Reaction to Corona development in Munich: Far-reaching measures will be lifted - one restriction remains

Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Bavaria has been one of the worst affected countries in Germany.

Nevertheless, measures in Munich are now running out.

• Bavaria's Prime Minister 

  Markus Söder

   (CSU) calls for a nationwide corona traffic light.

• A general ruling in Munich expires on October 1st.

• Here you can find the Corona news from Germany.

  We also offer you the current case numbers in Bavaria in a map. *

Update from September 30th, 6:29 p.m

.: Good news from the

: The

currently

again.

On Wednesday, at

, they were

again below the critical mark of

per

within seven days *.

In the past week, the number had

risen

to

after several employees of a logistics service provider had tested positive and a subsequent

almost

other infections.

In a follow-up test of 494 people on Monday, only

found, as the district office announced on Wednesday.

"I'm relieved that the value fell below 50 today," said District Administrator Werner Bumeder (CSU) *.

He appealed to citizens to adhere to the rules in their private and professional environment in order

to avoid

the incidence value being exceeded again and the associated

.

+

In the Dingolfing-Landau district, the infection curve is apparently flattening again after a corona increase.

© Armin Weigel / dpa

Reaction to Corona development in Munich: Far-reaching measures are expiring

Update from 3:43 p.m.:

In Munich up to ten people can meet again at a pub table from Friday, the

in the

will be lifted.

The bottom line: The

city

's

decree, which is valid until October 1st (tomorrow Thursday)

, will not be extended.

The limitation of the

for private celebrations (25 inside, 50 outside) remains in place for the time being.

From Friday, October 2nd, the #mask requirement for parts of the city center will be lifted again.

The max.

The permitted group size for meetings will then be increased again to 10 people.

On the other hand, the limit on the number of participants at private parties in # Munich remains unchanged.

- City of Munich (@StadtMuenchen) September 30, 2020

Update from 3:04 p.m

.: Despite high corona numbers in parts of Austria, there is now no extension for the

near the border - operations there will be stopped on Thursday night.

The

on Wednesday (September 30).

The state government is sticking to its cabinet decision of September 8th.

An extension was

recently considered because of the

in Austria and the Czech Republic.

"In the case of

, the proportion of people returning from travel to the known new infections has continuously declined in the past two weeks," said

(CSU) in support of the reason.

At the same time, the travel and vacation traffic, which traditionally has its peak during the summer holidays, is over.

"When making this decision, it is also important to recognize that new infections in Bavaria are developing especially regionally," explained Huml.

The existing laboratory capacities should therefore now be used for other purposes.

"In order to be able to reallocate test and laboratory resources appropriately, the scheduled end of the

return travelers remains,

" said Huml.

Corona in Bavaria: Munich's mayor rider with sharp criticism of RKI numbers - Söder government wants stricter rules 

Update from September 30, 2:29 p.m

.: Munich's Lord Mayor

has

sharply criticized

the difference between the corona numbers of the

(RKI) in Berlin and the Bavarian

(LGL).

In the past six months, it was not possible to organize the reporting of the numbers by the LGL to the RKI in such a way that there was no delay, he said on Wednesday in the

.

In view of the technical possibilities, he lacks understanding for this.

"I didn't know that we would ride to Berlin with the horse-riding post."

The numbers reported by the RKI and LGL differed widely in the past week.

This was justified primarily with delays in

.

According to LGL, the critical value of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in Munich was exceeded several times within seven days.

The RKI, on the other hand, reported values ​​below this threshold.

A difficult situation for the state capital.

In

, stricter measures such as a

in parts of the city center or contact

applied from last Thursday

.

On Wednesday, the crisis team wanted to advise on easing or possible continuation of the measures.

But the question was which numbers should apply.

The RKI reported 31.6 newly infected people per 100,000 inhabitants for Munich within a week on Wednesday, a number below the

value

of 35. However, according to the city, this is wrong.

She assumed higher numbers on Wednesday.

Coronavirus in Bavaria: New measures a "step in the right direction"

Update from September 30th, 10:17 am

: The chairman of the German Society for Infectious Diseases,

, has described the federal-state agreement on targeted, regional anti-corona measures as a "step in the right direction".

“In the east, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the

very, very different than in Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg or North Rhine-Westphalia.

That is why it makes sense that we have these adjusted rules that come into force when the epidemic shows certain limit values, ”Salzberger told

on Wednesday

The federal and state governments agreed on regional countermeasures on Tuesday if the number of new infections in districts exceeded certain thresholds.

Then there should be restrictions on the number of participants in private celebrations in these regions.

