Temporary reprieve for Czechs as government strategies fresh COVID constraints

PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech federal government will think about reimposing harder limitations on public life next week to decrease coronavirus infections after simply over a week of unwinded rules, Health Minister Jan Blatny stated on Friday.

It will also launch complimentary, voluntary screening for all citizens utilizing rapid-result antigen tests on Dec. 18, which Blatny stated might make household sees over Christmas safer.

The country of 10.7 million suffered among Europe’s worst 2nd waves of COVID-19 in October and November, with over 8,000 hospitalised at the peak stretching the health system, and 9,341 deaths because the pandemic started early this year.

Daily recorded infections visited two-thirds from November peaks near 16,000, however the previous couple of days have brought a fresh increase to around 6,000 That is a greater per capita rate than in neighbouring Germany, which has kept tighter limitations in place and is thinking about lockdowns.

( For an interactive graphic: https://graphics.reuters.com/HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/CZECH-REOPENING/jbypregorve/index.html)

Blatny stated the increase took place prior to the complete effect of the Dec. 3 reopening of stores, restaurants and other services was evident.

He said he would ask the federal government to move the nation as much as risk level 4 on the 5-grade scale from the middle of next week, suggesting the introduction of a curfew from 11 p.m. till 5 a.m., closing indoor sports premises, dining establishments, bars and hotels, limiting events to six individuals, and other procedures.

” Plainly there has been a rise in cases, and it is up to us if it will be sluggish or steep,” Blatny told a press conference, urging individuals to respect social distancing rules.

The cabinet will talk about the changes on Monday.

Limitations on public life have run into growing impatience among organizations and a public weary over frequent changes of rules and installing losses in the most disclosed service sectors.

( For an interactive graphic: https://graphics.reuters.com/HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/CZECH-REOPENING/jznpnnwgopl/index.html

(Reporting by Jan Lopatka; Editing by Mark Heinrich)

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