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Just a heads up about what is happening in Germany: (Just got back Monday from Hamburg)

1. Entry restriction: You must be vaccinated to enter from nonEU countries (Vaccation must be in the approved list)

2. Most restaraunt/bars/outdoor gatherings are either 2G/3G. The bahn is 3g (so testing as well). Nearly everything else is 2G. This includes the food hall in the airport. Enforcement is at entry. You must show your personal|lebenlingsausweiss and your coronapass. (identity license, and vacination evidence.. CDC vaccine card can work.. but get it converted and your life will be easy)

2g = genesen, geimpfung / recovered, vacced 3g = 2g+ gettestet

3. Many restaurants expect or require you to use Luca to participate in contact tracing. If that is not possible they do a manual collection of info.

These rules are even enforced at outdoor gatherings such as weihnachtmarkts.

Denmark/Coppenhagen: Only ate inside at one place. They only wanted to see my coronapass.



Just to clarify on the 2G / 3G labels, since I don't think it's 100% clear in your comment:

2G is recovered (PCR-validated infection in past 6 months) or vaccinated

3G is that or (quick-)tested

2G+ is 2G and tested (exception: I've once earlier seen it used for 2G or PCR-tested)

Quick-tests at test centers (which are all over the place) were free for residents for a long time, then that got removed (IMHO a mistake), then made free again.

Actual proper checking of requirements was pretty terrible for a long time, from what I hear that's gotten a bit better.


Nearly everywhere I went required a few or test of the Coronapass app. Some scanned, some saw, and most required to see your id.

Went to St Pauli Weihnachtmarkt and the person I was with was rejected because he didn't have his id, but he did have his bank card with his name on it.


Does this vaccination entry requirement exist for residents?


Probably not. But the foreigners entry requirements were that you had to be vaccinated or governmentally special. Otherwise you'll be rejected.

https://www.einreiseanmeldung.de/#/2

https://www.germany.info/us-en/coronavirus/2317268


It's very loosely checked according to many reports.




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