All travellers arriving in Germany will be required from this weekend to demonstrate immunity from Covid-19 either from a vaccine or previous infection or present a negative test result, Der Spiegel reports.

The plan, in a health ministry paper seen by the magazine, reflects growing concern among Germany's regional and national leaders that rising caseloads in tourist destinations could help fuel a fourth wave when Germans come home from holiday.

“The incidence level in Germany is currently quite low in comparison to other states,” read the paper. “Increased travel activity risks turning that trend.”

Reuters reports that Germany saw 3,142 new infections in the last 24 hours, according to its main disease fighting agency, the Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases.