Prague kicks off bicycle season with record investment in new paths and infrastructure
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During the pandemic, bike use rose 38 percent, and the city hopes to support that growth with new routes and technical improvements for cyclists.
Coronavirus update, April 15, 2021: Deputy PM heads to Moscow to negotiate Sputnik V supply
Hamáček to negotiate Sputnik V supply in Moscow; Czech Republic sees lowest workday number of new Covid cases since late November.
Czech morning news in brief: top headlines for April 15, 2021
Border checks with Germany ended at midnight, Czech troops ready to withdraw from Afghanistan, and Slavia Prague's Kúdela sidelined for 10 games.
Czech Deputy PM Hamáček offers Prague for a possible Biden–Putin summit
It would be the first major international event held in Prague since Obama met Medvedev in 2010.
Coronavirus update, April 14, 2021: Czech police say they won't enforce two-person rule
Covid continues to recede in the Czech Republic, vaccination starts for people over 65 today, Russia offers initial shipment of 300,000 Sputnik doses.
Czech morning news in brief: top headlines for April 14, 2021
Czech passport among world's most powerful, Kulhanek nominated for Foreign Minister, Petřín dog walker faces charges.
Coronavirus update, April 13, 2021: Czech govt. bans gatherings of more than two people
Practical lessons in secondary schools and universities delayed, Hamáček wants Czech Republic to secure Sputnik, R number returns to 1.0.
Czech morning news in brief: top headlines for April 13, 2021
Commission formed to discuss Green Deal impact, a second Czech woman will likely be promoted to rank of general, and Kellner's funeral held in Prague.
Coronavirus update, April 12, 2021: Czech state of emergency ends after six months
Zoos, farmers markets, botanical gardens, and some shops can reopen; interdistrict travel ban and night curfew end, and some grades return to school.
Czech morning news in brief: top headlines for April 12, 2021
Czech Foreign Minister dismissed, Prague blaze disrupts morning commute, and Croatia is now dark red on the travel risk map.
Late billionaire Petr Kellner to be awarded highest Czech state decoration
Czech President Miloš Zeman will bestow the Order of the White Lion on Kellner, who tragically died in a helicopter crash last month
Czech Health Minister issues limit on gatherings of more than two people
The Czech state of emergency will end tomorrow, but Petr Arenberger wants to keep the same limits on indoor and outdoor gatherings
Czech weekend news in brief: top stories for April 11, 2021
Number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients falls to lowest this year, female gorilla dies in Prague Zoo, and more headlines from this weekend
Czech Republic crosses two million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered
As of this morning, about 1.34 million people have received at least one vaccine dose, and 690,000 have received both necessary doses
Prague now ranks as the EU's third-richest region by GDP per capita in PPS
According to Eurostat, only Luxembourg and Ireland's Southern region boast a higher GDP per capita in PPS than the Czech capital
At a glance: What will school reopening in the Czech Republic look like?
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Some school grades will return on April 12, but with antigen testing and rotation between in-class and remote learning
New Czech Health Minister shows support for Covid-19 vaccine passports
The passport, in the form of a mobile app, could be required for admittance to cultural events as well as restaurants, says Petr Arenberger.
