“The bridge is a good metaphor for strangers coming together,” said Ondrej Kobza, the event’s organizer, explaining that such a mass party could only take place in Prague without tourists. “The event is a celebration, to show that we are not afraid, we will go out and we are no longer stuck at home,” added Kobza. Dinner attendees brought food and drinks and shared them.
Charles Bridge was started in 1357 under the patronage of Emperor Karl IV and completed in the early 15th century, is a bridge of important historical significance in Prague.
People have dinner together on the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic, on June 30.
The Czech Republic was one of the first countries to take drastic measures to limit the spread of Covid-19 in mid-March. As of June 30, the country of 10.7 million people recorded 11,895 infections and 349 deaths from Covid-19, fewer than many Western countries.
