Mandatory Comprehensive Testing of Employees

Q: How will my electronic sick note get terminated?

It will occur automatically, be it after the 5 days of your quarantine have elapsed or earlier due to a negative PCR test result. You will get informed about that via a text message; the message will read (in Czech) as follows: "Pro Jméno P. (r.n. xxxx): vase eNeschopenka byla ke dny xx. xx. ukoncena. Pokud povazujete datum ukonceni za nespravne, napiste nam e-mail samotestovani@mzcr.cz. V pripade zdravotnich potizi se obratte na sveho praktickeho lekare. Dekujeme, KHS" ("To Name S. (born XXXX): Your electronic sick note has been terminated on xx. xx. If you think the termination date has been set incorrectly, please contact us via e-mail - samotestovani@mzcr.cz. In case of any medical issues please contact your GP. Thank you, Czech Public Health Service")

Q: On which day will electronic sick notes generated during the mandatory testing get terminated?

Either on the day the quarantine of the employee in question ends, or (in case the employee's PCR test carried out before results negative) on the day following the day the PCR test has been carried out on ("test day + 1"). The termination occurs automatically (no action by the employee is necessary) and may also occur several days back in time. Should the electronic sick note still not get terminated even a week after the supposed termination date, please contact samotestovani@mzcr.cz.

Q: How often will I have to undergo a test?

All persons have to undergo a test twice a week using rapid antigene self-test kits. A subsequent testing has to be carried out on day 3 after the previous one at the earliest. Should an employee be absent on a testing day, he/she will get tested the day he/she returns to his/her workplace.

Q: What to do if an employee refuses to get himself/herself tested?

If an employee refuses to undergo a test, his/her employer will report that to the nearest regional public health service office. Such an employee is obligated to adhere to the following measures: ●wearing a respirator ●maintaining a safe distance of at least 1.5 meters from others, if applicable given the characteristics of his/her work, and ●consuming meals and beverages separated from others; the obligation to wear a respiratory tract protection article does not apply while consuming. The employer is obligated to ensure reducing meeting of the employee in question with other employees to the least possible extent using organisational measures (e.g. ordering him/her to work remotely if applicable).

Q: How long will the testings take place?

This depends on how the epidemic situation will develop. At the moment the government is planning to let the testings take place for the next 2 or 3 weeks.

Q: How will the recent testings be subsidized?

The subsidy and the application process stay the same - the subsidy amounts up to CZK 60 per test kit and employee. Detailed information can be found at https://www.samotesty-covid.cz/ (in Czech only).

Q: What is the difference between isolation and quarantine?

Quarantine as well as isolation are instruments designed to prevent an infectious disease from spreading. The difference is that only an already infected person can get isolated - just in order to reduce further spread of the disease. Quarantine serves as a measure to separate persons which are highly suspect of being infected but this suspicion could yet neither be confirmed nor refuted.

Q: How long does the quarantine last?

The quarantine lasts 5 days, the countdown starts with the following day after the rapid antigene test had resulted positive, i.e. the day the test had been carried out on counts as day 0. For detailed information see above.

Q: How long does the isolation last?

The isolation lasts 5 days, the countdown starts with the following day after the PCR test had resulted positive, i.e. the day the test had been carried out on counts as day 0. For detailed information see above.

Q: Do the quarantine measures apply also to vaccinated persons?

Yes, even to those who got their booster dose administered.

last updated on Friday, February 25, 2022 (00:35)

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From January 19 onwards, the testing of employees and self-employers is not mandatory anymore. Should you carry out any (optional) tests after January 18, please do not report their results using the samotestovani.uzis.cz web app.

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From January 19 onwards, the testing of employees and self-employers is not mandatory anymore. Should you carry out any (optional) tests after January 18, please do not report their results using the samotestovani.uzis.cz web app.

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