Despite other countries, the epidemiological situation stabilizes in Czechia

The curve of the Corleone infected in the Czech Republic has collapsed, but hospitals are loaded and the infection of elderly citizens is on the rise, officials said.

The number of new daily cases increased three times over 15,000 since 23 October, but on Thursday dropped to 13,231, the Health Ministry announced on Friday.

The number of reproduction “R” has dropped to about 1, suggesting a stabilised situation, the ministry said.

“We have recorded a stabilisation of the epidemiological situation... but, of course, we haven't won”, Health Minister Jan Blatny said at a news conference.

Our “Forecasts show that we will continue to see between 12,000 and 15,000 positive cases per day”, he added.

Hospitals have cancelled nearly all emergency procedures, and some have had to begin transferring patients to other regions.

However, Ladislav Dusek, leader of the USIA health data institute, told Reuters news agency that the worst scenario for overloaded hospitals has not materialised.

On Friday, over 8,200 coronary patients have been lying in Czech hospitals.

In total, Chekhia has recorded nearly 32,000 cases of Coronavirus and 4,330 victims.

The government has closed schools, restaurants and most retail stations and has set police hours at night to limit the spread of the infection.