People living in Poland and working in Germany have claimed compensation from Germany to cover the additional costs caused by Germany’s requirement to present a negative Covid-19 test when crossing the border.
Germany said on Friday that it is classifying neighboring Poland as a high-risk Covid-19 zone, which means that entering from there requires a negative Covid-19 test performed in the last 48 hours.
“The German side should find a solution where (..) there is no charge for the tests,” a spokesman for the Free Border Citizens’ Initiative told DPA.
He emphasized that the German requirement to carry out Covid-19 tests so frequently places an unfair financial burden on cross-border workers.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern set up test centers at mid-March at two border crossing points. For cross-border workers, the fee for taking the Covid-19 test is ten euros, and for the other 20 euros.
Brandenburg plans to launch a similar testing procedure soon.
The Robert Koha Institute classifies areas with more than 200 new infections per 100,000 population per week as high-risk areas.
In Poland, 26,405 new cases of Covid-19 were registered on Saturday.
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