The Diplomat
The autonomous communities of Castilla La Mancha, Valencia, Extremadura, La Rioja, Murcia and the Balearic Islands will, as of tomorrow, Sunday, no longer be on the German list of risk areas for high probability of COVID-19 infection.
This was announced yesterday by the German Embassy, which added that the decision has been taken “due to the low incidence of coronavirus infections” and based on the recommendations of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
However, the German ambassador, Wolgang Dold, recalled on his Twitter feed that “the German government continues to advise against non-essential tourist travel at Easter, even in areas not classified as at risk”.
The embassy said that the health requirements for the pandemic “remain in force for the rest of the country”. It added that people arriving in Germany from Sunday onwards from the six regions mentioned above will not have to undergo a PCR upon arrival and will not have to stay in quarantine for ten days. “In these regions there is no longer a compulsory test up to 48 hours after landing, no compulsory registration and no 10-day quarantine with the possibility of a test on the fifth day,” the diplomatic representation said.
The decision, which was taken by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) of virology in agreement with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Health and the Interior, could have important economic repercussions for these regions, as it would facilitate flights and, therefore, the recovery of the local tourism sector for Easter.
Just a few days ago, the German Embassy made public the messages that had reached them via social networks from Germans expressing their desire to be able to return to Spain as soon as the pandemic situation allowed it.
Spanish diplomatic sources explained yesterday that the government is constantly providing other countries with updated information, both nationally and regionally, on the epidemiological situation of the pandemic in Spain.
