Because the Indian mutation is also becoming more common in the United Kingdom, the country is considered a virus variant area.
For those entering the country, this means a tough quarantine obligation.
Berlin / London - The Federal Government and the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) have designated Great Britain as a virus variant area in the course of the corona pandemic *.
Since Sunday, May 23, there are therefore severe restrictions on entry into Germany.
The reason for the classification is the Indian coronavirus variant B.1.617.2, which is now also spreading in Great Britain.
Over 3,400 cases of the variant have been confirmed so far (as of May 19).
Coronavirus variant in Great Britain: strict quarantine rule applies
With the new designation, airlines, bus and train companies are only allowed to take people with German citizenship or German place of residence to Germany.
Anyone crossing the border has to go into quarantine for 14 days.
These two weeks of isolation are mandatory and cannot be shortened by a negative corona test result.
This also applies to those who have recovered and who have been vaccinated, as can be seen from the German government's coronavirus entry regulation: "After staying in virus variant areas, the quarantine lasts 14 days and it is not possible to end the quarantine early."
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A woman walks past a public information sign in the UK.
Because of the spread of the corona mutation, first discovered in India, Great Britain has been classified as a virus variant area.
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The UK is the only European country currently counting as a virus variant area.
New mutations of the virus * keep appearing all over the world.
But researchers: inside see the first braking steps in the variations *.
In addition to the United Kingdom, eleven other Asian and African countries are listed as virus variant areas.
Including Brazil, South Africa and India, where in addition to the dangerous variant there is another fatal disease threatening.
Indian mutation spreads: Great Britain is virus variant area
Countries that are not classified as virus variant areas are relatively easy to travel to.
In Germany, for example, there is generally a quarantine obligation when entering from a risk area, but this can be ended early.
The following rules apply:
When entering from a
risk area
: The quarantine can be ended prematurely with a proof of health, a vaccination certificate or a negative test certificate.
This means: Anyone who can show one of the three documents upon entry does not have to be in quarantine.
When entering from a
high incidence area
, the rules are somewhat stricter: Free testing is only possible five days after entry.
The official list of risk areas can be found here.
According to the RKI * classification, Austria is also currently a risk area.
However, anyone who has been tested, recovered or vaccinated can travel to Germany without the obligation to quarantine.
Because Austria has also relaxed its entry rules for tourists, vacationing in the neighboring German country is possible.
This rule change meant that many hotels were fully booked over Pentecost *.
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