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12. 4. 2021
Government extended the guarantee scheme for firms; the State will subsidise children's groups and labs sequencing coronavirus strains
At the time of the coronavirus epidemic, the State will provide firms with guarantees on loans for investments. Andrej Babiš's cabinet approved extending the current Covid III scheme at its meeting on Monday, 12 April 2021. It also agreed with opening a subsidy scheme to support children's groups, and with the State paying labs for sequencing SARS-CoV-2 samples for the presence of new mutations.
6. 4. 2021
The state of emergency to end on Monday, some restrictions will be lifted, first children back in schools and nurseries
On Sunday, at 24:00, the state of emergency will end in the Czech Republic. At its meeting on Monday, 6 April 2021, Andrej Babiš's government approved a series of extraordinary measures which will be introduced by the Ministry of Health as epidemic control based on the Pandemic Act. Many changes will be made to the current measures - children obligated with pre-school education and pupils of lower primary schools can return to schools under the condition of regular testing, free movement restrictions will end and the rules for retail and services will be changed partially.
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26. 3. 2021
Speech by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš at a videoconference of members of the European Council
19. 11. 2020