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

PRAGUE - 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. The travel ban will take effect on Thursday for Russia and next week for Tunisia, CTK said. Both countries have recorded surges in news cases in recent days.