The German government is about to change its regulations for travelers. Especially families are supposed to benefit from the amendment when they return from vacations abroad.
Berlin, February 23rd, 2022 (The Berlin Spectator) — Easter is only some eight weeks away. Families are planning trips to Mallorca or other destinations for the holidays. Because of the Corona situation, many Germans did not know whether they would be able to fly, which is why they waited with their bookings. As a result, because so many people booked on short notice, the prices for package vacations increased substantially.
More Dangerous
At least returning to Germany after the vacation is supposed to become easier than it is right now. According to several German-language media reports, the federal government is working on easing the rules. First of all, coming in from ‘High Risk Areas’ is supposed to become easier. Strict rules will still apply when travelers return from ‘Virus Variant Areas’, countries in which new Corona variants are spreading, if those mutations are more dangerous than Omicron.
For now, Children below 12 years of age will be allowed to bypass the quarantine rule when they return from ‘High Risk Areas’, if they get tested for Corona and the result is negative. At this stage, children aged 0 to 5 have to go into quarantine for five days, and kids from 6 to 12 years of age need to be isolated for 10 days. After five days, they can get a “Get-out-of-quarantine-for-free-Corona-test”, just like adults. Since there is no Corona vaccine for these age groups, the German government wants to apply some more fairness here.
Fresh and Negative
Generally, travelers will still need to follow what the Germans call the ‘3G Rule’ when they enter the Federal Republic, meaning they will need to be vaccinated, recovered within the past 180 days, or they will have to provide a fresh and negative Corona test result.
Germany’s list of ‘Virus Variant Areas’ is empty right now, meaning there are none. The number of entries on its list of ‘High Risk Areas’ has shrunk substantially in the past weeks. Until recently, almost the entire world was on the list. Now, it contains 97 countries and the ‘Palestinian Territories’. This is the list:
List of ‘High Risk Areas’
• Albania (high-risk area since 16 January 2022)
• Antigua and Barbuda (high-risk area since 16 January 2022)
• Argentina (high-risk area since 9 January 2022)
• Armenia (high-risk area since 6 February 2022)
• Australia (high-risk area since 9 January 2022)
• Austria with the exception of the municipality of Mittelberg and Jungholz and Risstal
in the municipal area of Vomp and Eben am Achensee (high-risk area since 16
January 2022)
• Azerbaijan (high-risk area since 6 February 2022)
• Bahrain (high-risk area since 9 January 2022)
• Bangladesh (high-risk area since 30 January 2022)
• Barbados (high-risk area since 19 September 2021)
• Belarus (high-risk area since 1 October 2021)
• Belgium (high-risk area since 21 November 2021)
• Belize (high-risk area since 9 January 2022)
• Bhutan (high-risk area since 23 January 2022)
• Bolivia (high-risk area since 9 January 2022)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina (high-risk area since 16 January 2022)
• Brazil (high-risk area since 23 January 2022)
• Bulgaria (high-risk area since 16 January 2022)
• Chile (high-risk area since 23 January 2022)
• Colombia (high-risk area since 16 January 2022)
• Costa Rica (high-risk area since 16 January 2022)
• Croatia (high-risk area since 24 October 2021)
• Cyprus (high-risk area since 25 December 2021)
• Czech Republic (high-risk area since 14 November 2021)
• Denmark including the Faroe Islands and Greenland (high-risk area since 19
December 2021)
• Dominica (high-risk area since 22 August 2021)
• Ecuador (high-risk area since 23 January 2022)
• Egypt (high-risk area since 24 January 2021)
• Estonia (high-risk area since 9 January 2022)
• Finland (high-risk area since 25 December 2021)
• France (high-risk area since 19 December 2021) and the following French overseas
departments and overseas territories:
o Guadeloupe (high-risk area since 9 January 2022)
o Martinique (high-risk area since 9 January 2022)
o New Caledonia (high-risk area since 30 January 2022)
o Réunion (high-risk area since 19 December 2021)
o Saint Barthélemy (high-risk area since 9 January 2022)
