The _Banking_Scot

hi.

At the moment there is no restriction for uk citizens entering germany. However I would keep an eye out in the news for any developments in case restrictions are tightened. Not sure if germany has imposed restrictions at short notice ie with 2 days notice a la the uk imposing quarantine restrictions

Regards

Tbs

fransknorge

The German entry restrictions are without notice, they are valid from the time of publishing.

Dan1113

But it seems to be weekly on a Wednesday evening usually?

flyertalker28120

Not really, they haven't been doing it with such short notice.

As a comparison, look at Vienna. It was at 100/100k over the last 14 days in the ECDC's weekly report from last week (which relied on data from Sep 9 and earlier). Today, it is at around 180/100k.
The take of the mainstream media is Vienna is gonna be added to the list of risk countries/regions today. So basically, we're seen the indicator consistently above the threshold for more than a week and now it gets added.

If I recall correctly how they dealt with several French regions, it was a similar process. We saw persistently high numbers for more than a week and only then they got added.

flyertalker28120

I believe the most recent update indeed occured last Wednesday. But they've made announcements on other days of the week as well (IIRC).

As stated in a previous post, I find their changes to be somewhat predictable. Looks like they make an effort not to respond to what could be a statistical aberration. It appears to me they look at something like a 5-day moving average of the indicator, or 7-day moving average, or something like that.

Bob Saccamano

For those that have been waiting on SEA to open up, I hear some talk that Thailand is contemplating opening up for tourists with certain constraints. The rules being considered (as per some local sources) include
1. Only long term tourists (min stay 90 days) - new visa being introduced.
2. First 14 days in a govt mandated quarantine facility.
3. Extendable two times for a total of 270 days
4.Only 1200 visas per month.
5. Only certain nationalities are eligible(?)
Once again these are murmurings being heard so just FYI to watch out for some news on this front.

Bob

yvrcnx

I think for most this won't be very attractive but I can see how this might be welcomed by many people who work remotely and are currently living in countries where cost of living is high.

Going to Thailand for up to 270 days, could significantly decrease their living expenses and help them to get through this without going into major debts and instead still have a rather good quality of life. I am looking at this from the perspective of living in a place with very high living costs.

This will of course all depend on how expensive the 2 week quarantine will be. I think at this point it is about THB 50,000 for the 2 weeks and up (US$ 1,650) which might negate a lot of the savings but if people simply prefer being in Thailand where it is possible now to freely roam all over the country if you are already there, I can see how this could be an attractive proposal for a select group of people but it certainly won't make a huge impact on tourism income in the country itself.

Let's see what the details will look like once it is officially launched.

nomiiiii

The 2 week quarantine at a govt facility is a dealbreaker even for digital nomads who want to stay in thailand longterm. In a world where Mexico and Balkan states and Turkey are open and cheap with good internet, thailand isn't going to get anyone willngly staying at a hospital for 2 weeks (with questionable wifi access).

yvrcnx

Very true about the other countries you quotes. I thought quarantine in Thailand was at select hotels.

I know a family who went back this months (US husband, Thai wife and child) who quarantined at the Anantara Riverside Resort in Bangkok. It wasn't cheap and it was their choice but they seemed to have been very pleased with the process.

nas6034

It depends on cost and comfort to stay 14days quarantined in Thailand. In addition, some may choose Thailand over Balkans and Turkey due to weather during this time of the year.

Goldorak

And they call this "opening" ?? what a joke
Of course, I am not blaming the messenger here

Dan1113

This week's changes for Germany, with the new locations that require a quarantine:
https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/...biete_neu.html

yvrcnx

If you just transit a risk area on the way to Germany, for example drive through Vienna without stopping or changing planes at VIE, would you still need to take a test and go into quarantine?
Just wondering how that would be handled.

Misco60

This morning at Berlin main station I boarded a train that had started its journey in Vienna. There was an announcement inviting all passengers arriving from Austria to have a free covid test in the station but there was no compulsion and seemingly no checks. Of course, I don't know what checks, if any, had been carried out at the border.

fransknorge

https://www.bundesgesundheitsministe...g-germany.html

Remember that not taking the test and/or not taking quarantine is fined up to 25 000 EUR and also you must report to the local health authorities.