COVID-19: Traveling to the Czech Republic during the pandemic from February 5, 2021

The conditions for entry of persons to the Czech Republic change with effect from Friday February 5th, 2021. These new rules apply both to arrivals of foreign nationals and to the returns of Czech citizens and residents to the Czech Republic.

These new rules apply both to arrivals of foreign nationals and to the returns of Czech citizens and residents to the Czech Republic.

• This change has been principally brought about in the reaction to the new and more infectious mutation of coronavirus and to the coordination at the EU level in this regard. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control rates in its report the current risk of community transmission within the whole Europe as very high and therefore calls for tightening travel measures, including limitation of non-essential journeys.

• There is a new category of so-called dark red (high-risk) countries with the strictest epidemiologic measures applicable to journeys from this category. This means that there is the obligation to submit a first PCR test done 48 hours or less prior to the entry, followed by a second PCR test undergone in the Czech Republic at the earliest the 5^th day from the entry. The self-isolation is obligatory until the second negative test result is submitted.

• The USA is ranked among the countries with a very high risk of COVID-19 (dark red zone).

• In case of journeys from orange and red countries, there is the obligation to submit an antigen or PCR test done 48 hours or less. In case of red countries, a person must likewise undergo a second PCR test in the Czech Republic (this can be undergone also earlier than the 5th day from the entry). The self-isolation is obligatory until the second negative test result is submitted.

• There is the obligation to fill in the electronic Public Health Passenger Locator Form in case of journeys from all these categories of countries. The form will be checked along with the test at the entry to the Czech Republic.

• There will be exceptions applicable to these rules, especially in regard to the international transport and regular cross-border movement for the purpose of work, study and childcare.

• The journeys of Czech citizens from the Czech Republic for other reasons than those absolutely essential continue to be strongly discouraged.

• As of January 31^st, 2021 there is in force a crisis measure to restrict free movement prohibiting all journeys of foreign nationals to the Czech Republic for other reasons than those absolutely essential.

• The general rules are laid out in the table below. More detailed information will follow. Detailed information of MoI.

• Email hotline for inquiries related to the entry into the territory of the Czech Republic: cestovani.covid19@mvcr.cz

All passengers travelling to the Czech republic from the countries that are not on the list of the countries with a low risk of COVID-19 contagion have to fill the Public Health Passenger Locator Form before entering the country.

On-line form is available on the website: http://www.prijezdovyformular.cz

Please note that the on-line form (Passenger Card) does not replace documents proving the purpose of your stay in the Czech Republic.

COVID-19 Tests (RT-PCR)

Map of Czech towns with public COVID-19 testing centers (in Czech language only) is listed on the Ministry of Health website. Blue marked centers are open to everyone on commercial basis. The red ones only for public with health insurance coverage for the testing. Some of them provide Rapid Tests only.

https://koronavirus.mzcr.cz/seznam-odberovych-center/