Coronavirus: central Europe faces worse second wave after avoiding worst of first
by Robert Tait in Prague and Shaun Walker Central and from on (#57ZNM)
Restrictions return as Czech Republic records more than 1,000 daily cases for first time
The countries of central Europe, having come out of the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in much better shape than most of their western European counterparts, are now facing higher numbers than during the spring peak of Covid-19, as restrictions return to the region.
On Tuesday, the Czech Republic passed the milestone of more than 1,000 Covid-19 cases in a day for the first time, while Hungary has closed its borders for September to counter rapidly rising daily infection rates. Cases rose in Poland in August too, though numbers have since dropped.
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