Hamáček: National smart quarantine system is not working

The minister of the interior, Jan Hamáček, says that the national smart quarantine system intended to improve the tracing of people who are Covid-19 positive is not functioning. Speaking on TV channel Prima on Sunday, Mr. Hamáček said that while smart quarantine had worked it was under the Ministry of Defence but had ceased to do so when the Ministry of Health took over. The interior minister said responsibility for the tracking app could be returned to the Ministry of Defence, if its chief agreed and the health minister admitted the failure.

Mr. Hamáček also said that free testing for Covid-19, such as is carried out in neighbouring Germany, was a possibility and should be considered by the government.