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Switzerland and almost all of Austria now risk zone – Canary Islands no longer
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Dancing towards the bull run: Ireland is tight again
Ireland is the first EU member to enter a second lockdown. It went into effect Thursday night. Now everything is tight again, but the Irish have hope and a goal in mind.
The Robert Koch Institute states that Poland, Switzerland, almost all of Austria, much of Italy, and other countries are corona risk areas. Canarias, on the other hand, is removed from the list of risks.
reThe Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has once again significantly expanded the list of corona risk areas in Europe. Among other things, all of Poland, all of Switzerland, all of Ireland and all of Liechtenstein have been included in this category since Thursday morning. In Austria, eight of the nine federal states are now affected, only Carinthia is not a risk area.
Numerous Italian regions have also recently been classified as risk areas, including Tuscany and Lombardy, Sardinia and the autonomous province of Bolzano, that is, South Tyrol.
The whole of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is also listed as a risk zone, as is Gibraltar. There are also individual regions in Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Sweden, Slovenia, and Hungary.
The classification is intended to have a deterrent effect
The risk area classification and associated travel advisories from the Federal Foreign Office do not mean a travel ban, but should have the greatest possible deterrent effect on tourists. The good news for vacationers: they can cancel a trip that has already been booked if their destination is declared a risk zone. The bad: Returnees from risk areas currently have to be quarantined for 14 days, but can be released prematurely with a negative test.
With the new federal government decisions, all border areas with Germany, except for Denmark, are on the risk list.
Several tourist destinations in Italy are affected, including Rome, Milan, Venice, Tuscany and Sardinia. German vacationers who are there for the fall break must now be quarantined or “released” when they return, unless they are driving or flying home before Saturday.
The classification as a risk zone 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.
The lifting of the travel advisory for the Canary Islands should please tour operators in particular. For them, the islands off the coast of Africa with their summery climate are one of the most important beacons of hope for the winter season throughout the year. The federal government’s decision doesn’t mean that you can now book your Christmas vacation under the palm trees without worry. The lifting of the travel warning for Corsica lasted only one week.
