Germany classifies Budapest as risk area, quarantine and testing obligatory for travellers

Germany classifies Budapest as a risk area. Those wishing to enter Germany who visited Budapest within 14 days must self-isolate for 14 days, notify the authorities, and get tested within 72 hours. The quarantine may be lifted in the case of negative test results.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions are in place for entering several countries, including Germany, where the regulations are issued by the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI), www.dw.com reports.

The Robert Koch Institute can classify countries or regions as risk areas, and people arriving from these areas must be placed in quarantine for 14 days. The same applies to returning travellers.

Anyone who has stayed in a risk area in the last 14 days before entering Germany must self-isolate for 14 days. From 1 October, people are allowed to leave quarantine after five days if they produced a negative test result.

The list is constantly updated. Budapest was classified as a risk area on 16 September.

What are risk areas?

The Robert Koch Institute classifies those places risk areas where the number of new cases exceeds 50/100,000 inhabitants within seven days. Risk areas are not necessarily entire countries, but counties or cities can be classified as such too. Budapest was put on the list on 16 September.

Paris, Brussels, and Bucharest are also considered risk areas. You can see the entire list here.