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Travelers from Italy will also have to register digitally in the future
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The federal government is now also classifying Italy, Canada, Malta and San Marino as high-risk areas due to the high number of corona infections. Mauritius, on the other hand, is no longer a high-risk area, as can be seen from the listing by the Robert Koch Institute. The new classifications apply from midnight on Saturday. Unvaccinated people who enter Germany from high-risk areas have to be in quarantine for ten days, but can test themselves after five days. Children under the age of twelve must be in quarantine for five days. Vaccinated and convalescent people have to register their entry digitally.
The classification as a high-risk area is automatically accompanied by a travel warning from the Federal Foreign Office.
It makes it easier for tourists to cancel trips that have already been booked free of charge, but it does not mean a travel ban.
Countries and regions with a particularly high risk of infection are classified as high-risk areas.
The number of infections is not the only criterion;
The rate at which the virus spreads, the burden on the health system or a lack of data on the coronavirus situation are also included in the assessment.
More soon at SPIEGEL.de.
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