January 7th, local time, the Czech government announced that it would extend the epidemic-related epidemic prevention measures until January 22, when the state of emergency may continue.
On the same day, Czech Health Minister Blatterny announced at a press conference that the Czech Republic extended the COVID-19 epidemic prevention measures until January 22.
The current epidemic prevention measures in the Czech Republic will be implemented from December 27, 2020 and will be valid until January 10.
The main measures include: banning gatherings of more than two people in public places; imposing a curfew from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day; closing most shops and service facilities; and implementing distance learning in schools.
Bratney said that in the next few weeks, he would analyze and study the epidemic situation, including Czech neighbors, and on this basis, he decided to strengthen or relax epidemic prevention measures.
Since the Czech state of emergency expires on January 22, Bratney said that it could not be ruled out that the government would apply for an extension of the state of emergency.
In addition, Bratney also said that starting from January 15, the Czech Republic will continue to carry out antigen testing for the novel coronavirus.
So far, the Czech Republic has completed more than 950,000 antigen tests, and the positive rate in December last year exceeded 5%.
The epidemic in the Czech Republic continues to intensify.
According to the data released by the Czech Ministry of Health on January 7, 17,688 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were added in the Czech Republic on the 6th, breaking the record for the second consecutive day, with a total of 794,740 confirmed cases.
There are 132,725 active infections, which are also the outbreak of the epidemic. Come to the highest.
