Corona crisis in Bavaria: So far, Prime Minister Markus Söder has received a lot of support for his measures against the virus. Now, however, the health insurance doctors express clear criticism.
- In Bavaria, there is an exit restriction due to the corona virus *, which is limited until April 19.
- Prime Minister Markus Söder informed about the state of affairs at a press conference.
- Here you will find our guide to reporting and the Corona News from Germany. You can also find current numbers of cases in Bavaria as a map. The following recommendations for corona protective measures * are currently available.
- Upper Bavaria sticks together in the corona virus crisis: Enter your restaurant or local company * with its Corona service here. From delivery service to pick-up service to service.
Update from 10:01 p.m .: Due to a large number of corona infections among patients and employees, a Munich clinic temporarily gives up normal hospital operations. "The point is that we are not admitting new patients and the patients who could be discharged are not currently being discharged," said the spokesman for Helios Klinikum Munich West , Marten Deseyve, on Tuesday evening on request. "All patients who are now there will continue to be there." This is how infection chains should be broken. So far, 14 patients and 2 employees have tested positive, as Deseyve said.
The clinic had an increased incidence of Covid 19 cases , especially in a mixed internist and a surgical ward, as reported by tz.de *.
Corona virus in Bavaria: Nuremberg bakery shows humor
Update from 8:29 pm: A Nuremberg bakery shows humor in Corona times. The Nusselt bakery posted photos of a special cake on Facebook - in the form of toilet paper . The article is titled "As long as stocks last". With this, bakery boss Rainer Nusselt not only wants to process hamster purchases in a funny way. As the 43-year-old reports to nordbayern.de , there is currently too little talk about "bakers, butchers and other skilled trades" and too much about the "big grocers".
"We have a loss in sales of 50 to 60 percent," Nusselt told nordbayern.de . "That hits us brutally hard." His master confectioner came up with the idea of the toilet paper cake. Sales are going well, says Nusselt, "People think it's nice because it's a funny thing in a difficult time."
Corona virus in Bavaria: Nursing homes should not accept new residents
Update from 6.09 p.m .: According to Prime Minister Markus Söder, nursing homes should initially no longer accommodate new residents to protect the elderly, sick and disabled from infection with the corona virus . "New admissions should be reduced or excluded in the relevant facilities," said the CSU boss on Wednesday after a conference call with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the heads of state. The capacities of the rehabilitation clinics should be used for new admissions or readmissions, for example after a hospital stay. For Bavaria this is a very viable option, there are still many free places.
Corona virus in Bavaria: Markus Söder comments on restrictions
Update from 5.15 p.m .: According to CSU chief Markus Söder , the restrictions due to the corona crisis will not be able to be completely removed even if improvements are made after April 19. It is not to be expected that from April 20, a politically determined date, "everything will be as before," said the Bavarian Prime Minister on Wednesday after the conference call by the federal and state governments. At the conference, the heads of government agreed to extend the existing sharp restrictions on public life due to the Corona crisis at least until the end of the Easter holidays. Now there is no need for tightening, but also no exit strategies for exit restrictions across Germany.
Markus Söder gives press statement: For the time being, no mask requirement in Germany
5:05 pm: "Everyone agreed," said Söder. Anyone who has a mask can make a contribution to protecting others from themselves. If many would do it, it would also have a positive effect. But it is not a substitute for the exit restriction. There is currently no obligation to wear a mask , but the situation will be monitored and Bavaria may speak to Austria, where such a duty already exists.
"I always think April fools are funny, but please not in connection with Corona," says Söder. There would have been reports today that summer vacation or teacher salaries will be cut. This is wrong.
5:01 pm: The prime ministers were particularly concerned with the situation in old people's homes . "We want to do a hygiene check for each of these facilities," says Söder. A priority with regard to protective masks is also to be developed. The risk should be reduced as far as possible.
16:57: Markus Söder makes a press statement after a phone call with the Prime Minister and Chancellor Angela Merkel . "Restrictions will be maintained until April 19th. We do not want any tightening, but we also do not want premature exit debates, ”said Söder. The discussion was agreed. "19.4 does not automatically mean that everything will be the same as before the restrictions, " continued Bavaria's Prime Minister. "There is no reason to give the all-clear". The measures would start to work, but time was still needed, for example to ramp up the medical measures.
