Corona risk areas: All countries at a glance - regions in eleven EU countries newly affected

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) classifies numerous countries as corona risk areas.

A vacation there entails a coronavirus test.

The list is continuously updated.

An overview.

• Corona pandemic * in

  Germany:

  The

  RKI

  and federal ministries declare numerous countries to be Covid 19 risk areas.

• Travel warnings

  apply

  to

  Spain, France, Croatia

  and

  Montenegro

  and

  Albania

  in the

  Balkans

  .

• Holiday regions in Croatia -

  are now on the list of corona risk areas

  (update from September 3)

• Here you will find the basic

  facts about the coronavirus

  *

  and the corona news from Germany.

  We also offer you the current case numbers in

  Germany

  in a map

  .

Update from September 23, 9:50 p.m.:

In view of the increasing number of corona infections in Europe, the federal government declared regions in eleven EU countries to be risk areas in the evening.

On Wednesday, September 23, regions in Denmark, Portugal, Ireland and Slovenia were added.

• Denmark:

  the Hovedstaden region is considered a risk area.

• France:

  The regions of Brittany, Center-Val de Loire and Normandy are now also considered risk areas.

• Ireland:

  the Dublin region is considered a risk area.

• Croatia:

  Lika-Senj County is now also considered a risk area.

• Netherlands:

  the province of Utrecht is now also considered a risk area.

• Austria:

  the federal state of Vorarlberg is now also considered a risk area.

• Portugal:

  the Lisbon region (metropolitan area) is considered a risk area.

• Romania:

  the Covasna district is another risk area.

• Slovenia:

  the Primorsko-Notranjska region (Coastal Inner Carniola) is a risk area

• Czech Republic:

  the entire country with the exception of the Aussiger Region (Ústecký) and the Moravian-Silesian Region (Moravskloslezský) is considered a risk area.

• Hungary:

  the Györ-Moson-Sopron region is now also considered a risk area.

• United Arab Emirates:

  the entire country is considered a risk area.

• The following are no longer considered risk areas: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Cuba, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles and Sri Lanka.

Corona: These are the international corona risk areas

Update from September 11th, 7 p.m

.: The

(RKI)

expanded

the designation of the international

areas

on Wednesday

:

• France

  : The regions

  Occitanie

  ,

  Nouvelle-Aquitaine

  ,

  Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

  and

  Corsica

  are now also

  considered risk areas.

• Switzerland

  : the

  cantons of Geneva

  and

  Waadt

  (Vaud) are considered risk areas.

• Croatia

  : the

  Dubrovnik-Neretva

  and

  Pozega-Slavonia

  counties are now also

  considered risk areas.

• Czech Republic

  : the

  Prague metropolitan area

  is considered a risk area.

• Romania

  : the district of Iasi is now also a risk area.

• Bulgaria

  : The Dobritch Oblast in Bulgaria and the Bucau, Galati and Vrancea counties in Romania are

  no

  longer considered risk areas.

Update from September 3, 9.21 a.m

.: The

are now also on the

the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).

This means that all of

area.

The Federal Foreign Office has also issued a travel warning for the popular holiday islands.

and

, which have developed into hotspots, are

affected by this

.

So far, the AA has warned against traveling to mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands.

Holidaymakers now have to take a free

and go into quarantine until the result is negative.

In

, another region has been added to the list of corona risk areas.

The

region

has been listed by the RKI since September 2nd, alongside

and

(August 20th).

The holiday destination on the Adriatic has come more and more into focus due to the increasing number of infections.

Corona risk areas: Croatia on the RKI list

Update from August 20, 12:18 p.m

.:

is now on the list of corona risk areas, the Robert Koch Institute * (RKI) announced on Thursday.

Accordingly, holiday regions on the Adriatic coast apply - the counties

and

are considered risk areas.

However, according to the RKI,

is

longer a risk area.

In

,

too

, the areas (“districts”) Ialomita, Mehedinți and Timis are currently no longer considered risk areas.

For this, the institute put the Romanian region of Vâlcea on the list.

+

The corona cases are increasing in Croatia: This now has consequences for vacationers on the Adriatic coast (symbol photo).

© DENIS LOVROVIC / afp

Update from August 15, 8:46 a.m.:

Since

Federal Foreign Office has been warning

against travel to the

and the

- i.e. all of Spain except the Canary Islands.

