COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been occurring in the Czech Republic since March 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic that began in Wuhan , Hubei Province , People's Republic of China in December 2019 . The SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Coronaviridae group causes a respiratory disease . Since March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as a global pandemic .
After the first cases of the disease were confirmed at the beginning of March 2020, the Czech government has been gradually introducing numerous spatial distancing measures since March 10 in order to slow the spread. On April 24, 2020 there were a total of 7188 confirmed infections in the Czech Republic.
On August 21, 2020, 506 new Covid infections were registered in the Czech Republic. The previous high, 377 new infections, was reached on March 27. The neighboring country Slovakia also set a new record.
course
The first cases were confirmed on March 1, 2020. Three vacationers were infected in northern Italy . On March 10, 2020, the Andrej Babiš government ordered the schools to be closed. A state of emergency was declared on March 12th . As of March 14, restaurants and shops had to remain closed. On March 16, the government closed the borders with neighboring countries , with exceptions in the area of necessary supplies. March 19 Czech Republic led one of the first European countries against the former recommendation of the WHO a mouthguard a conversion obligations. Many people sewed masks for themselves and others. "It felt like a big sewing machine from the country", reported Danko Handrick for the daily topics .
A 95-year-old man died on March 22, 2020; he is considered the first Covid 19 death in the Czech Republic.
On March 23, Česká televize started the TV channel ČT3 to broadcast additional content, especially for seniors.
The House of Representatives approved the budget change in an emergency meeting on the night of March 23-24, 2020. On March 25, 2020, it was decided to close the borders to Germany and Austria also for commuters . There is a special permit for health and social professions that allows daily commuting to work.
On April 14th, the government presented a plan to gradually relax the measures. On April 23, it enacted numerous relaxations; among other things, she lifted the travel ban. The state of emergency was lifted on May 17th. However, numerous restrictions remained in place. Gastronomy companies and hotels were allowed to reopen from May 25th, and events up to 300 people are also allowed.
On May 26th, all road and rail border crossings were reopened for cross-border traffic to Germany. However, entry for tourist purposes is not possible. The border to Austria was opened on the same day.
A source of infection developed in the Darkov mine in the Silesian town of Karviná . On May 27th, 302 cases could be traced back to it. The authorities carried out extensive tests and.
The Czech border was fully reopened for citizens of Germany, Austria and Hungary on June 5th.
On June 18, the Ministry of Health announced that it would lift the mandatory face mask in large parts of the Czech Republic on July 1. However, this regulation does not apply to particularly affected areas, for example the capital Prague .
statistics
The number of cases developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic as follows:
Infections
Confirmed infections (cumulative) in the Czech Republic
according to WHO data
New infections in the Czech Republic
according to WHO data
Deaths
Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in the Czech Republic
according to WHO data
Confirmed deaths (daily) in the Czech Republic
according to WHO data
Remarks
- ↑ a b c d Cases reported to WHO by national authorities are listed here. Since the situation is very dynamic, there may be discrepancies or delays between the cases of the WHO and the data of national authorities as well as the information provided by other bodies, such as the Johns Hopkins University (CSSE).
Cyber attacks and disinformation
The Czech government warned against attempts to misuse the coronavirus crisis for cyberattacks against hospitals. The Czech Health Minister Adam Vojtěch confirmed that there had already been cyber attacks on health facilities. According to media reports, Russia carried out the attacks on the Czech infrastructure, which the Russian embassy in Prague denies. Relations between the Czech Republic and Russia were particularly tense at the time of the alleged attacks after the Czech Republic named a square in Prague after the Putin critic Boris Nemtsov and relocated a Soviet memorial. Russia viewed these domestic political decisions as an affront.
False reports are circulating in some Czech media outlets about the virus, including claims that the United States developed the pandemic to sell an expensive vaccine in order to avert allegedly impending financial collapse in America. Such false reports are based on disinformation in Russian state media and can be traced back to publications in Russian.
See also
Web links
- Coronavirus current information from the Czech Ministry of Health (Czech / English)
- COVID-19 at a glance data from the Ministry of Health
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19: Causes . Online at www.lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ↑ Tagesschau: “Deeply worried”. WHO speaks of corona pandemic . March 11, 2020. Online at www.tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ↑ Current data from the Czech Ministry of Health
- ↑ faz.net August 22, 2020: (message from 5:17 pm)
- ↑ ČT24 infected three people in the Czech Republic with coronavirus on March 1, 2020
- ↑ Coronavirus: The Czech Republic closes all schools. Passauer Neue Presse, March 10, 2020, accessed on April 7, 2020.
- ^ Government closes restaurants and shops. iDnes , March 14, 2020.
- ↑ The Czech Republic introduces mandatory face mask. In: n-tv.de. March 18, 2020, accessed March 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Czech Republic defends mask requirement despite WHO recommendation
- ↑ https://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/video/video-693691.html
- ↑ The Czech Republic also complains about the first Covid 19 victim. fvw.de, March 23, 2020, accessed on April 7, 2020.
- ↑ The Czech Republic quintuples its budget due to the coronavirus pandemic. onvista.de, March 25, 2020, accessed April 7, 2020.
- ↑ Corona: Border closure affects companies and employees. br.de, March 25, 2020, accessed April 7, 2020.
- ↑ The Czech Republic lets some of the commuters cross the border . ORF.at March 26, 2020
- ↑ Government presents exit plan from corona measures . Radio Praha International on April 14, 2020
- ↑ FAZ.net April 24, 2020: Prague turns around with corona restrictions
- ↑ End of the emergency but not all restrictions on Radio Praha International on May 18, 2020
- ↑ https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/aussenpolitik/laender/tschechischerepublik-node/tschechischerepubliksicherheit/210456
- ↑ https://www.radio.cz/de/rubrik/nachrichten/innenminister-schlaegt-oeffnung-aller-begrenzuebergaenge-zu-deutschland-und-oesterreich-vor
- ↑ Hygienici připravují další plošné testování v Dole Darkov , ČT24 on May 27, 2020
- ↑ https://www.mdr.de/sachsen/bound-oeffnung-tschechien-100.html
- ↑ Corona crisis: The Czech Republic ends the mask requirement in most of the country
- ↑ a b c d Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed May 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Coronavirus: The Czech Republic warns of cyber attacks on hospitals . In: Der Standard , April 17, 2020.
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↑ Lidovky: Ministry of Interior so victim of hackers last week . In: Radio International Prague , April 22, 2020.
Russia hits back at accusations it was behind cyber attacks on Czech hospitals . In: Radio International Prague , April 20, 2020. - ↑ Czechs See Signs Of Russian Role In Cyberattacks As Tensions Seethe . In: Radio Free Europe , April 24, 2020.
- ^ Leo Schwartz: Disinformation meets the coronavirus . In: Columbia Journalism Review , March 19, 2020.