Coronavirus in Bavaria: number of infections increased to 17,151
4:42 pm: In Bavaria, the number of people tested positive for the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus rose to 17,151. So far, 241 people have died who were infected with the pathogen. This was announced by the State Office for Health and Food Safety in Erlangen on Wednesday (as of 10:00 a.m.) on its website. The previous day there were 15,505 infected people and 191 deaths.
16:16: Nine residents have died in a retirement home in the district of Donau-Ries. * The reason is said to be the corona virus.
3:12 p.m .: The city of Munich has once again announced the current numbers of people infected with corona in the state capital. Accordingly, 227 new registered cases were reported today (as of 1:30 p.m.). A total of 2,926 cases have been reported in Munich.
3:01 pm: Bavarian Minister of Health Melanie Huml (CSU) has responded to the harsh criticism from the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians.
Corona: Bavarian Minister of Health Huml fights criticism from doctors: absolutely incomprehensible
She rejected the criticism as incomprehensible and absolutely incomprehensible. The use of health care providers is right, because if necessary, medical measures would also have to be implemented by order in the crisis. Huml: “This can be the case, for example, if there is no local agreement on the definition of specialty practices for the examination and treatment of Covid 19 patients, or if there are not enough staff to operate specialized practices, local test centers on a voluntary basis or for the maintenance of basic medical care. "
The restructuring of the material distribution is also appropriate and Gassen's criticism is also wrong in terms of content. "It is correct: The distribution of the procured materials and items of personal protective equipment will continue to be given priority to outpatient doctors in addition to hospitals and care facilities," she told the German Press Agency. Nothing changes in the share of material deliveries for resident doctors.
Corona virus in Bavaria: Clear criticism of KV on Prime Minister Söder
13.07: The Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KV) Bavaria has voiced sharp criticism of the Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder . He had planned to remove the responsibility for medical care in the country from the KV in the middle of the Corona crisis: "Maybe Mr. Söder wants to prove himself as a crisis manager," said the chairman of the board of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, Andreas Gassen, in the "ntv Frühstart". "One can only hope that most of the crisis has been overcome. Because that is the chaos of the existing structures." Gassen said he was happy not to have to live in Bavaria.
Markus Söder's plan stipulates that so-called medical doctors are used per district or independent city. As medical coordinators, they should be given extensive powers. Under other aspects, they are also likely to withdraw general practitioners and specialists and their staff from their practices and use them in core corona practices.
In the worst case, according to Gassen, there will be 90 health care providers with 90 different solutions in Bavaria in the future. According to Gassen, this decentralization in favor of a "Bavarian special route" is "fire-dangerous" from a medical point of view.
Coronavirus in Bavaria: Culture professionals call for quick help
12:51 p.m .: April Fools' Day on the Corona Crisis? A high-ranking authority warns against tasteless actions. The Munich Archdiocese, on the other hand, is praised for its variant *.
12.18 p.m .: Culture professionals and cinema operators in Bavaria are demanding quick help from the state government because of the corona pandemic. Many houses, theater groups and actors in the liberal performing arts are in acute danger if they cannot bridge the current deficit, the Association of Bavarian Free Performing Arts appealed to art minister Bernd Sibler (CSU).
The operators of the art house cinemas said that the comprehensible closure of all cinemas is an extreme economic burden for independent cinema operators, in some cases even an existential threat. "It will certainly be very close for many," said Matthias Damm, the operator of the Nuremberg cinema, who signed the letter to digital minister Judith Gerlach (CSU) and FilmFernsehFonds Bayern.
11:12: In the corona crisis, health minister Melanie Huml is in the spotlight in Bavaria. Now Huml is in trouble with the boss *. Söder demands more speed and sends his lawyers.
Corona virus in Bavaria: final exams at secondary schools postponed
10.37 a.m .: After the Abitur exams at high schools, due to the Corona crisis, the final exams at vocational high schools and technical high schools are being pushed back. "It is important to me that fair conditions for the final exams are ensured even in this exceptional situation," said Minister of Culture Michael Piazolo (free voters) on Wednesday in Munich. Exams should now begin on June 18, not May 25, as originally planned, provided classes can resume after the Easter holidays.
