A patient suspected of contracting the Chinese coronavirus has been brought to a hospital in the Moravian town of Kroměříž, the Czech News Agency reported on Monday. The man, who has recently returned from China,...
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Suspected case of Wuhan coronavirus reported in Kroměříž
A patient suspected of contracting the Chinese coronavirus has been brought to a hospital in the Moravian town of Kroměříž, the Czech News Agency reported on Modnay. The man, who has recently returned from the...
National Security Council meets over spread of new coronavirus
The country’s National Security Council addressed the spread of the new coronavirus at its extraordinary meeting on Monday. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš later told journalists that he wants to improve measures taken at Prague’s internat...
PM Babiš to attend ceremony marking Auschwitz liberation
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is travelling to Poland on Monday to attend a commemoration marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Around 30 world leaders, including Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and ...
Cabinet approves deployment of Czech soldiers in Mali, Chad and Niger
The government has approved sending of Czech soldiers to the West African countries of Mali, Niger and Chad to serve in counter-terrorist roles. Up to 60 soldiers could be deployed in the three states, if...
Jan Sokol – Part 2: Zeman grasped the chance to mobilise people who were not winners of the political changes
Philosopher and one-time dissident Jan Sokol is perhaps best-known among the Czech public as a failed presidential candidate, having missed out to Václav Klaus in the final round of voting in 2003, the last time...
Czech Senate to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
An official ceremony will be held at the Czech Senate on Monday marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The gathering will be attended by politicians, representatives of the country’s Jewish and Roma communities and people who...
IT specialists complete new online motorway vignette sales system
IT specialists who took part in a two-day hackathon to produce an online sales system for electronic motorway vignettes, officially launched the system on Sunday. The two-day hackathon, attended by around 60 volunteers, followed the ...
Daily news summary 26.1.2020
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