- For which countries the general travel warning applies
- On September 16, the RKI identified additional regions in six countries as risk areas
- In two weeks' time, the Foreign Office will issue more differentiated travel warnings
From October 1st, according to a decision by the Federal Cabinet, there will be assessments tailored to the situation in the individual states. A spokeswoman for the Federal Foreign Office said that this will practically not change the possibility of traveling. However, a differentiated system will be adopted.
From October: Individual travel warnings for countries with risk areas
"Until September 30, everything will remain as it is before," said the AA spokeswoman on Wednesday in Berlin for the explanation. "From October we will return to an individual system for each country." There will continue to be travel warnings for countries with risk areas (you can find a list of the current Corona risk areas in the article below).
These could also be lifted if, for example, there were quarantine regulations. However, in such a case, travel is strongly advised against. "Particular caution" could also be advised in other cases.
Travel warning is not a ban
A travel warning is not a ban, but is intended to have a significant deterrent effect. However, it also has a positive side for consumers: it allows travelers to cancel bookings free of charge.
On March 17, Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) announced an unprecedented measure due to the rising number of corona infections: A warning against tourist trips to all around 200 countries in the world. It was not until June – immediately before the start of the main holiday season – that the countries of the European Union, the border-control-free Schengen area as well as Great Britain, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican were excluded.
Robert Koch Institute: Corona risk areas
The classification as a corona risk area means that travelers and returnees from these areas must take a mandatory test for the corona virus and go into quarantine after entering Germany. It is crucial for the classification as a risk area that the number of new infections is more than 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over seven days.
All corona risk areas (as of September 28):
- Afghanistan (since June 15)
- Egypt (since June 15)
- Albania (since June 15)
- Algeria (since June 15)
- Andorra – the Principality of Andorra (since August 26th)
- Angola (since June 15)
- Equatorial Guinea (since June 15)
- Argentina (since June 15)
- Armenia (since June 15)
- Azerbaijan (since June 15)
- Ethiopia (since June 15)
- Bahamas (since June 15)
- Bahrain (since June 15)
- Bangladesh (since June 15)
- Belarus (since June 15)
- Belgium – currently the risk areas are:
- Brussels Region (since August 21)
- Belize (since June 15)
- Benin (since June 15)
- Bhutan (since June 15)
- Bolivia (since June 15)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (since June 15)
- Brazil (since June 15)
- Bulgaria – the following administrative districts ("oblasts") are currently considered risk areas:
- Blagoevgrad (since August 7th):
- Burkina Faso (since June 15)
- Burundi (since June 15)
- Cabo Verde (since July 3rd)
- Chile (since June 15)
- Costa Rica (since June 15)
- Côte d'Ivoire (since June 15)
- Denmark – the following regions are currently considered risk areas:
- Region Hovedstaden (since September 23)
- Dominican Republic (since June 15)
- Djibouti (since June 15)
- Ecuador (since June 15)
- El Salvador (since June 15)
- Eritrea (since June 15)
- Eswatini (since June 15)
- France – the following overseas territories / regions are currently considered risk areas:
- Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes (since September 9th)
- Brittany (since September 23)
- Center-Val de Loire (since September 23)
- Hauts-de-France (since September 16)
- Île-de-France (since August 24th)
- Corsica (since September 9th)
- Normandy (since September 23)
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine (since September 9th)
- Occitanie (since September 9th)
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (since August 24)
- Overseas Territory: French Guiana (since August 21)
- Overseas Territory: Guadeloupe (since August 26th)
- Overseas Territory: St. Martin (since August 26)
- Overseas Territory: Reunion Island (since September 16)
- Gabon (since June 15)
- Gambia (since June 15)
- Ghana (since June 15)
- Guatemala (since June 15)
- Guinea (since June 15)
- Guinea Bissau (since June 15)
- Guyana (since June 15)
- Haiti (since June 15)
- Honduras (since June 15)
- India (since June 15)
- Indonesia (since June 15)
- Iraq (since June 15)
- Ireland – the following regions are currently considered to be at risk:
- Dublin region (since September 23)
- Iran (since June 15)
- Israel (since July 3)
- Jamaica (since June 15)
- Yemen (since June 15)
- Cameroon (since June 15)
- Kazakhstan (since June 15)
- Qatar (since June 15)
- Kenya (since June 15)
- Kyrgyzstan (since June 15)
- Colombia (since June 15)
- Comoros (since June 15)
- Congo DR (since June 15)
- Congo Rep (since June 15)
- Korea, People's Republic (since June 15)
- Kosovo (since June 15)
- Croatia – the following counties are currently considered risk areas:
- Brod-Posavina (since September 16)
- Dubrovnik-Neretva (since September 9th)
- Lika-Senj (since September 23)
- Požega Slavonia (since September 9th)
- Šibenik-Knin (since August 20)
- Split-Dalmatia (since August 20th)
- Virovitica-Podravina (since September 16)
- Zadar (since September 2nd)
- Kuwait (since June 15)
- Lesotho (since June 15)
- Lebanon (since June 15)
