Overview
- Czech health authorities report 2,375 infections and 28 deaths this year, with roughly 78 percent of patients requiring hospital care.
- In Prague, where infections exceed 1,000, public transport now has additional sanitizer stations and more frequent disinfection of handholds.
- Karlovy Vary’s infectious‑diseases ward was reported near capacity with 18 of 20 beds occupied, and the Sokolov area is singled out for high transmission.
- The ski town Boží Dar on the German border warns tourists and day‑trippers to avoid direct contact with door handles, shopping carts and public toilets and to disinfect hands regularly.
- The Czech authority has notified EU members via the ECDC, while Germany’s RKI/STIKO recommend Hepatitis A vaccination for travelers and Saxony’s health ministry currently sees no immediate danger domestically; Germany has logged 993 cases and six deaths in 2025.