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Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:45:00 +0100Zeman will not bestow Order of TGM upon Judge Rychetský due to electoral law rulings
Zeman will not bestow Order of TGM upon Judge Rychetský due to electoral law rulings
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:31:00 +0100Death of terminally ill patient investigated in connection with Covid vaccine
Death of terminally ill patient investigated in connection with Covid vaccine
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:18:00 +0100Wednesday brings third highest daily increase of Covid cases in three weeks
Wednesday brings third highest daily increase of Covid cases in three weeks
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:11:00 +0100EU lists Czech blue poppy in protected geographical indication (PGI) register
EU lists Czech blue poppy in protected geographical indication (PGI) register
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:59:00 +0100Lower house to debate extending state of emergency
Lower house to debate extending state of emergency
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:48:00 +0100Restricted freedom of movement to and from Cheb, Sokolov and Trutnov districts
Restricted freedom of movement to and from Cheb, Sokolov and Trutnov districts
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:34:00 +0100Bavaria tightens conditions for Czech cross-border workers
Bavaria tightens conditions for Czech cross-border workers
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 13:57:00 +0100Czechia in 30 minutes (Feb 10, 2021)
News, Czech film Charlatan on shortlist for Best International Film in Academy Awards, new website celebrates legacy of Sir Nicholas Winton, Prague's Jewish Quarter
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 13:21:00 +0100Czech film Charlatan makes Oscar shortlist for Best International Film
The Czech film Charlatan, a biographical drama about a controversial healer in communist-era Czechoslovakia, directed by Agnieszka Holland, has made the shortlist of 15 films in the running for Best International Film in this year’s Academy Award...
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:54:00 +0100Tennis - Australian Open: Kvitová out, Vondroušová qualifies for third round
Tennis - Australian Open: Kvitová out, Vondroušová qualifies for third round
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:46:00 +0100President Zeman in Poland to mark 30th anniversary of Visegrád Group
President Zeman in Poland to mark 30th anniversary of Visegrád Group
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:34:00 +0100PM Babiš: Czechia will not administer Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before EU approval, but may buy doses
PM Babiš: Czechia will not administer Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before EU approval, but may buy doses
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:14:00 +0100“His story is a how-to manual”: New Winton website launched
A freshly launched website celebrates the legacy of Sir Nicholas Winton, who in 1939 saved 669 mainly Jewish children from Czechoslovakia by helping them get to his native UK. The site showcases a wealth of material from the Sir Nicholas Winton Memo...
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:07:00 +0100Poll: Majority favour Constitutional Court move to scrap aspect of proportional voting system
Poll: Majority favour Constitutional Court move to scrap aspect of proportional voting system
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:49:00 +0100AAA Auto plans to expand used car sales to Western Europe
AAA Auto plans to expand used car sales to Western Europe
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:42:00 +0100Ex-Central Bohemia governor David Rath to work as a prison doctor while an inmate
Ex-Central Bohemia governor David Rath to work as a prison doctor while an inmate
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:31:00 +0100Weather
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Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:21:00 +0100State of emergency talks continue; school closures, compensation sticking points
State of emergency talks continue; school closures, compensation sticking points
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:09:00 +0100Football: Slavia Prague permitted to play Europa League match vs Leicester City at home
Football: Slavia Prague permitted to play Europa League match vs Leicester City at home
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 10:59:00 +0100Covid-19: new cases exceeds 10,000 per day for first time since mid-January
Covid-19: new cases exceeds 10,000 per day for first time since mid-January
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 07:02:00 +0100Blatný: No use of unapproved Sputnik V as long as I am minister
Blatný: No use of unapproved Sputnik V as long as I am minister
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 06:52:00 +0100Czech film Charlatan makes Oscars shortlist
Czech film Charlatan makes Oscars shortlist
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:01:00 +0100Zeman and other V4 presidents mark 30 years of cooperation at Poland summit
Zeman and other V4 presidents mark 30 years of cooperation at Poland summit
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:58:00 +0100Czechia in 30 minutes (Feb 9, 2021)
ČTU students’ open-source balancing robot, Erasmus+ in the coronavirus era, fascinating book on a Prague Jewish family at the brink of WWII
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:38:00 +0100More snow due in southeast, freezing conditions expected around state
More snow due in southeast, freezing conditions expected around state
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:38:00 +0100Number of foreign Erasmus+ students in Czech Republic at 75 percent of normal rate last semester
The EU’s Erasmus+ is a popular study abroad programme which gives hundreds of thousands of students every year the opportunity to study, or gain work experience in another EU member state. The programme is also very popular among Czech students, w...
