Ban on the free movement of persons throughout the Czech Republic

The
Government has decided, with effect from 16 March 2020 at 00:00 until 24 March 2020 at 06:00, to ban the free movement of persons within the territory of the Czech Republic, with the exception of journeys to work, to healthcare facilities, to visit family, and other essential journeys.

Following Government Resolution No. 194 of 12 March 2020, by which the Government, in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of Constitutional Act No. 110/1998 Coll., on the security of the Czech Republic, declared a state of emergency for the territory of the Czech Republic due to a health threat arising from the confirmed occurrence of the coronavirus (referred to as SARS-CoV-2) a state of emergency for the territory of the Czech Republic; and, pursuant to Section 5(a) to (e) and Section 6 of Act No. 240/2000 Coll., on crisis management and amending certain acts (the Crisis Act), as amended, to address the crisis situation that has arisen, has decided to adopt crisis measures, hereby pursuant to the provisions of Section 5(c) and Section 6(1)(b) of the Crisis Act.

With effect from 00:00 on 16 March 2020 until 06:00 on 24 March 2020,

I. prohibits the free movement of persons throughout the territory of the Czech Republic, with the exception of:
a) journeys to work and to carry out business or other similar activities,
b) essential journeys to visit family or close relatives,
c) journeys strictly necessary to procure basic necessities (e.g. the purchase of food, medicines and medical devices, hygiene products, cosmetics and other drugstore goods, animal feed and other animal supplies), including the needs of relatives and close associates, arranging childcare, ensuring the care of animals, using essential financial and postal services, and refuelling,
d) journeys strictly necessary to provide the needs and services referred to in point (c) for another person (e.g. volunteering, neighbourly assistance),
e) journeys to healthcare facilities and social care facilities, including ensuring the necessary accompaniment
of relatives and close associates, and to veterinary care facilities,
f) journeys for the purpose of dealing with urgent official matters, including ensuring the necessary accompaniment
of relatives and close associates,
g) the performance of professions or activities serving to ensure
: 1. security, public order and crisis management;
2. health protection, the provision of healthcare or social care, including voluntary work;
3. individual spiritual care and services;
4. public transport and other infrastructure,
5. services for residents, including supplies and delivery services,
6. veterinary care,
h) spending time in the countryside or in parks,
i) journeys back to one’s place of residence,
j) funerals;

II. orders
a) persons staying within the territory of the Czech Republic to restrict their movement in publicly accessible places to the strictly necessary period and to remain at their place of residence, with the exception of the cases set out in point I(a) to (i),
b) to limit contact with other persons to what is strictly necessary;

III. recommends
that a) employers
1. make the greatest possible use of remote working, provided that employees are able to carry out their work from their place of residence,
2. support holidays and paid leave for employees and similar measures set out in the collective agreement,
3. to restrict work that is not essential to the employer’s continued operations,
b) to maintain a distance of at least 2 metres when in contact with other people in public spaces (e.g. whilst shopping),
c) for hygiene reasons, give priority to cashless payments,
d) ensure that persons providing services under point I(g) limit direct contact with customers,
e) operators of public services (e.g. shops, shopping centres, post offices) are required, within the premises of their establishments and in areas used to access those premises:
1. to create conditions ensuring a distance of at least 2 metres between people,
2. ensure enhanced hygiene measures (in particular disinfection);

IV. repeals
point 1 of Section I of Resolution No. 199 of the Government of the Czech Republic of 12 March 2020,
and point 2 of Section 2 of Resolution No. 208 of the Government of the Czech Republic of 13 March 2020.

The Government of the Czech Republic