Germany prolongs border checks with Czechia by two weeks

Germany has prolonged permanent checks at its border with the Czech Republic over the unstable epidemic situation in the country by another 14 days as of April 1, but has lifted the checks at the border with the Austrian Tyrol, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer announced today. "The situation in the Czech Republic is not stable yet. I have decided to extend the checks by another 14 days for the time being, " Seehofer said. Consequently, the checks along the Czech border with the German states of Bavaria and Saxony, valid until March 31, will continue at least by April 14.