Five neighboring countries affected by Germany: travel warning for large cities - "A super disaster"

The Robert Koch Institute is serious.

The federal authority is massively expanding its travel warnings - the Federal Foreign Office follows suit immediately.

• When the Robert Koch Institute * designates a region as a corona risk area *, it does not take long before the Federal Foreign Office issues a travel warning.

• On Wednesday evening (September 16), the RKI declared areas in eight countries as risk areas.

• Five neighboring countries are affected by Germany.

Update from September 18, 12:34 p.m

.: The

has declared three other neighboring

to be

for the coronavirus *.

In

,

and

, the number of

has risen further and is thus above the limit of

.

Anyone who

has booked

a trip to one of the three popular

can cancel it.

Returnees can be tested

for the

virus

free of charge

.

Vienna is declared a corona risk area - tourism is suffering.

Are private parties to blame?

For

, the German declaration on the risk area * is an enormous blow.

“This is a great

” said

on

.

The

always been the most important group of guests and have remained

the city

, especially during the time of the

.

# Austria 🇦🇹: Because of its high number of cases, the state of #Vienna is now a #risk area and a travel warning applies.

Note the test and quarantine obligation.

You can find more travel

advice

here:

➡️ https://t.co/KwkjTsBEAQ

- Crisis Response Center (@AA_SicherReisen) September 16, 2020

But why are the coronavirus * cases increasing

so much

in the

all

places

?

In an interview with the Swiss news portal

,

from Akon University in Berlin

emphasizes not

only the high population density but also

.

They are "an important source of spread".

"These should be avoided as far as possible, at least until we have a

available." However, the expert does not consider it necessary to temporarily move to the countryside for fear of the coronavirus.

RKI massively expands travel warnings for vacation regions

First report from September 16:

Berlin - bang from the

.

The federal authority

declared a

number of new regions to be

areas

on Wednesday evening

.

This affects

neighboring countries

and popular holiday regions.

If the

a region as a

, it usually does not take long before the

follows suit and also warns against travel.

The new assessment of the

at a glance.

Corona in France: situation in the country precarious - new travel warnings follow

According to the World Health Organization,

has a threatening 14-day incidence * of 168, which is the fifth worst value in

.

That is why Germany has now reacted and is extending its warnings.

From now on, the

and the overseas territory of

considered

.

A number of areas such as the

around the metropolis of

had previously been classified as risk areas.

On the website of the

it says: “Before unnecessary, tourist trips to the regions

, 

, 

,

,

,

 as well as to

(Corsica),

and

are currently being warned due to the high number of infections.

Corona in Austria: Vienna is now a risk area - the capital is the country's problem child

In

, the

has developed more and more into the corona focal point of the country in recent weeks.

In the newly introduced traffic light system * of the black-green federal government around

(ÖVP), the capital was the only area to have the orange warning level at the weekend, which corresponds to "high risk".

As expected,

has now reacted and declared the city of almost two million people a risk area.

The

suit and from now on warns against traveling to

.

My appeal: let us be particularly careful, especially at private celebrations - since most people are currently infected there.

Read the full interview here: https://t.co/YmSndTILbb pic.twitter.com/oFqtsVvY2j

- Sebastian Kurz (@sebastiankurz) September 13, 2020

Corona in Croatia: The number of cases is increasing in the east of the country

In August, returnees made up a large part of the new corona infections in Germany, many of them came from

.

The situation on site seemed to improve somewhat in September, but is nonetheless still tense.

has an incidence of 81. Now the

and

counties

in the east of the country have been added as new risk areas.

In addition to these areas, the

continues to

warn

against traveling to the counties of

.

Corona in Hungary: "Not advised" before traveling to the whole country

Meanwhile, the situation is more dire in

, which has a 14-day incidence of 85.

After the

the capital

a risk area on Wednesday, the

not only

warns

against traveling to

, but also advises

against

it: "Unnecessary, tourist trips to Hungary are due to re-introduced entry restrictions * and quarantine measures are currently not advised. ”The

EU country, which seemed to be able to fight

the

well, recorded an enormous increase in the number of cases in August and responded with border closings, among other things.

+

Nickelsdorf: A border official controls a driver at the Austro-Hungarian border.

The country of 10 million people closed its borders.

© Harald Schneider / dpa

Corona in Romania: all-clear and warning

In

, the

given a little all-clear.

Due to the falling number of infections, the

and

no longer considered a

.

However, the

and

.

The

warned against traveling to the districts of

and

as well as the capital

.

has a 14-day incidence of 86.

Corona in Switzerland: Geneva, Vaud and Friborg - three cantons cause concern

In

(incidence of 62), the

recently

eased

somewhat.

However, three of the total of 26 cantons are causing concern.

Due to the increasing number of infections, the

warns

against traveling to the

and

The latter was added on Wednesday.

Corona in the Netherlands: Warning against traveling to Amsterdam and Rotterdam

In the

, the incidence recently rose to a precarious 80, which now has consequences.

The provinces of

and

have been a

since Wednesday

.

Accordingly, the

warns

against traveling to these regions, which should not be insignificant for tourists.

The holiday strongholds

and

are located in the respective provinces.

In addition, a

continues to apply to

the Caribbean islands of

and

, both of which

belong

to the Kingdom of the

.

Corona in the Czech Republic: Unusual situation in the country - new risk area next to Prague

When it comes to combating corona, the

was considered one of the European model examples.

The government led by

was one of the first countries to introduce a

.

At the moment, however, the situation in

neighboring country is

anything but relaxed.

A 14-day incidence of 129 means seventh place in a European comparison.

The

has now been revised accordingly

.

The

region

 has been designated a risk area.

In addition, warnings against traveling to the capital Prague are still issued.

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Recently the Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (m) received the Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic (l) and his Czech counterpart Andrej Babis.

One of the topics in Vienna was cooperation in the fight against Covid-19.

© Herbert Pfarrhofer / APA / dpa

Corona: New classifications in neighboring German countries - the situation in Germany is still ok

All in all, the new ratings by the

that

is not over yet and that the concern about the second wave * is quite real in many places.

The fact that

five neighboring countries,

,

, the

, the

and

, have received new travel warnings

from

also shows that the situation in

must be closely monitored.

Currently, the Federal Republic is still doing well in a European comparison (incidence of 23) - but the

sees

a trend that needs to be “carefully observed”.

The classifications as risk areas can change quickly due to a dynamic pandemic course.

If you are planning a trip abroad, we strongly recommend that you find out more in advance on the website of the Federal Foreign Office.

List of rubric lists: © Andreas Arnold / dpa