Bayern has curfews because of Corona. Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) said that the measures related to the corona virus will continue for longer.
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30.03.2020, 13.09 p.m .: Bavaria extends its measures against the corona pandemic analogously to the federal government and other countries until April 19. "The situation remains very, very serious," said Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) in Munich on Monday. There is currently “no reason” to give the all-clear in Germany or Bavaria, or to speak about any hasty exit strategy, said Söder: “We will extend the measures, but not tighten them.”
Söder said that the infection process is still developing exponentially. However, it is "a very easy trend" to recognize, the curve of the infections flat somewhat. The measures in Bavaria, for example the school and daycare closures or the exit restrictions, had ensured that the doubling of infections had increased from 2.8 days to about five days. But it takes about ten days, said Söder.
Corona virus: curfews successful in China
+++ 03/26/2020, 14:37: curfews have made a decisive contribution to curbing the spread of the coronavirus in the Hubei region of origin in China. This is the result of a study which has now been published in the specialist journal "The Lancet Public Health".
The "unprecedented measures" and curfews to reduce contacts in schools and at the workplace made the outbreak controllable, explained the lead author of the Kiesha Prem study from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
In Maybrit Illner's ZDF talk, the topic was: "Fighting Corona - enough money, enough strength, enough time?" This was about failures and shortcomings, the latter mainly in terms of material and personnel.
"Don't lift contact bans too soon"
It is crucial not to lift existing contact bans too early, even if there is a noticeable reduction in the spread, Prem says. A gradual loosening of curfews would flatten the curve and thus relieve the health system.
Co-author Yang Liu made it clear that the situation in Hubei regarding the curfews is not directly comparable to that elsewhere. "But we think one thing is probably true everywhere: contact bans are very useful, and we need to be careful about easing them to avoid further waves of infection when workers and schoolchildren return to routine."
The spread of the corona virus had started in Hubei in December. In January, the authorities there imposed curfews and closed companies, schools and universities. As a result, the infection rate had decreased significantly. In the meantime, normality is slowly returning to the region.
Meanwhile, there is an emergency in Germany. Hundreds of thousands support a petition from nurses in the corona crisis.
A third of the world's population is affected by curfews and restrictions
+++ 26.3.2020, 7.50 a.m .: In the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, freedom of movement is severely restricted for more than a third of the world's population: More than three billion people worldwide are affected by curfews or restrictions. Nevertheless, the death toll continues to rise rapidly in Europe.
After Italy, Spain now has more coronavirus deaths than China. UN Secretary General António Guterres was alarmed. Worldwide, the number of confirmed corona deaths increased to more than 20,000 after a count.
In order to curb the spread of the coronavirus, more than three billion people worldwide are now called upon to stay at home. In India, the second most populous country in the world after China, a curfew for all 1.3 billion inhabitants came into force on Monday evening. According to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it should apply for at least three weeks.
Corona and curfews: Council of Europe warns of negative consequences
+++ 24.3.2020, 5:31 p.m .: A panel of experts from the Council of Europe warns of negative consequences of curfews for children and women: restrictions on movement favor abuse and violence within their own four walls, the panel warned against violence against women and domestic violence (Grevio) State organization. "We hear that some victims of violence for fear of being infected choose not to seek medical help," said Grevio chairman Marceline Naudi.
In addition, there are accommodations for victims of domestic violence in Europe who stopped admission because they did not know how to deal with the risk of corona infection, said Naudi. Calls to advice or emergency hotlines would also become more risky if the women were constantly housed with their attackers in a confined space.
+++ 24.3.2020, 8.40 a.m .: North Rhine-Westphalia has issued a catalog of fines for violations of the nationwide corona rules with fines of up to 5000 euros. In the event of repetition, up to EUR 25,000 will be charged.
Corona rules: Hygiene violations become expensive
For meetings of more than two people in public who are not directly related, each participant is required to pay 200 euros in accordance with the decree. Forbidden picnics cost 250 euros per participant. Those who organize sporting events despite the ban pay 1000 euros.
The consumption of meals outside the house closer than 50 meters to the restaurant or snack bar costs 200 euros. Additional fines are possible against companies that benefit from violations. Hygiene violations or violations of the ban on visits to facilities such as old people's homes are also becoming more expensive.
+++ 23.3.2020, 8.30 a.m .: After the decision to ban contacts * in the fight against the corona virus, Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder defended his departure. It was a “very small thing,” he said in the ZDF “Morgenmagazin”.
