The government will also decide on mandatory testing in companies, Babiš said
Updates: 11/18/2021 12:21 AM
Released: 18.11.2021, 08:58
Prague – At today’s meeting, the government will probably also decide to reintroduce mandatory testing on covid-19 in companies. The state would contribute to it, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (YES) told Radiožurnál this morning. According to him, it is still being decided whether only the unvaccinated or all of them will be tested, because the experts do not have the same opinion.
“We are returning to testing in companies,” said the incumbent prime minister. According to him, the question so far remains whether the vaccinated people, who can also transmit the disease, will also be significantly less than those who did not receive the vaccine.
According to Babiš, the measures aimed at curbing the rapidly deteriorating autumn wave of the epidemic in the Czech Republic will also include compensation for companies or people who are struggling with the covid. For example, the government is also treated as sick or sick, which is also increased by experts from the MeS group.
The cabinet is to decide today that it will no longer be possible to use negative coronavirus tests as a cover certificate from Monday. In order to enter service establishments, restaurants or mass events, people would only have to have a certificate of vaccination or covid-19 in the last six months.
Before the government, the Minister of Health Adam Vojtěch (for YES) will talk about the measures with the AntiCovid team composed of representatives of the future government, ie the Spolu coalition (ODS, KDU-ČSL and TOP 09) and the Pirates’ coalition with STAN. The government’s health risks council will also meet.
The epidemic in the Czech Republic has recently accelerated significantly. Over 22,500 new cases of coid arrived on Tuesday, the most during the epidemic, and the burden on hospitals and intensive care units is growing. Experts warn that without effective action, the situation may soon be critical.