The government is still under criticism after the corona test breakdown. Meanwhile, 120 people have to be quarantined. An infected vacationer had previously attended a birthday party.
- The corona test breakdown in Bavaria is still causing waves.
- A special session of the health committee has been called - although the parliament is on the summer recess.
- In the Schwandorf district, an infected holiday returnee was at a birthday party, now 120 people have to be in quarantine (see update from August 18, 8.33 a.m.).
- Here you can find the Corona news from Germany. We also offer you the current case numbers in Bavaria * in a map. The following recommendations for corona protective measures are currently available.
Update from 9:07 p.m.: How dangerous the wave of vacationers is can also be seen in the Starnberg district : There were eight new sick people here yesterday, seven of them returning from travel. Same picture in the Weilheim-Schongau district . Here, the office recorded three newly infected people on one day - all of them came back from vacation. In the Ebersberg district , which was free of corona for weeks, even 27 new cases have been confirmed since Friday. Often those affected are returnees from the Balkans, mostly from Croatia.
Another reason why Bavaria's Agriculture Minister Michaela Kaniber (42) decided yesterday to cancel the planned vacation trip with her family. The parents of the CSU politician originally come from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Meanwhile, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg are calling for a travel warning for Croatia. The Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) and Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) agreed on the move yesterday, it said from the Stuttgart State Ministry. The federal government has to decide. In addition to all the problems, things are not going smoothly at the Corona test stations (for example at the borders).
Update from 4:16 p.m .: Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn wants to cancel the carnival season in winter and spring. He could not imagine the carnival events taking place normally.
Update from 3:14 p.m.: While the number of people infected with the corona virus is increasing across Europe , the trend does not stop at the Free State either. In the state capital Munich in particular, more infections are becoming known every day, which is why health minister Melanie Huml is calling for resignation. 84 new corona cases were reported there on Monday , as the city of Munich announced. Thus the 80 mark was exceeded again for the first time since April .
The R value in Munich is currently 1.54 and is therefore in a very critical range. Particularly worrying: A total of 48 of the cases fall back on returnees who had been tested at the test centers at the airport, motorway or main train station. This confirms the development that holidaymakers in particular are increasingly bringing in the virus from possible risk areas .
Corona in Bavaria: Infected vacationer takes part in a birthday party - quarantine for 120 people
Update from 1:11 p.m.: Are there any nationwide corona rules for festivals and parties ? From Bavaria's point of view , the topic should be on the agenda of the next conference of the federal states. "This topic must be discussed in the context of the Prime Minister's Conference," said State Chancellor Florian Herrmann (CSU). The development with the increasing number of cases confirms “ Bavaria's cautious and circumspect approach to the size of the event. We are monitoring current developments and the new risks of infection very closely. "
The Marburger Bund doctors' association had previously called for nationwide uniform rules for festivals and parties in order to curb the further spread of the corona virus. Upper limits for guests and concepts for ventilation are important. It is currently still open whether there will be a conference of prime ministers in the coming week . August 26th is being discussed as a possible date.
Wrong time specification for the test: infected vacationer takes part in a birthday party - quarantine for 120 people
Update from August 18, 8:33 a.m.: After a confirmed corona case in Bodenwöhr (Schwandorf district), 120 contacts now have to be in quarantine. The contacts were made in the private sector, as the district office announced on its side. As the Mittelbayerische Zeitung reports, a man who tested positive after a trip to Italy had attended a birthday party with around 100 guests - even before he had received his result. The other 20 people are further contact persons of the man.
According to the newspaper, the man had himself tested for free on Thursday at the border near Kiefersfelden on his return and received his result on Sunday - but the man had already celebrated vigorously. According to the newspaper, he told his host that he had been promised at the border that he would be informed within 24 hours of a positive test. Because there was no call, he took part in the celebration.
The sprawling test mishap around holiday returnees hangs heavily in Markus Söder's clothes. Bavaria's Prime Minister is now drawing personal consequences - apart from politics.
