, 2020 A member of the Czech Election Commission wears protective clothing due to the coronavirus epidemic while holding a ballot box in a car polling station in the second round of the Senate elections in Prague on October 7 October 2020. MTI / EPA / Martin Divisek



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