From Monday, November 9, the Czech Republic has new rules for crossing the country's border, which apply to both returning Czech citizens and foreigners.. Correction linked to ongoing coronavirus epidemic, which causes Covid-19 disease. On the new map of the so-called Traffic Light system, the work of which is now coordinated within the EU, most of the European states are marked in red - a high degree of probability of infection with coronavirus. This means that everyone who intends to enter the Czech Republic is obliged to take a test for COVID-19..

Only those citizens of the Czech Republic who traveled outside the country for no more than 12 hours can do without testing.. The exception also applies to border workers and students who cross the border on a daily basis, Radio Prague reports..

It is also not necessary to undergo testing in the case of a longer stay abroad of family members living and working on opposite sides of the border and due to the coronavirus epidemic deprived of the opportunity to see their household members for a long time.

In the case of states marked on the " Currently, this category of countries includes Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Greece and Cyprus.

Countries where no more than 25 cases of COVID-19 were registered in the last two weeks, and the total number of positive tests does not exceed 4% of the total number are classified as “green” on the Traffic Light card.. Currently, only the Vatican falls into this category..

Residents of Singapore, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Thailand and Australia can enter the Czech Republic from a country outside of Europe without mandatory testing or quarantine.