A man refused to wear a mask on a train on the Bavarian Regiobahn, although this is mandatory due to Corona. His reason: He was the "King of Bavaria".
After a test breakdown in the Free State: Opposition calls for a special session - Greens with violent words: "Go to Söder ..."
Update from August 17th, 10:10 p.m.: The embarrassing glitch around the evaluation of tens of thousands of corona tests of holidaymakers returning to Bavaria has still not been fully clarified. Now what is happening has further consequences . Although he already spoke about the matter together with Health Minister Melanie Huml (CSU) at a press conference, Prime Minister Markus Söder and State Chancellor Florian Herrmann (both CSU) will now have to answer questions in the Bavarian Parliament on Wednesday (August 19) . The opposition parties SPD, FDP and Greens had called for the special session . A few days later, however, there is a serious suspicion. Minister Huml probably knew about it days beforehand.
Because of Corona, many Germans spend their holidays in the Bavarian forests instead of on the Ballermann. Nature is not always taken into consideration - but there are also positive consequences. *
Corona test breakdown in Bavaria: Opposition calls for special meeting - Hofreiter with harsh criticism of Söder
Despite strong criticism from the opposition, Herrmann had recently vehemently defended the Bavarian government's actions. After the accusation had arisen several times that Söder had accepted impurities in carrying out the tests with his “rushing ahead”, which was only driven by his ambition , Herrmann said on Monday in an interview with the radio station Bayern 2: “Crucial was that we started testing as early as possible. The process is now complete. You have to look into the future now . "
Nevertheless, there are still 46 holiday returnees who tested positive and did not know anything about their infection with the coronavirus, as they could no longer be assigned by name after a data breach . The probability that they can still be found is rated as very low .
The Greens parliamentary group leader in the Bundestag, Anton Hofreiter , was particularly clear in his criticism. He told the Passauer Neue Presse that Söder is about self-expression in the Corona crisis . For him it was about "
presenting himself as a class leader in crisis management". Hofreiter added: "At Söder, demands and reality differ widely."
Update from 3:36 p.m.: New corona numbers are now known for the Bavarian capital Munich . Last Friday (August 14), 53 infections were reported, on Saturday (August 15) 27 and on Sunday (August 16) 49 new corona cases . This means that a total of 7718 infections have been confirmed in Munich so far . This figure includes 7,012 people who have already recovered and 223 deaths . A total of 129 cases were reported from Friday to Sunday. With 53 new infections, Friday recorded the strongest increase since May 13, at that time there were 72 cases.
The 7-day incidence for Munich is 17.60. The number of reproductions for Munich is 1.17 (as of August 16)
In # Munich, 53 new #coronavirus cases were confirmed on Friday, August 27th and on Sunday, August 16th (as of 11:59 p.m.). This means that a total of 7,718 infections have been reported so far. More information at https://t.co/8EsX6vLnyK pic.twitter.com/2TQnMWgbrN
- City of Munich (@StadtMuenchen) August 17, 2020Bavaria causes a stir again: Corona tester infected with virus himself - opposition with anger at Söder
Update from 12:17 p.m.: The test breakdown in Bavaria is still causing a stir and now continues to occupy the state parliament (see first report). Now it became known: An employee of the service provider Eurofinds , who carries out corona tests at motorway service stations for the Free State of Bavaria, has tested positive for the virus according to research by Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR). The transmitter cites the local health department. Several contacts, including volunteers from the Red Cross, Malteser Relief Service and Technical Relief Organization , are therefore in quarantine, it said on Monday.
Corona test breakdown in Bavaria: "Fighting a pandemic is always about time"
State Chancellery boss Florian Herrmann (CSU), who recently also became the Bavarian state government's corona coordinator, has meanwhile defended the government's approach. “It was crucial that we started the tests as early as possible,” Herrmann told the radio station Bayern 2 on Monday. It was accepted that the test system was not so perfect at the beginning. " Fighting a pandemic is always about time," said Herrmann.
