307,123 0.48% 10 may 288,123 415,234 3282 2,607 311,174 0.69% 11 may 538,176 1105,344 2284 2,548 318,979 0.68% 12 may 458,221 775,421 3287 2,513 327,688 0.52% 13 may 488,269 1155,536 4291 2,443 335,375 0.62% 14 may 828,351 775,613 3294 2,445 342,262 1.19% 15 may 558,406 625,675 2296 2,436 348,965 0.82% 16 may 498,455 365,711 1297 2,448 353,223 1.15% 17 may 208,475 435,754 2299 2,423 356,717 0.57% 18 may 1118,586 665,913 3302 2,372 364,115 1.5% 19 may 618,647 375,950 2304 2,394 372,440 0.73% 20 may 748,721 636,013 5309 2,400 379,948 0.99% 21 may 338,754 386,051 3312 2,392 387,235 0.45% 22 may 598,813 156,066 2314 2,434 394,944 0.77% 23 may 778,890 316,254 1315 2,322 400,112 1.49% 24 may 658,955 236,309 2317 2,329 403,722 1.8% 25 may 479,002 706,456 1318 2,227 411,142 0.63% 26 may 489,050 606,516 0318 2,215 418,372 0.66% 27 may 369,086 626,578 0318 2,189 425,146 0.53% 28 may 549,140 256,603 2320 2,216 431,157 0.9% 29 may 569,196 426,645 0320 2,230 437,255 0.92% 30 may 349,230 226,667 0320 2,242 440,761 0.97% 31 may 389,268 146,681 0320 2,266 442,866 1.81% date confirmed recovered deaths activecases tested(total) detectedratio new total new total new total 1 june 349,302 386,880 2320 2,102 449,356 0.52% 2 june 629,364 526,932 1321 2,111 455,834 0.96% 3 june 749,438 546,986 1322 2,130 461,147 1.39% 4 june 569,494 327,018 2324 2,151 466,158 1.12% 5 june 359,529 447,062 0324 2,142 470,331 0.84% 6 june 389,567 107,092 0324 2,151 472,481 1.77% 7 june 619,628 137,105 1325 2,198 474,608 2.87% 8 june 699,697 357,140 0325 2,232 479,292 1.47% 9 june 549,751 207,160 1326 2,265 483,844 1.19% 10 june 739,824 487,329 1327 2,168 487,912 1.79% 11 june 629,886 237,352 1328 2,206 491,651 1.66% 12 june 529,938 297,381 1329 2,228 495,377 1.4% 13 june 539,991 97,390 0329 2,272 497,029 3.21% 14 june 3310,024 87,398 1330 2,272 498,150 2.94% 15 june 4010,064 177,415 1331 2,318 501,823 1.09% 16 june 4710,111 177,415 1332 2,347 505,846 1.17% 17 june 5110,162 287,432 1333 2,369 509,882 1.26% 18 june 11810,280 177,477 2335 2,468 514,233 2.71% 19 june 12610,406 277,504 0335 2,567 517,584 3.76% 20 june 4210,448 07,504 0335 2,609 519,147 2.69% 21 june 5010,498 17,505 1336 2,657 520,344 4.18% 29 june 20111,827 518,982 0344 2,501 551,677 4.18% date confirmed recovered deaths activecases tested(total) detectedratio new total new total new total 6 july 5112,585 389,438 1351 2,796 575,381 2.98% 20 july 16914,128 11411,427 0389 2,342 632,395 2.92% 3 august 20816,996 21012,925 2385 3,686 714,756 2.69% 17 august 19120,203 26615,587 4403 4,213 807,398 2.66% 31 august 25624,616 29018,564 1424 5,628 912,715 2.74% 7 september 56028,710 31320,183 2439 8,088 984,044 4.95% epidemic curve inhibiting new infections to reduce the number of cases at any given time—known as flattening the curve—allows healthcare services to better manage the same volume of patients. flattening the curve the main priority of affected nations currently is to move to a slower doubling time of new cases, to ensure less crowded hospitals and therefore a lower case-fatality rate. governments of different countries take different approaches to flatten the epidemic curve. beside travel bans and isolation of complete communities, citizens are also often requested to stay at home and keep social distance. research indicates that measures must be applied rigorously and immediately to be effective. also, the national community's commitment to supporting/tolerating the restrictions and following the advice of health authorities plays an important role in the success of flattening the epidemic curve and limiting the spread of the virus. for example, in south korea mass testing efforts were successful. the south korean national testing capacity reached 15,000 tests per day. compared to population size, the czech republic reached the same rate of testing on 23 march 2020. the ministry of interior in south korea also rolled out a smartphone app that can track the quarantined and collect data on symptoms, so scientists are able to see more epidemiological data. curve comparison comparing cumulative numbers of confirmed cases in selected countries, including the czech