Government extended the guarantee scheme for firms; the State will subsidise children’s groups and labs sequencing coronavirus strains
12. 4. 2021
At the time of the coronavirus epidemic, the State will provide firms with guarantees on loans for investments. Andrej Babiš’s cabinet approved extending the current Covid III scheme at its meeting on Monday, 12 April 2021. It also agreed with opening a subsidy scheme to support children’s groups, and with the State paying labs for sequencing SARS-CoV-2...
Croatia to move to the dark red category. Italy will become red, Denmark orange
9. 4. 2021
The Ministry of Health has updated the list of countries ranked by risk of contagion on the basis of available data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Starting from Monday, 12 April, Croatia will be moving to the dark red category. Italy will become red and Denmark will be added to the...
Certain restrictions will be eased on Monday with the end of the state of emergency, the first children will return to schools and preschools
6. 4. 2021
At midnight on Sunday, the state of emergency declared in the Czech Republic will end. At the session on Tuesday, 6 April 2021, the government of Andrej Babiš approved a series of extraordinary measures through which the Ministry of Health implements anti-epidemic measures based on the Pandemic Act. The measures will also see a number...
The Ministry of Health amends measures for returning to the Czech Republic from abroad
3. 4. 2021
The Ministry of Health has amended the conditions for returning from abroad It will now only be mandatory to take a test before entering the Czech Republic when returning from a country with a very high risk of contagion (dark red category). The Ministry of Health is thus reacting to the decision of the Municipal...
Belgium and the Netherlands to move to the dark red category of countries ranked by risk of contagion Ireland and Malta will be red
1. 4. 2021
The Ministry of Health has updated the list of countries ranked by risk of contagion on the basis of available data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Starting from Monday, 5 April, Belgium and the Netherlands will be moving to the dark red category. Ireland and Malta will become red, while Iceland...
Bulgaria, France, Italy, Slovenia and Andorra to be added to the dark red category of countries according to the risk of contagion
26. 3. 2021
The Ministry of Health has updated the list of countries ranked by risk of contagion on the basis of available data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). From Monday, 29 March forward, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Slovenia and Andorra will be moving to the dark red category. Slovakia and Madeira will become red....
Government to ask the Chamber of Deputies to extend the state of emergency, mandatory testing for the self-employed and non-profit organisations
22. 3. 2021
At a meeting on 22 March 2021, Andrej Babiš’s government decided to ask the Chamber of Deputies to extend the duration of the state of emergency in the Czech Republic by 30 days, i.e. until April 27. It also agreed to extend the scope of the mandatory testing of employees to include the smallest employers...
Cyprus and Poland to now be included in the dark red category of countries ranked according to risk of contagion. Denmark, Norway and Slovenia will be red
19. 3. 2021
The Ministry of Health has updated the list of countries ranked by risk of contagion on the basis of available data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). From Monday, 22 March on, Cyprus and Poland will be moving to the dark red category. Denmark, Norway and Slovenia will be moving to...
The government has extended the measures up to 28 March and expanded the mandatory testing to public employers with less than 50 employees
18. 3. 2021
The valid anti-epidemic measures will be valid in the Czech Republic with small modifications a week longer, up to 28 March. The government of Andrej Babiš decided to extend them in an extraordinary meeting on Thursday, 18 March 2021. It also approved the further expansion of the mandatory testing of employees for the remaining employers...
Mandatory employee testing even for small companies, the government decides
15. 3. 2021
From 26 March 2021 at the latest, small companies employing at least ten persons will also have to participate in the mandatory testing of employees. The relevant extraordinary measure of the Ministry of Health was approved on 15 March 2021 by Andrej Babiš’s government. As of 26 March 2021, employers with more than ten employees...