According to the Minister of Industry and Trade and Transport Karel Havlíček (for YES), the government of Andrej Babiš does not want to “bury” the pre-Christmas market. According to the government’s outlines, stores could operate in a certain regime, and this will start to be resolved from mid-November.
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“We are already working on different scenarios. Scenarios of the pre-Christmas regime – looser, less looser to completely restrictive, “he said in Partia on Prima television.
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According to the Deputy Prime Minister, relevant figures will be available in about two weeks, on the basis of which it will be possible to discuss the relaxation of government measures.
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The key role will be played by the reproductive factor, ie the number of people infected by one infected person, the number of infected people and the occupancy of hospital beds.
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However, the Christmas business is not the first in a row, says Havlíček, according to whom the cabinet first counts on the opening of schools.
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The President of the Confederation of Trade and Tourism of the Czech Republic, Tomáš Prouza, later said in Sunday’s Party that he had prepared several variants of scenarios for the opening and provided them to the Ministries of Industry and Trade and Health. “Currently, this is the first time in this year’s crisis that the government is trying to have something ready in advance,” Prouza said.
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Babiš’s government has mentioned several times in recent days that the goal is a relatively normal Christmas experience. According to economist Štěpán Jurajda, however, it would be a great success if we managed to start at least the first years of primary schools by Christmas.
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At the moment, however, it is not at all certain that by Christmas the government’s measures will begin to loosen more widely. “I am afraid the risk is significant. And it can work. It can definitely work. But it doesn’t have to. I see it for fifty to fifty for myself, “added Jurajda, a member of the government’s National Economic Council, in a recent interview with Seznam Zprávy.
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Health experts are also worried about developments in the next few weeks. Brno virologist Pavel Plevka warns that the situation in hospitals will be critical, especially in the next three weeks.
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“It simply came to our notice then. The death toll is likely to rise between three hundred and five hundred a day. The number of deaths will almost certainly double. There is nothing more you can do about it. These are people who are already infected and their condition will get worse. Further development will depend on how effective the quarantine measures are, “said the Deputy Director at the Central European Institute of Technology CEITEC in Brno in an interview for Seznam Report on Saturday.
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