Respirators not obligatory on public transport from Thursday

From Thursday it is no longer compulsory to wear respirators on public transport in the Czech Republic. The government decided to ease the restriction aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19 at a meeting on Wednesday, following a fall in infection rates and hospitalisation numbers.

Respirators must still be used at health and social care facilities.

The minister of health, Vlastimil Válek, has recommended that people continue to wear them on public transport and in crowded places.