10:31: The Corona crisis determines people's everyday lives - also in Bavaria. Many are worried and resort to "hamster purchases" - a discounter giant has now set an example and has brought 400,000 packages of pasta to Bavaria.
Corona virus in Bavaria: zoos fear high losses
7.34 a.m .: Zoos and zoos in Bavaria are closed until the end of the Easter holidays due to the Corona crisis and fear high losses. "It really can't get any worse," says Rasem Baban, director at Hellabrunn Zoo in Munich. He expects to lose two million euros during the five-week closure. Easter holidays are the start of the season for zoos and are particularly popular with visitors. "You can't catch up," he says. And even the animals notice how empty it is on the site.
At Easter, zoos are a top destination , says Baban. "It is spring, everything is sprouting, and the first animal births are also coming ." A closure in January would have been easier to cope with than at this time. “The weather should also be nice. It is desperate, ”said the Hellabrunn boss. In addition to the entrance fees, leasing the restaurant is the second source of income for the zoo. Both are missing now.
"The effects are enormous," says Barbara Jantschke, director of the zoo in Augsburg. It expects to lose up to EUR 700,000 due to the closure by April 19. The zoo will not be able to compensate for the loss of income on its own.
Corona in Bavaria: comedian with daring Söder theory
Update from April 1, 6:32 am: Cabaret artist Django Asül (47) also keeps an eye on political events and the behavior of the large victims during the Corona crisis from his home office. It is interesting how Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) responds in an emergency, Asül told the German Press Agency in Munich: "He sends (Chancellor) Angela Merkel into quarantine and makes (Federal Minister of Health) Jens Spahn his Vice-Chancellor. "Söder shows the seriousness of the situation:" When things got serious, Angela Merkel always acted in a confused and erratic manner. Söder apparently wants to prove that politics in Germany can be done differently. ”
Is there compassion involved in the Bavarian head of government? "The fact that he is now grabbing this speaks for his secret sympathy for Merkel," said cabaret artist Asül. "He wants to get the Corona issue under control in a timely manner so that Ms. Merkel can again enjoy the chancellor's twilight outside her own four walls."
Corona in Bavaria: Söder extends exit restrictions
Update, 11.50 a.m .: In a few minutes Markus Söder will give a press conference in which he will once again comment on the corona crisis . You can follow the live reporting and the live stream here *.
Corona in Bavaria: dramatic forecast for the economy
Update, 9:35 a.m .: The Bavarian economy is particularly hard hit by the effects of the Corona crisis . In a calculation published on Tuesday (March 31), the Munich Ifo Institute assumes that the effects on economic growth in the Free State are higher than the German average. If the closings of companies continue for three months, the economic researchers expect costs between 68 and 138 billion euros. In two months it would be 49 to 94 billion.
Instead of slight growth, the Bavarian economy is expected to shrink significantly in 2020. The difference between old and new forecasts for a three-month shutdown is between 10.8 and 22.1 percentage points. "Bavaria is therefore somewhat more threatened than Germany," says Ifo President Clemens Fuest. In a calculation published last week, the Ifo for Germany in the comparable scenario assumed a slump of 10.0 to 20.6 percentage points.
Corona in Bavaria: Germany-wide mask requirement - Söder dodges in the morning magazine
Update, 9.30 a.m .: In the morning magazine of ARD and ZDF, Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder avoided the question on Tuesday morning (March 31) whether there should be a protective mask requirement across Germany. According to Söder , no such obligation is currently planned. The most important thing at the moment is to adhere to the minimum distance.
Germany initially needed more masks , “namely the high-quality masks, the medically perfect masks for all of our staff in hospitals and medical practices *. That alone is missing. That is why it is important that we do not start by discussing an obligation, but rather procurement. ”Söder advocated“ national emergency production ”.
Corona in Bavaria: Bavarian cabinet advises on measures
Update of March 31, 7:36 a.m .: Together with Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD), the Bavarian cabinet wants to advise on Tuesday (10.30 a.m.) about measures to counter the current corona crisis. Among other things, the focus will be on better interlinking aid funds from federal and state funds as well as the decision on extended exit restrictions. Prime Minister Markus Söder ( CSU ) said on Monday that the exit restrictions that had been in effect since March 21 should be extended until April 19. The head of the CSU had also called for better cooperation between the countries in the medical treatment of seriously ill corona patients.
