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Czech Republic in CRISIS: Czechs turn on PM over shambolic Covid plan - plummet in polls James Bickerton
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The Czech Republic is currently being hit by one of the worse Covid-19 epidemics in Europe with an infection rate three times the EU average. Over the past two-weeks the country s infection rate has been close to 1,000 per 100,000 whilst its death rate sits at 174 per million.
Dr Amir criticises argument for not taking coronavirus vaccine
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Mr Babis sparked outrage when he imposed a fortnight long state of emergency despite the proposal being rejected in parliament.
Society is divided, exhausted and resentful (Image: GETTY)
“This is the consequence when politicians do not respect experts and take decisions based on PR.”
In total the Czech Republic has recorded over 1.1 million coronavirus cases which have been linked to 19,214 deaths.
However the country has only vaccinated five people per 100, far below the UK rate.
Vaccination drives in the EU are lagging far behind their counterparts in Britain, Israel and the United States.
Dr Amir criticises argument for not taking coronavirus vaccine
The European Commission ordered jabs centrally on behalf of member states, but failed to order sufficient quantities of the most effective vaccines.
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Bankrupt entrepreneurs may be able to draw a so-called compensation bonus of 500 crowns per day, retroactively, if their businesses were impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to an amendment approved by MPs and government proposals.
The proposed change applies to only natural persons – entrepreneurs in bankruptcy. According to Minister of Finance Alena Schillerová (for ANO), extending the range of beneficiaries was made possible by the preliminary consent of the European Commission, which had previously rejected such a measure.
The Ministry of Finance has previously stated that it wants bankrupt entrepreneurs to be able to draw on all assistance programs against the effects of the pandemic. If signed into law, as expected, persons in bankruptcy will be able to apply for the allowance within two months of its entry into force.