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:30:00 +0100Babiš to discuss vaccinations in Serbia, user of Sputnik V
Babiš to discuss vaccinations in Serbia, user of Sputnik V
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:28:00 +0100Czech Republic sending Covid aid to Moldova and Peru
Czech Republic sending Covid aid to Moldova and Peru
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 11:16:00 +0100Karolína Plíšková reaches second round at Australian Open
Karolína Plíšková reaches second round at Australian Open
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 11:06:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Tue, 09 Feb 2021 11:04:00 +01002020 tourism numbers down by half
2020 tourism numbers down by half
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:34:00 +0100Parties begin discussing electoral law changes
Parties begin discussing electoral law changes
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:32:00 +0100Monday Covid numbers up on same day last week
Monday Covid numbers up on same day last week
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:21:00 +0100Czech students develop inexpensive experimental robot, will make it available to anyone
Graduate students at the Czech Technical University in Prague have developed a balancing robot, which they dubbed “SK8O” (Skate-O). Thanks to its relatively low price (50,000 Czech crowns) and open-source design, the device can be built in schoo...
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 19:27:00 +0100Government approves quarantine payments as stay-home incentive
Government approves quarantine payments as stay-home incentive
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 17:14:00 +0100Ministers seek state of emergency extension to mid-March
Ministers seek state of emergency extension to mid-March
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:37:00 +0100Bohemians fans get innovative to catch game amid coronavirus restrictions
Stadiums are currently closed in the Czech Republic. This has led many fans to look for alternative ways in which to follow their team's performances. Bohemians 1905, which boasts one of the most loyal and seemingly innovative fanbases, saw its sup...
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 15:00:00 +0100Czechia in 30 minutes (Feb 8,2021)
News, EU vaccine strategy, Czech Film Critics’ Awards, Jakub Hlávka, a young Czech academic focused on health policy who’s building an impressive career in the US
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 14:00:00 +0100EC president on Covid-19 snags: “Czechia could support, speed up or help” at any time
An unprecedented joint procurement initiative led by Brussels to secure coronavirus vaccines and make them equally available to all 27 EU member states has fallen well short of the mark. To date, just over 3 percent of the bloc’s population of 450...
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 13:41:00 +0100Shadow Country chosen by critics as best Czech film of 2020
Director Bohdan Sláma’s Shadow Country (Krajina ve stínu) won the 2020 annual Czech Film Critics’ Awards on Saturday. The black and white film which depicts life in a Czech border village during the most tumultuous period in twentieth century ...
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 13:05:00 +0100Marked fall in new apartment construction recorded in 2020
Marked fall in new apartment construction recorded in 2020
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 12:28:00 +0100Jewish Museum chief slams minister over Covid-WWII comparison
Jewish Museum chief slams minister over Covid-WWII comparison
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:44:00 +0100Petra Kvitová advances at Australian Open
Petra Kvitová advances at Australian Open
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:30:00 +0100High-flyer Jakub Hlávka: I don’t get bored easily – I get fascinated by things
The young US-based Czech academic Jakub Hlávka is an expert on health policy, working on government projects focused on the Covid pandemic as well as studying the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease. But as we shall hear, the high-flyer also has exp...
