FILE PHOTO: People wait in line to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before a sampling station opens at Wenceslas Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Sept 16, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis tapped a top epidemiologist as health minister on Monday after the previous minister quit amid a spike in COVID-19 infections that has led to the country's total cases doubling within just three weeks.
The Czech Republic's spike in cases has been the second fastest in Europe on a rolling two-week basis after Spain when adjusted for population. On Monday, the total tally of cases grew past 50,000, up from 24,618 at the end of August.
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