The freedom to travel within the EU is returning gradually. Italy and the Czech Republic opens its borders. The Corona Test at the port of entry should be omitted also.

Prague (dpa) – the Czech Republic opens after almost three months of his limit for citizens from Germany, Austria and Hungary. The decision comes into force from Friday lunch (5. June) at 12.00 in force, as the Cabinet on Friday morning at a special meeting in Prague decided.

A negative Corona Test must not be submitted. “We must return to normality”, said the Prime Minister Andrej Babis, on public television. It was good, if tourists from these countries are spending money in the Czech Republic.

Because of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Czech Republic had imposed in mid-March, a far-reaching immigration stop for foreigners. The border to Slovakia on Thursday (4. June) been opened. From the age of 15. In June, the government in Prague for other countries in a phased traffic light model, classifying these in risk groups. While citizens from the “green” countries such as Switzerland get free travel to travellers from France, Italy and Spain to present at the port of entry a negative laboratory test for the Coronavirus.

In the Czech Republic there was until Friday 9494 confirmed Coronavirus infections, as data from the health Ministry. 326 deaths have been associated with the disease.