Czechs ban travel to Russia, Tunisia due to coronavirus variants - CTK agency


  • World
  • Wednesday, 30 Jun 2021

FILE PHOTO: A worker in a protective suit disinfects a passenger plane of Smartwings airline at Vaclav Havel Airport due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) concerns in Prague, Czech Republic, May 21, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Health Ministry has banned Czechs from travelling to Russia and Tunisia due to the spread of COVID-19 mutations in those countries, news agency CTK reported on Tuesday.

The Czech Republic on Monday recorded a week-on-week rise in new cases to 157 from 118 a week ago, a sign of a potential turn in the declining trend that has been in place since the latest wave of infections peaked in March.

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