Corona in Bavaria: violation of exit restrictions - Landshuter has to go to prison
Update from 9:33 p.m .: Because he has repeatedly violated the exit restrictions applicable due to the corona crisis, a man in Landshut now had to go to prison . Local police had twice caught the 27-year-old meeting with a friend to drink alcohol and smoke.
For this he had already had to pay a fine of several hundred euros. Now the man has to go to prison after his third violation. "We pulled him out of traffic for a week," said a police spokesman on Monday, according to a Focus.de report. The culprit must now remain in the Landshut prison until the originally intended end of the exit restriction on April 3 . It is not yet known how the extension of the exit restriction to April 19 will affect his stay in prison.
Corona virus in Bavaria: three more deaths in a Würzburg nursing home
It is incomprehensible that some citizens still do not understand the seriousness of the situation, given the increasing reports of rising infection numbers and Covid 19 deaths . Bavaria in particular has now become a corona hotspot within Germany. It was only on Monday evening that it became known that three people had died in a nursing home in Würzburg as a result of Covid 19 disease.
In the midst of this crisis, Andreas Czerny , managing director of the Landesverband der Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO) in Bavaria , raises the alarm. "It is currently simply impossible to implement the instructions issued by the Bavarian Ministry of Health for old people's and nursing homes, inpatient facilities for integration assistance and outpatient care services," criticizes Czerny, "because our facilities still lack the essential prerequisite for this : protective equipment for our specialists . "
Corona virus in Bavaria: AWO makes an urgent request to the Ministry of Health
This included breathing masks as well as protective gowns and glasses . Without this equipment in sufficient numbers, there could be no question of nationwide protection against infection, neither for the persons cared for, nor for the staff, emphasized Czerny. "This is terrifying, but currently the reality in affected facilities and to deny this would be whitewashing." The AWO therefore calls on the Bavarian Ministry of Health to equip the relevant services with the necessary protective equipment.
Update from 6:22 pm: As a result of the Corona crisis , it was decided in Bavaria to lift the ban on Sundays and public holidays for trucks . The Free State has now extended this regulation. It is now valid until April 19 , the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior announced on Monday in Munich. "In the coming weeks we will have to make sure that our shops and companies can be supplied with goods around the clock in the best possible way," said Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU).
At the beginning of March, the ministry eased the Sunday driving ban for the transport of durable food and hygiene articles for retailers in Bavaria. This easing should definitely continue until May 30, 2020.
The corona crisis also welds German politicians together. They are unusually unanimous when it comes to announcing the exit restriction. One stands against the rest.
Coronavirus in Bavaria: 245 new Covid 19 cases were confirmed in Munich on Monday
Update from 16.55: The number of newly infected with the coronavirus in Munich has continued to increase, as the state capital reports. On Monday (as of 1:30 p.m.) 245 new cases were confirmed. This means that a total of 2,501 infections are currently registered in the state capital. Last Sunday, 176 people were still infected.
These figures include 250 people who have already been cured, and unfortunately also a fourth and fifth confirmed death: A 68-year-old from Munich and a 66-year-old from Munich died of Covid-19. To date, three confirmed coronavirus-related deaths have been reported.
Update from 4:50 p.m .: Three times a man in Landshut is said to have violated the exit restrictions in connection with the corona pandemic - now he is in jail . As the police reported on Monday, the 27-year-old had met with a friend outside on Saturday to drink alcohol and smoke . According to the announcement, he had already received two reports of violations of the restrictions and paid several hundred euros in the days. Nevertheless, the man had shown himself inconsiderate. "We pulled him out of traffic for a week," said a police spokesman. The 27-year-old is to remain in custody in the Landshut prison until the weekend.
Corona virus in Bavaria: Markus Söder guarantees help for hotspots in Bavaria
Update from 4.15 p.m .: Markus Söder sees Erding as one of the Bavarian hotspots of the Corona crisis. Freising is even more affected. The Prime Minister assures help.
Update from 2:46 p.m .: Medical practices are increasingly under pressure due to the lack of protective masks . Around 60 practices had therefore ceased operation by the end of last week, the Bavarian Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KVB) announced on Monday on request. "Two weeks ago, there were still individual cases that practices close, doctors are now increasingly announcing that they will close their practices," said a spokesman.
