Switzerland has removed several Austrian states, while adding one German state to its mandatory coronavirus quarantine list. The US has been kept on the list.
Switzerland has expanded its mandatory quarantine list, adding parts of Germany, Italy and Austria - as well as seven other countries. Germany’s two largest cities have been placed on the list.
More than 160 countries are currently on Germany’s travel warning list. If you’ve booked a trip to one of these destinations, can you get your deposit back?
German consumer advocates have called for an end to mandatory deposits when booking travel, due to the uncertainty of travelling during the pandemic. Tour operators reject the idea.
Loudly chanting their opposition to face masks and vaccines, thousands of people gathered in Berlin on Saturday to protest against coronavirus restrictions before being dispersed by police.
Germany’s economics minister wants harsher penalties for anyone who violates coronavirus measures, as news emerged that the country's GDP was suffering from record shrinkage.
A research projected completed in the German state of Bavaria found that people infected with coronavirus lose their antibodies to the virus just months after beating the disease, giving rise to concerns about the effectiveness of herd immunity.
A leading German politician has suggested billionaire meat industry boss Clemens Tönnies should face a prison sentence for exploiting his company’s workers.
The coronavirus pandemic and the pressure to close borders presented a unique challenge for Switzerland. Daniel Wighton looks at how significant and speedy action was taken to protect the country's legion of cross-border workers and avoid a catastrophe in its health service.
The central German state of Thuringia wants to end coronavirus lockdown measures in early June, while teachers in all kindergartens and schools should be tested for the coronavirus.
More than 100 people are currently in quarantine in the Leer region in northwestern Germany after a coronavirus outbreak at a restaurant. Several people have tested positive for the virus, with others showing symptoms.
Dozens of demonstrations were held across Germany on Saturday as part of a protest movement against coronavirus lockdown measures which is gaining momentum.
Germans usually love their sun-soaked summer holidays abroad. But fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections have prompted a new holiday destination of choice: their home country.
The outbreak of the coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown has cancelled events of all sizes and shapes across Germany. What rights do you have to refunds, vouchers or new tickets?
Germany is set to introduce a new preventative coronavirus testing regime for the country’s nursing homes and hospitals. Everyone will be tested on arrival, even those without symptoms.