This means that travelers returning from the holiday islands of Mallorca and Ibiza, which are particularly popular with Germans

, have to go

into

until a negative

is available.

In addition, the

is now

on the list of areas for which a

- a full list can be found below in the text.

After many holidaymakers from Austria had already returned from Croatia, Austria is now apparently planning to issue another travel warning.

Update from August 14, 2:49 p.m.: The

French capital

has now been classified again as an area with

, according to the website of the Federal Foreign Office.

As a result, the local authorities could again

selected

.

The same applies to the Bouches du Rhône department.

The region is located in the south of the country and also includes the popular city of

.

A US study has now come to a terrifying result: According to this, the coronavirus is probably more deadly than the Spanish flu.

Shortly before the federal-state meeting with Chancellor Merkel on the corona crisis, the federal government is already taking a measure.

Corona risk areas: Lack of travel warnings for the Balearic Islands are surprising

Update from August 13th:

Does Germany

measure with two standards

when assessing

?

The number of

on

and

* has long exceeded the critical value - and still nothing happens.

According to the

,

already

expected

in the Balearic Islands

.

Corona risk areas: Bucharest and several areas in Romania are added

Update from August 13th

:

Corona infections are increasing

in

.

The capital

is now listed by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) alongside other areas -

- in the list of corona risk areas.

The international list of corona risk areas can be found below in the text.

Update from August 12

: The Robert Koch Institute (

) classified other regions in

as corona risk areas on Tuesday (August 11):

and the

.

Spanish regions, including Catalonia with the tourist metropolis of Barcelona and the beaches of the Costa Brava, have been on the list since the end of July:

• Corona risk areas in Spain

  :

• Entire mainland (since August 14)

• Balearic Islands (since August 14th)

Corona risk area: RKI puts region in Belgium on the list

Update from August 9th:

Due to the sharp increase in the number of

, the region around the Belgian city of

has now also

been classified

as a

area

by the Robert Koch Institute (

)

.

Even the Belgian government advises its citizens not to travel to the area.

The mayor of the port city reacted to the

and ordered stricter measures.

He has also set up a "Corona village" outside the city gates, where citizens

can be tested

for the

.

Update from August 8th:

The

, which together with the

The 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

is also affected.

Corona risk areas: RKI expands warning - region on the golden sands affected

Some regions in

for which there

.

You can find a list of all countries that are considered risk areas below in the text.

Update from August 6, 2020:

We urgently warn against entering some countries.

Returners are obliged to take a corona test from Saturday (August 8).

Update from August 4, 2020:

The

for

from

comes, only the time is not yet clear.

"We have the first drafts," said Federal Health

in the

-

"We want to coordinate this well, also with the

federal

states, because 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

- at least not nationwide.

Because: Bavaria has once again chosen a special path in the Corona crisis.

There has been a free

at Munich Airport

since the start of the summer holidays

.

Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) affirmed that

things should go faster

in

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

for the northern Spanish regions of

,

and

.

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.

Accordingly, there are new regional foci 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 of the Germans - Mallorca - is spared the travel warning.

Update from July 31, 2020

: The

(RKI) changed its list of

on July 31.

A European country is now part of it: Spain.

"Spain - the autonomous communities of

,

and

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

issued a travel warning for the three regions in Spain

.

Due to the sharp increase in infections, the AA has so far only advised against tourist travel to the three areas on Tuesday (July 28).

Corona risk areas: A travel warning applies to these countries - whoever drives anyway must expect severe consequences

First report from July 30, 2020:

Berlin - In order to keep the

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

.

