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“We are not seeing the reduction that we expected these days,” said Health Minister Roman Prymula, adding that previous restrictions had only had a “small effect.”
He stressed that the quarantine imposed by the government will take effect from 9 pm (10 pm, Lithuanian time) until 03.59 am. local time (04.59 Lithuanian time) for the whole week from Wednesday to November 3.
Stores will also close at 8pm at night and will be closed on Sundays. The minister urged companies to allow employees to work from home when possible.
10.7 million In the Czech Republic, which has a population of more than 260 thousand. COVID-19 cases and more than 2,300 deaths from the disease. The Czech Republic is currently the first in the EU in terms of the number of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000. population.
“We are approaching a level that threatens the capacity of the Czech health system,” warned Prymula, an educational epidemiologist.
The Czech military recently built an open-air hospital for 500 COVID-19 patients, and other EU countries and the European Commission sent medical shipments to the Czech Republic.
Prymula will have to resign as Health Minister in the near future because photographers have found him violating his own restrictions on the coronavirus. The minister surprised by leaving the restaurant, which was closed at the time.
According to local media, the new minister will be the deputy director of the Brno City Hospital.
The Czech Republic has had a partial quarantine since last week, which will last until at least November 3.
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