Czech Republic coronavirus updates, June 23: 63 new cases Monday, Belgium upgraded to 'safe' status

Travel from Belgium to the Czech Republic is now permitted without restrictions

Jason Pirodsky

Written by Jason Pirodsky Published on 23.06.2020 10:00:27 (updated on 23.06.2020) Reading time: 1 minute

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Parents and children wearing face masks in Prague's Stromovka park via iStock / Fabiano Waewell
Parents and children wearing face masks in Prague's Stromovka park via iStock / Fabiano Waewell

There were 63 new COVID-19 cases reported in the Czech Republic yesterday, according to the latest updates from the Czech Health Ministry this morning.

A total of 3,398 tests were performed on Monday, about three times more than on Sunday, when 50 new COVID-19 cases were reported.

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The number of new COVID-19 reported on Monday is significantly lower than on last Thursday and Friday, when a similar number of tests were performed but the daily rise in new cases exceeded 100 for the first time in June.

There are currently 2,681 known active COVID-19 cases in the Czech Republic, with 132 of those being treated in hospitals.

Since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis in mid-March, a total of 10,561 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the Czech Republic.

7,543 of those cases have fully recovered, and 337 COVID-19-related deaths have been reported, with that number rising by one yesterday.

Prague has been the most-affected region in the Czech Republic since March, with a total of 2,241 cases, roughly 183 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

Over the last seven days, however, Prague has only seen 6 cases per 100,000 residents, while significantly higher numbers have been reported in the Karviná, Frýdek-Místek, and Liberec regions.

Yesterday, the Czech Republic also removed some of the last remaining anti-coronavirus restrictions on local businesses, allowing spas and pools to operate with guest limits or social distancing requirements.

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Also yesterday, the Czech government revised its “traffic-light map”, lowering Belgium from a medium-risk to low-risk country, meaning residents of the country can now travel to the Czech Republic without restriction.

Sweden, Portugal, and Poland’s Silesia province remain in the list of high-risk regions, meaning residents of those countries must have a valid reason (work or family) to enter the Czech Republic, and anyone coming from those regions need to produce a negative COVID-19 test.

Despite a recent rise in new COVID-19 cases in Germany, Czech Health Minister Adam Vojtěch stated that the Czech Republic was not considering elevating Germany to the list of medium-risk areas.

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