Söder sees the need for exit restrictions in Bavaria
He had already decided on exit restrictions on Friday, the regulation had been “implemented one to one with Austria” and was an appropriate and necessary decision. The states affected are different, said the CSU boss. "We have a lot more deaths, we have higher infections." Therefore, he had to "react a bit faster".
Saxony and Saarland have also opted for the stricter exit restriction instead of the ban on contact.
+++ 22.3.2020 6.00 p.m .: The ban on small groups in public, agreed by the federal and state governments, should apply for at least two weeks. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) said on Sunday after a conference call with the heads of state in Berlin. So long, the citizens should only go outside in pairs. There are exceptions for families.
"We continue to consistently reduce public life and social contacts," said Merkel. This is necessary to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The federal and state governments also require citizens to maintain the minimum distance of 1.5 meters from other people recommended by virologists. Violations of the contact restrictions would be monitored by the police and sanctioned in the event of violation, Merkel announced.
The resolutions of the Prime Minister and the Federal Government
The Prime Ministers of the federal states agreed on Sunday with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) on the following measures in the fight against the corona virus:
1. Citizens are encouraged to reduce contact with other people outside of their own household to an absolutely necessary minimum.
2. Wherever possible, a minimum distance of at least 1.5 m must be kept from the public, other than those mentioned under I.
3. Spending time in public space is only permitted on your own, with another person who does not live in the household or with members of your own household.
4. The way to work, emergency care, shopping, visits to the doctor, participation in meetings, necessary appointments and exams, help for other or individual sports and exercise in the fresh air as well as other necessary activities remain of course possible.
5. Groups of people celebrating in public places, in apartments and private facilities are unacceptable given the serious situation in our country. Violations of the contact restrictions should be monitored by the regulatory authorities and the police and sanctioned for violations.
6. Restaurants are closed. This does not apply to the delivery and collection of take-away meals for consumption at home.
7. Services companies in the field of personal care such as hairdressers, cosmetic studios, massage practices, tattoo studios and similar companies are closed because physical proximity is essential in this area. Medically necessary treatments remain possible.
8. In all companies and especially those with public traffic, it is important to comply with the hygiene regulations and to implement effective protective measures for employees and visitors.
9. These measures should be valid for at least two weeks.
Bavaria is going its own way
+++ 22.3.2020, 17.55 p.m .: Bavaria does not want to accept the ban on gathering agreed by the federal and state governments to contain the Corona crisis for more than two people. This was heard from the Bavarian State Chancellery. It remains with the Bavarian regulation that you are only allowed to go into the fresh air with members of your own household.
State of Saxony has exit restrictions
+++ 22.3.2020, 4.40 p.m .: The state of Saxony is tightening the measures to contain the corona pandemic. Starting Monday midnight, there is an exit restriction for the entire Free State. Afterwards, leaving the apartment or house without good reason is prohibited, as Interior Minister Roland Wöller (CDU) said on Sunday in Dresden. Ways to work and shop are therefore allowed.
No further exit restrictions - but no contact
+++ 22.3.2020, 4.10 p.m .: No curfew, but a ban on contact: The federal and state governments want to adopt a comprehensive ban on contact in the fight against the spread of the corona virus . Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the state premiers agreed at a conference call to fundamentally ban groups of more than two people. Families and people living in a household should be excluded.
A group of twelve countries had already agreed in principle to a comprehensive ban on contacts before the switching conference. These included Baden-Württemberg, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Schleswig-Holstein and Thuringia.
It is not yet clear what this ban on contact should look like in a non-public space.
+++ 22.3.2020, 12.50 p.m .: The Greens are calling for victims of domestic violence to be exempt from exit restrictions during the corona crisis.
Corona crisis and curfew: protection for women required
"The curfew should not apply to women and children at risk of violence," said Ulle Schauws, spokeswoman for women in the Bundestag parliamentary group. The opportunity to go out and visit advice centers must be guaranteed. A curfew is a very threatening situation from a women's policy perspective, since it means being “tied to the private home with the possible aggressor”.
Schauws also called for violence protection for women to be included in the nationwide pandemic plans and for a public campaign to be launched. For overcrowded women's shelters, Schauws proposed "uncomplicated, decentralized accommodation, even in vacant apartments or unused hotels".
+++ 22.3.2020, 8.00 a.m .: Lars Feld's economy considers a high level of new government debt to be justified due to the Corona crisis .
If the share of debt in the gross domestic product now rises from 60 percent to 80 or 90 percent, this does not jeopardize the country's fiscal soundness, the newly elected chairman of the expert council told the press. Germany could even cope with an increase in government debt from currently two to three trillion euros.
