Slovakia is offended: We belong to high-risk countries! Stricter rules when returning to the Czech Republic – Topky.sk

The epidemiological situation in Slovakia has slightly deteriorated again, which is confirmed by the current ECDC map. As of Monday, it has mapped 13 burgundy districts, which are only a step away from the worst phase. The Czech Republic has therefore tightened the rules for the return of Slovaks.

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Slovakia has been a high-risk country since Monday

From Monday, the return from Slovakia to the Czech Republic will be more difficult. On the so-called We will move the map of travelers from the orange category with a medium risk of infection to the red one, where the risk of infection is high. The head of the Institute of Health Analyzes at the Ministry of Diplomacy, Matej Mišík, as well as other experts informed this week that Slovakia has undoubtedly entered the third wave of the pandemic.

“The only more positive news is that the number of people who were interested in getting vaccinated has increased. The bad situation is also confirmed by the current map of the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), where most of Slovakia is already red,” Martin Klus, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on the social network.

Unvaccinated must undergo mandatory self-isolation

“Therefore, the return from Slovakia to the Czech Republic will also be more difficult from Monday, and in the near future I expect it to be more difficult in some other countries as well. stated. “Unvaccinated passengers will have to undergo a test when entering Czech territory and go into self-insulation,” he added trot.

When returning from a country with a high or very high risk, the PCR test in the Czech Republic is mandatory at first on the fifth, but no later than the 14th day after arrival. Until then, the person concerned must be in self-isolation. Before returning, the test is only required if one uses public transport. The Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic updates the list of countries according to the degree of risk of infection every week on the basis of data from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

Return conditions do not apply to persons who are fully vaccinated, ie have two weeks after the second dose or after the first in the case of a single dose vaccine or who have overcome covid-19 in the last 180 days. However, the obligation to fill in the arrival form still applies.