At Monday’s meeting, the government decided to allocate 3.2 million pieces of government supplies for the needs of voters in municipal and senate elections. According to the Minister of the Interior Jan Hamáček (ČSSD), the veils will be available to all voters in the polling stations. These stocks represent a reserve of more than two months for all ministries.
If the situation worsens further, the government will deliver respirators to seniors via the Czech Post. “The Czech Post is ready to distribute respirators to vulnerable groups in a matter of days, if the government so decides on the proposal of experts,” Hamáček said. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (YES) specified that the post office can deliver them within three days.
“There should be enough FFP2 respirators,” Babiš added. The government has also dealt with Kurzarbeit, as the Antivirus program ends at the end of October. He will discuss the details on Wednesday, when an extraordinary government meeting will take place.
“Kurzarbeit will replace the Antivirus program. So far, we have agreed on the participation of the state, employees and employers. The employer will bear the burden of social and health insurance, the state will pay the net salary and trade Karel Havlíček (YES).
The Ministry of Health is also considering a variant where hygienic stations will not trace asymptomatic patients with Covid-19, because there is no capacity for that. So far, this is only a matter of consideration, according to Babiš, the decision should be made by Friday.
New outbreaks of the disease are appearing in nursing homes. You can find out more information in the TV Nova report:
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