Corona: curfew is not sustainable
The time of hard interventions in economic life must remain limited. He said that he had "great doubts that we could keep the deadlock going for more than three months." The medical strategy must be reconsidered in May at the latest. "At some point we will have to move to personalized insulation," said Feld. Then the shops would have to open again, and only those who were infected or belonged to a risk group would remain in quarantine.
+++ 21.3.2020, 7.30 a.m .: The SPD leadership criticizes the advance of Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) regarding exit restrictions due to the spread of the corona virus . "Anyone who now acts as if he or she knows the magic formula for dealing with this situation is throwing sand in the eyes of the citizens," SPD chief Norbert Walter-Borjans told the press. "It would be better if the countries acted as agreed with the chancellor."
Curfews due to the corona virus in Germany
The Prime Ministers of the federal states want to talk to Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) about further measures to curb the spread of coronavirus in a conference on Sunday.
+++ 6.45 p.m .: World Medical President Frank Ulrich Montgomery criticizes the inconsistent approach of the federal states in the fight against the spread of the corona virus: "Actually, the policy of the federal government in the hands of Jens Spahn worked well for six weeks, but now the prime ministers of the federal states in a competition tightening measures, "said Montgomery of the" Augsburger Allgemeine ".
"If the Prime Minister in Schleswig-Holstein clears the islands from tourists, then the proportionality is exceeded," criticized the doctor. "This small-scale state is now a problem that increasingly results in strange ideas," said Montgomery.
With its exit limit, Bavaria only implements regulations that already apply in large parts of Germany and are essentially reasonable. Prime Minister Markus Söder had to state clear criteria according to which he would like to abolish the regulations. "What does he think has changed in 14 days? Honestly, the situation will be more difficult in two weeks than it is today, ”says Montgomery.
In an interview with the Frankfurter Rundschau, Montgomery talks about the coronavirus pandemic, curfews in Germany and border closures.
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The virologist Alexander
Kekulé
is very critical of a possible nationwide curfew. The expert wrote on Twitter: "A nationwide curfew would be epidemiologically unfounded, economically disastrous and a social catastrophe. There are less drastic, but equally effective means. "
Corona crisis: Virologist Kekulé praises Söder
At the same time, however, the virologist praises the curfew that Markus Söder (CSU) has issued for Bavaria: “Bavaria's wise decision: leaving the apartment only for good reason, which also includes exercise in the fresh air - of course, only with people with whom one is lives together. If Söder keeps his word, that's good news. "
+++ 16.37 clock: After several federal states announced drastic measures in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate Malu Dreyer (SPD) indirectly criticized her Bavarian counterpart Markus Söder (CSU).
With regard to the exit restrictions imposed by Bavaria and Saarland, Dreyer said it was "unfortunate that two federal states had rushed forward". It was clearly agreed that a uniform path would be taken.
Corona crisis: Saxony punishes crowds
+++ 15.46 clock: Saxony wants to act with penalties against crowds in times of the Corona crisis. Violations of the requirements of the authorities should be punished with a prison sentence of up to two years, Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) said in a video briefing on Friday.
+++ 3.15 p.m .: Baden - Württemberg further restricts public life because of the corona virus . Crowds of people in public places with more than three people are no longer allowed, as Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) said in Stuttgart on Friday. There are exceptions for families and couples.
The state government of Rhineland-Palatinate is also tightening restrictions on public life in the fight against the spread of the corona virus . She ordered restaurants to be closed on Friday and prohibited meetings of more than five people.
Lower Saxony closes all restaurants and cafes to combat the corona epidemic from Saturday evening. Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD) announced on Friday in Hanover. However, the out-of-home sale of food should continue to be possible.
Bremen follows the example of other federal states and, because of the Corona crisis, prohibits the consumption of food in restaurants from Saturday. Interior Senator Ulrich Mäurer (SPD) announced this on Friday at a press conference in Bremen.
By contrast, according to Prime Minister Volker Bouffier (CDU), Hessen plans to initially avoid curfews due to the Corona crisis . These are "one of the last measures" that can be taken, said Bouffier on Friday in Wiesbaden.
Corona crisis: Bavaria and Saarland restrict public life
+++ 13.38 PM: Saarland also wants to close restaurants in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus and impose an exit restriction . Prime Minister Tobias Hans (CDU) will propose this to the cabinet on Friday, the State Chancellery in Saarbrücken said.
+++ 12.54 PM: Bavaria is in the fight against the corona pandemic "basic exit restrictions ". Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) announced on Friday (March 20, 2020). "We are almost completely shutting down public life," said the head of government, adding: "Starting tomorrow, more than ever, stay at home. Only go out in exceptional cases. ” This decision was made to the "best of my knowledge and belief".
