Czech Republic Shuts Borders to Travelers From 15 Countries

Czech Republic Shuts Borders to Travelers From 15 Countries
Czech Republic Prime Minister Andrej Babis attends a news conference at a Visegrad 4 summit in Prague, Czech Republic, on March 4, 2020. David W Cerny/File Photo/Reuters
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The Czech Republic will close its borders to travelers crossing from Germany and Austria and also ban the entry of foreigners coming from other risky countries, in an effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Thursday.

Czechs will also be barred from traveling to those countries, and to and from and other countries deemed risky, effective starting Saturday (2300 GMT on Friday).