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Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis on Thursday urged people to adhere to social distancing measures during the Easter holiday, when addressing the nation in a televised speech before the holiday.
"I want us to ...lift all prohibitions and regulations as soon as possible, but not before we can protect the most vulnerable of us, our seniors," the prime minister said during his Green Thursday speech, reminding people of the dangers of getting the elderly infected.
Babis reiterated a point made earlier on Thursday by Interior Minister and head of the Central Crisis Staff Jan Hamacek, who urged residents to forego traditional Easter celebrations in order to adhere to social distancing.
"Let's promise now that even on the long weekend, when we have four days off and the weather will be pretty nice, we will not let go of what we are proud of, be it Easter or our daily life," he said, noting that some have started not to wear masks in public and begun congregating in groups due to the spring weather.
In his speech, the prime minister also stressed the promise of a so-called smart quarantine strategy currently being rolled out in several parts of the country that could help ease blanket restrictions.
"The next four days will be crucial. We won the first half of the fight against the epidemic 1: 0. But the overall victory will be decided now," he concluded.
