Coronavirus News Roundup: EMA Approves Janssen Vaccine As Babiš Visits Israel
On Thursday, the European Medicines Agency approved the use of the Janssen vaccine produced by Johnson and Johnson in Europe. The Czech Republic has ordered 2 million doses. In other…
Revitalisation of Svratka Waterfront To Protect City Centre From Flooding
Flood protection measures are to be built this year on the Svratka waterfront. The new design will improve the ecological condition of the river and develop the surrounding public spaces…
České Dráhy Passenger Numbers Fell By Over a Third in 2020
The coronavirus outbreak and the anti-epidemic measures have significantly affected travel in the Czech Republic over the past year. Czech railway company České Dráhy reported a loss of over CZK…
Government Approves Health Worker Bonus and Compensation For Business Owners
The Czech government has allocated over CZK 12 billion to reward healthcare and social services staff for their service during the coronavirus epidemic, as well as approving two compensation programmes…
Women Are Majority of Healthcare Workers in Europe
As part of a series of articles to mark International Women’s Day, Eurostat has published statistics on the distribution of people working in the healthcare sector in the third quarter…
Brno, Should I Stay (In My Pyjamas) or Should I Go (For a Walk)?
Photo: Viewpoint on Bílá hora, Brno (March 2021). Credit: KB / BD. I first fell in love with the spirit of Brno during my Erasmus, when I was drawn to…
Rents Fall In Brno as Demand From Students and Foreigners Wanes
In the last year, the number of foreigners moving to the Czech Republic has dropped significantly, and students have chosen to stay home rather than move to large cities. As…
Holedná Viewing Tower Voted Lookout Tower of the Year 2020
Four years ago, the Holedná viewing tower project won support from the Brno participatory budget in a public vote. The project has since been completed and the tower is free…
Czech Government Orders Mandatory Blanket Testing of Employees
From March 12th, all employees at companies with over 250 staff must test negative for coronavirus once a week to continue going into work, and this will apply to all…
Former Health Minister Prymula To Become Adviser To President Zeman
Roman Prymula, former Minister of Health, ex-adviser to Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and leading Czech epidemiologist, is to be enlisted as an adviser to President Miloš Zeman. "As the Prime…