Here are the materials (in the Czech language)to make it easier for you. The teachers know, how to educate the pupils when schools are closed and children are at home. Parents are clueless, how to entertain their kids meaningfully at home. Aktuálně.cz brings you an updated summary of tips.
The project SYPO (System support for teachers and school principals) presented by the national pedagogic institute of the Czech Republic started offering a series of educational webinars for teachers in mid-March. It aimed to show them the various options they have, in on-line teaching. The webinars are free for every professional and include optional consultations with a tutor. Interestingly, before the COVID-19 pandemic, there was hardly any interest and now the courses have thousands of followers.
The Ministry of Health has modified the measures concerning the current ban of visitors in health and social institutions. Following a meeting with Czech labour and gynaecology department of ČLS JEP, the ministry of health has decided to modify the rules of the earlier announced temporary measures involving the ban of any visitors to any health institutions with hospital beds or any care homes during the outbreak of COVID-19.
Ošetřovné for self-employed parents only for children above 6 years of age during the Coronavirus outbreak. The minister of labour and social affairs, Jana Máláčová, is not supporting the proposal of The Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Nursing Allowance will be paid out up to 13th birthday of the child and throughout the school closure. Deputies supported the bill of minister Maláčová.
All of the Prague’s pubic transport vehicles will be disinfected by the mid-April/end of April the latest.
Better immune system or frequent exposure to illnesses might be some of the reasons why children seem less affected by the new coronavirus that spread from China to 80 countries. The majority of the patients are older people. Among the 3400 casualties there are so far no victims under the age of 9. According to NBC TV station, scientists have no clear understanding why the virus behaves in this way.
On Tuesday, March 24, the American media and filming company Walt Disney has launched its new streaming TV service Disney+ in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria and Switzerland. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, which results in high internet usage, the launch in France has been shifted by two weeks. Initially, Disney’s services will be streamed in lower quality.
All of the restrictive measures were extended for one more week, till April 1.
Health Minister, Adam Vojtěch has just Tweeted that CTU experts have developed a respirator (Face mask) on a 3D printer. The special filter lasts about a week. It offers higher protection than FFP3. Health Ministry has agreed to start delivering them to university hospitals. They are fine-tuning the details and starting next week, they could start producing up to 10,000 units a day!
