The Czech government could declare a state of emergency if a recent spike in coronavirus cases continues in the coming days, Health Minister Adam Vojtech said.
FILE PHOTO: People wait in line to be tested for the coronavirus disease before a sampling station opens at Wenceslas Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Sept 16, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny
“Should we need to have some deeper measures , then the emergency state will be necessary,” Vojtech said in a televised debate on Sunday. “We have not seen an escalation. The ‘R’ number is around 1.6. We will have to assess it based on weekdays when more tests are done,” he said. Earlier in the weekend, Vojtech told the seznamzpravy.cz news website that he would consider proposing a state of emergency if the number moved close to 2.
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