Other individual batches with masks from the federal government's order had indeed arrived at KVB. In some cases, however, the necessary certification, which should now be achieved retrospectively, is missing. There is still no relaxation in terms of equipping the practices with the urgently needed protective equipment. "We are still a long way from satisfactory delivery of all around 18,000 practices in the Free State," said the spokesman.
Coronavirus: Söder extends exit restrictions until the end of the Easter holidays
Update from 1:41 p.m .: The exit restrictions in Bavaria that have applied since March 21 due to the corona virus will be extended until the end of the Easter holidays on April 19. This was said by Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) at a press conference in Munich on Monday.
Söder once again warned against a premature debate about an exit strategy from the current restrictions due to the corona crisis . There is no reason to give the all-clear, so it is not the time for a hasty exit or a corresponding debate. "An exit debate, as understandable as it is, is now out of time." As with other illnesses, if you get up too early, you risk relapse . Together with the federal government, however, one has “all developments in view and all time axes in mind”.
According to the Bavarian Prime Minister, no protective mask requirement is currently planned in supermarkets, as is the case in Austria in the future. He does not rule out that this could also be a conceivable possibility in Germany, said Söder in Munich on Monday. However, he emphasized: "At the moment it is not planned to do that." There are currently no further tightening of the current requirements and tightening planned.
Bavaria: 14,437 people tested positive for corona virus - statistics give hope
In the Free State, 14,437 people have now tested positive for the new coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 , as Söder also reported. According to the information, 133 patients who were infected with the coronavirus have died so far. Söder emphasized that the initial restrictions had initial effects, "the curve flattens out". Currently, the number of infected people doubles every 5 days, before the measures the number doubled every 2.8 days.
In order to care for Corona patients in Bavaria, the Free State wants to significantly increase its clinical capacity with auxiliary hospitals . According to Markus Söder, the plan is to rebuild or reactivate up to 26 clinics . As a result of the increasing number of cases, a significantly higher need for nursing beds in the clinics for infected people must also be expected in Bavaria. The transfer of doctors is currently being prepared.
Söder believes that the federal states need to coordinate better with each other when it comes to the medical treatment of corona patients. Since some federal states such as Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg are significantly more affected than others, Germany will have to consider how distribution can work, Söder said. There is currently still a lot of need for optimization and improvement. In Bavaria there are already some municipalities like Rosenheim in Upper Bavaria, where the clinic's capacities are being used. Therefore, it is already being organized here by relocating the Covid 19 patients to other hospitals in the rest of the Free State.
Corona virus in Bavaria: rapid tests should come - grants are increased
Starting in May, there will be new rapid tests for the corona virus in Bavaria. This was announced by Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger (free voters) . He had received feedback from Bavarian companies that "large numbers" of rapid tests would be possible by early May. "Then we can say in a few minutes whether someone is positive or negative," he said. So far, the tests have taken several hours
In the Corona crisis, the state government wants to increase financial aid for troubled medium-sized companies in the face of the impending wave of bankruptcies. "Starting tomorrow, all rates will be raised again," said Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger. As a maximum subsidy, companies with between 50 and 250 employees can apply for 50,000 euros in emergency aid, up to now 30,000 euros. At the lower end of the scale, one-man and one-woman businesses can receive 9,000 euros subsidy instead of the previous 5,000 State government did that at the cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) has praised the behavior of the vast majority of the population in the Corona crisis. Most of the fellow citizens observed the exit restrictions and prohibitions and behaved very reasonably and responsibly, said Herrmann on Monday in Munich. The police will stop the others who acted irresponsibly and without consideration.
Söder provides information on coronavirus measures in Bavaria: Read the press conference
Update from 1.33 pm: The press conference is over.
Update from 13:32 : Söder appeals to employers for graduation. Some jobs work closely together, so it is particularly important to protect employees. "In the end, we need more masks and they have to be procured nationally and internationally," said Söder.
Update from 1:28 pm: Herrmann also comments on Mitterteich , a corona hotspot in Bavaria. "They are really working on the limit there." If the clinic could no longer accommodate anyone, surrounding hospitals would be ready. The Amberg and Regensburg clinics are available, for example. "Nobody has to worry that nobody can be cared for anymore," explains Herrmann.
