The Ministry of Health has updated the list of countries according to the degree of coronavirus risk, effective from today, September 13th. Croatia, Ireland and Austria have been moved to the red category, and the Azores are now in the green category. Photo Credit: Mzcr.cz.
Czech Rep., Sep 13 (BD) – Based on data from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the Czech Ministry of Health has updated its list of countries according to the degree of coronavirus risk, effective from today, September 13th. The entry regulations are unified for green and orange groups of countries, and for red and dark red groups.
To enter and stay in the Czech Republic, travellers from all groups of countries, including green countries, are required to present a test and fill in the Passenger Locator Form.
When using private individual transport, citizens and residents of the Czech Republic are exempt from the requirement to undergo a test before arrival and can choose to take an antigen test instead of PCR when travelling from countries with a very high or extreme risk.
Certain groups are exempt from the obligation to undergo a test or quarantine after arrival, regardless of the country they are travelling from. This includes those who have had Covid-19 in the last 180 days, those fully vaccinated in EU+ countries, and Czech or EU+ citizens vaccinated in a third country with vaccinations approved by EMA. Travellers in these groups must have a written or digital medical certificate with the necessary information in English.
Green
Low-risk countries currently include Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, Jordan, Macao, New Zealand, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, the Azores (Portugal) and the Vatican City. Travellers from these countries are required to fill in a Public Health Passenger Locator Form before entry and undergo an antigen or PCR test before or no later than 5 days after entry.
Orange
Medium-risk countries include Andorra, Denmark, Luxembourg, Latvia, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Sweden, Italy, Finland, Malta, the Canary Islands and Madeira Islands. Currently, the orange group of countries is subject to the same entry restrictions as the green group.
Red
Countries considered ‘high risk’ for the transmission of coronavirus include Bulgaria, Belgium, Iceland, Ireland, Croatia, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Norway, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Germany, Estonia, France, Austria, Greece, Slovenia, Switzerland, Spain (inc. Balearic Islands) and Portugal.
Those travelling from red countries must complete the electronic Public Health Passenger Locator Form and present either an antigen test taken no more than 48 hours before the start of the trip or a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before entry to the Czech Republic. They are also required to undergo a test after arrival in the Czech Republic, no earlier than the 5th day and no later than the 14th day after arrival, and self-isolate while waiting for the result.
When travelling by private individual transport, passengers are not required to take a test before the start of the trip but must submit a test no earlier than the 5th day and no later than the 14th day after arrival, and self-isolate while waiting for the result of the test.
Dark Red
All other EU member states and non-EU countries not mentioned above are considered high-risk areas and are subject to the same entry restrictions as red countries.
Upon arrival, children aged 6 to 12 from countries with a high and very high risk of infection (red and dark red countries) only need to complete a PCR test within 5 days. If the result is negative, they do not have to undergo self-isolation. They are also not required to take a test before arrival in the Czech Republic when travelling by public transport.
Third-country nationals who have been fully vaccinated in a non-EU country with a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency, or an equivalent vaccine approved by the World Health Organization for emergency use, are now also recognised, with verifiable certification. This could also be a vaccination from countries which have concluded an implementing act to issue certificates according to EU covid regulations.