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 07:14:00 +0100No change in Covid risk index or reproduction number
No change in Covid risk index or reproduction number
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 07:00:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Mon, 08 Feb 2021 06:59:00 +0100Heavy snow causes transport problems
Heavy snow causes transport problems
Sun, 07 Feb 2021 14:43:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Sun, 07 Feb 2021 14:42:00 +0100Czech Senate shows support for Belarus opposition
Czech Senate shows support for Belarus opposition
Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:46:00 +0100Risk index at 71, reproduction number increases
Risk index at 71, reproduction number increases
Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:44:00 +0100Sláma’s Shadow Country wins at Czech Film Critics’ Awards
Sláma’s Shadow Country wins at Czech Film Critics’ Awards
Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:42:00 +0100Czech leaders mull antigen tests at schools
Czech leaders mull antigen tests at schools
Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:41:00 +0100Prague and Central Bohemia leaders against restrictions on movement
Prague and Central Bohemia leaders against restrictions on movement
Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:40:00 +0100Hamáček: Pubs that breach Covid rules could face year’s closure
Hamáček: Pubs that breach Covid rules could face year’s closure
Sun, 07 Feb 2021 00:05:00 +010090 years since birth of world football legend Josef Masopust
Global soccer great Josef Masopust, a World Cup runner-up with Czechoslovakia and the first Czech recipient of the Ballon d’Or, was born on 9 February 1931.
Sun, 07 Feb 2021 00:05:00 +0100Singer Ida Kellarová – an ambassador for Romany culture
Ida Kelarová is a singer, musician and choirmaster, who performs some of the best Romany music to come out of the Czech Republic. On the occasion of Ida’s 65th birthday we are offering you some of the best of Ida Kellarová’s music.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 16:34:00 +0100Czechia in 30 minutes (Feb 6, 2021)
Interview with ballet dancer Miřenka Čechova, history of Rudolfinum concert hall
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:57:00 +0100Insurance-covered Covid testing at firms may start this month
Insurance-covered Covid testing at firms may start this month
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:33:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:32:00 +01002020 Czech TV audiences highest in decades
2020 Czech TV audiences highest in decades
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:32:00 +0100Snow and temperatures as low as -15C due next week
Snow and temperatures as low as -15C due next week
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:31:00 +0100Communists confirm decision to cease supporting state of emergency
Communists confirm decision to cease supporting state of emergency
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:29:00 +0100Registered Covid deaths in CR pass 17,000 mark
Registered Covid deaths in CR pass 17,000 mark
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:28:00 +0100AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine arrives in CR
AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine arrives in CR
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:37:00 +0100Czech crown at highest level against Euro since March
Czech crown at highest level against Euro since March
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:30:00 +0100Defence Ministry fined CZK 550mn for errors in Bell helicopter contract
Defence Ministry fined CZK 550mn for errors in Bell helicopter contract
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:06:00 +0100Finance Ministry to propose again tapping EBRD loans, to speed economy recovery
Finance Ministry to propose again tapping EBRD loans, to speed economy recovery
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:15:00 +0100Weather
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Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:51:00 +0100“The situation is bad”, Blatný calls on Czechs to maintain discipline amid struggling health system
In a televised address to the public on Thursday, Czech Health Minister Jan Blatný called on Czechs to maintain discipline and not break coronavirus rules in order to help contain the coronavirus epidemic. He also raised the seriousness of the more...
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:22:00 +0100Brno Philharmonic rehearses Thomas Larcher’s symphony inspired by mountains
The Brno Philharmonic Orchestra is currently recording the world premiere of a symphony written by Austrian composer Thomas Larcher, one of the world’s most renowned contemporary musicians. The title of the symphony, A Line above the Sky, refers...
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:14:00 +0100Unemployment climbs to 3.4 percent in January
Unemployment in the Czech Republic rose to 4.3 percent in January, up from 4 percent in December, according to data released by the Czech Labour Office on Friday. A month-on-month increase was recorded in all 77 of the country’s districts in Janua...