Update from 1:26 pm: Joachim Herrmann comments on the anchor devices , in which there would have been “one or the other corona case”. The average occupancy in the rooms is now lower, which also reduces the risk of infection. Some facilities are in quarantine, but the majority are receptive. "But we do everything for the health of the people who are housed there," said the Bavarian Interior Minister.
Update from 1:19 p.m .: "We are noticing that China is currently opening up a bit," said Aiwanger when asked about the protective masks. There may be the possibility to get some from there again.
Corona in Bavaria: violations of exit restrictions - Söder informs at press conference (icon image)
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Corona virus in Bavaria: no supply shortages for the essential
Update from 1:14 p.m .: In Bavaria, according to the state government, there are no further supply bottlenecks for the essential. Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger (free voters) said this in Munich on Monday. "There will be no shortages for the foreseeable future." According to Aiwanger, this also applies to electricity, water and energy.
Update from 1:11 p.m .: Journalist questions are now answered. In Austria, for example, a protective mask requirement is to apply in supermarkets from Wednesday, does that also threaten Bavaria? "Austria is clearly ahead in terms of infection," said Söder. But he explains: “We are also concerned with the idea. I do not rule out that this is also a conceivable measure ”. However, it is currently not planned.
Update from 1:07 pm: "It is important to continue the measures," explains Huml. The material should also continue to be taken care of so that those who help are well protected.
Update from 1:02 pm : Bavaria's Minister of Health Melanie Huml speaks after Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann. "I would like to thank all the clinics that have already made sure that there are free beds available".
Joachim Herrmann on Corona crisis in Bavaria: 50,000 checks on the weekend
Update from 1 p.m .: There were 50,000 inspections in Bavaria at the weekend, and there were more than 7,000 violations on Saturday, more than 1,800 on Sunday. 2,200 "punishments" had been initiated on Saturday, and another 1,000 on Sunday, as Herrmann continued reported. "We are a people of 13 million people," he continues, most of whom would behave very sensibly and responsibly. But some are ruthless. "I can only appeal again," says Herrmann, who asks people to observe the requirements.
Update from 12.57 p.m .: Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann speaks and thanks all helpers in the local election. "These elections were very, very important to us" because democracy should not have a break even in times of crisis. Now you have mayors and district administrators who have a clear vote in the back.
Organizationally, the elections were a big challenge, Herrmann said. No municipality was prepared for the decision that the election would only take place as a postal vote . "Many thanks also to the employees of Deutsche Post," said the Bavarian Minister of the Interior. The turnout in the postal vote increased compared to the main election, that is "a complete reversal of what is known from the past.
Hubert Aiwanger on Corona crisis: In-house production of protective masks started in Bavaria
Update from 12.55 p.m .: Short-time workers can earn extra money, Aiwanger addresses an important topic. The Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs praised that these would often apply to positions where there was a shortage right now.
Update from 12.53 p.m .: Aiwanger also comments on the masks. Over 10,000 are produced in Bavaria every day. There would be material to sew millions of masks. Over the next few days, each district office will be provided with 1,000 liters of disinfectant. A rapid test is also to be developed in Bavaria. He had received feedback from Bavarian companies that "large numbers" of rapid tests would be possible by early May. "Then we can say in a few minutes whether someone is positive or negative," he said. So far, the tests have taken several hours.
Update from 12. 50 p.m .: Bavaria's Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger speaks directly after Markus Söder. He informs about the emergency aid, "Money for those who need it". Applications are to be processed even faster from tomorrow.
Markus Söder informs about coronavirus in Bavaria: "A bottleneck is and remains the material"
Update from 12.47 p.m .: "Now it is important that we accept this challenge and do not give up too early or become carefree". The important thing now is to save lives, explains Söder. "Please stay healthy," Söder concludes.
Update from 12.45 p.m .: Söder reports of a letter that a ten-year-old girl wrote to him: "Please extend". He can fulfill the wish of the young girl, because the measures are necessary. But he also knows how difficult the situation is for everyone and explicitly addresses the "camp freak" situation.
Update from 12.43 p.m .: A staff of 3000 people is to be built, Söder explains another measure. This is to ensure the tracing of the infection chains.
