Incidence too high: Spain and the Netherlands are to become high incidence areas

The incidence values ​​in Spain and the Netherlands continue to rise.

According to media reports, the federal government wants to declare the two states to be high-incidence areas.

Athens / The Hague - According to a media report, the German government plans on Friday, July 23, 2021 to designate the two countries Spain and the Netherlands as corona high incidence areas. In addition, it is planned to designate Luxembourg as a simple risk area. This is what the newspapers of the Funke media group report, citing government circles. Spain has been an easy risk area for a week and a half, Holland since last Sunday, July 18, 2021.

In the Netherlands, the 7-day incidence on Thursday, July 22, 2021 was 388.5.

6,999 new Covid 19 infections were counted and three new deaths were recorded.

In Spain the value at the same time was 381.2 and 30,587 new infections were counted.

From Wednesday to Thursday there were 18 new deaths related to Sars-CoV-2 in Spain.

In the meantime, beaches and bars in Spain have already been closed.

The incidence in Spain and the Netherlands continues to rise: returnees are then subject to quarantine

According to the Foreign Office, the quarantine obligation applies to entries from risk areas and high incidence areas "until proof of complete vaccination, recovery from an infection or a negative test result is transmitted via the entry portal of the Federal Republic".

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In Spain, the incidence on Thursday was 381.2.

Soon the country is to be designated as a high incidence area.

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When entering from high-incidence areas, the quarantine "can be ended by a negative test carried out at the earliest five days after entry." In the case of vaccinated and convalescent people who return from a high-incidence area, however, the quarantine ends immediately if they submit the corresponding evidence (recovery or vaccination) .

Returnees from risk areas must present the digital entry registration upon entry

Returnees from risk areas must complete the digital entry registration. In addition, the classification as a risk area generally entails a quarantine obligation. However, this can be avoided with a negative test result or a recovery or vaccination certificate. Meanwhile, the corona incidence is also increasing in Italy. * Kreiszeitung.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.