Prague, March 18, (dpa/GNA) – The Czech Republic lifted all coronavirus restrictions, imposed on travellers entering the country from fellow European Union member states, with immediate effect on Friday.
The new measures, which remove the need to be vaccinated against, recovered from or tested for the virus, will also apply to countries in the European Free Trade Association – Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
The Health Ministry in Prague said that travellers entering from outside the EU and EFTA, will still be subject to the regulations currently in force.
The five-party liberal-conservative government that took power in December, has lifted virtually all the restrictions imposed as a result of the pandemic, apart from mask-wearing on public transport and in medical and care facilities.
The seven-day new infection rate per 100,000 residents currently stands at 502.
The country’s tourism sector has been badly affected by the pandemic and the ensuing restrictions. Overnight stays last year fell to a quarter of the level in 2019. Domestic tourism rose but could not compensate for the decline in foreign visitors, most of them from Germany.
GNA