The federal government has declared Austria, except for two small exclaves and almost all of Italy, to be corona risk areas from this Sunday (November 1st) due to the dramatic increase in infection numbers.
With Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Cyprus, five EU countries are also completely placed on the risk list, as the Robert Koch Institute announced on its website on Friday. For the first time, areas in Greece and Latvia were also classified as risk areas. Further regions are added in Denmark, Portugal, Sweden and Lithuania. The small states of Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican are now risk areas.
With the exception of two small municipalities, Austria is classified as a risk area
In Austria, Carinthia was the only federal state that was excluded. Now there are only two left Exceptions for the Kleinwalsertal and the community of Jungholz with a total of over 5000 inhabitants. Both exclaves can only be reached by road from Germany. In Italy, Calabria in the south of the country is now the only region that is not a risk area from a German perspective.
Classification as a risk area: travelers must present in quarantine or negative test
The classification as a risk area and the associated travel warnings from the Federal Foreign Office do not mean a travel ban, but should have the greatest possible deterrent effect on tourists.
The good thing for vacationers: You can cancel trips that have already been booked if your destination is declared a risk area.
The bad: Returnees from the risk areas currently have to be quarantined for 14 days, but can be freed from it prematurely with a negative test.
The classification as a risk area occurs when a country or region exceeds the limit of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the past seven days. A large part of Germany is also already a risk area according to these criteria.
List of risk areas of the Robert Koch Institute (as of October 30, 2020)
- 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 – the whole country (since September 30th)
- 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 whole country (from November 1st)
- 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)
- Region Nordjylland (since November 1st)
- 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)
- Finland – the following regions are currently considered as risk areas:
- Region Österbotten (since October 17th)
- France – the following regions are currently considered as risk areas:
- Total continental France (since October 17th)
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)
- Overseas Territory: Martinique (since October 17th)
- Gabon (since June 15)
- Gambia (since June 15)
- Georgia (since October 7th)
- Ghana (since June 15)
- Greece – the following region is currently considered a risk area:
- West Macedonia (from November 1st)
- Guatemala (since June 15)
- Guinea (since June 15)
- Guinea-Bissau (since June 15)
- Guyana (since June 15)
- Haiti (since June 15)
- Holy See / Vatican (from November 1st)
- Honduras (since June 15)
- India (since June 15)
- Indonesia (since June 15)
- Iraq (since June 15)
- Iran (since June 15)
- Ireland – the entire country is considered a risk area (since October 24th)
- Iceland (since September 30)
- Israel (since July 3)
- Italy – the entire country except the Calabria region (from November 1st)
- Jamaica (since June 15)
- Yemen (since June 15)
- Jordan (since October 7th)
- 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 whole country (from November 1st)
- Kuwait (since June 15)
- Lesotho (since June 15)
- Latvia – the following regions are currently considered risk areas:
- Latgale (from November 1st)
Riga (since November 1st)
- Lebanon (since June 15)
- Liberia (since June 15)
- Libya (since June 15)
- Liechtenstein – the entire country (since October 24)
- Lithuania – the following counties are currently considered risk areas:
- Kaunas (since October 7th)
- Klaipéda (from November 1st)
Marijanpolé (since November 1st
- Šiaulių (since September 30th)
- Telšiai (since November 1st
- Vilnius (since November 1st
- 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)
- Malta (since October 17th)
- Morocco (since June 15)
- Mauritania (since June 15)
- Mexico (since June 15)
- Monaco (since November 1st)
- Mongolia (since June 15)
- Montenegro (June 15-19 and since July 17)
- Mozambique (since June 15)
- Nepal (since June 15)
- Nicaragua (since June 15)
- Netherlands – the entire country (including the autonomous countries) (since October 17)
- Niger (since June 15)
- Nigeria (since June 15)
- North Macedonia (since June 15)
- Oman (since June 15)
- Austria – the entire country with the exception of the communities Jungholz and Mittelberg / Kleinwalsertal (from November 1st)
- 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)
- Poland – the entire country is considered a risk area (since October 24th)
- Portugal – the following regions are currently considered to be at risk:
- Centro (from November 1st)
Region (Greater Lisbon) (since September 23)
- Republic of Moldova (since June 15)
- Romania – the whole country (since October 7th)
- Russian Federation (since June 15)
- Zambia (since June 15)
- San Marino (from November 1st)
- São Tomé and Príncipe (since June 16)
- Saudi Arabia (since June 15)
- Sweden – the following provinces are currently considered as risk areas:
- Dalarna (from November 1st)
Halland (from November 1st)
- Jämtland (since October 17th)
- Jönköping (since October 24th)
- Kronoberg (from November 1st)
- Örebro (since October 17th)
- Östergötland (since October 24th)
- Skåne (from November 1st)
- Stockholm (since October 17th)
- Uppsala (since October 17th)
- Västmanland (since November 1st)
- Västra Götaland (since November 1st)
- Switzerland – the entire country is considered a risk area (since October 24)
- Senegal (since June 15)
- Serbia (since June 15)
- Sierra Leone (since June 15)
- Zimbabwe (since June 15)
- Slovakia – the whole country (since October 17)
- Slovenia – the whole country (from November 1st
- Somalia (since June 15)
- Spain – the whole of Spain (since September 2nd) with the exception of the Canary Islands (since October 24th)
- 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)
- Tunisia (since October 7th)
- Turkey (since June 15)
- Turkmenistan (since June 17)
- Ukraine (since June 15)
- Hungary – the whole country (from November 1st)
- 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 entire United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland plus Gibraltar. Excluded are the other overseas territories, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands (Guernsey, Jersey) (since October 24th)
- Central African Republic (since June 15)
- Cyprus (from November 1st)
The official list of the RKI can also be found here.