Life

The routine is starting to get set. I cannot say it is the most productive of times, but certainly brings us all closer together. Paul Lysek describes day three of the quarantine.

There are about 1.5 million children and teenagers enrolled in Czech elementary and secondary schools who must stay at home due to the coronavirus outbreak. Teachers are expected to keep in touch with them via e-mail and other online media. How are they managing?

I heard them already at 6:00a.m. It sounded like one of the boys was pushing the other's hand into a meat grinder. The screeching was so loud I jumped up out of bed and was ready to do battle. Paul Lysek continues with his daily update.

Thousands of Czech women have joined forces via social media to sew face masks at home to help combat the spread of the novel coronavirus amid a dire shortage of medical materials. A Facebook group called "Czechia sews face masks" went viral after it was launched on Sunday, drawing 24,000 members in two days as droves of women armed with sewing machines signed up to do battle with the disease.