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 12:14:00 +0100PM Babiš warns of healthcare system ‘collapse’ if state of emergency not extended
PM Babiš warns of healthcare system ‘collapse’ if state of emergency not extended
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:59:00 +0100Freight trains collide in Zlín region, damage estimated at CZK 31.1 mn
Freight trains collide in Zlín region, damage estimated at CZK 31.1 mn
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:50:00 +0100Basketball: Czech women face Danes on Saturday in final European Championship qualifier
Basketball: Czech women face Danes on Saturday in final European Championship qualifier
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:30:00 +0100Labour Office: unemployment hit 4.3 pct in January, up 1.2 pp in annual terms
Labour Office: unemployment hit 4.3 pct in January, up 1.2 pp in annual terms
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:20:00 +0100Škoda Transportation Group to deliver another 23 trams to Helsinki
Škoda Transportation Group to deliver another 23 trams to Helsinki
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:13:00 +0100Covid-19: first 20,000 AstraZenka vaccine doses arrive in Czech Republic on Saturday
Covid-19: first 20,000 AstraZenka vaccine doses arrive in Czech Republic on Saturday
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:03:00 +0100New book maps fascinating history of Namibian children raised in communist Czechoslovakia
A new book by Czech anthropologist Kateřina Mildnerová called ‘Namibian Czechs’ maps a fascinating and little known chapter in Czechoslovakia’s history. In 1985, the communist authorities enabled 56 children of Namibian war refugees to live ...
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:45:00 +0100Czechia in 30 minutes (Feb 5, 2021)
News, health minister warns Covid situation is bad, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra recording symphony by Austrian composer Thomas Larcher, story of Czech-Namibian children focus of new book
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:10:00 +0100Stach and Koubský receive Peroutka Prize
Stach and Koubský receive Peroutka Prize
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:08:00 +0100Czech Covid numbers largely unchanged
Czech Covid numbers largely unchanged
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:25:00 +0100Blatný: Strict Covid measures no longer working
Blatný: Strict Covid measures no longer working
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 14:21:00 +0100Czechia in 30 minutes (Feb 4, 2021)
News, court ruling on election law, assistance dogs, one-man workshop makes perfume bottles for Europe, US, Czech freediver aims to set new record swimming under ice
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 14:20:00 +0100Pomocné tlapky celebrates 20 years of training assistance, guide and signal dogs
Pomocné tlapky, a non-profit group that breeds, trains and hands over assistance dogs to people with disabilities, celebrates its twentieth anniversary this week. When established back in February 2001, it was the first such organisation in the Cze...
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 13:38:00 +0100Analyst: When emotions subside people will come to see that the present election system is unjust
The Constitutional Court on Wednesday issued a verdict invalidating articles of the election law that it said discriminated against small parties. In future, blocs of parties running together will need to gain only 5 percent of the vote to enter t...
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 13:26:00 +0100Hundreds suspect Covid vaccine side effects
Hundreds suspect Covid vaccine side effects
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 12:14:00 +0100Blatný rules out transfer of Cheb patients to Germany
Blatný rules out transfer of Cheb patients to Germany
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 12:06:00 +0100Police investigate care home vaccine deaths online lie
Police investigate care home vaccine deaths online lie
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:50:00 +0100Hand-crafted perfume bottles from small Czech workshop draw on hundred-year old tradition
At the beginning of the 20th century, glass and especially glass perfume bottles made by small local craftsmen in Josefuv Důl in the Jizera Mountains, generated a lot of interest, selling not only in the fashion capitals of Europe but overseas as w...
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:43:00 +0100Czech freediver will attempt to set world record in swimming under ice
David Vencl, a freediver from Teplice, will attempt to break the Guinness world record for the longest swim under ice this month. The current record stands at 76,2 meters, and Vencl says that he aims to swim 80, which comes to about 1 minute and 40 ...
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:35:00 +0100Judge: Voting can go ahead even if legislators haven’t ratified change
Judge: Voting can go ahead even if legislators haven’t ratified change
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:17:00 +0100New daily Covid cases jump by over 1,000 week-on-week
New daily Covid cases jump by over 1,000 week-on-week
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 07:29:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Thu, 04 Feb 2021 07:24:00 +0100Vrba takes reigns at Sparta Prague
Vrba takes reigns at Sparta Prague
Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:30:00 +0100Czech Made: the Veverkas' revolutionary ‘Ruchadlo’ plough
The Veverkas invented a revolutionary plough in 1827 that cut, lifted and turned the soil in one go.
Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:29:00 +0100Babiš attacks Constutional Court over electoral law ruling
Babiš attacks Constutional Court over electoral law ruling
Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:07:00 +0100Czechia in 30 Minutes - February 3, 2021
Constitutional Court repeals electoral law clauses favouring big parties; New campaign celebrates women in science; Czech Made, episode 2: the Veverkas' ‘Ruchadlo’ plough
Wed, 03 Feb 2021 14:16:00 +0100Constitutional Court repeals electoral law clauses favouring big parties, hamstringing coalitions
The political landscape in the Czech Republic is set to shift immensely. The Constitutional Court on Wednesday announced it has annulled aspects of electoral law favouring bigger political parties, including the distribution of seats and thresholds ...
Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:53:00 +0100New campaign celebrates Czech women in science
A new campaign by the Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences celebrates women in science, but it also points out to the fact that Czech female scientists are not equally represented. The official hashtag of the campaign, launched on...
Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:05:00 +0100Babiš to discuss Russian vaccine on Budapest visit
Babiš to discuss Russian vaccine on Budapest visit
Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:25:00 +0100Hamáček: 35 British variant Covid cases detected in CR to date
Hamáček: 35 British variant Covid cases detected in CR to date
Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:50:00 +0100Top court hands advantage to coalitions standing in general elections
Top court hands advantage to coalitions standing in general elections
Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:12:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:10:00 +0100Czech Republic passes 1 million known Covid cases mark
Czech Republic passes 1 million known Covid cases mark
Wed, 03 Feb 2021 10:24:00 +0100Czech Made: the Veverka cousins' revolutionary ‘Ruchadlo’ plough
The Veverka cousins invented a revolutionary plough in 1827 known as the ‘Ruchadlo’, which cut, lifted and turned soil upside down by means of a curved plate. So why weren’t they better known outside of Bohemia? Find out in the latest edition ...
Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:11:00 +0100Czech Republic to acquire anti-Covid drug Bamlan
Czech Republic to acquire anti-Covid drug Bamlan
Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:10:00 +0100Czech Republic calling for Navalny’s immediate release
Czech Republic calling for Navalny’s immediate release
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:20:00 +0100Constitutional Court rejects petition against set term of general elections
Constitutional Court rejects petition against set term of general elections
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 14:49:00 +0100Governor of South Moravia claims general practitioners not allowed to inoculate against Covid-19
Governor of South Moravia claims general practitioners not allowed to inoculate against Covid-19
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 14:09:00 +0100Czechia in 30 Minutes - February 2, 2021
Government suspends VAT in bid to encourage use of respirators; Thousands join ‘Dry February’ campaign; New long-distance hiking trail crosses Czechia from west to east
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 13:53:00 +0100Czechia saw sharpest economic downturn in its history in 2020
The Czech economy experienced the biggest drop in the history of the independent Czech Republic, the Czech News Agency reported on Tuesday. According to a fresh estimate by the Czech Statistics Office, the country’s Gross Domestic Product fell by ...
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 13:24:00 +0100Thousands of Czechs join booze-free ‘Dry February’ campaign
The ninth annual ‘Dry February’ (Suchej únor) campaign got underway on Monday, encouraging beer-loving Czechs to abstain from alcohol for the entire month. According to its organizers, the League of Open Men, more than one million people in the...
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 12:14:00 +0100Government suspend VAT in bid to encourage use of respirators
In a bid to encourage Czechs to wear respirators, which are safer than other types of facemasks, the government is temporarily suspending VAT on such products. However, it has not followed the lead of some neighbouring states by making respirators c...
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 10:41:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Tue, 02 Feb 2021 10:36:00 +0100Covid-19 numbers slightly up again
Covid-19 numbers slightly up again
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 10:34:00 +0100Steep increase in death rate in 2020
Steep increase in death rate in 2020
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 10:33:00 +01002020 brought steepest economic decline in country’s modern history
2020 brought steepest economic decline in country’s modern history
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 10:32:00 +0100Czech cross-border workers in Austria will have to present one negative PCR test a week
Czech cross-border workers in Austria will have to present one negative PCR test a week
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:08:00 +0100Bečva River cyanide poisoning culprit identified, forensic expert says
Bečva River cyanide poisoning culprit identified, forensic expert says
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:31:00 +0100Stricter Covid-19 testing rules apply to people entering Czechia as of Friday
Stricter Covid-19 testing rules apply to people entering Czechia as of Friday