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Czech morning news in brief: top stories for March 3, 2021

Rohlík to expand into Europe, Smartwings will require negative test, Prague police report 9,000 violations of anti-COVID measures last month.

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Coronavirus update: March 3, 2021: fourth highest number of new COVID cases since last March

Testing starts at large companies today, Czech patients may go to Germany this week, and the Czech Republic green lights Regeneron.

Business & Tech Education

Czech figures come to life in AI generated gifs and as language teaching app

You can now add playful images of Kafka, Charles IV, Rudolf II, or Božena Němcová to your messages.

Business & Tech Work

Median pay in the Czech Republic is over CZK 36,000, with Prague salaries even higher

Just over a quarter of all people in the Czech Republic earn between CZK 30,000 and CZK 40,000.

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Coronavirus update, March 2, 2021: Czech Republic hits record high in serious cases and hospitalized

The govt. will meet today to discuss mandatory home office, Slovenia and Austria offer help, and testing in companies begins Wednesday.

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Czech morning news in brief: top stories for March 2, 2021

EU announces proposal for "Digital Green Pass," Czech kindergartens switch to distance learning, Prymula back in action, and more.

Culture & Events

Gillian Anderson accepts Golden Globe via Zoom from her Prague hotel room

The actress joked that she hoped a man in a hazmat suit would be waiting outside her door to give her the award.

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Czech morning news in brief: top stories for March 1, 2021

Czech police holding a man accused of threatening PM Babiš, travel to Maldives from Czech Republic breaks records, four-day workweek proposed.

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Coronavirus update, March 1, 2021: Border closures not ruled out as Czech Republic begins lockdown

Exactly one year since the Czech Republic reported its first coronavirus cases, the number of active cases hits a record.

Culture & Events

Prague landmarks to light up tonight for Rare Disease Day 2021

Prague's Dancing House, Petřín Tower, and other landmarks will be illuminated tonight in green, pink, and blue

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Czech President expects COVID-19 epidemic to end by September

Miloš Zeman expects enough people to be vaccinated by the end of summer for the epidemic to end in the Czech Republic

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Czech weekend news in brief: top stories for Feb. 28, 2021

Teachers begin registering for vaccination, Putin promises to deliver Sputnik vaccine to Czech Republic, and more headlines from this weekend

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26,000 Czech police officers to enforce ban on movement between districts

According to Czech Television, around 26,000 officers will be deployed to monitor compliance with anti-epidemic measures restricting free movement

Eat & Drink

Pilsner Urquell to launch new hard seltzer Viper across Europe

Viper, a new brand of hard seltzer from parent company Asahi, will be brewed at Pilsner Urquell's Czech facilities for distribution across Europe

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High-capacity vaccination center to open in Prague's O2 Universum

The new center will be able to vaccinate up to 10,000 people per day, and operate through at least the end of July.

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Spain, Portugal lowered to high risk for COVID-19 on new Czech travel map

Spain, Portugal, and Madeira have been lowered from "very high" risk to "high" risk on the new map, slightly easing travel requirements.

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Czech Republic files EU lawsuit against Poland over Turow border mine

The Czech Republic claims Poland has violated EU law by extending the mining, and demands that the mining be halted