Germany tightens rules for unvaccinated travellers from Spain, Netherlands

BERLIN - Germany is classifying Spain and the Netherlands as areas with a high incidence of coronavirus, which means that unvaccinated travellers returning from those countries will have to quarantine for at least five days.

The move comes during the summer break from school in Germany, when many families vacation on the sunny Mediterranean beaches of Spain or the North Sea coast of the Netherlands. While nearly half of Germans have had two COVID shots and are therefore exempt from the quarantine rules, only about 2% of under-18s are fully vaccinated, a potential headache for travelling families.