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Returnees from foreign risk areas actually have to quarantine at home after entering North Rhine-Westphalia. The higher administrative court in Münster has now repealed this quarantine requirement.
The reason: According to the court, the country did not take into account the fact that travelers are exposed to a higher risk of infection when they return from countries with fewer infections than in their place of residence after returning home. Therefore, quarantine is currently not a suitable means of containing the corona pandemic in Germany, the court announced on Friday. This order cannot be challenged.
Bielefeld’s plaintiff was in Ibiza until November 13 and then traveled to Tenerife. He wants to fly back to Germany on November 22. Because the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days in the Balearic Islands is significantly lower than in Bielefeld, he defended himself against the accusation of being described as suspected of being infected.
“The risk of infection emanating from returnees is no different than if they had stayed at home, at least with comparable incidence values,” the Superior Administrative Court wrote in support of the statement. Therefore, the contested regulation is disproportionate.
