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27.11.2020, 18:34
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Hi all,
I know anyone travelling from Switzerland to Germany is required to quarantine on arrival in Germany. But does anyone know if this applies to children (10 year old) too?
I haven't been able to find anything specifically relating to children online. Lots of articles about the rules in general but nothing that helps.
Any ideas? If so, can you share a link?
Scenario is child visits from Germany to Switzerland for Christmas for a week and then has to return to Germany; as the responsible adult I'd pick them up and return them but it's not me I am concerned about.
Thx
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27.11.2020, 18:42
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| | | Re: Germany rules on quarantine for children
From what I read on the website, anyone needs to quarantine: https://www.zusammengegencorona.de/i...laubsreisende/
(in German). Nothing says that kids can be excluded from the quarantine.
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27.11.2020, 19:30
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Ah yes, it would be Cologne so North Rhine-Westphalia but I guess with no mention of kids being exempted it’s same for all...
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27.11.2020, 19:41
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| | | Re: Germany rules on quarantine for children
| Quote: | |  | | | Ah yes, it would be Cologne so North Rhine-Westphalia but I guess with no mention of kids being exempted it’s same for all... | | | | | Why do you think kids would be exempt?
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27.11.2020, 20:00
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| Quote: | | | | | Why do you think kids would be exempt? | | | | | Because kids have to go to school....
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27.11.2020, 20:02
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| | | Re: Germany rules on quarantine for children
| Quote: | | | | | Because kids have to go to school.... | | | | | Adults have to work, however the idea of quarantine is to stop spreading a virus.
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05.12.2020, 15:55
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| | | Re: Germany rules on quarantine for children
| Quote: | | | | | Why do you think kids would be exempt? | | | | | The OP might have heard (like me) that children catch and spread the virus less than adults. But this is something I heard during the first wave and might have been refuted in the last months.
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06.12.2020, 10:50
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| | | Re: Germany rules on quarantine for children
| Quote: | | | | | The OP might have heard (like me) that children catch and spread the virus less than adults. But this is something I heard during the first wave and might have been refuted in the last months. | | | | | It doesn't have any evidence behind it. It's just wishful thinking because so many parents don't want their children at home.
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06.12.2020, 13:46
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| | | Re: Germany rules on quarantine for children
| Quote: | | | | | The OP might have heard (like me) that children catch and spread the virus less than adults. But this is something I heard during the first wave and might have been refuted in the last months. | | | | | Latest data supports the notion even more. Kids don't spread it, don't die from it and don't need medical care when they exhibit Covid19 symptoms because it is so mild.
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06.12.2020, 14:59
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| | | Re: Germany rules on quarantine for children
| Quote: | | | | | Latest data supports the notion even more. Kids don't spread it, don't die from it and don't need medical care when they exhibit Covid19 symptoms because it is so mild. | | | | |
The risk is not zero, but it's certainly very low. However, the adults working with those children (teachers, childcare workers, nannies are still at some risk... https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6914e4.htm https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53932294 | | This user groans at swisspea for this post: | |
19.12.2020, 03:04
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| Quote: | | | | | | | | | | Yes, let's pretend germ theory doesn't apply to children. We know this isn't the case from the austrian mass testing study. https://daserste.ndr.de/panorama/arc...orama9658.html | | The following 2 users would like to thank NotSwissEnough for this useful post: | |
19.12.2020, 23:43
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| | | Re: Germany rules on quarantine for children
I know of several schools, where asymptomatic older children have carried it home and infected their families.
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20.12.2020, 07:45
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| | | Re: Germany rules on quarantine for children
| Quote: | | | | | Why do you think kids would be exempt? | | | | | That was also my first thought. However, we are in quarantine right now in NL, and our Dutch family have informed us that kids under 13 are allowed to leave quarantine to go to school, to after-school care and even to sports activities. I checked the info, and yes it is possible. In fact the Dutch even have a long list of activities that allows adults to get out of quarantine. So the question is not as crazy as I initially thought 🤓
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