This Thursday Germany added Portugal, Spain and the United States to the list of territories of “High risk” due to the increased incidence of Covid-19 cases, a measure that takes effect from Saturday.

This means that, to enter Germany, travelers from these countries are required to register before traveling and to comply with a quarantine period., which can be avoided if you present a certificate of vaccination, proof of recovery from illness or a negative Covid-19 test.

In addition to mainland Portugal, the Azores and Madeira are also on this list, which is valid until January 3rd, but which can be renewed.

Finland, Monaco and Cyprus are still listed as high-risk areas examined, while Austria was removed from the list by contrast.

Under the new rules of the German authorities, the digital certificate must be uploaded on the website where the registration takes place before the trip., and the contact details and the destination address must be provided.

If the traveler does not present a certificate, he/she will have to comply with a 10-day quarantine, which can be reduced if the traveler passes a negative Covid-19 test after the fifth day of isolation.

The measures take effect from 00:00 local time on December 25 [23:00 de sexta-feira em Lisboa], as revealed by the Robert Koch Institute of Virology (RKI), responsible for the classifications.

The criteria used are not limited to the number of new infections, but also the speed of propagation of the coronavirus or the saturation of health systems.

This classification also leads to a recommendation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany that its citizens avoid non-essential trips to the countries concerned, which makes it easier for tourists to cancel flights without additional costs.

However, these measures do not imply a ban on travel to these countries.