o Saint Martin (high-risk area since 9 January 2022)
• Georgia (high-risk area since 25 July 2021)
• Greece (high-risk area since 21 November 2021)
• Grenada (high-risk area since 9 January 2022)
• Guatemala (high-risk area since 30 January 2022)
• Guyana (high-risk area since 16 January 2022)
• Haiti (high-risk area since 8 August 2021)
• Hungary (high-risk area since 14 November 2021)
• Iceland (high-risk area since 9 January 2022)
• Iran (high-risk area since 13 February 2022)
• Iraq (high-risk area since 30 January 2022)
• Israel (high-risk area since 9 January 2022)
• Italy (high-risk area since 1 January 2022)
• Japan (high-risk area since 23 January 2022)
• Jordan (high-risk area since 5 December 2021)
• Korea (Democratic People’s Republic) (high-risk area since 8 August 2021)
• Kosovo (high-risk area since 23 January 2022)
• Kuwait (high-risk area since 9 January 2022)
• Latvia (high-risk area since 16 January 2022)
• Lebanon (high-risk area since 19 December 2021)
• Libya (high-risk area since 18 July 2021)
• Liechtenstein (high-risk area since 5 December 2021)
• Lithuania (high-risk area since 1 October 2021)
• Luxembourg (high-risk area since 9 January 2022)
• Madagascar (high-risk area since 16 January 2022)
• Maldives (high-risk area since 23 January 2022)
• Mexico (high-risk area since 8 August 2021)
• Moldova, Republic of (high-risk area since 23 January 2022)
• Monaco (high-risk area since 25 December 2021)
• Mongolia (high-risk area since 23 January 2022)
• Montenegro (high-risk area since 15 August 2021)
• Netherlands (high-risk area since 21 November 2021) and all overseas parts of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands
o Aruba (high-risk area since 9 January 2022)
o Bonaire (high-risk area since 27 July 2021)
o Curaçao (high-risk area since 9 January 2022)
o Sint Eustatius (high-risk area since 27 July 2021)
o Saba (high-risk area since 27 July 2021)
o Sint Maarten (high-risk area since 16 January 2022)
• North Macedonia (high-risk area since 16 January 2022)
• Norway (high-risk area since 19 December 2021)
• Oman (high-risk area since 30 January 2022)
• Palau (high-risk area since 30 January 2022)
• Palestinian Territories (high-risk area since 6 February 2022)
• Panama (high-risk area since 9 January 2022)
• Papua New Guinea (high-risk area since 8 August 2021)
• Paraguay (high-risk area since 23 January 2022)
• Peru (high-risk area since 16 January 2022)
• Philippines (high-risk area since 16 January 2022)
• Poland (high-risk area since 5 December 2021)
• Portugal incl. the Azores and Madeira (high-risk area since 25 December 2021)
• Romania (high-risk area since 23 January 2022)
• Russian Federation (high-risk area since 7 July 2021)
• Saint Lucia (high-risk area since 16 January 2022)
• San Marino (high-risk area since 1 January 2022)
• Serbia (high-risk area since 16 January 2022)
• Seychelles (high-risk area since 14 February 2021)
• Singapore (high-risk area since 30 January 2022)
• Slovakia (high-risk area since 31 October 2021)
• Slovenia (high-risk area since 26 September 2021)
• Solomon Islands (high-risk area since 13 February 2022)
• Suriname (high-risk area since 16 January 2022)
• Sweden (high-risk area since 9 January 2022)
• Switzerland (high-risk area since 5 December 2021)
• Syrian Arab Republic (high-risk area since 31 January 2021)
• Tajikistan (high-risk area since 8 August 2021)
• Trinidad and Tobago (high-risk area since 8 August 2021)
• Turkey (high-risk area since 17 August 2021)
• Turkmenistan (high-risk area since 8 August 2021)
• Ukraine (high-risk area since 30 January 2022)
• Uruguay (high-risk area since 9 January 2022)
• Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (high-risk area since 19 September 2021)
• Vietnam (high-risk area since 15 August 2021)
• Yemen (high-risk area since 10 October 2021)
Infection Numbers
In the meantime, the latest Corona numbers are still high. According to the Robert Koch Institute, 209,052 new infections were registered in Germany in the past 24 hours. The number of Corona-related deaths seems to be on the rise. Since yesterday, 299 COVID-19 patients lost their lives.
Looking for the daily Corona update for Germany? Find it here.
ALL CORONA CHRONOLOGIES:
Corona Chronology for Germany, 2022
Corona Chronology for Germany, 2021
Corona Chronology for Germany, 2020
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