Since the last country update, the German government did not designate a new country on its COVID-19 variant list. However, the following countries listed below have been newly designated as countries with a high incidence:
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Malaysia
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Mongolia
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Namibia
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Sri Lanka
As areas with a simple risk, the following countries have been newly added to the list:
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Georgia is now considered a simple risk area (previously high incidence area).
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Qatar is now considered a simple risk area (previously high incidence area).
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Mexico is now considered a simple risk area (previously high incidence area).
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Portugal - the region (metropolitan area) Lisbon is now considered a simple risk area.
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Spain - the autonomous city of Ceuta, is now considered a simple risk area.
The following countries listed below are no longer considered as risk areas:
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Armenia
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Azerbaijan
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Greece - the regions of Mount Athos, the North Aegean, East Macedonia, and Thrace, as well as the Peloponnese, are no longer considered risk areas.
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Canada
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Kosovo
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Croatia - all of Croatia - with the exception of the Medimurje and Varazdin counties - is no longer considered a risk area.
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Lebanon
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Moldova, Republic
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Montenegro
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North Macedonia
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Norway - the provinces of Innlandet and Viken are no longer considered risk areas.
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Austria - all of Austria - now also the federal states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg - is no longer considered a risk area.
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Portugal - the autonomous region of Madeira is no longer considered a risk area.
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Switzerland - the cantons of Bern and Thurgau are no longer considered risk areas.
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Serbia
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Ukraine
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United States of America
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Cyprus