Blanket COVID tests at Czech schools not helping much - deputy minister

The blanket testing of children for COVID-19 at Czech schools has not considerably helped curb the epidemic, since the virus is spread in the entire population, Deputy Health Minister for health care Martina Koziar Vasakova told reporters today. Chief Public Health Officer Pavla Svrcinova said on Thursday that based on the recommendation of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), children with COVID symptoms should be tested by the PCR method as fast as possible.