The Czech Republic was facing the prospect of a lockdown as the growth in Covid-19 cases in the EU member reached a fourth straight daily record, according to data released today.
The health ministry said there were 8,618 new cases yesterday, beating Thursday's record of 5,394 and bringing the total tally to 109,374 cases with 905 deaths.
In comparison, neighbouring Poland said it had registered 5,300 new cases over the last 24 hours, which was also a record. Yesterday's data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control showed the Czech Republic recorded the fastest two-week growth per 100,000 inhabitants in the EU.