The Czech government does not plan to extend the state of emergency operating in the republic from March 12, which expires on May 17. This was announced on Sunday in a discussion program on the Prague television channel CNN Prima News, Prime Minister Andrei Babish.

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Babish said that a meeting of the Cabinet on this issue will be held on Monday, May 11. The authorities, according to him, should the epidemiological situation worsen in the republic, they will be able to promptly introduce social restrictive measures on the basis of a special law, which should soon be adopted by parliament. He is expected to significantly strengthen the competencies of the national ministry of health by the end of this year..

Jan Gamachek, First Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister and Chairman of the Central Staff for Overcoming the Crisis Situation with the Coronavirus, supported the head of government. "

Gamachek also said that authorities are discussing the possibility of allowing residents of the republic not to wear medical masks in open spaces. The obligation to protect the respiratory system from coronavirus will remain only in public places, such as shops, and in public transport.

In the Czech Republic, with a population of about 10.6 million, for the ninth day in a row, doctors report less than 100 new cases of coronavirus infection. Since the beginning of March, 8,095 cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in the republic. 276 infected died, 4,447 recovered. Since the start of the pandemic, more than 4 million people have been infected with coronavirus in the world, more than 277 thousand.