Tuesday, 31 March 2020
Finance | Prague Daily Monitor
FinMin continues with virus support programs

The Czech Minister of Finance Alena Schillerova continues to hammer out ideas and recommendations for the government to support the country while it is largely shut-down over the Covid-19 virus epidemic. The first recommendation is to allow people to stop paying mortgages, personal loans and business loans for 6 months. The second recommendation from the minister is do away with the 4% transfer tax on real-estate. The opposition is largely in-line with these adjustments so there is a high potential for the measures to be signed into law.
National | Radio Prague
Flag expert: Czechs only bring out their flag in emotional times

The national flag of the Czech Republic, which is the same as the flag of former Czechoslovakia, is celebrating its centenary today. The country's leading vexillologist Aleš Brožek talks about how the flag was selected, why Czechs only bring it out in turbulent times and how to prevent hoisting it the wrong way round.

 

 
National | NATO
Coronavirus response: Czech medical aid arrives in Spain, heads to Italy

A C-130 cargo plane of the Spanish Air Force carrying 10,000 protective medical suits donated by the Czech Republic reached Spain on Sunday as part of allied efforts to combat the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The aircraft, which also carried 90 respirators, landed at Torrejón air base for further distribution of the supplies by the Spanish authorities.
National | Expats.cz
Czech group crowdsources CZK 12 million overnight to build and donate low-cost ventilators

An online collection to raise money to make ventilators for Czech hospitals and other recipients took in CZK 12.3 million in one day from 7,294 donors, surpassing its goal of CZK 10 million. This collection — launched by Corovent.cz, the Czech Technical University (ČVUT), Covid19cz and several Czech firms — is already closed.
National | UniMedia
How much are we at risk from the coronavirus on different surfaces?

An investigation into the novel coronavirus has examined how long it can survive on different surfaces. The findings of the study recently published by the New England Journal of Medicine, found that in a lab setting the virus remained detectable for up to 72 hours on plastic and steel, 24 hours on cardboard and four hours on copper.
Business | Expats.cz
Support Czech beer: Prague's pubs and bottle shops are delivering to your doorstep

While store sales of bottled beer from supermarkets have actually gone up, small breweries that do not supply to large retail networks are taking a hit. Some microbreweries are attempting to shore up business with deliveries and take-away window service.

Business | Prague Leadership Institute
Pepper de Callier: Things to Think About

"Vision without execution is hallucination." Walter Isaacson's quote is on my list of signs I would post in every meeting room as a reminder of just how important step two is, after that brilliant vision, or idea is stated, discussed and enthusiastically embraced.
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Life | Radio Prague
Prague Zoo announces birth of elephant calf

Amid the doom and gloom of the coronavirus epidemic, Prague Zoo has announced a piece of good news: the birth of an elephant calf. The zoo closed its doors to visitors ten days ago, but it is promising fans videos and regular reports on the newcomer.
Life | Prague Daily Monitor
Week two of the quarantine: an experience

The quarantine/home office with the whole family continues. It is no longer a nice "slow-down" from our previously fast-paced hectic lives. It is isolation.
Life | Expats.cz
Prague-based kids' clubs offering classes online

Kids can stick to their scheduled afterschool activities with the help of these local clubs which are going online during school closures.
Life | Expats.cz
Popular Prague runner's club is now offering free training online

While the Prague half marathon has been cancelled organizers are still opitimistic about the May 3 marathon; free training is currently being offered online.
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Arts | Radio Prague
Fanfán Tulipán cut new ground with LP 'Genius noci'
Life | Brno Daily
Do that dance!' police and firefighters encourage the nation with dance videos