The German Robert Koch Institute does not currently have a state as a so-called virus variant area. Brazil and Uruguay have been downgraded. At the same time, some countries were declared as so-called high-risk areas. This classification is below the virus variant area.
According to the RKI, the following states and regions are now high-risk areas: Brazil, Dominica, Greece (only Crete and southern Aegean), Ireland (only Border and West regions), Kosovo and North Macedonia. Removed from the list: Andorra, Spain (the autonomous communities of Asturias, Castile-La Mancha, Catalonia, Valencia and the Canary Islands).
The situation in Austria is partly completely different
Austria currently classifies the following countries as so-called virus variant areas: Brazil, Eswatini, Lesotho. Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Uruguay. The following countries are shown on the "green list" (Annex 1 of the Entry Ordinance) as "with a low epidemiological risk":
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Australia
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Denmark
- Germany
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Principality of Liechtenstein
- Greece
- Hong Kong
- Ireland
- Iceland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Canada
- Qatar
- Kosovo
- Croatia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- Malta
- Moldavia
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- New Zealand
- Netherlands
- Northern Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Sweden
- Serbia
- Singapore,
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Switzerland
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Czech Republic
- Hungary
- Vatican
- United States of America
- Vietnam
- Cyprus
The direct comparison of the classifications in Austria and Germany shows that one proceeds differently. For example, the Federal Republic of Germany identifies states as high-risk areas, but the Alpine Republic considers them to be areas with low risk.
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