Increasing coronavirus infections in the Czech Republic are likely to result in Norway applying travel restrictions to the country this week. The move was signalled on Monday by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), which published similar notifications in July before restrictions were applied to travellers from Spain and Belgium. Norway’s health authorities designated EEA and Schengen countries as ‘green’ or ‘red’ depending on current infection rates. To remain ‘green’, the figure must be under 20 infections per 100,000 residents in total over the past two weeks. Once a country is ‘red’, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against travel that is not strictly necessary to that country, and self-quarantine is required for travellers returning or arriving from it. This also means people cannot travel from ‘red’ countries to Norway for tourism. NIPH said on Monday that it would recommend travel advisories for the Czech Republic to be changed to ‘red’ at the next update scheduled for later this week, unless any change in the situation occurs in the meantime. The final decision on travel advice is taken by the government based on NIPH assessments. The Czech Republic has exceeded the 20 per 100,000 resident infections threshold, resulting in the Norwegian public...
Airbnb’s Enhanced Cleaning Protocol and a step-by-step guide cleaning guide are now available to hosts in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland. Hosts in these countries can access the Enhanced Cleaning Protocol materials in their local language through the Resource Center, including a Quick Start Guide and Cleaning Handbook with guidance on the use of personal protective equipment, how to clean every room in a home, what to sanitize, and what supplies to have on hand. In addition to cleaning guidelines, hosts need to comply with guidance from governments or health authorities in their local jurisdictions. “I learned about the introduction of the cleaning protocol from an e-mail sent directly by Airbnb. For me, not much has changed in my already established method of cleaning, with the exception of additional disinfection. My guests are provided with disinfectants and face masks. I also inform them about the current situation, eg about current obligations for wearing the masks. When the guests come to us, I will welcome everyone to say that I apologize, but that I can’t shake their hand at this time, everyone immediately smiles that they understand this and thanks to that a good atmosphere of trust is established when guests see that I...
Ukraine put the Czech Republic on the list of countries with a high risk of COVID-19 infection, as people returning from the Czech Republic must undergo a 14-day-long quarantine.
The resumption of regular scheduled connections continues at Václav Havel Airport Prague. Korean Air will fly again between Prague and Seoul from 21 August 2020. The carrier will fly to South Korea once a week, arriving on Friday and departing from Prague on Saturday. The route will be operated by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, which has a capacity for a total of 269 passengers (24 Business Class and 245 Economy Class seats). Prague will thus join the list of five selected European destinations with the Korean Air scheduled service this summer. Currently, Prague Airport has confirmed resumed operations from 32 airlines offering direct connections from Prague to nearly 80 destinations, either already available to passengers or scheduled to re-launch in the coming weeks. More information about the flight schedule and tickets can be found on the carrier’s website. Prague Airport publishes a complete and regularly updated list of resumed direct scheduled connections from Prague on a special sub-site of the Prague Airport’s website As of Thursday morning, South Korea added 18 cases, raising the total caseload to 14,269, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The tally marked a sharp decline from 48 new virus cases reported Wednesday...
Belgium has taken Prague off its list of safe destinations for travel due to a spike in COVID-19 cases. The Czech Embassy in Brussels informed that Prague has been included among the orange destinations (along with the Moravian-Silesian region). It means that after returning to Belgium, it is necessary to produce a negative Covid-19 test or go into a two-week quarantine upon their return. All passengers (regardless of the country they come from) must fill in the “Public Health Passenger Locator Form” before traveling to Belgium. This form can be used to contact the traveler if an infection is detected and to start tracing other people if necessary. The increase in recent days is due, among other things, to the outbreak in the Techtle Mechtle nightclub. From today, July 27, the public will be required also to wear a face mask in pharmacies and medical facilities, “where it is not always possible to maintain a two-meter distance from other people.” The Czech Republic reported 115 cases of the new coronavirus on Monday, bringing the country’s total to 15,324. As of Monday afternoon, a total of 371 people died, while 11428 recovered. If you are looking for a job in...
The list of destinations will initially be limited to Tanzania, Turkey, and the United Kingdom
RegioJet has announced it will begin operating trains between Prague and Budapest as of July 31, 2020.
Catalonia’s regional government has asked millions of people to “stay at home” as the area experienced a resurgence in coronavirus cases. It is not a legal order, but instead a “strong recommendation” intended to control contagion and avoid a full-blown lockdown. The authorities notified 1,300 new daily cases on Thursday, most of them in Barcelona and the metropolitan area. Around four million people in the Barcelona metropolitan area have been requested to only leave home for essential reasons, with cinemas, theatres and nightclubs also closing. Restaurants and bars are now limited to half capacity, a ban on visits to elderly people’s homes has been implemented. The Catalan government also announced new social distancing measures for 15 days that will limit gatherings to 10 people. The measures concern the city of Barcelona and its surrounding areas, towns and cities and will initially be in place for two weeks. Until the measures are finalized, both city and regional authorities agree that the situation in the Catalan capital is worrying. “We have started to have cases in other neighborhoods of Barcelona that are further away from the outbreak zone,” said Jacobo Mendioroz, the head of the Covid-19 monitoring unit in Catalonia. Israel Israel has...
Russia will officially be reopening its borders for international tourism beginning on July 15th according to a new government decree.
There were 116 new COVID-19 cases reported in Croatia in the last 24 hours, the most in a 24-hour period since the first recorded case back in February, the national crisis management team said in a statement on Friday. As Jutarnji reported, the Civil Protection Headquarters have reintroduced a number of restrictions, including the obligatory wearing of face masks in shops. As of Monday, 13 July, wearing protective masks is mandatory for all medical staff, persons visiting their relatives in hospitals, workers in the hospitality industry, people using public transport and in shops. Guests in catering facilities will not have to wear masks. Speaking to NOVA TV the Interior Minister, Davor Bozinovic, said that “masks in shops will be obligatory from the beginning of next week. It doesn’t have to be a medical mask, but I reiterate, autumn could be a more serious challenge, and then the measures could be a little tighter.” “We have also discussed the situation on the border. It has improved significantly but considering the worsening of the epidemiological situation in neighboring countries, we will definitely make criteria for entry into Croatia stricter and introduce 14-day self-isolation as well as shorter periods of self-isolation if a person...
Emirates has announced the reopening of six routes, meaning the airline's network will serve 58 cities by mid-August.
Passengers entering the UK from dozens of countries (including the Czech Republic) no longer have to quarantine. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland today relaxed travel restrictions for travelers coming from the Czech Republic and dozens of other countries. However, not all of them have ended restrictions for UK tourists when they arrive there. The restrictive measure has been in force since June 8. The Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has published the full list of countries where the Government has abandoned its quarantine policy. They are: • Andorra • Antigua and Barbuda • Aruba • Australia • Austria • Bahamas • Barbados • Belgium • Bonaire, • Croatia • Curaçao • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Dominica • Faroe Islands • Fiji • Finland • France • French Polynesia • Germany • Greece • Greenland • Grenada • Guadeloupe • Hong Kong • Hungary • Iceland • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Liechtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Macau • Malta • Mauritius • Monaco • Netherlands • New Caledonia • New Zealand • Norway • Poland • Réunion • San Marino • Serbia • Seychelles • Sint Eustatius and Saba • South Korea • Spain • St...
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