国际英语资讯:Germany introduces mandatory COVID-19 tests for travelers from high-risk areas
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 6-- <span word="Starting">Starting</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="undergo">undergo</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mandatory">mandatory</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="test">test</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Jens">Jens</span> <span word="Spahn">Spahn</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="encroachment">encroachment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="individual">individual</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Spahn">Spahn</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="interference">interference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="reasonable">reasonable</span>" <span word="with">with</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p><span word="Spahn">Spahn</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="case">case</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="play">play</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="compulsory">compulsory</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Koch">Koch</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> (<span word="RKI">RKI</span>) <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,000 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="within">within</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> 1,045 <span word="within">within</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> 213,067 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="to">to</span> 9,175, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="RKI">RKI</span>.</p><p><span word="Travelers">Travelers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="quarantine">quarantine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="voluntary">voluntary</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="voluntarily">voluntarily</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="airports">airports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="undiscovered">undiscovered</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difference">difference</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Spahn">Spahn</span>.</p>
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