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The number of deaths with Covid-19 in the Czech Republic now exceeds 19,000, reaching 19,097, according to the Ministry of Health data.
The daily increase in the number of newly registered cases passed the 10,000 mark for the fourth day in a row on Friday. Some 11,192 people tested positive for coronavirus, which is around 2,400 more than on the same day last week.
The total number of active cases now stands at 115,130. Over 6,300 people are hospitalised, with more than 1,200 in serious condition.
The Czech Republic will acquire 12,000 doses of the drug Regeneron used to treat people who are at high risk of being hospitalized with Covid-19. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš made the announcement on Twitter on Saturday, adding that the first 4,000 doses should arrive in March.
The antibody cocktail, produced by the American company Regeneron, has was found effective in preventing COVID-19 in people exposed to those infected with the new coronavirus.
The government has already secured the drug Bamlan, which works on the same principle as Regeneron. Its first delivery should arrive by the end of February. Both therapies are still being reviewed by the European Medicines Agency, but their use has been recommended by the Czech Health Ministry.
Poland is considering introducing restrictions on the borders with the Czech Republic and Slovakia due to the increasing number of new coronavirus cases in both countries, the country's Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said in an interview for Polish Radio Zet.
The Polish government should decide on the matter within the next week, the Reuters agency has reported. The number of Covid infections in Poland has been growing in recent days. Over the past week, the average daily increase in new cases stood at 6,500 and the number of hospitalized has also been rising.
Poland introduced border controls with the Czech Republic in mid-March last year and cancelled the measure in June. Starting in November, those traveling from the Czechia to Poland must either submit a negative coronavirus test or go into quarantine.
Pharmacies around the Czech Republic are reporting a huge surge in demand for respirators, after Health Minister Jan Blatný’s said respirators will be required in shops, public transport and places with a higher concentration of people as on next Tuesday, the Czech News Agency reports.
The Ministry of Health has tightened the requirements in view of the fast spread of the more contagious “British” variant of the virus, recommending the use of KN95 or FFP2 respirators.
Respirators in many of the country’s pharmacies, including one of the largest online pharmaceuticals store Dr. Max, have already been sold out.
Some 150 people gathered outside the house of deputy Prime Minister Jan Hamáček in the village of Mratín on Saturday afternoon to protest against the restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus.
The event was organized by the Chcipl PES initiative, representing entrepreneurs from the hospitality sector.
Demonstrators held up slogans calling for freedom to live a normal life and an end to government interference. Many of the demonstrators allegedly didn’t wear masks despite standing in close proximity.
Another demonstration is scheduled to take place on March 7 on Old Town Square.
The remained of February is expected to be unseasonably warm, according to a regular monthly weather forecast issued by the Czech Hydro-Meteorological Institute.
Daytime temperatures in the next two weeks are expected to hover around 7 degrees Celsius, reaching up to 17 degrees at the end of the following week. In the second week of March, temperatures will start to drop again, the forecasters said.
Rainfall levels in the next four weeks should be below average for the time of year.
Sunday is expected to be mostly cloudy, with occasional fog. Daytime temperatures will range between 3 to 7 degrees Celsius.
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