The federal government has declared the neighboring countries Poland and Switzerland, almost all of Austria and large parts of Italy to be corona risk areas with effect from next Saturday (October 24). The Canary Islands, on the other hand, will be removed from the risk list, as the Robert Koch Institute announced on its website on Thursday.
Great Britain with the exception of the Channel Islands and overseas territories, all of Ireland and Liechtenstein will also be considered risk areas from Saturday. There are also individual regions in Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Sweden, Slovenia and Hungary.
RKI: Germany surrounded by corona risk areas
With the new decisions of the federal government, all border areas with Germany except for those in Denmark are on the risk list. In Austria only the southern federal state of Carinthia is excluded. There is also an exception for two small exclaves on the border with Germany.
Classification as a risk area: travelers must submit in quarantine or 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. This now applies entirely to more than 130 countries and partially to some more. Travel is not recommended for around 50 countries regardless of the infection situation. The reason: There are still entry restrictions, quarantine rules or an exit ban into the EU.
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 for the vacationer: He can cancel a trip that has already been booked if his destination is declared a risk area.
The bad: Returnees from the risk areas currently have to be in quarantine for 14 days, but can be freed from it prematurely with a negative test.
Also read: Corona pandemic in the news ticker from FOCUS Online
List of risk areas of the Robert Koch Institute (as of October 22, 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 following administrative districts ("oblasts") are currently considered to be risk areas:
- Blagoevgrad (since August 7th)
- Rasgrad (since October 24th)
- Sliven (since October 24th)
- Sofia City (since October 24th)
- Targovishte (since October 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)
Estonia – the following regions are currently considered risk areas:
- Jogeva (since October 24th)
- Eswatini (since June 15)
Finland – the following regions are currently considered 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)
- 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)
- 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 following regions are currently considered risk areas:
- Abrruzzo (since October 24th)
- Aosta Valley (since October 24th)
- Emilia-Romagna (since October 24th)
- Friuli Venezia Giulia (since October 24th)
- Campania (since October 17th)
- Lazio (since October 24th)
- Liguria (since October 17th)
- Lombardy (since October 24th)
- Piedmont (since October 24th)
- Sardinia (since October 24th)
- Tuscany (since October 24th)
- (since October 24th)
- Veneto (since October 24th)
- the autonomous province of Bolzano (since October 24th)
- 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 following counties are currently considered risk areas:
- Bjelovar-Bilogora (since October 24th)
- Dubrovnik-Neretva (since September 9th)
- Grad (city) Zagreb (since October 17th)
- Krapina-Zagorje (since October 7th)
- Lika-Senj (since September 23)
- Međimurje (since October 17)
- Požega Slavonia (since September 9th)
- Sisak-Moslavina (since October 7th)
- Split-Dalmatia (since August 20)
- Varaždin (since October 24th)
- Virovitica-Podravina (since September 16)
- Vukovar Syrmia (since October 7th)
- Karlovac (since October 24th)
- Osijek-Baranja (since October 24th)
- Zagreb (since October 24th)
- Kuwait (since June 15)
- Lesotho (since June 15)
- Lebanon (since June 15)
- Liberia (since June 15)
- Libya (since June 15)
- Liechtenstein – the entire country is considered a risk area (since October 24)
Lithuania – the following counties are currently considered risk areas:
- Kaunas (since October 7th)
- Šiaulių (since September 30th)
- 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)
- 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 following federal states are currently considered risk areas:
- Burgenland (since October 24th)
- Lower Austria (since October 24th)
- Upper Austria (since October 24th)
- Salzburg (since October 24th)
- Styria (since October 24th)
- Tyrol (since September 25th) with the exception of the Jungholz community (since October 2)
- Vorarlberg (since September 23) with the exception of the community Mittelberg / Kleinwalsertal (since October 2)
- Vienna (since September 16)
- 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:
- Region (Greater Lisbon) (since September 23)
- Norte (since October 17th)
- Republic of Moldova (since June 15)
- Romania – the entire country (since October 7th)
- Russian Federation (since June 15)
- Zambia (since June 15)
- São Tomé and Príncipe (since June 16)
- Saudi Arabia (since June 15)
Sweden – the following provinces are currently considered risk areas:
- Jämtland (since October 17th)
- Jönköping (since October 24th)
- Örebro (since October 17th)
- Östergötland (since October 24th)
- Stockholm (since October 17th)
- Uppsala (since October 17th)
- Switzerland – the entire country is considered a risk area (since October 24th)
- 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 following regions are considered risk areas:
- Gorenjska (since October 7th)
- Goriška (since October 24th)
- Jugovzhodna Slovenija (since October 17th)
- Koroška (since September 30th)
- Osrednjeslovenska (since October 7th)
- Podravska (since October 17th)
- Pomurska (since October 17th)
- Posavska (since October 24th)
- Primorsko-Notranjska (since September 23)
- Savinjska (since October 7th)
- Zasavska (since October 7th)
- Somalia (since June 15)
- Spain – the entire country 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 following regions / counties are considered risk areas:
- Capital Budapest (since September 16)
- Baranya (since October 7th)
- Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén (since October 7th)
- Csongrád-Csanád (since September 30th)
- Györ-Moson-Sopron (since September 23)
- Hajdú-Bihar (since October 7th)
- Heves (since October 24)
- Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok (since October 7th)
- Komárom-Esztergom (since October 7th)
- Nógrád (since October 7th)
- Pest (since September 30th)
- Somogy (since October 24)
- Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg (since October 7th)
- Vas (since September 30th)
- Veszprém (since October 17th)
- Zala (since October 24th)
- 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. Exceptions are the other overseas territories, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands (Guernsey, Jersey) (since October 24th)
- Central African Republic (since June 15)
Areas that were risk areas at any point in the past 14 days, but are NOT currently:
- Namibia (June 15 – October 17)
- Spain: Canary Islands (September 2nd – October 24th)
- Estonia: Ida-Viru region (September 30 – October 24)
The official list of the RKI can also be found here.