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Border controls in Bavaria
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Before the stricter entry rules for Corona came into effect, traffic at the Bavarian border crossings into the Czech Republic and Tyrol was extremely quiet on Saturday. On Saturdays there are far fewer people than usual, said a spokesman for the German Federal Police in Passau. Travelers also rarely move. “But there are many inquiries from citizens who are unsure and want to know how things will go next.”
There were also almost no vehicles on the Austrian border near Kiefersfelden in Upper Bavaria, as reported by the spokesman for the Rosenheim Federal Police Inspectorate, Rainer Scharf. There were no traffic jams on either the Austrian or the German side. “Truck traffic is flowing too.” According to Scharf, officials found some violations of the registration and testing requirements by midmorning.
Above all, the federal police are fulfilling their border policing mandate, including verifying the crimes of smugglers. Officers wearing FFP2 masks and gloves have been checking compliance with crown rules for days. Temporary stationary controls have been put in place on major branches, Scharf said. “It’s not that we stop all the cars, but we look inside all the vehicles.”
Starting Sunday it will probably look a little different. “It is very likely that we will check all the vehicles for a negative test result.” Saxony, which borders the Czech Republic, is also affected by border controls.
According to the German federal government, as of Sunday, only Germans and foreigners with a residence and residence permit in Germany will be able to enter Germany from the Czech Republic and much of the Austrian state of Tyrol. The Czech Republic and Tyrol are considered areas with virus variants. There are exceptions to the entry of health workers, truck drivers and other transport personnel in the traffic of goods.
According to the Federal Employment Agency (BA), around 45,000 employees who are subject to social security contributions in Germany recently lived in the Czech Republic or Austria. According to the latest BA statistics from the end of June, 22,000 Czechs and 9,600 Austrians worked in Bavaria.
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