Regarding the recent increase in the number of corona cases, Salzberger said: "I am worried about these numbers - but these numbers do not worry me as much as in March because the

is much slower." He sees the reason for the increase not only as the fact that one is again more in closed rooms: “Most of what we see now actually

comes from people

returning from

that comes in from the outside and then spreads here explosively, especially at private parties,” he explained.

Corona in Bavaria: Söder government wants to adopt stricter rules - some regions could be hit particularly hard

Update from September 29, 8:03 p.m.:

This Thursday, at the start of October, the

wants to

adopt stricter guidelines for celebrations in regions with

.

The government made up of the CSU and free voters follows the rules that were met at the

.

The focus was on fines for incorrect information on contact lists and upper limits for celebrations.

Corona crisis in Bavaria: Söder rules out border closings

Update from September 29th, 6:24 pm:

There should be no

, said Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU): "One of the priorities should also be that the borders remain open." In addition,

announced

discuss all bilateral corona issues.

Among other things, the Austrian state of Tyrol, which borders directly on Bavaria, was declared a corona risk area by the RKI a few days ago.

In an interview after the press conference, Söder again emphasized the principle for increasing corona numbers:

Corona in Bavaria: Infection numbers continue to rise - Söder on rules for celebrations - "more mask, less alcohol"

Update from September 29, 5:35 p.m.:

In view of the increasing number of

, the federal and state governments want to limit the number of participants in private celebrations: If more than

in a district within seven days

in private rooms, said Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) after consultations with the Prime Ministers of the states.

In addition, a minimum fine of 50 euros is to apply in the future for incorrect personal information on contact lists of restaurants.

Markus Söder (CSU) spoke of a triad of "more mask, less alcohol and smaller celebrations" in connection with rising corona numbers.

Corona in Bavaria: the number of infections continues to rise - sad news from Munich

Update from September 29, 4:55 p.m.: The

Czech Republic has ruled out another

closure

due to the

.

"At the moment there is

no risk to

us from

" said Health Minister Roman Prymula.

The situation is different today than in spring.

While the country

had come

through the first phase of the

well

, the

.

The cabinet is expected to decide on the declaration of a state of emergency on Wednesday afternoon.

has declared the

a

area and issued a travel warning.

In view of the high number of new infections in regions near the border in Austria and the Czech Republic,

is considering

maintaining the test stations on the motorways near the border for the time being.

A

spokesman for the Ministry of Health in Munich announced on Monday evening (September 28) that

the

travelers is currently being examined

.

Corona in Bavaria: Söder at a summit with Angela Merkel - first decision has been made

Update from September 29, 3:52 p.m.:

At a

, the country leaders are currently discussing

.

The

is also involved.

At around 5 p.m., the Chancellor will

speak about the resolutions

at a press conference together with

and Hamburg's First Mayor Peter Tschentscher.

However, a first decision has already been leaked.

As reported by the German Press Agency, the Chancellor and the

agreed 

on a nationwide 

of 50 euros for citizens who give

themselves

in a restaurant

.

At the moment, however, it is still unclear who will

ensure

that these

enforced 

.

We will keep you up to date

on all

in our summit ticker for Germany.

Corona in Bavaria: the number of infections continues to rise - sad news from Munich

Update from September 29, 2:48 p.m.:

The

has now announced the

.

For Monday (September 28),

in the Bavarian capital.

The number is probably not positive for Munich - last only 42 new infections were reported in one day.

Now the value has doubled again.

There is also

: for the first time since August 10, a death related to

recorded.

A total of

11,391 infections have so far been confirmed

in the

.

That number includes 9,769 people who have already recovered and 224 deaths.

The 

 for Munich is 37.92.

The 

is 0.91.

In # Munich, 106 new #coronavirus cases were confirmed for Monday, September 28th.

This means that a total of 11,391 infections have been reported so far.

More information at https://t.co/8EsX6vLnyK pic.twitter.com/DPWb5aVwNZ

- City of Munich (@StadtMuenchen) September 29, 2020

Coronavirus in Bavaria: Large events fall victim to pandemics - traditional trade fair canceled

Update from September 29, 1:55 p.m.:

The

continues - and

continue to fall

victim to the pandemic.

For example, the

, which traditionally

takes place

at the beginning of the year at the

, cannot be held as planned.

"Due to the ongoing

, the date from January 27 to 31, 2021 was canceled in good time," said a message from

.

The leading international trade fair is to be postponed for the first time in history - to a

.

Above all, the

and the

led to this decision, it continues.

Corona in Bavaria: Due to increasing numbers of infections - Ministry of Health is reviewing important measure

Updated on 29 Sept. 13 pm:

In

last Friday (September 25th) were about competed 600 nuns and monasteries employees to Corona series testing.

