If Deutsch is OK with you: https://www.hessenschau.de/politik/c...spots-100.html

Thanks!!

COVID Restrictions
 

This article lays out a tentative timeline for loosening of restrictions set to be discussed this week: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-looks-...res/a-60769896

It appears that today a number of countries have been removed from the high-risk list (valid from Sunday) including the UK, Ireland, France, Spain and USA:
https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/...biete_neu.html

Thanks for the info. I am flying ORD-MUC-BRU next week with a 12-hour layover in Munich. I am fully vaccinated (and recovered) US passport holder. I was not planning on attempting to get a COVPASS. Should I have any difficulty entering a German restaurant with my CDC vax card only?

I'm good for Belgium with my completed CovidSafeBE app; just wondering about Germany.

Any guesses on how this will be handled for people just arriving in Germany? Changes go into effect on 20 Feb. If I arrive from the US on 19 Feb (vaccinated and tested) and quarantine the remained of the day, do I no longer need to quarantine starting the next day since the US is off the risk list?

Showing your CDC card is fine, formally you are not eligible for a German 'covpass' certificate, so you can't be required to show one.

What did you get for Belgium? Did it generate a QR code of some sort to show your vaccination status? If so, this code can be used anywhere in the EU including Germany as proof of immunity.

Found my own answer on the website:
Home quarantine automatically ends if the area concerned is no longer listed under www.rki.de/risikogebiete (known as de-listing)

From https://www.bundesgesundheitsministe...de.html#c20264

As long as you upload your vaccination certificate when you fill in the Einreiseanmeldung, you don't have to quarantine - that's the current situation. Once a country is off the high risk list you don't need to fill in the form at all. The change doesn't make much difference to people who are vaccinated (unless they are bringing under-12s with them).

Ahh fantastic! And I see that now on the various websites. Lots of parsing through rules necessary these days. :)

Absolutely - and I've always thought that the way they chose to explain the rules is quite confusing! Have a good trip.

For entry into restaurants Belgium requires folks to download an app and then upload your vaccination and passport details. A QR code is generated on the app. For visitors it is good for 30 days. It is officially only good in Belgium, but it will be interesting to see if it scans (if asked) in Munich.

I'll report back after I return. If it scans in Munich, then it may be useful in other countries in Europe as well. It is easy to get, no cost, next day turnaround, and all you need to scan and upload is your passport and your CDC vaccination record.

Here's the link: https://coronavirus.brussels/en/belg...or-foreigners/

Just to mention that even if you have a QR code, in Munich you'll need to show ID (German/EU ID card or international passport) with it. At least, every time since it became compulsory I've had to show both.

Thanks for the link. Did they accept your CDC card? One of the questions is

My CDC card doesn’t have a signature, stamp or watermark, but it does have the CDC logo.

Let us know if the CovPass Checked app they use in Germany accepts the certificate. It sounds like it isn’t supposed to work:

Yes, they accepted a scan of my CDC card. Answer "Yes" to the question as the CDC card does have a logo on it.

As I mentioned, the app and QR code are officially only for Belgium, but may carry some weight if the German restaurant is a bit unsure if they should just accept your CDC card. Reports from folks traveling in Germany with just a CDC card are inconsistent and often contradictory, so your results may vary.

I figure it's like chicken soup; it can't hurt and may help, especially since I'll be in Belgium for a majority of my trip anyway..