The Robert Koch Institute classifies numerous countries as corona risk areas. A vacation there entails a coronavirus test. An overview.
- Corona pandemic * in Germany: The RKI and federal ministries declare numerous countries to be Covid 19 risk areas .
- Among other things, travel warnings apply to Catalonia and Barcelona in Spain and Montenegro and Albania in the Balkans .
- Here you will find the basic facts about the coronavirus * and the corona news from Germany. We also offer you the current number of cases in Germany in a map .
Update from August 8th: The Robert Koch Institute , which together with theThe Federal Ministry of Health, the Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry of the Interior, for Construction and Home, defined the risk areas during the corona pandemic, has expanded its list. A region near the Bulgarian golden sands is also affected.
Corona risk areas: RKI expands warning - region on the golden sands affected
Some regions in Australia, Bulgaria and Romania have been added :
- Australia: the state of Victoria
- Bulgaria: the administrative districts (“Oblasts”) of Blagoevgrad, Dobritch and Varna
- Romania: the areas ("districts") Argeș, Bihor, Buzău, Neamt, Ialomita and Timis.
You can find a list of all countries that are considered risk areas below in the text.
Update from August 6, 2020: You are urgently warned against entering some countries. Returning travelers are obliged to take a corona test from Saturday (August 8th).
Update from August 4, 2020: The corona test obligation for travelers returning from Covid 19 risk areas is coming, only the time is not yet clear.
"We have the first drafts," said Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn in the ARD - Morgenmagazin: "We want to coordinate this well, also with the federal states, since it must be possible to live this on site at the airports, for example, or at the train stations."
However, there is still no exact date for the introduction of the coronavirus tests - at least not nationwide. Because: Bavaria has once again chosen a special path in the Corona crisis. There has been a free Covid-19 test station at Munich Airport since the start of the summer holidays . Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) affirmed that things should go faster in Bavaria than in the federal government.
Corona risk areas: Travel warning for countries in the Balkans and regions in Spain
Update from July 31, 2020: The Federal Foreign Office has issued an official travel warning for the northern Spanish regions of Catalonia , Aragón and Navarra . The Foreign Office announced on Friday that tourist trips that are not necessary are currently being warned again due to the high number of infections and local closures. According to this, there are new regional sources of infection with an incidence of more than 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the past seven days. In the other regions, the number of new infections is below this value. The most popular holiday island for Germans - Mallorca - is spared the travel warning.
Update from July 31, 2020 : The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) changed its list of risk areas on July 31. A European country is now part of it: Spain. "Spain - the autonomous communities of Aragón , Catalonia and Navarra are currently considered risk areas", can be read on the RKI website. According to the Federal
Ministry of Health, the threshold of more than 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants has been exceeded in the past seven days in the three areas in Spain .
The Foreign Office (AA) has not yet issued a travel warning for the three regions in Spain . Due to the sharp increase in infections, the AA has only advised against tourist travel to the three areas on Tuesday (July 28).
Corona risk areas: A travel warning applies to these countries - anyone who drives anyway must expect severe consequences
First report from July 30, 2020:
Berlin - In order to keep the corona crisis in Germany in check and to be able to trace infection chains, the federal government advises against "unnecessary, tourist trips abroad". While some countries are exempt, others are considered risk areas .
For the time being, a travel warning for these countries applies until August 31, 2020. Anyone who visits a risk area nevertheless has to go into a 14-day quarantine on their return. In addition, travelers from risk areas are to be tested for the corona virus free of charge.
The classification as a risk area is carried out through cooperation between the Federal Ministry of Health, the Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Home Affairs. The following countries are currently considered a risk area.
