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The number of corona virus infections has increased massively recently in Poland, Great Britain but also in Italy. The Robert Koch Institute is now reacting and significantly expanding the list of risk countries.
From next Saturday, Poland, Switzerland, almost all of Austria and much of Italy, Great Britain with the exception of the Channel Islands and overseas territories, all of Ireland and Liechtenstein are considered risk areas, the institute announced on its site Web. There are also individual regions in Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Sweden, Slovenia, and Hungary. The Canary Islands, however, are removed from the list.
The classification as a risk area and the associated travel advisories from the Federal Foreign Office do not imply a travel ban. However, tourists can cancel trips that have already been booked. Returnees from risk areas must be quarantined for 14 days. You can get rid of it prematurely with a negative test.
With the new federal government decisions, all border areas with Germany, except for Denmark, are on the risk list. In Austria, only the southern federal state of Carinthia is excluded. There is also an exception for two small enclaves on the border with Germany.
Several tourist destinations in Italy are affected, including Rome, Milan, Venice, Tuscany and Sardinia. German tourists who are there during the fall holidays must now be quarantined or screened upon their return, unless they are driving or flying home before Saturday.
EU member states have agreed guidelines for uniform travel rules per crown. Based on this, the European health agency ECDC will create a traffic light map and update it weekly.
Still no warning for Cyprus and Greece
The classification as a risk area occurs when a country or region exceeds the limit of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the last seven days. This now applies in full to more than 130 countries and partially to a few more. It is not recommended to travel to about 50 countries, regardless of the infection situation. The reason: there are still entry restrictions, quarantine rules or a ban on leaving the EU.
There are only individual countries that are still free of risk areas and for which travel is not discouraged. These include Greece and Cyprus.
