Why does the Ministry of Culture and Tourism remind you not to travel to the Czech Republic?

Recently, as the COVID-19 epidemic in Czechoslovakia has shown signs of rapid rebound and the National Day holiday is approaching, our Ministry of Culture and Tourism has reminded Chinese citizens not to travel to Czechoslovakia for the time being. Although it is only a short sentence, the meaning expressed is very significant.

Some time ago, according to media reports, Czechoslovakia had 1,382 new cases of COVID-19 in a single day, setting a new record for new cases in the Czech Republic in a single day, and the total number of cases reached 32,413. In response to the rising epidemic situation, the Czechoslovak government adopted a stricter mask-wearing policy. Although Czechoslovakia was the first country in Europe to order the public to wear masks in public when the epidemic first broke out, it was also the fastest country in Europe to relax epidemic prevention and control restrictions. According to the British "Guardian" report, as early as May, the Czechoslovak government lifted the mandatory requirement to wear masks, reopened service venues including clubs and dance halls, and raised the upper limit for public events to more than 1,000 people. .

However, since the beginning of summer, the epidemic situation in Europe has become critical again. The second wave of the epidemic has struck. As of September, the epidemic situation in many European countries has continued to rebound, and the number of new coronavirus infections in Europe has once again exceeded that of the United States. . The 27 EU member states and the United Kingdom, Norway and Liechtenstein reported a total of 27,233 new cases on Wednesday, while the United States reported 26,015 new cases on the same day. Among them, France has nearly 10,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, setting a new high in a single day; Spain has added more than 4,000 new cases of COVID-19 every day, and 53 schools have confirmed cases; the UK has added more than 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 for five consecutive days; Germany has added more than 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 in a single day. With nearly 2,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, many European countries have resumed measures such as compulsory wearing of masks and limits on the number of people in gatherings. In the face of a resurgence of the epidemic, they have also upgraded travel restrictions and used various epidemic prevention regulations to ensure the start of the school season.

Experts therefore believe that factors such as the lack of awareness of epidemic prevention among some people, the premature relaxation of epidemic prevention measures in some places, and the return of vacationers have led to the rebound of the epidemic in Europe. As there are still no effective drugs and vaccines, the public should increase public health awareness. Therefore, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has considered that the holidays are approaching and the epidemic situation in Europe is not optimistic, so it has issued this reminder and hopes that Chinese citizens Do not travel to the Czech Republic for the time being.