March 02, 2022 | 19:54 (GMT+7)
Germany removes Vietnam from list of COVID-19 high risk areas
Germany's Robert Koch-Institute (RKI) on March 1 decided to remove 60 countries and territories across the world, including Vietnam, from the list of the countries that are highly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Accordingly, passengers entering Germany from Vietnam will no longer be subject to relevant strict regulations.
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Passengers wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at Franz-Josef-Strauss Airport in Munich, Germany. |
The RKI stated that with the widespread occurrence of the Omicron variant, the probability of this variant to have a severe course is shown to be less compared to the previous prevalent variants.
The classification as a high-risk area should be reserved for those areas where there is a particularly high incidence in terms of the spread of a variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus with higher virulence (especially disease-causing properties) compared to the Omicron variant, it said.
This new regulation will take effect from 00:00 on March 3, 2022.
Vietnam was classified by Germany as one of high risk COVID-19 areas from August 15 last year. Accordingly, passengers from Vietnam entering Germany were requested to test for SARS-CoV-2 following the RT-PCR method prior to their flight, make online health declaration, and be quarantined for 10 days after their entry.
Source: VNA