From now, the rules for vaccinated persons who enter Germany change.
They do not need negative Corona test results anymore, nor do they have to go into quarantine, unless they recently have been to what the Germans call a “virus variant country”.
Germany is facilitating travel in Europe for Germans and people with residence permits for Germany, but also for other travelers who enter the country. According to a new enactment, vaccinated persons and former Corona patients who have been cured up to six months ago do not need to show negative Corona tests at the borders anymore. They do not have to go into quarantine either.
Persons who have not been vaccinated, and who are coming in from a “risk area”, meaning a country with a Seven Day Incidence between 50 and 200, can bypass quarantines as well, if they have a negative Corona test result.
This does not apply to travelers who enter Germany from a “high incidence area” (a country with an Incidence above 200) or a “virus variant country”. Those who have been to a “high incidence area” can end their quarantine after five days, by getting tested, if the outcome is negative.
Germany’s new regulation is supposed to help families who travel with children as well. In spite of the fact that there is no Corona vaccine for children, so far, they will still be able to cross the border into Germany without complications, under the conditions described above. On May 8th, vaccinated and cured persons already got more rights within Germany. For instance, they do not have to show Corona test results in order to enter shops or other places anymore. And the contact restrictions are not as strict for them as they are for individuals who have not been vaccinated.
