At the border crossing it was over for many on Wednesday.
You had to turn around.
Now it is clear when and under what conditions you can enter Tyrol or from Tyrol.
District - "These are all fake news" he heard.
The man from Garmisch-Partenkirchen stared at the Tyrolean border police in amazement, and above all in disbelief.
But the Werdenfelser wanted to bring his daughter to grandma - and was decently rejected at the Schanz between Griesen and Ehrwald.
He was simply not allowed to enter the country.
But Söder and Kurz had announced that small border traffic is possible again, replied the father.
The officer shook his head.
He doesn't know anything.
It was a good thing that the man had also filled in the entry form beforehand.
With this form it was at least possible after the last easing a few weeks ago to make family visits to the neighboring country again.
The girl was allowed to see grandma - but still with circumstance.
Border crossing to Austria: the clocks tick faster in Bavaria
Like the young man, it has been the case for many district citizens who wanted to go back to Tyrol to refuel, for example. The cheap fuel prices are still picking up. But even there: no chance, turn around, back - that was the motto at the two large borders of federal highways 2 and 23.
What was going on?
Many asked themselves that.
Information actually came from Austria in the course of the day.
The tenor: In Bavaria the clocks seem to be different.
The solution to the riddle: While Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) in Munich immediately gave the green light for relief, the mills across the border in Vienna grind a little more slowly.
There, the Covid-19 entry regulation first had to be changed in order to create a legal basis.
Paragraph 4a is now to be found in it - with the clear title “Special provisions for Germany”.
This came into force on May 13th, i.e. Thursday.
Crossing the border to Austria: vaccinated, tested, recovered
With all the anticipation: caution is advised. Because if you want to go to Tyrol quickly to refuel or for any other reason, you definitely need a valid negative test (PCR smear or rapid test with certificate). Because in Austria there is a regulation called 3-G: vaccinated, tested, recovered. Such persons, who have also not been in any risk area in the ten days before, are allowed to enter Austria without being subject to quarantine. This regulation has now been brought forward for Germany. Originally, it was only planned for the more extensive openings, which will take place in the neighboring country from May 19.
One thing is clear: the conditions for small border traffic are again different. Austrians who come to Germany do not need a corona test. "As long as you don't stay longer than 24 hours," adds Rainer Scharf, spokesman for the Federal Police in Rosenheim, which is responsible for border controls. The German crossings are currently no longer permanently occupied. “But we check in note form,” emphasizes Scharf. Bavarians, on the other hand, who go to Tyrol, have to take the 3-G into account. In Austria there is still one crucial deviation from the German regulations: A person is already vaccinated there if he received the first vaccination dose more than 21 days ago. This is exempt from the test requirement for three months.
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