"A bottleneck is and remains the material," says Söder. "We are in close coordination with the federal government", cooperation is getting better every day. The Free State would have received a million new masks by the weekend, including masks from its own production.
Update from 12.40 p.m .: "We have special hotspots in Bavaria" says Söder and addresses Erding among others. The Free State wants to help there - for example with new doctors or transfers. More tests should also be carried out. Help should also be provided with materials and masks.
Update from 12.38 p.m .: The measures would be checked and evaluated again and again. Proportionality should be taken into account, because "it is a matter of life and limb," said Prime Minister Söder.
Corona: Söder extends restrictions for Bavaria - but statistics give hope
Update from 12.36 p.m .: There would be around 5000 more cases if Bavaria had not decided on the measures. "It is therefore important that we do not allow ourselves to be careless at this point," even if he understands that people want to live freely again. "Thank you all for helping," said Söder. But: "Some overdid it at the weekend," said Söder.
Update from 12.34 p.m .: Markus Söder reports 14.437 infected people, which is more than 1000 new cases compared to yesterday. He also reports 133 deaths. "Everyone hurts incredibly," said the Prime Minister. A slight trend can be seen, the curve of the infections flattens somewhat. Currently, the number of infected people doubles every 5 days, before the measures the number doubled every 2.8 days.
Söder provides information on coronavirus in Bavaria: Free State will extend measures "but not tighten"
Update from 12:32 pm: Prime Minister Markus Söder begins. "The situation continues to be very, very serious," there was no reason to "raise false hopes". Bavaria must also extend the measures, "but not tighten them." The measures are now being extended until April 19.
Update from 12.30 p.m .: The press conference begins. It should be about the current state of the corona virus.
Update from 12.26 p.m .: The press conference with Markus Söder, Melanie Huml, Joachim Herrmann and Hubert Aiwanger will start in a few minutes. Here you can follow the press conference in live stream and ticker.
Bang in Austria: Measures extended in Austria
Update from 11.45 a.m .: bang in Austria. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz went to the press in the morning to talk about the further corona measures . Details leaked in advance: the restrictions in public life would apply for at least another month. The measures could even be tightened, an insider said. Is Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder moving today? He speaks at a press conference at 12:30 p.m. A key point is likely to be the exit restrictions. There is little doubt that they will be extended.
Corona virus in the Free State: Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder informs at press conference in Munich
Update from 11.03 a.m .: There is another press conference today on the coronavirus situation in Bavaria. Prime Minister Markus Söder, Bavarian Minister of Health Melanie Huml, Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger and Bavaria's Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann will speak at 12.30 p.m. in Munich.
The Stadelheim prison also prepares for the corona crisis. Special rules now apply in Germany's largest prison, as reported by tz.de *.
Corona in Bavaria: violations of exit restrictions - Söder informs at press conference
Original article from March 30th, 7:33 am
The corona virus continues to spread. In Bavaria alone there are 13,263 registered cases, 110 people have already died as a result of the virus. The disaster was declared for the Free State, Prime Minister Markus Söder announced an exit restriction . It is valid until April 3 inclusive.
At the start of the spring weekend, hundreds of people in Bavaria violated the requirements imposed by the Corona crisis. Police reported numerous interventions in almost all government districts related to the exit restriction that has applied since March 21.
Corona virus in Bavaria: violations of exit restrictions in Munich
Longer lingering in public is currently not allowed. According to the police, a group of four in Munich was unimpressed by this and remained lying on the jetty on the east bank of the regatta course. * “When they saw the police approaching, everyone suddenly jumped up and started practicing 'jumping jacks' on the spot . This sudden sporting activity did not help here either. All four were reported to have violated the Infection Protection Act, ”the police said in a press release.
Despite the current exit restrictions due to Corona, many people in the Munich district were drawn into the sun at the weekend. The police had to intervene several times.
Coronavirus in Bavaria: Söder informs about further anti-corona fight at press conference
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) has defended the strict requirements for Bavaria's citizens in the Corona crisis several times. The State Chancellery has now invited to a press conference with Söder on Monday (March 30).
A central point alongside current figures and developments is likely to be whether and until when the extensive exit restrictions, which were initially limited in Bavaria until April 3, will be extended. There is little doubt that they will be extended.
A Munich clinic was quarantined as a result of multiple cases of infection among patients and staff. *
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