Czech Republic coronavirus updates, June 30: 202 new cases, UK upgraded to low-risk status

There were 202 new COVID-19 cases reported in the Czech Republic yesterday, according to the latest data provided by the Czech Health Ministry this morning.

The vast majority of the new cases continues to be reported in areas of localized outbreaks, with blanket testing in the Karviná district uncovering the highest percentage of new cases.

Karviná has now reported nearly 250 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents over the past seven days. Neighboring Frýdek-Místek has reported 36 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over that period, and Ostrava has reported 23 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

Across the rest of the Czech Republic, the number of new COVID-19 cases has largely remained stable, even dropping in some areas. Many districts are reporting no new cases over the past week.

In Prague, once the epicenter of COVID-19 in the country, there have been only 5 cases per 100,000 residents over the past seven days.

Yesterday, the Czech government updated their “traffic light” map of European countries where travel is permitted to or from without restrictions; the UK has been upgraded to green low-risk status, and Portugal to orange medium-risk status. Only Sweden remains red high-risk.

While regulations for travel have been eased on the Czech side, however, restrictions may remain in place in each destination country; the UK, for example, has has a mandatory 14-day-quarantine in place for incoming travelers, though this may change in the near future.