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In return, quarantine threatens: Berlin declared Turkey to the risk area

For almost all EU countries, the travel are lifted warnings in the meantime. More than 130 other countries are, however, a new risk-list of the Robert-Koch Institute. Crucial a German measure is, among other things. Also an EU country does not meet you.

The Federal government has classified the Turkey, along with 130 other countries, as a Corona-risk area. On the new List of the Robert-Koch-Institute (RKI)to be regularly updated, are also available to other popular vacation countries of the Germans, such as Egypt, Thailand and Morocco.

Travelers who have been in a risk area, must expect that they will come on their return to 14 days in quarantine. For these countries, a repeal of the still for more than 160 countries outside of the European Union-wide travel warning, according to the current state it is hardly possible.

Especially the Turkey, the third most popular holiday destination of Germans to Spain and Italy, pushing for a repeal of this travel warning and advertises to German tourists. Turkish foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavusoglu had shown a few days ago, disappointed by the retention of the travel warning. “The scientific reasons behind the decision are hard for us,” he said to the “mirror”. Everything is prepared for a safe journey in Turkey.

Travel warning to 31. August

The Federal government had lifted the due to the Corona pandemic imposed a global travel warning for tourists on Monday for 27 European countries. For more than 160 countries outside the EU, it is initially up to 31. August, but it can be for individual countries, previously repealed. For a risk area but that is hardly conceivable.

Crucial for the appropriate classification, the number of new infections is. There are more than a total of 50 to 100.000 inhabitants within a week, applies to a country as a risk area. But even if the number of infections is lower, it can be declared a country at-risk area – for example, in the case of lack of Test capabilities or insufficient measures to mitigate the pandemic. “Also is taken into account, if no reliable information for specific countries,” reads the website of the RKI.

The only EU country that is still considered as a risk area, Sweden. Of the countries outside the EU, for example, Tunisia, new Zealand and Australia are not classified as a risk area.

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