Vaccination is the basic weapon against covid-19, but measures are being worked on to prevent the spread of the delta mutation. This summarizes the statement of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (YES) when asked what the government’s longer-term strategy is in the fight against covid.
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“It simply came to our notice then. Now we have a delta. Delta is spreading among the young population, which means that the Ministry of Health will prepare some measures in this regard, “the prime minister responded to a question from the List of Reports whether the state will return to something like the anti-epidemic PES system due to a gradual increase in seizures thanks to him, it was possible to anticipate what awaited the citizens.
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“Now there is nothing to predict, because fortunately the delta does not increase the number of hospitalized, but simply grows every day, especially in Prague, Pilsen, Central Bohemia,” continued Prime Minister Andrej Babis and reiterated that the Ministry of Health will come up with specific measures to limit the spread delta.
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The opposition criticizes the absence of any longer-term strategy. On Tuesday, representatives of the Pirates and Mayors announced a press conference at which they want to present their own plan to manage the coronavirus epidemic.
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What is legally possible must be examined
The prime minister said that he had a meeting on the topic of deteriorating numbers on Monday morning. It was a meeting of the Government Council for Health Risks. The head of the Association of Regions and a member of the council, Martin Kuba (ODS), also confirms that they discussed new measures and how to react to the new mutation.
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“The situation, which is developing for the worse in a number of regions, has been resolved, and there has been a debate as to whether the ministry and the chief hygienist will respond to this by changing the measures. But none was accepted. There was also a debate about what would be effective and what would not be at all, “describes the South Bohemian Governor Kuba.
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Martin Kuba specifically mentions that there was a debate about a possible adjustment of the maximum attendance at larger events, but adds that the ministry will have to examine what can be restricted by legislation.
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The President and the head of the Association of Regions thus point out that after a series of verdicts of the Supreme Administrative Court, it is not entirely clear what the Ministry of Health may and may not restrict. For example, a verdict in late May explained that a pandemic law did not give the ministry the opportunity to restrict the operation of catering services in any way.
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