Slovenia puts Czech Republic back on “safe” destinations list

Slovenia has  put the Czech Republic back on the list of “safe” destinations for travel, effective as of July  7.

The changed status does not concern the Moravia-Silesia region which is still considered medium-risk and whose citizens will be required to present a negative COVID 19 test or go into a 14-day quarantine upon entering the country. Because of the exception, Czech nationals can expect random checks on the border.

Slovenia put the Czech Republic in the medium-risk category on Friday, followed by Latvia, Estonia and Cyprus. The move sparked intensive diplomatic negotiations during which Czech officials argued that the increased coronavirus figures are linked to a contained local outbreak in the Karvina region, in the eastern part of the country.