Bavaria to require mandatory quarantine from Czech travelers as of Monday

Prague, Nov 6 (CTK) - Czech residents travelling to Bavaria must go into a mandatory 10-day quarantine as of Monday, the Czech Foreign Ministry has tweeted.

The German region has abolished an exemption for Czech travelers that had previously allowing them to enter Bavaria without a negative COVID-19 test.

The quarantine may be reduced to five days after submitting a negative COVID-19 test, according to the Czech Foreign Ministry.

Exemptions will be granted for transit, international transport, visits to close family, and shared parenting. The rules for cross-border workers remains unchanged, they need to be regularly tested.

Germany added the Czech Republic to their high-risk countries list on September 25.

Visitors who do not fall under an exemption and do not provide a negative COVID-19 test are required to go into a 14-day quarantine.

Czech cross-border workers have been granted an exemption by the Bavarian government.

However, they have to undergo COVID-19 testing once per week since October 23. Foreign workers do not pay for the tests as the Bavarian government covers the costs.