Czech president appoints Fiala as PM in ceremony behind glass

COVID-struck Czech President appoints new Prime Minister from inside a glass box

When the Czech President Milos Zeman formally appointed Petr Fiala as the country's new Prime Minister on Sunday, he did so sitting inside an acrylic glass box accompanied by health workers covered head to toe in hazmat suits.

Covid-positive Czech president swears in new prime minister from within transparent isolation box

Milos Zeman was brought in on a wheelchair by a person wearing a protective suit to swear in Petr Fiala.

[Ticker] Czech president Zeman appoints Fiala as PM

Czech president Miloš Zeman appointed the leader of a centre-right alliance Petr Fiala as prime minister on Sunday in a ceremony he performed from a plexiglass cubicle after testing positive for Covid-19, Reuters writes. Fiala leads a bloc of five centre and centre-right opposition parties that won an election in October, ousting the incumbent premier Andrej Babiš and his allies.

Covid-positive Czech president swears in new PM from glass box

The Czech president has sworn in the country's new prime minister from a glass box after testing positive for Covid-19.

Czech president appoints PM from inside big glass box

Czech President Milos Zeman formally appointed Petr Fiala as the country’s new prime minister on Sunday. The ceremony was adjusted to follow strict health protocols after Zeman tested positive for Covid-19.

Covid-Positive Czech President Appoints New Prime Minister From Glass Box

Czech President Milos Zeman appointed the leader of a centre-right alliance Petr Fiala as prime minister on Sunday in a ceremony he performed from a plexiglass cubicle after testing positive for COVID-19.