but laborde tories away from airports.is part of an effort to avoid a second wave of infections. reporter: touchdown in berlin after a summer holiday. far fewer germans than normal are taking their vacations abroad. the joy of returning home is as strong as ever, but can people be sure they have not picked up the coronavirus on their travels? now, the health authorities in germany have taken the decision to offer free virus testing. >> [speaking foreign language] translator: the health minister's of the states together with a federal health minister have today agreed the people returning from risk areas should be tested at areas -- at airports. establishing test facilities at relevant airports. . secondly, we have decided that we want to reach not only does coming -- those coming from risk areas from elsewhere. so we agreed it to pay the costs of the testing for travelers. reporter: frankfurt, germany's largest airport, is already offering tests for free. under the new plan, people arriving from the 130 countries seen as a