Bells toll to honour Czech virus victims

The Old Town Square in Prague, where a group of activists painted crosses to criticise the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic (Petr David Josek/AP)

Bells have tolled across the Czech Republic to honour those who have died of Covid-19 in one of the hardest-hit European Union countries.

A 95-year-old man, who is the first known Czech victim, died on March 22 2020 at Prague’s Bulovka hospital.