German authorities explained that those arriving from Great Britain will have to undergo a mandatory two-week quarantine.
German authorities announced on Saturday having incorporated the United Kingdom into the highest category of areas at risk of contagion by covid-19, which will lead to numerous travel restrictions.
Specifically, the United Kingdom is now considered a “variant area” of covid-19, which corresponds to the highest risk category.
This decision, which according to the German health surveillance authority RKI will take effect from “Sunday at midnight (2300 GMT)”, is a response to the rapid spread of the variant omicron, which forced London into an emergency procedure.
“The United Kingdom and Northern Ireland are very affected by covid-19. What’s more, a new variant has been detected, very contagious ”, which is why their territories (including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Wight) will be temporarily for 14 days to the category of very high risk zone for the coronavirus, detailed the German Foreign Ministry on its website.
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The German authorities explained that those arriving from Great Britain will have to do a mandatory two-week quarantine, including people vaccinated or cured of covid-19.
What’s more, A PCR test will be requested for all people who arrive in the country and only German citizens, or foreigners residing in Germany, will be able to enter the country from the United Kingdom.
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This rule applies to all means of transport.
The new Health Minister, Karl Lauterbach, warned about the risk of a new wave of covid-19 that haunts Germany, already hard hit by the virus since the beginning of autumn.
On Friday, the RKI placed France and Denmark It enters the “high risk” contagion zones, that is, one notch below the United Kingdom.
Other European countries, such as France, already have taken steps to limit entry into their territory of travelers from the United Kingdom. (I)
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