republic, shows the different curves of the epidemic in different countries. the chart shows the number of known cases and the pace at which the number increases on a logarithmic scale. the actual number of people infected may be and likely is, significantly higher, as only cases where the virus was confirmed by laboratory testing are shown. many cases may only have an asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic course of the disease and never seek treatment. in yet others, the infection may still be in the incubation period, when it is asymptomatic and may not yet be detectable even by testing. covid-19 epidemic curve selected countries (logarithmic scale / from the 100th case) *datasource: wikipedia covid-19 epidemic curve selected countries per 1m pop. (linear scale / from the 100th case) *datasource: wikipedia czech restriction actions:/ day 0: schools closed / day 2: state of emergency: close of sport facilities & close restaurants & bars at 8pm, border control, travel restrictions, ban 30+ events /day 3: criminalize spreading virus on purpose/day 4: complete closure all shops restaurants & bars excl. food shops, petrol, pharmacies/day 5: nationwide quarantine excl. shopping, employment need/ day 6: borders closed&closure municipalities in olomouc region/ day 8: mandatory nose&mouth cover/ day 9: special 7–9 shop-opening hours for seniors/ day 10: changed special 8–10 shop-opening hours for seniors. czech eased restriction actions:/day 20: lifted closure municipalities in olomouc region/ day 27: ease movement rule in parks & nature without face mask and opening some outside sporting grounds/ day 35: eased conditions of entry to the territory of the czech republic/day 40: reopening farmers markets & small stores case details detailed information was reported regarding most of the first 99 cases, up to 12 march 2020: case details case no. date announced status origin type origin location treatment facility sex age nationality city region 1 1 march 2020 confirmed travel-related italy, udine prague prague home isolation male 67 cze a czech man born in 1952 had attended a conference in udine, italy. he contacted czech authorities on 26 february. after returning from italy he had stayed in home quarantine and it was found one of his italian colleagues was confirmed covid-19 positive. after his condition worsened he went to the infection clinic at bulovka hospital. the test proved to be positive on 1 march. he is a teacher at the czech university of life sciences prague. the patient moved from bulovka hospital to home quarantine on 9 march 2020. 2 1 march 2020 confirmed travel-related italy, milan prague prague bulovka hospital, prague female ~20 usa a young woman from the us, born 1999, studying in milan travelled to prague through vienna, budapest and brno. feeling sick she visited the emergency room at motol university hospital where she was handled as potentially infectious and moved to bulovka hospital. 3 1 march 2020 confirmed travel-related italy, auronzo di cadore děčín ústí nad labem region home isolation male ~43 cze a man born in 1976 from děčín had been skiing with his family in italy and after returning to the czech republic, his wife took him to a hospital in usti nad labem on 29 february, he was positively tested and afterwards transferred from masaryk hospital, ústí nad labem to bulovka hospital in prague. the rest of his family had no symptoms and remained in home quarantine pending further covid-19 tests. the patient moved from bulovka hospital to home quarantine on 9 march 2020. 4 2 march 2020 confirmed travel-related italy, auronzo di cadore děčín ústí nad labem region masaryk hospital, ústí nad labem female 53 cze a czech woman was holidaying in the alps, staying in the same hotel as a positively tested czech man (case #3). she arrived at masaryk hospital at ústí nad labem with symptoms on 1 march and she was staying in isolation there. her husband and daughter also tested positive later (case no. 7 and #8). 