Czech weekend news in brief: top stories for May 9, 2021
Lowest Saturday rise in Covid-19 cases since September, Czech Republic donates oxygen tanks to India, and more headlines from this weekend
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Czech Republic reports 717 new Covid-19 cases, lowest Saturday total since September
The Czech Republic reported 717 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, 450 fewer than a week ago, according to the latest data that the Health Ministry released today. It marks the first Saturday since last September when the reported rise in new cases was less than 1,000.
As of today, there were 102 new Covid-19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the past seven days, five less cases than on Friday when a revised figure stood at 107. This indicator is a crucial element in the government's decision to soften the anti-Covid-19 restrictions; it has been falling since March, when it exceeded 800 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.