Ban on recreational trips abroad might be lifted as of May 15

If the pandemic situation allows, the ban on travelling abroad for recreational purposes might be lifted as of May 15, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Martin Klus (SaS) stated via social networks on Wednesday. "The ban is still in place until May 28 for now, but not only the state of emergency but also the ban on travelling might be scrapped two weeks earlier in case of favourable developments in the pandemic situation," said Klus. He added that members of the expert consilium at their special meeting on Tuesday (April 27) agreed to revise the relaxation of coronavirus-related measures on May 6. Klus also proposes reintroducing the so-calling travel traffic lights, differentiating between red (high-risk countries), yellow (lower-risk countries) and green (relatively safe countries).