5 3 march 2020 confirmed travel-related italy, milan prague prague bulovka hospital, prague female 21 ecu a young woman from ecuador travelled together with the american woman that proved to be infected on 1 march (case #2). both study in milan. even though the initial test from 1 march was negative, the subsequent retest on 3 march was clearly positive. she was isolated at bulovka hospital together with another woman that travelled in the group with the american and ecuadorian. the tests of the third woman have been negative so far. 6 4 march 2020 confirmed travel-related italy, passo del tonale prague prague home isolation female — cze a mother of two from prague 6 developed symptoms after visiting passo del tonale in trentino region in italy. the woman was tested for coronavirus at an undisclosed private clinic. the positive result was unofficial, but in the afternoon it was confirmed by the czech national reference laboratory. the woman was in quarantine at bulovka hospital and her family self-quarantined at home. the patient moved from bulovka hospital to home quarantine on 9 march 2020. 7 4 march 2020 confirmed travel-related italy, auronzo di cadore děčín ústí nad labem region masaryk hospital, ústí nad labem male — cze the husband of the infected woman from děčín (case #4). 8 4 march 2020 confirmed travel-related italy, auronzo di cadore děčín ústí nad labem region masaryk hospital, ústí nad labem female — cze a daughter of the infected woman from děčín (case #4). 9 5 march 2020 confirmed travel-related italy, passo del tonale prague prague home isolation male 45 cze a doctor from prague who returned from italy by the end of february. with mild symptoms he continued to examine his patients for two more days. the patient moved from bulovka hospital to home quarantine on 9 march 2020. 10 5 march 2020 confirmed travel-related italy prague prague home isolation male 45 ita an italian citizen who arrived in prague by end of february. the patient moved from bulovka hospital to home quarantine on 9 march 2020. 11 5 march 2020 confirmed person-to-person spread household děčín ústí nad labem region masaryk hospital, ústí nad labem female ~66 cze a woman, born 1953, caught the coronavirus from her son (case #3). this is the first recorded person-to-person covid-19 transmission in the czech republic. 12 5 march 2020 confirmed travel-related italy, passo del tonale prague prague home isolation male — cze a husband of the infected woman from prague 6 (case #6). the patient moved from bulovka hospital to home quarantine on 9 march 2020. 13 6 march 2020 confirmed travel-related — — — home isolation — ~1 cze an infant staying at home quarantine. 14 6 march 2020 confirmed travel-related — — — — male — cze a person who either came from italy or was in contact with of one of the cases who returned from italy, no details provided. 15 6 march 2020 confirmed travel-related united states, boston — — — female — cze a woman who attended a biogen employee conference at boston, where covid-19 was confirmed. 16 6 march 2020 confirmed travel-related — — — — — — cze a person who either came from italy or was in contact with of one of the cases who returned from italy, no details provided. 17 6 march 2020 confirmed travel-related italy, auronzo di cadore děčín ústí nad labem region masaryk hospital, ústí nad labem female 12 cze the eldest daughter of the infected man from děčín (case #3). 18 6 march 2020 confirmed travel-related italy, auronzo di cadore děčín ústí nad labem region masaryk hospital, ústí nad labem female 50 cze a woman who was travelling in the same car as the infected man from děčín (case #3). 19 6 march 2020 confirmed travel-related italy, lombardy — ústí nad labem region home isolation female — cze a woman from ústí nad labem region was skiing in lombardy, italy. she has no ties to any of the previous cases and is staying home at self-quarantine. 20 7 march 2020 confirmed person-to-person spread known connection — ústí nad labem region home isolation female — cze sub-letting at the place of the case no. 19. 21 7 march 2020 confirmed travel-related italy, passo del tonale — — home isolation male — cze had been skiing in passo del tonale. 22 7 march 2020 confirmed travel-related united states, boston — — home isolation male — cze a man who stayed in