The Czech government may decide, at an extraordinary meeting on Friday, to relax border restrictions and allow citizens of Austria, Germany and Hungary to enter the country, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Thursday
PRAGUE (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 04th June, 2020) The Czech government may decide, at an extraordinary meeting on Friday, to relax border restrictions and allow citizens of Austria, Germany and Hungary to enter the country, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Thursday.
The Czech Republic restricted entry for foreigners in mid-March amid the coronavirus pandemic.
"An extraordinary meeting of the government will start on Friday at 07:00 [05:00 GMT], at the session we want to decide on the removal of all restrictions on movement across the borders with Germany and Austria, and the same applies to Hungary," Babis told reporters.
The border with Slovakia has been open since Wednesday. Prague plans to allow travel from most European Union member states starting June 15.
At the same time, visitors from countries where the COVID-19 pandemic is still spreading at a high rate will have to provide a negative coronavirus test or stay in quarantine for 14 days.