For the time being, a travel warning for these countries applies until August 31, 2020. Anyone who visits a risk area nonetheless must 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

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 September 24 *:

• Afghanistan (since June 15)

• Egypt (since June 15)

• Albania (since June 15)

• Algeria (since June 15)

• Andorra (since August 26th)

• Angola (since June 15)

• Equatorial Guinea (since June 15)

• Argentina (since June 15)

• Armenia (since June 15)

• Azerbaijan (since June 15)

• Ethiopia (since June 15)

• Bahamas (since June 15)

• Bahrain (since June 15)

• Bangladesh (since June 15)

• Belarus (since June 15)

• Belgium - currently the risk areas are: Brussels region (since August 21)

• 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 district ("Oblast") is currently a risk area: Blagoevgrad (since August 7th)

• 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)

• Denmark - the following region is currently considered a risk area: Region Hovedstaden (since 23 September)

• 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)

• France - the following overseas territories / regions are currently considered risk areas: Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes (since September 9th), Bretagne (since September 23rd), Center-Val de Loire (since September 23rd), Hauts-de-France (since September 16), Île-de-France (since August 24), Corsica (since September 9), Normandy (since September 23), Nouvelle-Aquitaine (since September 9), Occitanie (since September 9) , Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (since August 24th), overseas territory: French Guiana (since August 21st), overseas territory: Guadeloupe (since August 26th), overseas territory: St. Martin (since August 26th), Overseas Territory: Reunion Island (since September 16)

• Gabon (since June 15)

• Gambia (since June 15)

• Ghana (since June 15)

• 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)

• Ireland - the following regions are currently considered risk areas: Dublin Region (since 23 September)

• 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)

• Croatia - the following counties are currently considered as risk areas: Brod-Posavina (since September 16), Dubrovnik-Neretva (since September 9), Lika-Senj (since September 23), Požega-Slavonia (since September 9), Šibenik-Knin (since August 20), Split-Dalmatia (since August 20), Virovitica-Podravina (since September 16) and Zadar (since September 2)

• Kuwait (since June 15)

• Lesotho (since June 15)

• Lebanon (since June 15)

• Liberia (since June 15)

• Libya (since June 15)

• 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)

• The Netherlands - the following provinces or autonomous countries are currently considered risk areas: North Holland (Noord-Holland) (since September 16), South Holland (Zuid-Holland) (since September 16), Utrecht (since September 23), Aruba (since August 26th) and St. Maarten (since August 26th)

• Niger (since June 15)

• Nigeria (since June 15)

• North Macedonia (since June 15)

• Oman (since June 15)

• Austria - the following federal states are currently considered to be risk areas: State of Vienna (since September 16) and state of Vorarlberg (since September 23)

• Pakistan (since June 15)

• Palestinian Territories (since July 3rd)

• Panama (since June 15)

• Papua New Guinea (since June 17)

• Paraguay (since June 15)

• Peru (since June 15)

• Philippines (since June 15)

• Portugal - the following regions are currently considered as risk areas: Region (metropolitan area) and Lisbon (since 23 September)

• Republic of Moldova (since June 15)

• Romania - the following areas ("districts") are currently considered risk areas: Bacau (since August 12), Bihor (since August 7), Brăila (since August 12), Brașov (since August 12), București (since August 7) August 12), Caras Severin (since September 16), Covasna (since September 23), Iasi (since September 9), Ilfov (since August 12), Neamt (since September 16), Prahova (since September 12) August), Vâlcea (since August 20), Vaslui (since August 12)

• Russian Federation (since June 15)

• Zambia (since June 15)

• São Tomé and Príncipe (since June 16)

• Saudi Arabia (since June 15)

• Switzerland - - the following cantons are considered risk areas: Friborg (since September 16), Geneva (since September 9) and Vaud (since September 9)

• Senegal (since June 15)

• Serbia (since June 15)

• Sierra Leone (since June 15)

• Zimbabwe (since June 15)

• Slovenia - the following region is considered a risk area: Primorsko-notranjska (Coastal Inner Carniola) (since September 23)

• Somalia (since June 15)

• Spain: all of Spain, including the Canary Islands (since September 2nd)

• 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)

• Czech Republic - the entire country with the exception of the regions of the Aussiger Region (Ústecký) and the Moravian-Silesian Region (Moravskloslezský) (since September 23)

• 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)

• Hungary - the following regions are considered to be risk areas: capital Budapest (since September 16) and Györ-Moson-Sopron region (since September 23)

• USA (since July 3rd, entire USA)

• Uzbekistan (since June 15)

• Venezuela (since June 15)

• United Arab Emirates (since September 23)

• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - the following UK overseas territory is currently considered a risk area: Gibraltar (since August 26th)

• Central African Republic (since June 15)

* The list of corona risk areas was edited on September 24th.

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, a high school trip to Croatia for German students with infections with Sars-CoV-2 ended.

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