⁍ The government has stepped up restrictions three times in the past two weeks.
⁍ The surge in cases is bound to put even more strain on hospitals.
⁍ The government’s curfew will be in place Oct. 28-Nov. 3 and will last until 5 a.m. each day.
– The Czech Republic now has Europe’s highest per capita infection rate and a death toll that has doubled to 2,337 since Oct. 13. To curb the spread of novel coronavirus, or coronavirus, the government has stepped up restrictions three times in the past two weeks, including a 9pm curfew that will be in place until Nov. 3, Reuters reports. Retail shops will also have to close by 8pm and on Sundays, with exceptions for gas stations, pharmacies, or shops at train stations and other travel points. The country’s health minister says that while the number of cases is still rising, “we can still observe growth which is bigger than 1 and we are getting closer to levels which threaten the capacity of the Czech healthcare system.”
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-czech/update-1-czechs-tighten-measures-against-covid-19-with-curfew-retail-curbs-idUSL1N2HH2H5