Adam Vojtech

Czech authorities will introduce mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 for people working in hospitals and nursing homes, as well as for police officers, soldiers and some other professions, along with all people over the age of 60, Health Minister Adam Vojtech was quoted as saying by Reuters.

However, Babis's administration is on its way out of power, so his reluctance to act as the fourth wave of the pandemic approached has caused some head-scratching. Some quarters suspect the outgoing premier might have been waiting just to complicate things for the incoming government.