Germany to start mandatory coronavirus testing of travelers this week

A health worker takes a swab sample from a client testing for the novel coronavirus COVID-19 at a test station at the Berlin-Schoenefeld airport in Berlin, on July 31, 2020. (AFP)

• Coronavirus testing at airports for people returning from high-risk areas will start this week

BERLIN: Mandatory testing of travelers returning to Germany from countries with a high risk of COVID-19 infection will take effect later this week, Health Minister Jens Spahn said.
“We have first drafts. We want to coordinate this well with the states because they need to be able to implement it at airports and train stations,” he told German broadcaster ARD on Monday.