Czechia tested 53 for coronavirus, all results negative so far

Results of all 53 coronavirus tests performed in the Czech Republic as of 09:00 today were negative, Renata Povolna, from the Health Ministry's press department, has told CTK today. The five Czechs who were evacuated over the weekend from the epicentre of the disease, the Chinese city of Wuhan, and who stayed in quarantine at Prague's Na Bulovce hospital were among the 53 tested people. According to the ministry, tests were also performed on several Asian tourists, especially those who arrived from China, who showed flu symptoms. Together with the five evacuated Czechs, tests were also performed on two Slovak citizens who also tested negative.