The number of corona cases is high. Vaccinated and unvaccinated people come into contact with the virus sooner or later. What then needs to be considered in the individual federal states? An overview.
Anyone who can be shown to have suffered from the coronavirus must isolate themselves at home and keep their distance from other people – regardless of whether they are vaccinated, recovered or unvaccinated. Many people ask themselves, however, what applies if they have had contact with a Sars-CoV-2-positive person: For whom do quarantine rules apply and for whom do not?
The federal states orient themselves: According to this, vaccinated and recovered people are generally excluded from quarantine measures after corona contact. However, if the person suffering from corona was infected with the virus variants Beta (B.1.351) or Gamma (P.1), the RKI recommends quarantine even with vaccinated and recovered contact persons. The virus variants Alpha and Delta are not included, as they are already widespread in Germany.
Basically, you should watch out for signs of illness up to the 21st day after contact, writes the RKI. “If the contact person develops symptoms despite the previous vaccination, he or she must go into self-isolation and arrange for a prompt test.”
In the overview below you will find general information on the quarantine rules of the individual countries as well as links to official portals.
Baden-Wuerttemberg
Vaccinated and convalescent contacts are not subject to any quarantine requirements. Unvaccinated contacts and non-immunized household contacts must be quarantined for ten days.
Bayern
Fully vaccinated and recovered people are also in Bavaria. The quarantine for all other contact persons can be ended prematurely by a test with a negative result. Otherwise, the quarantine ends after ten days if there are no signs of illness.
Berlin
Recovered and vaccinated people must in principle after direct contact with a confirmed corona case, provided they do not show any symptoms. There is an exception if there is a suspicion of a worrying virus variant that is not yet widespread in Germany.
Brandenburg
Recovered and vaccinated people are also in Brandenburg. Unvaccinated people have to be in quarantine for ten days. It can be shortened from the fifth day by a negative PCR test or from the seventh day by a negative rapid test.
Household members of people who are sick with Covid-19 are also recommended to limit their contacts beyond the end of the quarantine up to day 20 after the onset of symptoms in the sick person.
Bremen
“If you are a contact person, you do not have to be in quarantine if you are fully vaccinated or have had symptoms of corona disease”, “But if your rapid test or PCR test is positive, you definitely have to be in quarantine.”
Unvaccinated persons have to be in quarantine until the tenth day after the last contact with the sick person. The quarantine can be shortened from the fifth day with a negative PCR test or from the seventh day with a negative rapid test.
Hamburg
People with complete vaccination protection are advised to wear an FFP2 mask in certain situations and to keep their distance after contact with corona, for example when contacting the elderly, people with previous illnesses and pregnant women. This applies for a period of ten days. “Regular self-tests are useful”,
Unvaccinated people, on the other hand, should minimize contact with other people for ten days and avoid private meetings and celebrations, for example. Work should be done from home if possible or an FFP2 mask should be worn. A quarantine obligation is not explicitly discussed.
If symptoms occur within 14 days, those affected should stay at home and call 116117 or their general practitioner practice to arrange a test. This applies to both vaccinated and unvaccinated people.
Hessen
The quarantine period for unvaccinated household members and unvaccinated close contact persons is ten days, but can be shortened by a negative test result.
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Vaccinated and convalescents However, this does not apply if they come from a virus variant area.
Lower Saxony
Symptom-free contact persons who have been completely vaccinated or have recovered – not even “if they have been identified as close contact persons by the health department”.
Unvaccinated people must be quarantined if they are classified as close contacts by the relevant health department or if they live in a household with someone who has tested positive.
North Rhine-Westphalia
“Contact persons and relatives of the same household who have a proven immunization through vaccination or recovery do not have to be in quarantine,” says the NRW website. “However, if they develop symptoms of illness within 10 days of contact, they are obliged to go into quarantine and have a test carried out.”
The responsible health department decides on the quarantine of unvaccinated contact persons “depending on the intensity of the contact”. The basic rule applies here: “The quarantine comes into question if there has been close contact for at least 10 minutes, for example during a conversation, and no medical mask has been worn.”
Rhineland-Palatinate
Vaccinated and convalescents without symptoms are after corona contact
Saarland
“Quarantine obligations do not apply to vaccinated and convalescent people – for example when entering from abroad,” says the state’s official website. However, this does not apply to entries from so-called virus variant areas.
Saxony
Contact persons without symptoms are exempt from the quarantine obligation, provided they are fully vaccinated or have recovered. But: “Anyone who is vaccinated and tested positive or has developed symptoms must be in quarantine”,
Saxony-Anhalt
refers in general to the fact that vaccinated and convalescent people are exempt from quarantine obligations, provided they do not show any symptoms.
Schleswig-Holstein
Unvaccinated contact persons have to be in quarantine – even “without an order from the health department”, it is said that vaccinated and convalescent persons are exempt from the quarantine obligation after corona contact. “However, they must continue to isolate themselves if they have symptoms of a coronavirus infection (shortness of breath, new cough, fever, loss of smell or taste) or if they have tested positive for the coronavirus.”
Thuringia
“Anyone who has had contact with a person in whom Covid-19 was detected by a laboratory should contact the responsible health department directly,” the Thuringian Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family. The ministry does not provide any more detailed information about which groups of people may be subject to quarantine measures.
Source From: Stern
