The Buzz | Germany drops testing requirement for vaccinated

The German government has agreed to let travelers who have been vaccinated or recovered from a COVID-19 infection avoid testing and quarantine when entering the country, unless they’ve come from areas where variants of concern are prevalent.
The Cabinet yesterday approved a change to existing rules that will also allow non-vaccinated people to end their quarantine early if they test negative.
The measures are designed to make summer travel easier, particularly for families where parents are vaccinated and children aren’t.
Germany’s health minister said the country expects to roll out its digital immunity certificate by the end of June. The certificate can be stored in an app that can be used instead of the yellow WHO booklet to prove that a person has been fully vaccinated.
The decision comes at a time when German investors are increasingly optimistic about the country’s economy as the latest surge of new coronavirus infections seems to be slowing, a closely-watched survey showed earlier in the week.
The Mannheim-based ZEW institute said its indicator of economic expectations for Germany over the next six months increased 13.7 points in May over the previous month to a reading of 84.4.