In the first part, where the ministry describes regulations and exceptions, there is now a possibility for teachers to wear a face shield during teaching. “In exceptional cases, when it is necessary for a pupil or student to see the teacher’s mouth during a lesson, it is possible for the teacher to use a protective shield as a respiratory protective device,” the new part of the measure reads.
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Newly, in the introduction to the justification, the Ministry summarizes the measures taken and describes the state of the epidemic in the Czech Republic. He recalls that there are still more and more new cases around 5,000 a day. “Although the situation is improving, it is still serious and further necessary improvements, ie reducing the number of new infections, can only be achieved by lasting a series of anti-epidemic measures,” the ministry writes.
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The original justification prepared during the work of Minister Roman Prymula was used almost under the words of the current Minister Jan Blatný, in addition to the introductory paragraphs. Final links to websites with professional articles, a paragraph on the entry of children into schools and a paragraph on the effect of veils on mortality on covid-19 have been deleted. “Experience has shown that countries that support the wearing of drapes have lower mortality from coronavirus infection. The introduction of drapes has also led to a slowdown in the daily increase in new cases compared to the period before veils, “the original measure of 21 October said.
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In the new part of the justification, the ministry describes in detail and with references to domestic and foreign professional work the necessary infectious dose of the virus for air or aerosol transmission or the existence of so-called supercarriers who excrete the virus more than other people or people without symptoms. It is also mentioned that the veil primarily protects the surroundings of the wearer.
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“If a healthy individual comes into contact with a person with covid-19 disease without a veil, the probability of transmission is very high,” the document said. The reduction in wearing a veil is documented in five foreign studies, mostly by Asian authors. personal protection if it is used by all members of the community, “the ministry added, referring to another study.
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“Currently, the weather also brings an increased risk of infection, because in connection with the arrival of autumn and decreasing outdoor temperature and higher humidity, the survival time of the virus increases in the environment and on various objects and surfaces,” the document said.
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He justifies the need to wear drapes outdoors by referring to the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC). According to the ministry, it can be assumed that the infection can also occur when two people talk outside, children play on the playground or in the queue in front of the store, where the distances are not observed. On the last three pages, the ministry justifies the exceptions it has granted from wearing veils and why.
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One week ago, the Municipal Court annulled an extraordinary measure by which the Ministry of Health extended the obligation to wear veils in the Czech Republic from 21 October. According to the court, the Office did not sufficiently substantiate it. He used the original arguments, while tightening the rules of that time. The court ruled that the measure would be revoked on Saturday, November 21, the ministry sent the text to the court and the government approved it on Friday.
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