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As of Saturday (March 21st, 2020), leaving your own apartment is only allowed if there are valid reasons. This includes the way to work, necessary shopping, visits to the doctor and pharmacy, help for others, visits from life partners, but also sports and exercise in the fresh air - but only alone or with the people you live with. Violators would face heavy fines, Söder said, explaining: "The more consistently, the faster, the more determined everyone participates, the more likely we are to prevent a situation like the one we experienced in China."
Those who disregard the prohibitions may face fines of up to 25,000 euros, depending on the offense.
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- CSU (@CSU) March 20, 2020+++ 11.35 a.m .: curfews yes or no? The debate on this question is gaining momentum. While, for example, Saarland Prime Minister Tobias Hans advocates a nationwide solution in the fight against the corona pandemic , SPD leader Saskia Esken is skeptical about curfews. "I find the idea problematic, because then there may be a risk of a camp collapse - especially if there are children involved," Esken told the "Handelsblatt". She hoped that appeals, such as that made by Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) on Wednesday, would bring people to reason. As long as the virus was rife, there should be no larger crowds.
Tobias Hans had pleaded for a nationwide solution in the ARD “Morgenmagazin”. "I believe that we need coordinated measures nationwide," said the CDU politician. "We would not be well advised to strive for a patchwork." The coming weekend will be crucial, warned Hans. If the regulations that have now been adopted do not prove their worth in the population, "we also need further measures nationwide".
On Sunday evening, Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) wants to join the heads of state again in a video conference. Hans said: "We will come together in a manner that has proven itself in these times of crisis."
+++ Update 20.03.2020, 08.50 a.m .: Actually, the federal and state governments would like to avoid a nationwide curfew to contain the corona virus . But whether that is possible depends entirely on the behavior of the people. "Saturday is a crucial day, which we have a particular eye on," said Chancellor Helge Braun (CDU) to "Spiegel".
"People traditionally meet on Saturday because they have free time," said the CDU politician. That does not currently go beyond the core family and must now be avoided. "If this does not happen, it can happen that further measures will also be decided in the federal states, although we actually want to avoid that," said Braun, who emphasized that the federal government is actually not seeking a curfew. "First of all, we rely on the population understanding the measures and being ready to restrict their social life."
In the meantime, Baden-Württemberg's Interior Minister Thomas Strobl (CDU) once again urged people to comply with existing requirements. In order to slow the spread of the corona virus, “everyone would have to adhere to the drastic rules and regulations,” said Strobl of the “Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung” on Friday. If too many people are too unreasonable, "there is a curfew as a possibility - and that will happen very quickly."
Corona crisis: medical president rejects curfews
On the other hand, medical president Klaus Reinhardt strictly rejects curfews and asked to work on an exit scenario right now. “We have to think about day X when the current measures such as school closings are ended. We have to use the tight time that we have now bought, ”said Reinhardt to the editorial network Germany. It is indisputable that the over 65-year-olds are particularly at risk. "These people and other high-risk groups, such as the chronically ill, need to be prepared for the restrictions that apply now to last longer," he said.
The German Association of Cities and Towns is also skeptical about curfews. Citizens largely adhered to the regulations issued by the federal government, the federal states and the municipalities, general manager Gerd Landsberg told the newspapers of the Funke media group (Friday). "The focus should always be on education and instruction and not on coercion, which can hardly be controlled anywhere." A nationwide curfew is one of the most serious encroachments on the freedoms of every individual and "not yet necessary".
Corona virus: City of Freiburg issues curfew because of Corona
Update from Thursday, March 19, 2020, 10:21 p.m .: The city of Freiburg is issuing a curfew due to the corona pandemic. The city itself speaks of a "ban on entering public places". The curfew is valid until April 3.
"We are aware that this serious decision will have significant restrictions on the life of Freiburg," said Mayor Martin Horn. "But as things stand today, protecting the population must take precedence over all other considerations," said Horn.
Coronavirus: Angela Merkel wants to discuss with Prime Ministers about curfews
Update from Thursday, March 19, 2020, 7:25 p.m .: Chancellor Angela Merkel and the state premiers want a curfew in the corona crisis this Sunday, according to a media report by the "SWR", citing Baden-Württemberg's prime minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) to advise.
Several heads of government threatened curfews on Thursday. "It depends on the population whether we have to take stricter measures," Kretschmann told the "SWR". A curfew has also been threatened in Berlin and Schleswig-Holstein.
