Germany will impose quarantine on travelers from Britain from midnight on Monday and require a negative COVID-19 test for entry into the country, the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases said on Saturday.
The United States and Germany joined countries around the globe planning stricter COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday as the new Omicron variant rattled markets, fearful it could choke a tentative economic recovery from the pandemic.
Germany suffered a stunning 2-1 home loss to North Macedonia in World Cup 2022 qualifying on Wednesday.
German federal and state governments on Tuesday decided that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine can only be used for people aged 60 and over from Wednesday.
Major EU countries including, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain halted the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Monday after several reports of blood clots in Europe, despite the World Health Organization (WHO) insisted that it is safe to use.