Czech Republic infections drop, eases clamps

The Czech Republic's government is canceling some of the key restrictive measures it had imposed to contain coronavirus pandemic.
Health Minister Adam Vojtech says the ban on nationwide travel is cancelled, starting Friday. Currently, Czechs were only allowed to go to work, do essential shopping, and visit doctors and relatives. The number of people who can gather in public is being raised from two to 10.
Vojtech says the moves have been possible because the number of infected has declined for three straight days even though the number of tests is on the rise.
Starting Friday, Czechs will again be able to travel abroad, but those returning home will have to be quarantined or receive a negative test on the coronavirus that is not older than four days.
The Czech Republic has over 7,100 people who tested positive for the virus, including 210 who died of the coronavirus.