Christmas markets around the country should have opened up this past weekend. However, that didn't happen. Due to the increase in the number of Covid cases the government announced restrictions on Friday.
Christmas markets are closed. Restaurants close at 10 pm, and events are limited to a maximum of 100 people. There's also a ban on consuming alcohol in public spaces. So just like last year, I'm going to miss out on my favourite vánoční punč.
The only exception is that vendors can sell saplings and carp.
The Brno markets looks like Christmas market ghost towns.
It doesn't exactly make a lot of sense that the outdoor markets are cancelled but department stores and shopping centres can remain open.
The Czech online grocery delivery service Rohlik has offered to help small and medium-sized vendors to sell their goods online.
It's not just Czechland that is shutting things down. In Germany, the sate of Saxony, which borders Czech Republic has closed clubs, bars, cultural and sports facilities, in addition to Christmas markets.
Christmas markets are cancelled in Bratislava too.
A couple of weeks ago Austria went into a national lockdown. The country is completely closed to tourists.
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