Coronavirus update, July 27, 2021: You can dance if you want to! Health Ministry loosens venue restrictions
As of Aug. 1, the capacity of indoor and outdoor events will increase; the loosened lockdown rules also apply to stadiums and swimming pools
Coronavirus update, July 26, 2021: 10 millionth vaccine dose to be administered in the Czech Republic today
Plus: Govt. to discuss selling or donating excess vaccines, over 12,000 vaccinated at Chodov walk-in center, 80 percent of Czechs at Olympics vaccinated.
Czech Health Ministry: Self-tests and sworn affidavits no longer valid for restaurants and events
The rules for proving you aren't capable of spreading coronavirus have changed once again.
Coronavirus update, July 23, 2021: Self-payers can now get a single-shot vaccine at Prague's main station
Plus: Babiš says Covid vaccination won't be mandatory under his govt., daily number of vaccinations decreasing, over half of EU fully vaccinated.
Coronavirus update, July 22, 2021: Deputy PM sees improvement, but ‘we have not won yet’
Babiš says Czech Republic now has enough vaccine, hospital in Žižkov to offer walk-in vaccination, Vojtěch calls for mobile vaccination teams.
Coronavirus update, July 21, 2021: Czech foreign minister won't rule out further border measures
Five foreign ministers from Central Europe met in Mělník yesterday to discuss a coordinated strategy against the Delta variation of coronavirus.
Coronavirus update, July 20, 2021: Delta variant accounts for 80 percent of new Czech Covid cases
Plus: New Delta plus strain detected, walk-in vaccination centers to open in all regional capitals, tests won't be free as of September.
Coronavirus update, July 19, 2021: Prague's Kotva nightclub linked to new Covid outbreak
Plus: R number drops back under 1.0 for first time since June, people can now change date for second dose, police checked clubs for Covid rule violations.
Coronavirus update, July 16, 2021: Covid incidence up 50 percent in young people as Delta variant takes over
ÚZIS models paint grim picture for late August, Czech Medical Chamber head compares unvaccinated to fare dodgers, lower house session on Covid interrupted.
Vojtěch: Increased vaccination remains the way back to normal, free testing will end as of September
Czech Medical Chamber head says unvaccinated are like stowaways, and they need to buy a ticket to contribute to collective immunity.
Coronavirus update, July 15, 2021: Huge interest in walk-in vaccination, new center to open in Smíchov
Newly registered people will receive a second Pfizer dose in 21 days, over 4 million people fully vaccinated, R number drops slightly.
Coronavirus update, July 14, 2021: Prague starts vaccinating the homeless at a mobile field station
Testing at school, workplace to be reintroduced as of September; summer camp group recommends PCR tests; most new Covid cases since early June.
Czechs spending a record amount on lunches: What can you expect to pay in Prague these days?
Prague loses its crown as the lunch spending king in terms of highest average lunch price.
Coronavirus update, July 13, 2021: PCR tests confirm that the Delta variant is on the rise in Czech Republic
Interval between doses shortened to 21 days, organizers must register large events with health centers, three summer camps in the Plzeň region closed.
Coronavirus update, July 12, 2021: Get vaccinated, win a prize – walk-in centers will have incentive raffle
Plus: R number hits highest level since October, Babiš will propose shorter Pfizer interval, Vojtěch calls for more inspections of certificates.
Coronavirus update, July 9, 2021: From today two weeks after final dose needed to prove vaccination
Rules for employees returning from vacation take effect, new rules for entering Slovakia begin, and fully inoculated exempt from tests upon return.
Fully vaccinated Czechs and long-term residents exempt from Covid tests when returning from abroad
Czech citizens and people with long-term residence who are vaccinated will be able to return even from extreme-risk countries without testing.
