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First India, then Great Britain - and now?: What the expansion of the Delta variant means for GermanyBy Katherine Rydlink
Return from the UK virus variant area
Expand area Strict quarantine and mandatory testing
Anyone entering Germany from a so-called virus variant area must present a
negative test result
and
go
into quarantine
for
14 days
.
According to the current coronavirus entry regulations, it is just as impossible to end it prematurely as it is to be
exempted from the obligation to test
, which generally applies to air travel - even if you are already considered recovered or fully vaccinated.
Expand which countries are virus variant areas?
Currently, only
Great Britain
and
Northern Ireland are
designated as virus variant areas
in Europe
; internationally,
India
and
South Africa
are among them
. The full list can be found on the website of the Robert Koch Institute.
According to the Federal Ministry of Health, what is meant are risk areas "in which a virus variant (mutation) of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus has occurred widespread, which is not also widespread in Germany and which can be assumed to pose a particular risk."
For example because the virus variant is presumably or has been shown to be more easily transmitted, because it accelerates the spread of the infection due to another property or because it increases the severity of the disease.
The variant is also considered risky if it weakens the effect of an immunity - achieved through vaccination or survived Sars-CoV-2 infection.
What else influences the individual risk
AreaWhat are the use of quick tests on vacation?
Depending on the travel destination and type, you may come across situations in which quick tests are required, even while on holiday, for example while you are staying in the hotel or when you go to a restaurant. The main problem of rapid antigen tests has been repeatedly emphasized by experts in the past: They give the person tested a
false sense of security
. Unfortunately, the results of antigen tests are
not as reliable
as those of PCR tests that are evaluated in the laboratory. They fail to recognize around 20 out of 100 infected people.
Still, they're not pointless and can serve as another security measure in the pandemic.
You will mainly find people who have a high viral load, i.e. are very infectious.
Anyone who has a positive rapid test result can isolate themselves immediately and do a PCR test.
Anyone who has a negative rapid test result should
still adhere to all other measures
.
What if I have already been vaccinated?
For vaccinated people
, the risk of
becoming infected and, above all, of getting seriously ill is
greatly reduced
. "Severe, intensive care or even fatal courses are the absolute exception for vaccinated people," says virologist Binder. The prerequisite for this, however, is that
some time has passed
since the vaccination
so that the immune system could build up its protection. In a study in Scotland, the risk of being hospitalized with Covid-19 dropped 85 percent for the Biontech / Pfizer vaccine and 94 percent for the AstraZeneca vaccine four to five weeks after the first vaccination.
However, one must bear in mind that vaccinated persons
can still carry the virus in themselves and
pass it out
unnoticed
.
Vaccinated holidaymakers should also be aware of this - albeit small - risk so as not to endanger others.
What if I have had Corona before? Expand
Even those who have
recovered
have a significantly
lower risk of
getting
infected again and, above all, of getting seriously ill.
However, as with vaccination, it is still unclear how long this protection will last.
And it is
not ruled out
, is that convalescent
still infect times
and can excrete the virus without realizing it.
Such cases of reinfections are already known sporadically.
For this reason, they should continue to observe the AHA + L rules - especially when dealing with non-vaccinated people from risk groups.
That's how tour operators do it
Expand Aldiana area
In Austria, hotel guests are allowed to have their children supervised by hotel staff.
For example, the “Flosse Clubs” of the three Austrian Aldiana Resorts are open.
However, parents are only allowed to accompany their children to the entrance after prior registration, according to the Frankfurt company's regulations.
"The children are taken over at the door by the Flosse team." This means that there is
no direct contact between the parents and the employees
, who incidentally
have
to
wear a mask
all the time
.
For the children, however, there is no mask requirement.
Expand the TUI area
The hotels of the TUI Kids Club brand rely on measures such as a maximum of 15 children per activity, according to the website.
So you want to
ensure
a
distance of 1.5 to 2 meters per child
.
During the children's club program, employees would
wear
mouth and nose protection
and
, if necessary, gloves
, and parents would also have to wear
mouth and nose protection
when bringing and picking up the child.
Additionally required: Registration and confirmation of
freedom
from
symptoms
.
In addition, the duration of activities in the children's club is limited to 1.5 hours.
Areavamos parent-child trips expand
The fact that the organizers have to drive on sight with regard to their holiday offers on site is shown in the adjustments that the family specialist vamos parent-child trips are also making. "With a heavy heart, we canceled our childcare in the destinations for which Germany issued a travel warning in June," said Alexandra Massek, head of communications at vamos, to SPIEGEL on request. The company is thus following the clear recommendations of the federal government.
In Poland, Mallorca, Portugal (excluding Lisbon) and Italy, the travel warnings have been lifted for some time, so vamos childcare takes place there, in Germany too. From July 1, the situation will change because the federal government is lifting the travel warning for corona risk areas - then vamos can also offer childcare in other countries. If the situation changes anywhere, the company will respond.
However, there is a strict hygiene concept: "Childcare should
primarily
take place
outdoors
, every child should
bring
their own picnic
to
look after
for hygienic reasons
, and
materials must not be exchanged,
" says Massek. Games would also be carried out in a »variant with a distance«. Many of the most popular activities - such as puzzle rallies, plays and catch games - were a
lot of fun
even
if the rules of distance
were observed
. "Then you don't clap your hands when you catch, but pull a cloth out of the back of your trouser pocket," says Massek. Also very popular and even
without close physical contact
it is possible to build a raft together or to build a hut in the forest. "And on the scavenger hunt from beach to beach, the children are far away in smaller groups."
