{"id":2557,"date":"2021-01-12T10:24:38","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T09:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wheretostayinmunich.com\/?p=2557"},"modified":"2024-08-31T19:04:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T17:04:44","slug":"covid-information-in-english-about-the-situation-in-munich-and-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wheretostayinmunich.com\/?p=2557","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19: News and information in English about the situation in Munich and Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2557\" class=\"elementor elementor-2557\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b423d5b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b423d5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5866c20\" data-id=\"5866c20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe73511 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe73511\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Corona pandemic changed the world and travel in particular. It&#8217;s not as easy as it was before 2020 to just hop on a plane and sunbathe on sun-kissed beaches or visit the sights of cities. New terminologies and daily routines have entered our lives due to Covid-19. We are dealing with lockdowns, entry restrictions, mandatory tests, quarantine regulations, and the discussion of compulsory vaccinations for travel.<br \/>To complicate things further, each country and in Germany sometimes even each municipality has different rules regarding restrictions.<\/p><p>For travelers ( regardless of whether they are traveling for tourism or business) who do not speak German, this creates significant barriers in a jungle of regulations, information, and often daily news updates.<\/p><p><strong>To bring a bit of light into the darkness, I show you where to find the best (and most trustworthy) information and news about Covid-19 related activities in Munich, Bavaria, and Germany.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b1d0e9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b1d0e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5db182\" data-id=\"e5db182\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6b658 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f6b658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wheretostayinmunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/anastasia-dulgier-NAqb9c29SlA-unsplash.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Munich before Covid-19<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d945c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d945c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understanding the Situation in Germany<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5627f1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5627f1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Perhaps you have already noticed it on the sidelines. In Germany, there are no uniform regulations on lockdowns, school closures, and other restrictions on the Corona pandemic.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>But why is that?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>Simply put, a lot has to do with the federal structure of the Federal Republic. Many competencies have been transferred to the individual states since the founding of the Federal Republic. The federal government is often only able to make recommendations, not regulations. This regularly leads to the fact that there are sometimes significant differences in the fight against the covid virus between the individual federal states. While schools are closed in one federal state, they remain open in another. One state imposes a lockdown, while another relaxes its regulations and reopens stores. Especially during the relaxation phase of the summer of 2020, it was noticed quite quickly that <strong>Germany is a patchwork of regulations.<\/strong><\/p><p>As a traveler who has not usually studied and internalized the structure and historical genesis of this patchwork, this can lead to a great deal of confusion.<\/p><p><strong>Where you can still get good information, even if you do not speak German I show you now.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff1f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bff1f16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Information on Covid-19 in Germany<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bc31ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bc31ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is the most important German institution concerning the covid pandemic<\/strong>. The institute is the German counterpart to John Hopkins University in the USA.<\/p><p>All <strong>information from the RKI is highly official and reliable<\/strong>. Therefore, as a traveler, but also as a person living in Germany who does not speak German (e.g. expatriates), you should check the RKI website frequently, as it also provides the latest information in English.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>What can you find on the RKI website?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>&#8211; Daily reports about the current infection situation<br \/>&#8211; An interactive dashboard with figures and data history<br \/>&#8211; Information about the German Covid warning app for mobile phones<br \/>&#8211; Information about the vaccination strategy<br \/>&#8211; Studies<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b2dcb0 elementor-button-info elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8b2dcb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rki.de\/EN\/Content\/infections\/epidemiology\/outbreaks\/COVID-19\/COVID19.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Visit the RKI website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0091ec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0091ec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d10e997 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d10e997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Integration Commissioner&#8217;s website<\/strong> provides a variety of information on the Corona pandemic in up to 20 different languages. Of course, also in English.<\/p><p>What can you find on the website?<br \/>&#8211; Information about the Corona warning app<br \/>&#8211; Information about vaccination<br \/>&#8211; FAQ about Covid in Germany<br \/>&#8211; Information about work and study during Corona<br \/>&#8211; Basic information for travelers<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b43915e elementor-button-info elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b43915e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.integrationsbeauftragte.de\/ib-de\/service\/fragen-und-antworten\/1731242-1731242?index=1731568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Visit the website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd530f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cd530f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b355521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b355521\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>website of the Federal Foreign Office<\/strong> provides information in English on entry requirements and travel restrictions.<\/p><p>What can be found on the website?<br \/>&#8211; Information about entry restrictions<br \/>&#8211; quarantine regulations<br \/>&#8211; Travel information regarding entry and transit<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccf737e elementor-button-info elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ccf737e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.auswaertiges-amt.de\/en\/coronavirus\/2317268\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Visit the website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62cd528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"62cd528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c38fec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c38fec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Information on Covid-19 in Munich and Bavaria<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f39989 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f39989\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/home.army.mil\/bavaria\/index.php\/Services\/coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Army Garrison Bavaria, offers translated Covid-Information for US soldiers in Bavaria<\/a>. This information can also be useful for non-German speakers.<\/li><li>Unfortunately <a href=\"http:\/\/www.muenchen.de\/corona\">the official website of the City of Munich<\/a> doesn&#8217;t offer lot&#8217;s of translated information about Covid-19. So you actually have to use an online translator to read the news and information regarding Munich.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d609739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d609739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Travel-related news on Covid-19 for Munich and Bavaria<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd6239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cd6239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.munich-airport.com\/travelling-in-times-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic-8395611\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official Munich Airport website<\/a> offers Covid-related flight-travel information and FAQs concerning entry and departure in English.<\/li><li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahn.com\/en\/view\/home\/help\/corona.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deutsche Bahn &#8211; DB (German Railways) offers a website in English<\/a> regarding information on rail-travel during the Covid-pandemic.<\/li><li>There are specific travel and Covid related information websites from embassies and consulates of different English-speaking countries:<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/de.usembassy.gov\/covid-19-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Embassy and consulates in Germany<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/foreign-travel-advice\/germany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK Government<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartraveller.gov.au\/destinations\/europe\/germany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian Government<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.gc.ca\/destinations\/germany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Government<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safetravel.govt.nz\/germany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Government of New Zealand<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d80a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45d80a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">German news ressources on Covid-19 in English<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a2d4a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a2d4a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/top-stories\/coronavirus\/s-32798\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deutsche Welle &#8211; DW (a public state owned international broadcasting station) offering news about Covid-19 in Germany in English<\/a> (as well as other news regarding Germany).<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.br.de\/nachrichten\/deutschland-welt\/coronavirus-in-bavaria-assistance-in-english,RtO8eS2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bayerischer Rundfunk &#8211; BR (Bavarian Broadcasting, public service radio and television broadcaster) offers an up to date newsfeed in English<\/a> about the Covid-19 situation in Bavaria.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelocal.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Local Germany &#8211; a private owned European digital newspaper in English<\/a> (also available for other countries) offers news about Covid and the daily life in Germany<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Corona pandemic changed the world and travel in particular. 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