Are parents in Bavaria now getting more relief in the Corona crisis? A new resolution for day care centers has been taken - but there are restrictions.
- Relief for parents in Bavaria: New corona rules will soon apply in daycare centers.
- Family Minister Carolina Trautner announced the decision.
- However, restrictions are still to be expected.
Update from 3:15 p.m.: According to several scientific studies, small children are not drivers of corona infections . This is also underlined by a current request from the social policy spokeswoman for the SPD parliamentary group in Bavaria, Doris Rauscher. In the Free State, only 68 daycare centers were closed due to a Covid-19 infection between mid-March and July. “A total of 330,000 children (56 percent) attended emergency care (until the end of June). There were only 21 children with regard to the emergency care were tested positive, "said a press release of the party.
For Rauscher this is an important indicator to call for schools and daycare centers to be closed only in extremely exceptional situations. “Children have a right to education - even in times of crisis. This must be taken more into account in a risk assessment than before. The first step when the number of infections increases must not be the reflexive closure of facilities! That is disproportionate, the negative social and psychological effects on children must not be overlooked. In addition, a cold nose is often just a sign that the child's immune system is working and not a reason to send the child home again, ”said the politician.
Step-by-step plan for daycare centers: "Children are not virus spreaders!"
Rauscher supports the fact that the state government wants to apply a regionally differentiated plan in the event of a second wave. "However, it is very important to me that daycare centers are not closed completely, even if there is a strong development of infections," she continued. The last few months have shown how important education, contact with people of the same age and togetherness in daycare centers and schools are. “This elixir of life must not be withdrawn from our children again. Children are not virus spreaders ! ”, Said the SPD social politician.
Corona: New daycare plan for Bavaria - great relief for parents - but with one restriction
First report from August 14th, 10:57 am: Munich - Many parents are likely to be very relieved by this news: Children in Bavaria with a mild cold and without a fever are allowed to visit a daycare center again from September 1st . The basis for this is a three-step plan, which is based on the corona warning system applicable in Bavaria , said Family Minister Carolina Trautner (CSU) on Friday (August 14).
Coronavirus in Bavaria: great relief for parents? New daycare plan is coming - with one caveat
It is uncertain whether this regulation will apply at any time and in any place in Bavaria in times of the Corona crisis: Depending on the number of infections in a district or in a city, different measures are possible, according to Trautner . When newly infected within a week more than 50 people per 100,000 inhabitants, should children with mild cold symptoms for example, only on presentation of a negative coronavirus * tests in the Kita are brought.
However, the Family Minister expressed herself with a clear opinion on the care situation of children who attend a daycare center and recently had to stay at home frequently due to the strict Corona * rules . In the future, entry bans should be avoided as far as possible or only apply locally, explained Trautner. “A local closure of facilities is only possible as a last resort. We know how important care is for working parents. "
Coronavirus in Bavaria: New daycare plan is coming soon - strict rules still apply
For weeks, children were not able to visit any facilities at all due to the Corona crisis in Bavaria - it was not until May 25 that the Free State dared to take a step back into normality. First, children who were in the last year before entering primary school were allowed to return. Then, little by little, further easing followed.
However , there are currently still strict rules that apply to children with a runny nose : They are not allowed to attend day-care centers . That will only change with the new daycare plan from September 1st . ( nema with dpa ) (* Merkur.de is part of the Ippen digital network)