The Czech Republic’s authorities have decided to lift all limitations on admission into the country as of today, April 9, and no longer impose any limits on travelers entering or leaving the country.
The Ministry of Health in the Czech Republic has declared in a recent news release that the government would no longer use the color-coded system for diagnosing and treating patients. This implies that all travelers, regardless of their nation of origin, will be able to enter Czechia without encountering any restrictions.
“With consideration to the present epidemiological situation in the Czech Republic and abroad, the Ministry of Health has abolished the preventive measures that were previously in place.” “All individuals may now enter the Czech Republic without any limitations, regardless of whether they are traveling from a non-EU nation or from a member state of the European Union,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
According to this announcement, travelers will no longer be needed to provide verification of their COVID-19 identification upon arrival. Consequently, anybody may now visit the territory of the Czech Republic without having to comply with any extra requirements, even those who have not been vaccinated or who have not recovered from the virus.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that the decision to eliminate the entrance requirements was made in response to an improvement in the COVID-19 situation in the nation and throughout the globe.
According to statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), 33,745 new infection cases have been reported in Czechia in the previous seven days.
According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), 74.3 percent of the whole adult population in Czechia has finished primary immunization, with another 46.6 percent receiving an extra vaccine dosage.
Even inside its own borders, the Czech Republic has begun to ease some of its COVID-19 prohibitions. Visitors and inhabitants of the nation are no longer needed to wear a face mask while traveling or entering the country. In addition, the necessity to possess a valid COVID-19 permit for visiting various public locations and events has been removed from the list of requirements.
With the exception of the Czech Republic, a number of other European Union/European Economic Area nations have already lifted their immigration restrictions as well. Denmark, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, and Sweden are among the nations that have lifted their bans on the import of certain goods.
Even if a traveler does not have a valid vaccination, recovery, or test certificate, they will be allowed to enter the above-mentioned nations, regardless of whether they are traveling from an EU or non-EU country.
The other nations, on the other hand, continue to require travelers to adhere to their own admission requirements. In countries that have not yet lifted their COVID-19 entry restrictions, travelers are required to provide proof of immunization, recovery, or test results.