The Czech Republic reported its highest daily rise in new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday as cases surpassed 25,000 for the first time and put further strain on hospitals, prompting the government to consider tougher measures.
The country of 10.7 million has the world's fourth-highest infection rate per capita, according to Our World in Data, with Europe again an epicentre for the pandemic.
Medical groups have called for tougher lockdown measures, even as politicians have been cool to the idea, unlike in neighbouring Austria, which is locked down for at least 10 days. One eastern region on Tuesday announced measures to limit social gathering for two weeks to protect its hospitals. In Prague, the largest Czech hospital, Motol, said it would stop planned operations next week to deal with Covid patients.
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