German federal and state health ministers need to set up coronavirus testing centers at major airports to reduce the threat of a wave of Covid-19 infections caused by returning travelers.
Testing will soon be mandatory for tourists returning from high-risk countries. All other travelers from “safe” countries can be tested within 3 days, reports German television, ZDF.
The announcement comes after Germany registered its largest number of instances in two months, according to the broadcaster. According to the Robert Koch Institute, 815 new infections were recorded on Friday. It is the highest peak since mid-May, according to the Federal Agency for Disease Control and Prevention.
Alarm bells have been raised about the “rebel behaviour” of some German tourists in Mallorca and Bulgaria, ZDF reports. “So far, Germany has done a greater job of containing the virus than many countries in early and thorough testing.”
But the photos of tourists partying to Mallorca, ignoring the regulations of social estrangement, have a wonderful fear for a moment, imported from the house through travelers.
Berlin Health Minister Dilek Kalayci said the threat of new infections related to traveller behaviour is very high. Some federal states are already reporting an increase in the number of infections due to “repatriates,” Tagesschau told. (Berlin will present evidence at the airport from next week).
To combat the threat, Health Minister Jens Spahn and opposite numbers from the country’s 16 states agreed to conduct tests at the airport at an assembly in Bonn.
“The increase increases the threat of bringing more infections to Germany,” Spahn said.
Tests are already underway at some personal airport centres such as Frankfurt and Munich. They charge from 59 to 190 euros. Diversity of facilities from non-appointment centers to cell stations. The s are also intended for tourists to show them when they arrive in the countries that request them.
While check centers are implemented across the country, the government will pay the bill from the beginning: the charge can be transferred to tourists through long-term ticket prices, according to Reuters.
At least two of the German prime ministers (from Bavaria and Saxony) had campaigned for mandatory testing. This concept was rejected at first. The initial plan was to provide loose evidence, but voluntarily. But on Monday, Spahn said testing would be mandatory next week, once the mandatory law was in effect.
In the crown centre, which is already in operation, at Dusseldorf Airport, Germans and EU citizens from high-risk countries are on the loose.
To prevent the scenario from getting out of control, the Ministers of Health:
The Robert Koch Institute has ranked more than a hundred international countries by increased threat of infection. Include:
So far, German citizens, citizens and others returning from those countries have been forced to insulate their homes for 14 days. Unless they can show a negative test, this rule remains.
Output cards are also reintroduced to help track crown infections. According to Kalayci, these are distributed to those arriving from abroad, but also for cross-border traffic via boats, buses and trains.
Anyone arriving in Germany from a high-risk domain will have to complete and submit such a form.
There will also be “random checks,” he said at land borders. Anyone who arrives at high risk will remember quarantine obligations.
Update: This story was updated on July 28 to take into account the resolution of making testing mandatory for those returning from high-risk countries.
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