Corona crisis: Berlin and Schleswig-Holstein are considering curfew
Update from Thursday, March 19th, 2020, 6.55pm: There is a curfew in Berlin and Schleswig-Holstein . In the fight against the corona pandemic , Health Minister Heiner Garg (FDP) said at the "NDR": "If people do not stick to the measures that have been decided so far, a curfew is conceivable as the last resort or a means of choice."
Garg appeals to the Schleswig-Holsteiners: "Whoever still thinks that we are in an adventure playground here and are just rehearsing is wrong." Meanwhile, the number of confirmed infections with the new coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 rose Schleswig-Holstein from 196 to 253 cases - an increase of 29 percent within one day .
In Berlin, too, the number rose to 519 infected on Wednesday evening (previously 383). Berlin's Mayor Michael Müller (SPD) scolded after the first joint crisis meeting with Brandenburg's Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD): “People have not yet understood it. It is intolerable that people are actually invited to Corona parties. Terrible! ”He therefore does not want to rule out“ whether we have to take further steps in the next few days. The issue of curfew matters . "
Corona virus: "Corona parties" soon to blame for curfew?
Update from Thursday, March 19, 2020, 4:50 p.m .: Prime Ministers in several federal states are threatened with curfews if citizens do not take greater precautions against the spread of the corona virus . "It is up to everyone to prevent curfews," said North Rhine-Westphalian Prime Minister Armin Laschet (CDU) in Düsseldorf on Thursday.
“If many people do not restrict themselves voluntarily, then in the end only the Bavaria-wide curfew remains as the only instrument to react to it. Everyone has to be clear about that, ”said Markus Söder (CSU) in the state parliament in Munich.
Update from Thursday, March 19, 2020, 1:52 pm: After Bavaria's Interior Minister Markus Söder (CSU) announced that Corona would introduce curfews, two municipalities implemented the announcement. "Because of the dynamic spread of the corona virus", a curfew is now in effect in the Upper Franconian district of Wundsiedel in Eastern Bavaria. These include Hohenberg an der Eger and the district of Fischern. Fischern belongs to the municipality of Schirnding.
Corona virus: City in Bavaria imposes curfew
Update from Wednesday, March 18th, 2020, 17:52: In Germany there is the first curfew : The Tirschenreuth district office in Bavaria has taken the measure for the city of Mitterteich because of the spread of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus . The curfew is set to last until April 2, the agency said. There were 40 confirmed coronavirus infections in the district until Tuesday, with around half of the Mitterteich area being the focus.
Corona virus: First German city imposes curfew
"Leaving the home without a good reason is prohibited," said the order, which only refers to the urban area and not to all districts. Before that, the population had already been called on via loudspeakers to minimize social contacts, reports the BR.
First message from Wednesday, March 18th, 2020, 9.30 a.m .: The Sars-CoV-2 * coronavirus is spreading ever further in Europe. For this reason, Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has announced strict measures against Corona . For example, cinemas, theaters, retail, bars and clubs should close. Supermarkets are an exception. Other EU countries such as Italy, France and Belgium have already imposed curfews. That could also happen soon in Germany .
Corona virus: what is a curfew?
A curfew , which is more likely in the case of coronavirus in Germany, means a ban on entering public areas such as streets or squares. It also includes a ban on going out, i.e. leaving the house or apartment or going out at certain times, and can therefore be compared to a house arrest. A curfew can be ordered politically, militarily or by the police.
Corona virus: how do curfews come about?
Curfews are often used to suppress political uprisings and demonstrations. In the case of a curfew due to the novel corona virus *, however, the situation is different. Here the curfew has the purpose of minimizing social contacts and reducing the spread of corona. It is a state of emergency or disaster. Quarantine is also a kind of curfew.
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Corona Virus: Are There Any Exceptions to the Curfew?
There are regular exceptions to the curfew for so-called key persons. So far, the federal government has not announced anything regarding the coronavirus *. These exceptions are conceivable at Corona.
- Work when a home office is not possible
- Emergency aid
- Shopping (pharmacy, supermarket)
- Hospital visit
Corona virus: what happens if you break the curfew?
And what happens if you violate a curfew because of the corona virus *? Referrals are conceivable. So that you are sent home. It is also realistic for authorities to impose heavy fines on curfew violations. Consequences for the economy depend on how long and to what extent the curfew lasts.
Coronavirus: Which countries have curfews?
The spread of the coronavirus curb, already some countries have curfews imposed.
- China
- Italy
- France
- Spain
- Belgium
Note: The article will be updated further. For example, in the event of further curfews.
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