Czechs scrap mandatory COVID-19 jabs

Travelers From Greece to Present Negative PCR Test Results or Self-Isolate: Czech Republic

In Travel News, Since Monday, November 23, all travelers arriving within the Czech Republic from mainland Greece or any of its islands must current a destructive COVID-19 check or self-isolate for an interval of two weeks. They need to additionally full an arrival kind.

The choice has been taken by the Czech Ministry of Well being primarily based on available data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

Along with these arriving straight from Greece, those that have been there for at the least 12 hours, within the final 14 days earlier than they attain the Czech territory, are additionally obliged to submit the results of a PCR check to the competent regional public well being an authority inside seven days from arrival.

“After returning, they might additionally submit the results of a PCR check from another EU nation which is not more than 72 hours outdated,” a press launch of the Czech Ministry of Well being broadcasts.

Commenting on the addition of Greece to the listing of nations, arrivals from which must quarantine or check, the Minister of Well being Jan BlatnĂ˝ suggested these getting back from these international locations that resolve to check, to keep away from contact with others till they obtain their check outcomes.

“Till travelers from these international locations obtain the check outcomes, they need to behave in a very cautious method. Particularly, they need to restrict social contacts, particularly with weak inhabitants teams akin to seniors,” the Minister stated.

Along with Greece, which is now added to the purple class, a couple of extra international locations and areas have been added to the orange class, since Monday, as follows:

  • Azores Islands, Portugal
  • Canary Islands, Spain
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • Iceland
  • Eire
  • Madeira, Portugal
  • Norway

A part of the listing of orange international locations, since beforehand, are additionally Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Republic of Latvia, New Zealand, Thailand, Singapore, and the Vatican Metropolis State.

College students and staff getting back from these international locations and islands to the Czech Republic might want to submit the destructive outcomes a COVID-19 check earlier than attending their in-person courses or displaying up at their office.

As per the inexperienced class, in response to the listing of the Czech Republic, no nation in Europe is secure sufficient to journey to as a result of the present epidemiological scenario throughout Europe.

At the moment, there are 83,296 lively COVID-19 circumstances within the Czech Republic, out of complete 496,638 circumstances registered because of the beginning of the pandemic. The variety of those that have misplaced their lives to the pandemic has reached 7,360.