The number of confirmed Czech coronavirus infections rose to 1,654 today

In all, there are 1,654 people infected by the novel coronavirus in the Czech Republic now and there have been 157 new cases since the morning

ČTK

Written by ČTK Published on 25.03.2020 18:55:46 (updated on 25.03.2020) Reading time: 1 minute

Prague, March 25 (CTK) – In all, there are 1,654 people infected by the novel coronavirus in the Czech Republic now and there have been 157 new cases since the morning, the Health Ministry has said on its website.

Ten Czechs have been cured, six have died.

Three patients suffering from the COVID-19 disease died today.

Laboratories tested 22,600 samples on coronavirus.

In the morning, the Na Bulovce hospital informed about the death of a patient, 83, from Prague, and the Central Bohemia sanitary centre about another patient from Kladno, central Bohemia, who was on home treatment. The third died in the Thomayer hospital in Prague.

All of them suffered from chronic health problems.

There is the state of emergency with a serious limitation of free movement and trips as well as other restrictive measures that are to prevent the outbreak from spreading.

The Health Ministry said today since Tuesday people could only appear in the group of two in public places in the Czech Republic. The ministry also newly ordered at least a two-metre distance between people, if possible.

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