Quarantine and reporting obligations for those entering the state of Berlin

Quarantine and reporting obligations apply to persons who have been in a risk area within the last 10 days prior to their arrival in the state of Berlin. The list of current risk areas is published by the Robert Koch Institute.

View the current list of risk areas

Immediately upon entry, the aforementioned persons who have entered Berlin must proceed directly to their own apartment or house or other suitable accommodation and stay there constantly for a period of 10 days after entry. During this quarantine period, all contact with persons who are not part of your household must be strictly avoided.

In addition, people returning to or entering Berlin after having been in a high-risk area must contact their borough health office without delay to report their arrival.

There are exceptions to the quarantine for travelers returning from a risk area if they can present a medical certificate and a current laboratory report in German, English or French confirming that there are no indications of coronavirus infection. However, this only applies if epidemiological precautions have been taken in the respective risk area on the basis of an agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and other governments. If the German Foreign Office has announced a travel warning for a risk area, this exception from the quarantine obligation does not apply. The test documents must be kept for at least ten days and must be presented to the responsible authority immediately upon request. The certificate must refer to a molecular biological test that meets the criteria of the Robert Koch Institute (link to https://www.rki.de/covid-19-tests) and must have been carried out no more than 48 hours before, or immediately upon, entry into the Federal Republic of Germany.

Persons visiting first or second degree relatives, spouses, life partners or persons for whom there is a joint or shared right of custody or visitation are also exempted from quarantine. Visits for urgent medical treatment are also exempt as are commuters and persons in transit.

In addition, there are further exceptions for essential business visits as well as for the maintenance of critical infrastructure; health care, public security and governing institutions. However, curfews and hygiene concepts must also be observed.

For all these exceptions, there remains an obligation to report the information required to the authority responsible.