"Exceptions are permissible only in cases of travel to work, rendering assistance to loved ones, as well as urgent visits to state institutions and doctors," TASS quotes First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister of the Czech Republic Jan Hamacek.
To leave the areas of residence, you must have a permit, for example, a certificate from the place of work. When checking, permission must be given to the police. Citizens write an application indicating the purpose of departure on a special form.
The government also limited to three weeks the meetings of relatives who live separately in the territory of the same administrative region. Visits are only possible to assist the sick or disabled. Walking in the fresh air from Monday will only be possible on the territory of your settlement without the right to leave it.
On the streets, observance of the mask regime will be controlled by the police. The maximum fine for individuals is 1.2 thousand euros. Since February 25, residents of the republic in crowded places must wear two masks at once. The country's health minister, Jan Blatny, explained that instead of two masks, it will be possible to use respirators that have an FFP2 or KN95 degree of protection. Other media with an air filtration efficiency of at least 95 percent are also acceptable.
There are practically no intensive care beds left in the Czech Republic, and there is also a shortage of qualified personnel. Czech Prime Minister Andrei Babis held consultations with Saxony Prime Minister Michael Kretschmar regarding assistance, ceskenoviny.cz reports.