{"id":3234,"date":"2020-12-10T05:30:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T04:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/czechpoints.com\/?p=3234"},"modified":"2020-12-10T19:01:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T18:01:52","slug":"czechs-extend-state-of-emergency-as-coronavirus-cases-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/czechpoints.com\/czechs-extend-state-of-emergency-as-coronavirus-cases-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"Czechs extend State of emergency as coronavirus cases surge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Czech government extended a state of emergency until December 23 on Thursday as the number of COVID-19 infections in the EU member started to surge again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Czech Republic registered 6,402 new cases on Wednesday, the fastest growth since November 19, taking the country&#8217;s total tally since March to 563,333 cases and 9,226 deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If the situation keeps worsening, we may have to tighten the measures again on Monday,&#8221; Health Minister Jan Blatny told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0state of emergency\u00a0makes decision-making easier for the government at the time of crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government eased some restrictions a week ago when it reopened restaurants and bars, small shops, museums and galleries and raised the limit on gatherings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it has since cut back opening hours for restaurants, which must close at 8pm as of Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ministers have come under fire over the measures described as chaotic by critics as they often do not match the\u00a0government&#8217;s five-tier epidemic system introduced in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday, several pubs across the country rebelled against the measures, staying open after 8pm despite the risk of a hefty fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Czech Republic saw a massive spike in COVID-19 cases earlier in autumn with daily increases of around 15,000 cases, and it has been struggling to flatten the growth curve ever since.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Czech government extended a state of emergency until December 23 on Thursday as the number of COVID-19 infections in the EU member started to surge again. 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