Prague offered mass transport of patients from congested Moravian hospitals to Prague. The mayor of Prague, Zdeněk Hřib (Pirates), stated this on his twitter today. According to the spokesperson of the rescue service of the capital, Jana Poštová, the Fénix car is ready for transport, by which in the past the Prague rescuers transported about 80 people infected with covid-19 to Prague hospitals from other regions.

“Prague can provide mass transport of patients from congested Moravian hospitals to Prague. I informed the governors of the Moravian regions about it today. I had a special Fénix rescue car from Prague ready for stand-by mode, which will transport up to 12 patients on oxygen at a time., “Said the mayor of the Czech capital on the social network.

The post office told ČTK that hospitals from other regions have not yet requested a transfer to a hospital in Prague, but the Prague rescuers are ready for any requirements. So far, according to a spokesman for the Prague hospital, patients with covid-19 are not refused.

Hospitals in South Moravia, for example, are on the verge of their capacity, as the South Moravian Governor Jan Grolich (KDU-ČSL) stated on Monday. In South Moravia, 39 soldiers are already helping in the hospitals, eight fire brigades have also joined and the police have also advised the help.E. Soldiers now also help hospitals in the Liberec Region and the Zlín Region, for example.

According to the Ministry of Health, 14,480 confirmed cases of covid-19 occurred in the Czech Republic on Monday. This is the highest Monday increase since the beginning of the epidemic. A week ago, there were almost 3,000 fewer newly infected. According to the latest data, there are 5,434 people in hospitals with a proven coronavirus infection, the most since 12 April this year.