- Liberia (since June 15)
- Libya (since June 15)
- Luxembourg (July 14th – August 20th and since September 25th)
- Madagascar (since June 15)
- Malawi (since June 15)
- Maldives (since July 17th)
- Mali (since June 15)
- Morocco (since June 15)
- Mauritania (since June 15)
- Mexico (since June 15)
- Mongolia (since June 15)
- Montenegro (June 15-19 and since July 17)
- Mozambique (since June 15)
- Namibia (since June 15)
- Nepal (since June 15)
- Nicaragua (since June 15)
- The Netherlands – the following provinces or autonomous countries are currently considered risk areas:
- North Holland (Noord-Holland) (since September 16)
- South Holland (Zuid-Holland) (since September 16)
- Utrecht (since September 23)
- Aruba (since August 26)
- St. Maarten (since August 26)
- Niger (since June 15)
- Nigeria (since June 15)
- North Macedonia (since June 15)
- Oman (since June 15)
- Austria – the following federal states are currently considered risk areas:
- State of Vienna (since September 16)
- State of Vorarlberg (since September 23)
- State of Tyrol (since September 25)
- Pakistan (since June 15)
- Palestinian Territories (since July 3)
- Panama (since June 15)
- Papua New Guinea (since June 17)
- Paraguay (since June 15)
- Peru (since June 15)
- Philippines (since June 15)
- Portugal – the following regions are currently considered to be at risk:
- Region (Greater Lisbon) (since September 23)
- Republic of Moldova (since June 15)
- Romania – the following areas ("districts") are currently considered to be risk areas:
- Bacau (since August 12)
- Bihor (since August 7th)
- Brăila (since August 12)
- Brașov (since August 12)
- București (since August 12)
- Caras Severin (since September 16)
- Covasna (since September 23)
- Iasi (since September 9th)
- Ilfov (since August 12)
- Neamt (since September 16)
- Prahova (since August 12)
- Vâlcea (since August 20)
- Vaslui (since August 12)
- Russian Federation (since June 15)
- Zambia (since June 15)
- São Tomé and Príncipe (since June 16)
- Saudi Arabia (since June 15)
- Switzerland – the following cantons are considered risk areas:
- Freiburg (Friborg) (since September 16)
- Geneva (since September 9th)
- Waadt (Vaud) (since September 9th)
- Senegal (since June 15)
- Serbia (since June 15)
- Sierra Leone (since June 15)
- Zimbabwe (since June 15)
- Slovenia – the following regions are considered risk areas:
- Primorsko-notranjska (Coastal Inner Carniola) (since September 23)
- Somalia (since June 15)
- Spain – all of Spain, including the Canary Islands (since September 2nd)
- South Africa (since June 15)
- Sudan (since June 15)
- South Sudan (since June 15)
- Suriname (since June 15)
- Syrian Arab Republic (since June 15)
- Tajikistan (since June 15)
- Tanzania (since June 15)
- Czech Republic – all of the Czech Republic (since September 25)
- Timor Leste (East Timor) (since June 17)
- Togo (since June 15)
- Trinidad Tobago (since June 15)
- Chad (since June 15)
- Turkey (since June 15)
- Turkmenistan (since June 17)
- Ukraine (since June 15)
- Hungary – the following regions are considered risk areas:
- Capital Budapest (since September 16)
- Györ-Moson-Sopron region (since September 23)
- USA (since July 3, entire USA)
- Uzbekistan (since June 15)
- Venezuela (since June 15)
- United Arab Emirates (since September 23)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – the following UK overseas territory is currently considered a risk area:
- Gibraltar (since August 26th)
- Central African Republic (since June 15)
Areas that were risk areas at any point in the past 14 days, but are NOT currently:
- Romania – Areas ("districts") Arges (August 7 – September 16), Dâmbovița (August 12 – September 16)
- Sri Lanka (June 15 – September 23)
- Cuba (June 15 – September 23)
- Barbados (June 15 – September 23)
- Saint Lucia (June 15 – September 23)
- Dominica (June 17th – September 23rd)
- Grenada (June 17th – September 23rd)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (June 16 – September 23)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (June 16 – September 23)
- Antigua and Barbuda (June 17th – September 23rd)
- Seychelles (July 17th – September 23rd)
Fall Break: Where To Go Now
And now the question arises: where to go? Because the main holiday season is hardly over when the autumn holidays are already approaching in some federal states. Laze on the beach in the autumn sun or go hiking in the Alps: It is just four weeks until the first federal states start their vacation on October 5th with Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein.
The others will follow by the end of October. But what is even possible on vacation? While the corona situation in Germany is comparatively relaxed, some European holiday countries are arming themselves with new rules and requirements in view of the increasing number of infections. An overview of which travel destinations are in demand and what needs to be considered in the countries:
More about travel and vacation:
The corona pandemic still has a firm grip on Germany and the world: The number of infections with the virus is increasing again almost everywhere – in Germany, new sources of infection are constantly emerging. Restrictions now apply to people from the hotspots of Munich and Würzburg. Everything you need to know about the corona pandemic can be found here in the FOCUS Online news ticker.
As soon as the main holiday season is over, the autumn holidays are already on in some federal states. But if you want to travel, you should inform yourself well. An overview shows what needs to be considered when the number of infections and entry regulations increase.