After Hungary, Czech Republic mulls third vaccine dose for selected people
Prague, Czech Republic – A selected group of people should soon be offered a third dose of anti-Covid vaccine, CzechContinue Reading
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Hungarian-born Katalin Karikó wins Remarkable Achievement Award for work on mRNA
Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian-born Katalin Karikó has been recognised as part of Emerging Europe’s latest awards programme for her workContinue Reading
Czech Republic to offer 2-day paid leave to vaccinated state employees
Prague, Czech Republic – Employees working in the state administration who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 could receive a two-dayContinue Reading
Slovakia: Only fully vaccinated allowed to attend masses celebrated by Pope Francis
Bratislava, Slovakia – Only people who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will be allowed to attend the masses celebratedContinue Reading
Czech Republic close to herd immunity, expert claims
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic is close to achieving herd immunity against Covid-19, biochemist Zdenek Hostomsky said inContinue Reading
Hungary’s Olympic entry in canoe-kayak refuses to be vaccinated
Budapest, Hungary – Today I’ll recount a bizarre story, which begins in the world of sports and ends in theContinue Reading
Covid-19 drives Slovak-Americans to Facebook groups for community
Covid-19 may have turned our world upside down since 2020 but it hasn’t stopped Americans from socializing. They’ve just had toContinue Reading
Hungary to send 100,000 vaccines to the Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – Hungary will send an additional 100,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to the Czech Republic, Prime Minister AndrejContinue Reading
Czech store bans entry for vaccinated customers
Brno, Czech Republic – A children’s goods store in the Czech city of Olomouc has faced a public outcry afterContinue Reading
“In my 30s”: Czech men, women getting married at later age
Brno, Czech Republic – Czechs are getting married at an increasingly later age, according to local media Novinky.cz, citing dataContinue Reading
Ex-Czech President rents Prague Castle gardens for birthday party
Prague, Czech Republic – An air of nostalgia? Former Czech President Vaclav Klaus will rent the Prague Castle gardens forContinue Reading
EU sues Slovakia over failure to refund cancelled trips during pandemic
Bratislava, Slovakia – The European Commission is taking Slovakia to court over its failure to refund travelers whose package holidaysContinue Reading
Over 100 Czech tourists detained at Prague airport over invalid Covid tests
Prague, Czech Republic – Around 140 Czech tourists, mostly families with children, were detained at Prague airport and refused entryContinue Reading
Austria ends border checks with Czech Republic and Slovakia
Prague, Czech Republic – Austria had ended checks at its borders with the Czech Republic and Slovakia, authorities announced overContinue Reading
Hungarian women seeking abortion increasingly opt for Vienna
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary, where religion has little hold on society and abortion has been legal since 1992, could almostContinue Reading
After months of controversy, Slovakia confirms Sputnik V vaccine rollout
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia will start offering the Russian-made Sputnik V anti-Covid vaccine next month, Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky said.Continue Reading
Czech “local currency” highlights hopes of speedy post-Covid recovery
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech town of Kyjov has launched a pilot project promoting the use of a “localContinue Reading
Majority of Poles and Hungarians unhappy about government’s handling of the pandemic
Budapest, Hungary – A majority of the population in Poland and Hungary are unhappy about their respective government’s handling ofContinue Reading
A quarter of Czechs do not plan to get vaccinated, study shows
Prague, Czech Republic – A majority of Czechs would like to get vaccinated against Covid-19, while about a quarter ofContinue Reading
As COVID vaccine passports become reality, Poles and Hungarians remain hesitant
Budapest, Hungary – Covid-19 vaccine passports are seen as the key to the post-pandemic recovery, but many are still scepticalContinue Reading