Unprecedented measures to combat Corona in the Czech Republic

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Yesterday, the Czech government announced preventive measures against the spread of "Corona" unprecedented in the country, including the imposition of a ban on residents from leaving their neighborhoods, starting from March 1, in light of the high number of HIV infections.

It also ordered residents to put masks in workplaces, outside, and populated areas, while all schools and non-essential stores were closed.

Residents will have to prove that they are on their way to work or a doctor and to help their relatives to be able to leave their neighborhoods.

Shopping will only be permitted within neighborhoods, while residents will only be allowed to exercise or walk within their own towns or cities.

Interior Minister Jan Hamacik said the measures would be in place for a period of three weeks, during which the police would conduct random checks.

And the journalists reported that "the only goal is to reverse the course of the curve, which increases in number of new infections and patients who are transferred to intensive care departments before it is too late."

The government has also declared a new, month-long state of emergency, starting on February 28.

The Czech Republic has imposed curfews, restrictions on gatherings, and closures of restaurants since last year.

Two weeks ago, Czechia recorded the highest number of new infections in the world relative to the population and is the second in the world after neighboring Slovakia in terms of the number of deaths relative to the population, according to the AFP census.

Prime Minister Andrei Babis admitted that his government had made mistakes in its response to the virus, including bad communication, but he asked people to give it "another chance."

"We need people to act in the next three weeks as they were in March 2020," when the country faced the first wave of the outbreak relatively well, Babish said.

It is reported that the country, which has 10.7 million people and is currently experiencing an outbreak of the British mutated version of the virus, has recorded 1.2 million infections and 20 thousand deaths.

Czechia records a daily death toll of about 15,000, while Minister of Health Jan Platney indicated that he expects the number to rise to 20,000 soon.

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