Shit's getting bad in Czech Republic. They just overtook the UK to be the #1 country in the world for most recorded cases per capita during any 14-day period.



OUTBREAK - The epidemic situation escalates in the Czech Republic, with a record number of new infections. Faced with overwhelmed hospitals, the government intends to seek help from Germany.

This Tuesday, the country recorded more than 11,200 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, 1,300 patients in intensive care, including 660 on ventilators and "a greater number" in intensive care, said at a press conference the vice - Minister of Health, Vladimir Cerny.

The government, which succeeded in controlling the spread of the virus during its first wave in the spring, has since faced recurrent times of the Covid epidemic. "We are on the verge of running out of intensive care capacity," Deputy Health Minister Vladimir Cerny told reporters, primarily deploring the lack of qualified personnel. "There is no way we can maintain current health care standards, there are slowdowns and delays in non-Covid care. The system as a whole is close to reaching its limits," he said. added.

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