COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic
| COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic | |
|---|---|
Covid-19 map by municipalities with extended jurisdiction | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Czech Republic |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Prague |
| Arrival date | 1 March 2020 (5 years, 5 months and 5 days ago) |
| Confirmed cases | 4,833,778[1] |
| Active cases | 417,439[2] |
| Hospitalized cases | 2,864[2] |
| Recovered | 3,468,947[2] |
Deaths | 43,816[1] |
| Fatality rate | 0.91% |
| Vaccinations | |
| Government website | |
| onemocneni-aktualne | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[3][4]
The first three confirmed cases in the Czech Republic were reported on 1 March 2020. On 12 March, the government declared a National state of emergency for the first time in the country's modern history. On 16 March, the country closed its borders, forbade the entry of foreigners without residence permits, and issued a nationwide curfew. While originally planned to be in effect until 24 March, the measures were later extended until 1 April[5][6] and then again until the end of the state of emergency.[7] This was extended by the Chamber of Deputies until 30 April 2020[8] and then again until 17 May 2020.
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