The

are now

available: Two sisters and one employee have been found to be infected with the coronavirus *.

The

were

housed in

isolation in a

wing, said the Straubing-Bogen district office.

The

is in

at

.

The contact persons of the three infected people - about 30 to 40 people - would be tested again, said a spokesman for the authorities.

Corona in Bavaria: Due to increasing numbers of infections - Ministry of Health is reviewing important measure

Update from September 29th, 8:31 am

: Markus Söder again spoke out in favor of a nationwide binding

for corona measures, this time to the radio station Bayern 2. He had already made this request in the past few days.

Söder also

blamed

private celebrations several times for the increasing number of

.

This should apply to new corona cases at the weekend in Munich.

Accordingly, the cases are due to a wedding, a funeral and a birthday.

# Söder calls for nationwide binding traffic light rules for # Corona measures in the @ bayern2 radio world.

The main problem is private parties.

Infections in #Muenchen on the weekend are due to a wedding, a funeral and a birthday.

- Marc Kniepkamp (@MK_Muc) September 29, 2020

Coronavirus in Bavaria: Extension for the test stations on motorways near the border?

Update from September 28, 8:23 p.m.:

In view of the high number of

, including in parts of Austria, Bavaria is considering an

for the

on the highways near the border.

A

spokesman for the Ministry of Health announced on Monday evening

that the short-term

the test offer for

travelers is currently being examined

.

"This is also happening with a view to the current

in border regions in

and the

, which in the past few days were declared

areas."

Corona in Bavaria: Extension of the test stations for travelers returning

Actually, the cabinet of

on September 8th to close the corona

at the main train stations in Munich and Nuremberg and at the central bus station in Munich at the end of the main summer travel season - by the 30th of September. September, that would be this

Wednesday.

The

are located at the

.

Now this could change again and the date could be postponed.

With a total of

cases,

the

number of

of all German federal states on Monday

- however, the

had not published any current figures on Sunday either.

Overall, the reported

of the 16 states on Monday

known infections with the

Corona in the Free State: Bavaria reports the highest number of new infections

Update from September 28, 7:12 p.m.:

In the

, the

still well above the critical mark of

As the State Office for Health (LGL) reported on Monday, this value of

similar to the previous week.

Corona in the Free State: Several cities and counties on the warning mark

The second highest value in the

was registered with 38.9 in the

district.

As there,

a decrease was found again

in the

, which had

also exceeded

the

few days ago

.

With a

was still just above the warning level of 35. Then came the district of

in the Fichtelgebirge (32.8) and the

(30.5).

So far,

tested positive for the

throughout the Free State

(as of Monday, 8 a.m.).

So far, 2,657 people who were infected with the pathogen have died in the Free State.

Around 59,240 people were considered recovered.

Coronavirus in Bavaria: Is there a trend in Munich?

First report from September 28, 2:55 p.m.: Munich

- Bavaria's Prime Minister

(CSU) has to regularly ask the same critical question.

Although its

among the most prudent and cautious in the republic, the numbers in the Free State have been among the

since the virus * broke out

.

For the CSU boss, this was always due to the proximity to Austria and Italy; even now, travelers returning from the Balkans were considered to be a great risk for

.

Just last week, the

to react to the rapidly increasing numbers and

.

But now there may be signs of a new trend.

Corona in Bavaria: Drastic measures in Munich - a new trend is emerging

As the

reports,

were reported

for Sunday, September 27th

.

A total of 11,287 infections have been confirmed in the state capital so far.

This number includes 9,671 people who have already recovered and 223 deaths.

This means

.

At that time there were 26. The low number is also noticeable in the decisive incidence number.

If this is over 50, like last week in the state capital, drastic countermeasures are initiated.

However, it currently stands at

- and is thus comparatively far from the

.

In # Munich, 42 new # coronavirus cases were confirmed for Sunday, September 27th.

This means that a total of 11,287 infections have been reported so far.

More information at https://t.co/gy6AlreVKK pic.twitter.com/QBixs0cyFo

- City of Munich (@StadtMuenchen) September 28, 2020

Corona virus in Bavaria: Söder calls for nationwide regulation - with consequences for students and the Bundesliga

CSU boss Söder commented on a nationwide Corona traffic light a day before the Prime Minister's Conference.

According to Söder's suggestion, the 

if there are

in a district or in a municipality 

 .

Then tests could be ordered for risk groups, spectators excluded from Bundesliga games and a

from the 5th grade could be ordered.

If the number rises to 50 infected people, according to Söders' proposal, the

,

extended and masking requirements could be introduced in public places.

* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network.

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