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On March 1, Prime Minister Andrej Babis introduced the strictest lockdown so far. People are banned from travelling within the country, between districts, and cannot visit one another. All retailers, except essential shops such as supermarkets, are closed.The surge in cases comes as the so-called Kent-variant, a highly infectious strain first discovered in the UK, makes it way through the country, pushing Czech hospitals and the economy to the brink of collapse.Leading expert in viral sequencing, Jan PaÄes from the Academy of Sciences, talks to Al Jazeera about the severity of the pandemic and calls on the government to take stricter precautions.Al Jazeera: How did the country go from having some of the lowest infection rates in Europe to the highest in the world?Jan PaÄes:Â The Czech Republic is currently in its fourth wave of the pandemic and the healthcare system is reaching its limits.
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Czech Republic: What’s behind world’s worst COVID infection rate?
On March 1, Prime Minister Andrej Babis introduced the strictest lockdown so far. People are banned from travelling within the country, between districts, and cannot visit one another. All retailers, except essential shops such as supermarkets, are closed.The surge in cases comes as the so-called Kent-variant, a highly infectious strain first discovered in the UK, makes it way through the country, pushing Czech hospitals and the economy to the brink of collapse.Leading expert in viral sequencing, Jan PaÄes from the Academy of Sciences, talks to Al Jazeera about the severity of the pandemic and calls on the government to take stricter precautions.Al Jazeera: How did the country go from having some of the lowest infection rates in Europe to the highest in the world?Jan PaÄes:Â The Czech Republic is currently in its fourth wave of the pandemic and the healthcare system is reaching its limits.
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