The Covid pandemic placed a lot of restrictions on the society and resulted in a large number of court cases in which people sought compensation. A father who was banned from seeing his child born has now won an important battle over his rights.
Ondřej Pecák’s daughter was born in April 2020 in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to the strict measures in place he was not allowed to be present at the birth as planned.
“I spent the day in the parking lot desperately trying to negotiate with the hospital staff for them to let me be with my wife and see my child born. All my arguments were futile. I felt totally powerless.”
Ondřej was not the only father who missed one of the most important moments of his life. Hundreds of others around the country were in a similar plight. Citing the state of emergency in place hospitals mercilessly closed their doors to all.
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Author: Daniela Lazarová