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1of26FILE - In this March 5, 2021 file photo, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the media as he visited the drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination site at On Top of the World in Ocala, Fla., Repealing statewide mask mandates and criticizing the Biden administration’s unemployment-based formula for distributing billions in federal aid has put Republican governors and their approach to handling the coronavirus pandemic back in the spotlight. (Alan Youngblood/Ocala Star-Banner via AP)Alan Youngblood/APShow MoreShow Less
2of26A woman receives a plate of food donated by the Leao Xlll Foundation amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, April 7, 2021.Silvia Izquierdo/APShow MoreShow Less
Czech PM taps fourth health minister amid deadliest COVID wave By Robert Muller and Jason Hovet
FILE PHOTO: Austria hosts leaders to discuss the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, in Vienna
PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis installed on Wednesday his fourth health minister since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit the country hard, amid growing pressure to seek vaccines from Russia and possibly also China.
Petr Arenberger, a Prague hospital director, replaces Jan Blatny, who had taken the job in October just as COVID-19 infections were spiking.
Three peaks of the pandemic since have claimed more than 27,000 lives and put the country of 10.7 million at the top of global rankings in deaths per capita, according to the Our World in Data website.
German government calls for a short country-wide lockdown
From CNN s Fred Pleitgen in Vienna
The German government is calling for a short country-wide lockdown to try and curb the spread of Covid-19.
“Every call for a short, unified, lockdown is correct,” Ulrike Demmer, the spokeswoman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, confirmed on Wednesday.
“The variety of the current measures are not contributing to safety or to acceptance,” she added, highlighting the importance of a common federal approach.
Demmer went on to say the current situation was unsustainable, with too much pressure on German healthcare. “We need a stable incidence rate below 100,” she concluded.
2021-04-07 14:36:36 GMT2021-04-07 22:36:36(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
PRAGUE, April 7 (Xinhua) Czech President Milos Zeman on Wednesday appointed Petr Arenberger, director of the Vinohrady Hospital in Prague, as the country s new health minister.
The appointment of Arenberger came after former Health Minister Jan Blatny was dismissed earlier the same day.
Blatny was appointed in October last year following multiple shakeups at the Ministry of Health. He had previously served as deputy head of University Hospital Brno s pediatric department.
After the inauguration of Arenberger later on Wednesday, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said that the reason for Blatny s dismissal was that they had different opinions about the healthcare sector functioning, according to local media reports.
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