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Czech Prime Minister says he 'got carried away' opening too soon
Source: The Guardian
Coronavirus live news: Trump falsely claims Covid-19 affects 'virtually' no young people; UK set for new restrictions
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Amy Walker (now) and Helen Sullivan (earlier)
Tue 22 Sep 2020 09.26 BST
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Czech Prime Minister says he 'got carried away' opening too soon
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis admitted Monday that his government had made a mistake when it eased restrictions aimed at containing coronavirus over the summer.
His mea culpa came as governments across Europe struggle with a second wave of Covid-19 infections following the holiday months in which the number of cases began rising sharply.
“Even I got carried away by the coming summer and the general mood. That was a mistake I don’t want to make again,” the billionaire populist said in a televised speech.
After fending off much of the pandemic earlier in the year with timely steps including mandatory face masks outdoors, the government lifted most measures before the summer holidays.
The Czech Republic registered a record high of 3,130 coronavirus cases last Thursday, almost matching the total for the whole of March, although testing capacity was low at the start of the pandemic.
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LIVE Updated 25m ago
Amy Walker (now) and Helen Sullivan (earlier)
Tue 22 Sep 2020 09.26 BST
-snip-
6h ago
3:46
Czech Prime Minister says he 'got carried away' opening too soon
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis admitted Monday that his government had made a mistake when it eased restrictions aimed at containing coronavirus over the summer.
His mea culpa came as governments across Europe struggle with a second wave of Covid-19 infections following the holiday months in which the number of cases began rising sharply.
“Even I got carried away by the coming summer and the general mood. That was a mistake I don’t want to make again,” the billionaire populist said in a televised speech.
After fending off much of the pandemic earlier in the year with timely steps including mandatory face masks outdoors, the government lifted most measures before the summer holidays.
The Czech Republic registered a record high of 3,130 coronavirus cases last Thursday, almost matching the total for the whole of March, although testing capacity was low at the start of the pandemic.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/sep/22/coronavirus-live-news-us-nears-200000-deaths-as-england-pubs-face-curfew?page=with:block-5f6963328f08666918528406#block-5f6963328f08666918528406