Risk areas according to the Robert Koch Institute / as of August 8 *:
- Afghanistan (since June 15)
- Egypt (since June 15)
- Albania (since June 15)
- Algeria (since June 15)
- Angola (since June 15)
- Antigua and Barbuda (since June 17)
- Equatorial Guinea (since June 15)
- Argentina (since June 15)
- Armenia (since June 15)
- Azerbaijan (since June 15)
- Ethiopia (since June 15)
- Australia - The following state is currently considered a risk area (as of August 7th): Victoria
- Bahamas (since June 15)
- Bahrain (since June 15)
- Bangladesh (since June 15)
- Barbados (since June 15)
- Belarus (since June 15)
- Belgium - the following province is currently considered a risk area (since August 5th): Antwerp
- Belize (since June 15)
- Benin (since June 15)
- Bhutan (since June 15)
- Bolivia (since June 15)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (since June 15)
- Brazil (since June 15)
- Bulgaria - the following administrative districts ("oblasts") are currently considered risk areas (since August 7th): Blagoevgrad, Dobritcho, Varna
- Burkina Faso (since June 15)
- Burundi (since June 15)
- Cabo Verde (since July 3rd)
- Chile (since June 15)
- Costa Rica (since June 15)
- Côte d'Ivoire (since June 15)
- Dominica (since June 17)
- Dominican Republic (since June 15)
- Djibouti (since June 15)
- Ecuador (since June 15)
- El Salvador (since June 15)
- Eritrea (since June 15)
- Eswatini (since June 15)
- Gabon (since June 15)
- Gambia (since June 15)
- Ghana (since June 15)
- Grenada (since June 17)
- Guatemala (since June 15)
- Guinea (since June 15)
- Guinea Bissau (since June 15)
- Guyana (since June 15)
- Haiti (since June 15)
- Honduras (since June 15)
- India (since June 15)
- Indonesia (since June 15)
- Iraq (since June 15)
- Iran (since June 15)
- Israel (since July 3rd)
- Jamaica (since June 15)
- Yemen (since June 15)
- Cameroon (since June 15)
- Kazakhstan (since June 15)
- Qatar (since June 15)
- Kenya (since June 15)
- Kyrgyzstan (since June 15)
- Colombia (since June 15)
- Comoros (since June 15)
- Congo DR (since June 15)
- Congo Rep (since June 15)
- Korea, People's Republic (since June 15)
- Kosovo (since June 15)
- Cuba (since June 15)
- Kuwait (since June 15)
- Lesotho (since June 15)
- Lebanon (since June 15)
- Liberia (since June 15)
- Libya (since June 15)
- Luxembourg (since July 14th)
- Madagascar (since June 15)
- Malawi (since June 15)
- Maldives (since July 17th)
- Mali (since June 15)
- Morocco (since June 15)
- Mauritania (since June 15)
- Mexico (since June 15)
- Mongolia (since June 15)
- Montenegro (since June 15)
- Mozambique (since June 15)
- Namibia (since June 15)
- Nepal (since June 15)
- Nicaragua (since June 15)
- Niger (since June 15)
- Nigeria (since June 15)
- North Macedonia (since June 15)
- Oman (since June 15)
- Pakistan (since June 15)
- Palestinian Territories (since July 3)
- Panama (since June 15)
- Papua New Guinea (since June 17)
- Paraguay (since June 15)
- Peru (since June 15)
- Philippines (since June 15)
- Republic of Moldova (since June 15)
- Romania - the following areas (“districts”) are currently considered to be risk areas (since August 7th): Argeș, Bihor, Buzău, Neamt, Ialomita, Mehedinti, Timis
- Russian Federation (since June 15)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (since June 16)
- Saint Lucia (since June 15)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (since June 16)
- Zambia (since June 15)
- São Tomé and Príncipe (since June 16)
- Saudi Arabia (since June 15)
- Senegal (since June 15)
- Serbia (since June 15)
- Seychelles (since July 17th)
- Sierra Leone (since June 15)
- Zimbabwe (since June 15)
- Somalia (since June 15)
- Spain - the following autonomous communities are currently classified as risk areas (since July 31st): Aragón, Catalonia, Navarra
- Sri Lanka (since June 15)
- South Africa (since June 15)
- Sudan (since June 15)
- South Sudan (since June 15)
- Suriname (since June 15)
- Syrian Arab Republic (since June 15)
- Tajikistan (since June 15)
- Tanzania (since June 15)
- Timor Leste (East Timor) (since June 17)
- Togo (since June 15)
- Trinidad Tobago (since June 15)
- Chad (since June 15)
- Turkey (since June 15)
- Turkmenistan (since June 17)
- Ukraine (since June 15)
- USA (since July 3rd, entire USA)
- Uzbekistan (since June 15)
- Venezuela (since June 15)
- Central African Republic (since June 15)
* The list of corona risk areas was edited on August 8th.
Experts are worried precisely because it will not be easy to record new infections upon re-entry into Germany - how many infected people are entering is simply unclear. Anyone who refuses to take a test after entering the country or who tests positive must be in quarantine for 14 days *.
Researchers and doctors around the world strive to treat corona patients successfully. Two drugs are used in Germany. The Robert Koch Institute explains the effect. Soon, travelers returning from risk areas will have to take a mandatory corona test after their arrival - if necessary, they will be forced to do so by the police. Meanwhile, an Abitur trip to Croatia for German students with infections with Sars-CoV-2 ended. (lb) * Merkur.de and ruhr24.de are part of the Ippen-Digital network.
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