Germany reclassifies Britain due to India strain, limiting travel
BERLIN, 22nd May, 2021 (WAM) Germany is adjusting its classification of Britain to identify it as a virus variant area due to the spread of the coronavirus strain first identified in India, the Robert Koch institute (RKI) for disease control said. The move means significant restrictions on travel will come into force on Sunday. Airlines, rail and bus companies will only be able to bring German citizens or residents into the country. Arrivals in Germany will have to spend two weeks in quarantine, with no possible reduction even if they test negative for the virus.
Germany imposing quarantine on travellers from UK: health institute From Sunday, all travellers arriving from the UK will have to submit to a quarantine period of two weeks, regardless of whether they can provide a negative test result for the virus. A mask compulsory sign has been put up in the Bavarian city of Rosenheim, southern Germany, on 1 April 2021, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Picture: AFP
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BERLIN – Germany will impose a quarantine on people arriving from Britain due to the spread there of the coronavirus variant first found in India, the Robert Koch health institute said Friday.
Germany is to temporarily ban UK travellers due to the spread there of a coronavirus variant first found in India, the country’s national health institute said Friday.
As of Sunday, only German citizens and residents will be allowed into the country from the UK, after the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) classified it as a ‘virus variant area of concern‘ – Germany’s highest risk category.
Those allowed to enter Germany from the UK will have to self-isolate for two weeks even if they test negative for COVID-19.
Air, rail and bus companies will be banned from transporting all other passengers from the country.
From midnight on Sunday, people going to Germany from Great Britain and Northern Ireland may only enter the country if they are a German citizen or resident. Pictured: Duesseldorf.