Tough restrictions on people traveling from the U.K. and four other countries to Germany have been eased, opening up quarantine-free travel for fully vaccinated visitors and those with COVID-19 antibodies.
The five countries are now considered “high incidence” areas. Fully vaccinated inbound travelers, as well as those with COVID-19 antibodies, need not be quarantined upon arrival in Germany, and unvaccinated visitors who test negative for coronavirus after five days can avoid a 10-day isolation period.
U.S. stocks hit new highs on Friday, with the S&P 500 SPX, +0.75% marking a seventh-straight record close for the first time since 1997, after a better-than-expected jobs report. Analysts noted that the macro picture remained unchanged for markets as the U.S. emerged from a long weekend.