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Germany to relax COVID entry restrictions for summer

May 25, 2022

From June 1 and for the following three months, people entering Germany will not have to proof of vaccination or negative test result or demonstrate a recent recovery from COVID-19.

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The entry/reentry area of the Munich International Airport where arrivals to Germany are recorded
From June 1 until August 31, those wishing to enter Germany will not have to show proof of vaccinationImage: Sachelle Babbar/ZUMA Wire/picture alliance

Pandemic restrictions for people entering Germany will be almost entirely dropped from the beginning of June, the health minister said Wednesday.

The relaxation of the rules will remain in place until the end of August.

Which entry rules are being relaxed?

Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said that, as of next Wednesday, people entering Germany would no longer have to show proof of vaccination or negative test result or demonstrate a recent recovery from the coronavirus.

Currently such proof, known as the 3G rule, is still required for anyone over 12 years old to enter Germany.

"Until the end of August, we will suspend the 3G rule on entry," Lauterbach told the newspapers of the Funke media group.

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From September, the path is less clear

It is not clear what will happen from September onward.

Stricter rules will remain in force for people entering from "virus-variant" areas. However, there have been no countries on Germany's "high-risk" list since early March.

Despite steadily falling case numbers of late, Germany's Constitutional Court last week approved rules making it compulsory for health workers to be vaccinated.

The top court rejected a complaint against the measure, arguing that it was important to protect vulnerable people in hospitals and care homes.

Earlier this month, Germany said it had no plans to lift the mask mandate for flights coming into the country despite new EU guidance.

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jsi/rt (AP, dpa)