When asked whether the 46 who tested positive before August 11th could ever be found, Herrmann said: “The process is now complete. You have to look into the future now. ”The test centers are very well received by those returning from vacation, the process is now digitized from start to finish, and the susceptibility to errors is significantly lower.
Chancellor Angela Merkel was also in the line of fire after the debacle in Bavaria. Now she apparently reacts with a backward roll.
After a breakdown in Corona tests: Opposition rages, special meeting is scheduled - "Söders haphazardly rushing ahead"
First report from August 17, 9:38 a.m .: Munich - Melanie Huml decides on a press release on Sunday . Her ministry put off for several days when asked about the processing of test breakdowns on highways and airports. Then yesterday came a brief explanation. Of 949 positive Corona * tests, 903 were assigned by noon on Sunday. However, the personal data are missing for 46 tests *, now the police are helping .
Errors in corona test centers: that is very, very annoying. This must be fixed immediately and must not happen again. All structures are to be checked immediately. Unfortunately, I have to cancel my visit to the North Sea. Bavaria goes first.
- Markus Söder (@Markus_Soeder) August 12, 2020Corona test breakdown in Bavaria: More than 100 infected people do not yet know
"It was important that as many test subjects as possible could now be identified," Huml is quoted as saying. Later in the afternoon a press spokesman added that 59 of the 903 positives assigned were not informed. So there are still more than 100 corona infected people running around who don't know anything about it.
The opposition is dissatisfied with the state government's crisis management . "The state government got hopelessly entangled in its test chaos," says FDP parliamentary group leader Martin Hagen. "The omissions have not been properly dealt with," says Landtag Vice President Markus Rinderspacher (SPD). "Many questions are unanswered."
After Corona test failure in Bavaria: special meeting requested - Huml should comment
In order to clarify these questions, the Greens, SPD and FDP have now requested a special session of the health committee for Wednesday , even though parliament is actually on the summer break . “We expect the minister to be available to answer questions,” says Hagen. Rinderspacher has already formulated a number of open points: “Is there any information about the places of residence of those tested today? In which holiday countries were you infected? What are the total costs? "
Despite the summer break, there is a special meeting of the state parliament's health committee on Wednesday. At the request of the Greens, SPD and FDP. @MelanieHuml has agreed to participate. There are many questions ... #Test chaos #Bavaria
- MSchier (@mikeschier) August 16, 2020Corona in Bavaria: Criticism after test failure - Söder's planless approach?
“Söder's haphazard rushing ahead may benefit his image as a determined doer, but it has proven to be detrimental in the matter,” says Hagen. “Instead of activism, a strategy coordinated between the federal and state governments is needed for the management of return travelers.” Travelers from risk areas should have priority. "The responsible authorities must finally be put in a position to work quickly and reliably in terms of personnel and technology."
The Greens also have questions, but above all want to look ahead: "How can the gaps in the returnees from risk areas at Bavaria's airports be closed?" Wants parliamentary group leader Ludwig Hartmann to know. “What preparatory steps can be taken to be better prepared for the identification of new risk areas?” Söder * and Huml would have to “base their actions on what is affordable and justifiable” in future.
Corona test breakdown in Bavaria: Huml appeases voluntary helpers
Huml is trying again to alleviate the displeasure of the volunteer helpers . “Without our volunteers, it would not have been possible to set up the test stations and put them into operation so quickly. It was crucial to start the tests as soon as possible. ”The State Office for Public Health has now set up a hotline for all those who are still waiting for their results - from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the phone number 0 91 31/68 08-51 01. * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
A dispute about the corona mask requirement has escalated in a beer garden in Pilsting, Lower Bavaria. In the end a police dog bit down. *
Federal ministers also have to take a rest. A minister from Angela Merkel's cabinet takes a break on the beach in Sylt. Can you guess who it is?
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