Extraordinary measures of the Ministry of Health

15/01/2021

Update 25/01/2021

With effect from 5 January 202, the Ministry of Health issued an extraordinary measure concerning border crossing. This regulation in particular:

introduced a uniform method of reporting stays longer than 12 hours in the last 14 days in the territory of countries that are not on the list of countries with a low risk of COVID-19, by filling in the electronic arrival form, which must be filled in before arrival in the Czech Republic, and within 5 days after the entry to the territory of the Czech Republic undergo a RT-PCR test on own expenses. The information will be received by the regional hygienic stations via an electronic form.
imposes on employers of citizens of countries that are not on the list of countries with a low risk of COVID-19 or countries designated under point III.1 who have spent more than 12 hours in the last 14 days in the territory of these countries (...) to prevent the entry of these persons to all establishments and workplaces of the employer unless these persons submit to the employer a negative RT-PCR test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 from the Czech Republic, or according to point III.5; the same obligation applies to educational institutions in relation to students and teachers.

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