Over the past couple of weeks, as vacation bans outside of Germany were lifted....Germans packed up and left for the summer holiday period. Then folks in these various countries which had the German 'guests'....discovered that the Germans were not performing good habits, and taking unnecessary risks with the Coronavirus.
German politicians got all worried about this, and the 'second wave' chatter.
So the Health Ministers of the 16 German states met. They've agreed to a basic idea.
There's going to be a 'hot-zone' list of countries, and if you (as a German) have been there on a tour or vacation, then fly back into Germany.....there at the airport, you will take a Covid-19 test.
How this will work? Unknown. There are a hundred-odd pieces and parts to this concept, which haven't been worked out.
N-TV did a great update on this and is worth reading.
They do agree....it wouldn't be your choice about the test upon re-entering the country. The government would mandate this.
Funding this? Unknown. My guess is that some states (like Bavaria) might pay entirely for the test. But I suspect most of this will be upon you, and you can figure 110 Euro as a minimum for the test (8-hour results).
The airport management folks? They kinda hinted in a strong way.....they don't want responsibility over this. I'm guessing the police feel the same way. And I would imagine that no commercial company could do more than just test folks. So some type of uniformed health officer? Maybe....but if you figure around thirty airports in Germany handling such passengers....this would require a significant number of people to manage things. You'd be talking about a thousand folks minimum....just to run a marginal program.
The quickness of the test? Right now at Frankfurt, there is a facility which can get the results in roughly 90 to 120 minutes (figure close to 200 Euro) for that type of quick turn around. I'm pretty sure that most Germans will refuse to pay that kind of money (you figure a couple and two kids....800 Euro).
What countries are 'hot-zones'? No one is clear on this. Switzerland? I doubt it. Spain? Maybe.
The fact that you might leave on a Saturday to a non-hot-zone, and come back a week later to discover the status changed?
How would you handle this quarantine? What if the guy flew out and returned to Hamburg's airport....but he's actually from the Frankfurt region. Would you allow him to drive back to the state of Hessen? Would you quarantine the guy in some compound of Hamburg? Who would pay for the two weeks in that Hamburg quarantine?
Just my humble guess....but once you lay this out and it looks pretty rough on travel arrangements....why the hell would I vacation outside of Germany? Why even bother flying there.....I'd just jump in the car and spend 18 hours driving to Spain instead, and get around this stupid test and quarantine business.
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