BERLIN - Germany plans to extend a travel
ban for non-European countries until the end of August, government sources
told Reuters on Tuesday, adding Berlin was also strongly
advising against any cruises due to the special risks related to
coronavirus.
The German cabinet is expected to approve the step at its
regular meeting on Wednesday, the sources said, adding the
blanket travel warning for third countries could be removed
earlier for some countries with low infection rates.
Germany is set to lift a travel ban for European Union
member states plus Britain, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and
Switzerland from June 15 as long as there are no entry bans or
large-scale lockdowns in those countries.
This will open the way to separate pieces of travel advice
for given regions.
Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said last week Germans would be
urged not to travel to Britain, for example, when not essential
as long as a 14-day quarantine for tourists was in place there.