By Reuters Staff
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PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic will reopen the first and second grades of elementary schools on Nov. 18 as the latest data show a drop in new coronavirus cases in Europe’s worst-hit country in the second wave, Education Minister Robert Plaga said on Wednesday.
FILE PHOTO: A teacher prepares school supplies inside an empty classroom at a closed school in Prague, Czech Republic, October 14, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny
The country of 10.7 million has struggled to avoid overwhelming its hospitals after recorded daily infections jumped to a peak of over 15,000 in recent weeks and its infection rate led European countries on a per-capita basis.