Czech Republic to Carefully Reopen Economy

Health Minister says CCP virus has been contained

A medical worker gathers information from a woman that wants to get tested for the CCP virus disease (COVID-19) in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 23, 2020. The study investigated undetected infections of the CCP virus in the population. David W Cerny/Reuters

The spread of the novel CCP virus has been contained in the Czech Republic and the government will continue to cautiously open up the economy, Health Minister Adam Vojtech said on April 30.

The country has seen the number of new cases drop below 100 for the past eight consecutive days, and the number of active cases has also been on the decline.