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❗ Poland on the German list of international risk areas – new requirements for drivers

Since Sunday, March 21, Poland has been on the list of areas with a high incidence of Covid-19.
Germany classifies countries into three groups: high incidence areas, risk areas and areas of variant of concern. Depending on the designation, there are different requirements for HGV drivers, which are presented below.

❗ Poland has been included in the group of countries designated as high incidence areas, together with Bulgaria and Cyprus. This is associated with new requirements for drivers. Details below ⬇
1. High incidence areas
Drivers who within 10 days before entering Germany have visited a “high frequency area” (❗i.e. Poland) are required to:
❎ for destinations in Germany: register before entering. The digital form is available in many languages. www.einreiseanmeldung.de
❎ present a negative result of a COVID-19 test: drivers are exempt from the test requirement as long as they have only spent 72 hours in a high-incidence area or they are going to stay in Germany for only 72 hours.
* ❗ People who commute to work every day, i.e. those who stay abroad for less than 24 hours or enter Germany for a period of up to 24 hours, are exempt from the obligation to register.
2. Risk areas
Requirements for drivers who within 10 days before entering Germany have visited a “risk zone”:
❎ drivers going to destinations in Germany are not required to register before entering the country
❎ a negative test result is not required
❎ Transit: No registration or negative test required.
3. Areas of variants of concern
Drivers who within 10 days before entering Germany have visited an “area of variant of concern” (France – Moselle department, Slovakia, Czech Republic) are required to:
❎ for destinations in Germany: register before entering. The digital form is available in many languages. www.einreiseanmeldung.de
❎ present a negative result of a COVID-19 test:
There are no exceptions to the above requirement for those who within 10 days of enetering Germany have come stayed in or arrived from areas where new virus variants have appeared. People who are professionally involved in transporting people or goods across borders by road, rail, ship or plane are therefore obliged to undergo a test and present a negative test result upon entry.