Czech President Milos Zeman believes that the borders of the Republic, closed in March because of the epidemic of the coronavirus, should be open not earlier than in a year
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Czech President Milos Zeman believes that the borders of the Republic, closed in March because of the epidemic of the coronavirus, should be open not earlier than in a year. He stated this on Sunday in an interview with the Prague radio station Frekvence 1.
Zeman believes that in the case of complete removal of restrictions on entry and exit from the Republic there is a danger that it again penetrates the coronavirus. “I am of the opinion that the state border must remain closed for at least another year. Otherwise, foreign travel can lead to a new wave of the epidemic. I think that our citizens could use this situation in order to enjoy the beauties of their own country. In any case, we will rely on the advice of doctors,” – said Zeman.
Thus the President reacted on the proposal of the Minister of health Adam Adalbert, who proposed to partially lift the ban on restrictions to allow Czechs to travel to countries with a low level of infection of coronavirus: Slovakia or Croatia. He noted, however, that this question will not rise before may.
In turn, travel agencies have asked the government to name at least approximate terms of open borders. Vice-President of the tourist Association of the Czech Republic Jan Paper believes that the government could allow citizens to travel to Bulgaria, Greece, Thailand, Vietnam and the Maldives.
Meanwhile, the Minister of foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic tomáš Peter reported that the government plans to consider the issue of opening national borders to Czech entrepreneurs heading for talks to foreign partners. Then restrictions on the free exit and entry into the country, he said, is expected to lift gradually. In the first stage most likely end up with Slovakia and Austria.
In the Czech Republic since March 12 on a regime of emergency, and on March 16, imposed a nationwide quarantine. The entry of foreigners is prohibited. Residents may leave it only in urgent situations which do not include tourism. After returning, they prescribed a two-week quarantine. At the moment in the country revealed 6 787 infected, died, 188 inhabitants of the Republic.
At the same time, the country gradually began to relax quarantine measures, including the lifting of the ban on travel to other countries for employees engaged in work on the “vital infrastructure”.
Citizens of the Czech Republic from April 7 to can exercise outdoors and not to use medical masks, however, a requirement is to observe social distance in public places, which is not less than 2 metres. In addition, will operate the hardware store and some workshops, as well as point of selling goods for a hobby.