Czech bans travel to South Africa, Brazil due to Covid-19 variants

The Ministry of Health announced that the travel ban will be in effect from February 26 to April 11, with a few exceptions. It includes countries like Brazil, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, and others.

Reuters, Prague

PUBLISHED ON FEB 25, 2021 6:06 AM

The Czech Republic will ban its citizens from traveling to several African and South American countries that are at high risk of new South African or Brazilian coronavirus variants, the government said on Wednesday.

The government is trying to slow a rapidly rising Covid-19 infection rate that is weighing on the hospitals in the Central European country. Legislators have discussed stricter measures to combat the spread.

The Ministry of Health announced that the travel ban will be in effect from February 26 to April 11, with a few exceptions. It includes countries like Botswana, Brazil, South Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, and others.

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The ministry has reported some new Covid-19 infections that are believed to be from the South African variant but have not confirmed these cases.

This story was published by a wire agency feed with no changes to the text. Only the heading was changed.

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