(ANSA-AFP) - PRAGUE, 21 OTT - The Czech government said
Wednesday it would curb movement and close shops and services to
battle a huge spike in Covid-19 cases. The country of 10.7
million people has recently fared the worst in the EU in terms
of holding back the disease, according to the latest ranking by
European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC). Data
updated on Tuesday showed the Czech Republic had by far the most
new cases and deaths per 100,000 inhabitants over the past two
weeks in the EU. "The government will... curb movement and
contacts with other people... with the exception of trips to
work, shopping and trips to the doctor," Health Minister Roman
Prymula, an epidemiologist by profession, tweeted. He said the
government would also close all retail outlets except food
shops, drugstores and pharmacies from Thursday morning until
November 3. "The growth is huge and the measures we have taken
so far have failed to flatten the growth curve," Prime Minister
Andrej Babis told reporters. (ANSA-AFP).
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