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World Feb 12
Czech Republic in chaos after political infighting amid COVID-19 surgeThe lower house of the Czech Parliament late Thursday refused the minority government's request to extend the state of emergency. Ministers have warned that will further worsen the situation and might cause the struggling health system to collapse.
Health Oct 29
Central Europe sounds alarm facing a shortages of medics as virus surgesWith coronavirus cases surging in many central European countries, soldiers, firefighters, students and retired doctors are being asked to help shore up buckling health care systems.
World Oct 23
Czech PM asks health minister to resign for breaking coronavirus restrictionsThe Czech Republic’s prime minister has called on his health minister to resign or be fired after he broke strict government restrictions to slow a record surge of coronavirus infections and visited a Prague restaurant.
World Oct 08
Czech Republic tops record infection surge in Eastern EuropeThe Czech government has announced further restrictions to contain the pandemic in the hardest hit-country in struggling Central and Eastern Europe, where a record surge of infections was also recorded in most other countries.
Health Jun 05
European Union wants borders free of virus restrictions by end of JuneThe European Union's Home Affairs commissioner says Europe's free travel area should be running again by the end of the month.
World Dec 10
6 dead in Czech Republic hospital shootingPrime Minister Andrej Babis told Czech public television the shooting took place around 7 a.m. in a waiting room.
World Nov 16
Czechs use anniversary of Velvet Revolution to pressure PMProtesters from across the Czech Republic attended Saturday’s demonstration, the second massive protest opposing Babis at Letna park, the scene of massive gatherings in 1989 that greatly contributed to the fall of communism.