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Hotels, boarding houses may reopen as of May 24 in the Czech Republic
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Saturday, 15 May, 2021, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Prague
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Hotels and boarding houses may reopen as of May 24, Industry and Trade Minister Karel Havlicek told journalists after a cabinet meeting recently, adding that he will submit a proposal to the government next week so that they can reopen without capacity limits. The government has been relaxing the economic restrictions based on six packages and on the number of new Covid-19 infections per 100,000 in the past seven days, which was 102 on Sunday.
Under the package number four, which was on the agenda today, facilities and services including hotels and boarding houses might resume operations as of next Monday. A 25 per cent capacity limit has been set for hotels and boarding houses. “The condition was criticised by entrepreneurs, which is why the government decided to postpone their reopening by a week,” Havlicek said.
Vaclav Starek, president of the Association of Hotels and Restaurants, told CTK previously that hotels need more time to prepare for reopening, which also applies to making reservations. When it comes to holiday reservations, Czechs are cautious because of uncertainty in the tourism industry, Jan Herget, head of the state-run agency CzechTourism, told CTK today.
Czechia's accommodation occupancy rate is 40 per cent at the end of July, said the agency. Popular holiday sites for Czechs are cottages, apartments and camping sites, and among regions, it is South Bohemia, South Moravia and Liberec, while their interest in visiting Prague is insignificant. Accommodation establishments were closed between Oct 22 and Dec 2 and from Dec 18 because of a coronavirus resurgence in Czechia. Now they can provide services only to people on business trips and those visiting a doctor.
The government modified its previous resolution and gave the green light to services like tattoo and piercing shops, according to Havlicek.
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