Once again, Germany classifies the Republic of Austria as a so-called Corona high-risk area. This classification was not lifted until the Christmas holidays. In addition to Austria, another 35 countries have received this negative award.

From January 16, 2022, the German Robert Koch Institute will now consider the states listed below as so-called high-risk areas. This is linked to an automatic travel warning, but more and more German tour operators no longer recognize them for free cancellations. The reclassification has no significant effects on vaccinated and convalescent people, but unvaccinated people have to be in quarantine for ten days, but can test themselves after five days at their own expense.

Germany's additional high risk areas:

• Albania
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Equatorial Guinea
• Benin
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Burkina Faso
• Costa Rica
• The Dominican Republic
• Djibouti
• eritrea
• France - the French overseas territory of St. Pierre and Miquelon
• Gambia
• Guinea-Bissau
• Guyana
• Colombia
• Latvia
• Liberia
• Madagascar
• The Netherlands - the overseas part of the Kingdom of St. Martin's Netherlands
• Niger
• Northern Macedonia
• Austria - with the exception of the municipalities of Mittelberg and Jungholz and the Riss valley in the municipal area of ​​Vomp and Eben am Achensee
• Peru
• The Philippines
• St. Kitts and Nevis
• St. Lucia
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Senegal
• Serbia
• Somalia
• Suriname
• Chad
• The Central African Republic