The Federal Foreign Office advises against traveling to South Tyrol

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Due to the further spread of the corona virus, the Federal Foreign Office is now advising against traveling to South Tyrol.

(lv / dpa) - Due to the spread of the new corona virus, German citizens should now refrain from unnecessary trips to South Tyrol. The Federal Foreign Office expanded relevant travel advice for Italy, as a spokesman confirmed on Friday in Berlin.

South Tyrol is considered a risk area

Unnecessary trips to the regions of South Tyrol, Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy as well as to the city of Vo in the province of Padua in the Veneto region are now advised against.

The Robert Koch Institute has now also classified South Tyrol as a risk area, said the spokesman. The RKI recommendations are regularly discussed in the external crisis team.

Evaluation is made every day

Areas in which continued human-to-human transmission can be suspected are considered risk areas, writes the RKI. To determine this, the institute uses various indicators such as