Czechs to tighten coronavirus measures as infections soar: PM
The Czech government will tighten coronavirus measures from Wednesday to curb soaring infections and hospitalisations but will seek to avoid the kind of blanket lockdown...
Czech PM Babis taps epidemiologist as minister to fight COVID-19 surge
Image: Reuters The Czech Republic’s spike in cases has been the second fastest in Europe on a rolling two-week basis after Spain when adjusted for...
Czech Republic sees record rise in virus cases for third day
The Czech Republic reported its biggest one-day increase in new coronavirus infections for a third straight day on Sunday, recording 1,541 cases as the country...
Czech PM vetoes V4 meeting with Belarus opposition leader
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis vetoed on Thursday a Polish proposal to invite Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to Friday’s summit of central European heads...
Czech government seeks to keep economy running as COVID-19 cases rise
FILE PHOTO: Passengers wearing protective masks walk through the train transfer tunnel at Prague's main railway station, after the Czech government banned all passengers without...
Czech PM Babis: new Kurzarbeit law should take effect from November
FILE PHOTO: Czech Republic's Prime Minister Andrej Babis arrives for the first face-to-face EU summit since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium July...
Oscar-winning Czech director Jiri Menzel dies at 82
Czech director Jiri Menzel and his wife Olga Menzelova arrive at the Berlinale International Film Festival in February 2007 JOHN MACDOUGALL AFP/File Oscar-winning Czech film...
Czech president tries to tamp down China anger after speaker’s Taiwan trip
President Milos Zeman sought on Sunday to defuse a row with China over a visit by the head of the Czech Senate to Taiwan, calling...
‘I am Taiwanese’ Czech speaker tells parliament, likely to rile China
Czech senate president Milos Vystrcil delivers a speech at the main chamber of the Legislative Yuan in Taipei, Taiwan September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang TAIPEI...
China says Czech senate speaker will pay ‘heavy price’ for Taiwan visit
Czech Senate speaker Milos Vystrcil will “pay a heavy price” for making an official trip to Taiwan, the Chinese government’s top diplomat said on Monday,...
Czech apartment fire kills 11, including three children: iDNES.cz
An apartment building is seen after a fire broke out in Bohumin, Czech Republic, August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Lukas Kabon PRAGUE (Reuters) - A fire tore...
Eleven killed in suspected arson at Czech apartment block
People look on as firefighters work at the scene where a fire broke out in an apartment block in Bohumin, eastern Czech Republic on August...
Czech republic reports 15,081 coronavirus cases: health ministry data
The Czech Republic reported 15,081 cases of coronavirus as of July 24 as authorities reinstated measures to curb the spread of the virus, which has...
Prague club virus outbreak spreads to 98 people
An outbreak of coronavirus in a Czech music club has grown to 98 positive cases, including footballers from several Prague clubs, public health officials said...
Czech PM says EU no closer to deal on economic recovery from COVID
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Friday that views remained widely different among EU leaders after hours of talks on Friday on a plan...
Czech PM Babis says EU recovery fund should favour countries worst hit
Czech Republic's Prime Minister Andrej Babis stands on a physical distancing marker while making a statement as he arrives for the first face-to-face EU summit...
To dye for: Czech blueprint tradition alive and well
Czech craftsman Jiri Danzinger dips a wax printed cotton textile in a tub of water dyed indigo blue Michal Cizek AFP For Jiri Danzinger, settling...
One killed, dozens injured in second Czech train collision
One person was killed and dozens injured when two trains collided in the Czech Republic’s second fatal rail crash this month, officials said. A passenger...
Czech coronavirus cases top 13,000 after recent uptick
The Czech Republic reported 82 new cases of the novel coronavirus by late afternoon on Friday, bringing its total since the start of the pandemic...
Two killed in train collision in Czech Republic -emergency services
At least two people were killed and 24 were injured when two trains collided in the northwest of the Czech Republic near the border with...
Coronavirus cases in Czech mining area are under control, minister says
A rise in new coronavirus infections in a Czech coal mining region that has driven a recent jump in overall cases is under control and...
At 500-metre table, Prague citizens see coronavirus out with a dinner
Residents dine at a 500-metre-long table spanning across the length of the medieval Charles Bridge as restrictions ease following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in...
Train time: Thousands of Czechs head to Croatia holidays the old way
Thousands of Czechs have booked a 15-hour direct train journey to Croatia where the coronavirus-weary travellers look forward to summer holidays on the seaside. On...
Czech Republic’s daily number of new coronavirus cases highest since April 8
FILE PHOTO: People ride pedal boats on the Vltava river following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Prague, Czech Republic, June 22, 2020. REUTERS/David W...
Czech coronavirus cases rise just as holidays start
FILE PHOTO: People ride pedal boats on the Vltava river following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Prague, Czech Republic, June 22, 2020. REUTERS/David W...