Corona in Bavaria: Highest number of cases for months - Söder announces much stricter rules

Markus Söder is fighting for uniform corona protective measures at the conference of the heads of state in Berlin.

Now he's announcing what's going to change in Bavaria.

• Markus Söder (CSU) announced today (October 15) which new corona rules will apply in Bavaria.

• At a slaughterhouse in Anzing, employees were infected with corona (update from October 15, 12 noon).

• You can find an overview of the current number of cases * in Bavaria on our map.

• This news ticker is updated regularly.

Update from 2:43 p.m.:

The press conference is now officially over.

Update from 2:38 p.m.:

The verdict in the case of the

accommodation in Baden-Württemberg will be

carefully, says Söder.

It may also have an impact on Bavaria.

The existing guideline will be retained until at least the beginning of November.

Update from 2:36 p.m .:

"European prosperity is at stake," says Söder.

You have to act quickly and consistently so that you don't lose out later.

Press conference with Söder and Aiwanger: The new rules should apply from Saturday at the latest

Update from 2:33 p.m.:

Prime Minister Söder emphasizes once again that Bavaria's own regulations will apply.

The requirements of the Prime Minister's Conference have been tightened again.

They should apply from tomorrow (Friday, October 16) or from Saturday at the latest.

Update from 2:24 p.m.:

You want to avoid

public transport, retail, trade fairs and public events where there is a corresponding hygiene concept.

Most infections can be traced back to the private sector, says Söder.

Therefore, special attention will be paid to this area.

Update from 2:20 p.m.:

You always have to pay attention to a balance between prevention and protection of the economy, Aiwanger said.

Some things like parties and celebrations simply cannot be afforded at the moment.

The Minister of Economic Affairs is concerned about the EU countries with high numbers of infections.

They want to avoid that in Bavaria.

This is to keep the economy going.

Press conference with Söder and Aiwanger: From a corona incidence value of 35, measures must be taken

Update from 2:17 p.m.:

Bavaria's Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger is now speaking.

As long as the incidence is below 35, he wants to avoid lockdowns like in the Czech Republic.

Only from a value of 35 or 50 do you have to proceed more strictly.

He hopes that a nationwide regulation on the accommodation ban will come in November.

Update from 2:13 p.m .:

"We know what to

"

Söder, comparing the current situation with the start of the pandemic.

Now it depends on each individual and discipline, the country manager continues.

"In Bavaria one remains with caution and caution."

Update from 2:10 p.m.:

From an incidence value of 50, there is also a mask requirement for elementary schools.

The curfew will then be brought forward to 10 p.m.

"I know that this is not easy for the Minister of Economic Affairs - also for the catering industry," says Söder.

Private meetings are then limited to five people.

These measures will initially apply for the next four weeks.

However, the situation is reassessed every week.

Press conference with Söder and Aiwanger: The Corona traffic light is now also coming in Bavaria

Update from 2:05 p.m.:

Bavaria gets the corona traffic light.

Green goes up to an incidence value of 35. From this limit, yellow follows.

This is accompanied by a stricter mask requirement.

"In places where people cannot avoid each other, the mask is the means of prevention." There is also a general curfew from 11 p.m. in the catering trade.

There is also a ban on the sale of alcohol.

In addition, only ten people are allowed to meet.

Update from 2:01 p.m.:

Markus Söder opens the press conference.

He emphatically repeats the credo “We don't want a lockdown”.

But in reality one is approaching a lockdown again.

Because the numbers in Germany are at their highest level since the outbreak of the pandemic.

In Bavaria they have risen above the 1000 cases for the first time.

The incidence value in Bavaria is currently 33.3.

This puts the state in seventh place in Germany.

Update from 1:58 p.m.:

Is the ban on accommodation shaking in Bavaria?

It has become apparent that Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger (FW) is against the ban.

Update from October 15, 1:38 p.m.:

In a few minutes,

front of the cameras.

In a

after the meeting with his cabinet, he announced the innovations

for the Free State

after the

Conference

yesterday in

.

Here you can follow live what is

changing

in

.

Corona in Bavaria: There were several cases of infection at a turkey slaughterhouse

Update from October 15, 12:00 p.m.: Corona cases

in meat processing companies have now become a well-known and annoying topic.

It has now been announced that the employees of a

in the

district

have been infected

with

.

On Wednesday, 39 employees in

tested positive for the virus.

Not the first time that the

attracted negative attention.

The company was recently

criticized for

.

Due to the new cases in

, the previously low number of cases in

rose by leaps and bounds.

The

reported a

of 73.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants

for the district on Thursday

.

The district administrator is now considering which measures he wants to introduce.

In the neighboring

(81.5) and

(54), the incidence values ​​are above the threshold value 50.

Corona virus in Bavaria: Ice hockey team from Weiden infected

Update from October 15, 10:29 a.m.:

In

,

Upper Palatinate

, there was a

at the local

.

The managing director Frank Vordermeier said on Wednesday: "We now have 15 confirmed cases in the 1st team." There are also said to have been first cases in the junior teams of the U20 and U17 - the

are still pending.

All team members are currently in a

.

The

in the team also have an impact on the

the city.

According to the

*, the city of

a

of 72.5 (as of Thursday).

A day earlier, the value was still below the critical threshold of 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

Now the city wants to

implement

far-reaching

to contain the

.

Among other things, only a maximum of five people from two households are allowed to meet in public spaces.

Corona in Bavaria: Söder wants to announce new measures for the Free State in the afternoon

Update October 15, 6:18 a.m.:

After the exhausting

on the

against the

, the Bavarian

wants to

decide

on the immediate consequences for

on Thursday

.

It is now a matter of sharpening some points and anchoring the decisions made, said Prime Minister

(CSU) on Wednesday evening after the approximately eight-hour deliberations of the federal and state governments in Berlin.

Due to the long duration of the meeting in the Chancellery, the meeting of the Council of Ministers was pushed back by two hours to 12 noon.

At 2 p.m. there is to be a

in

.

At the Corona summit with the Prime Minister, Angela Merkel chose drastic words in view of the situation.

The decisions reached were apparently not enough for her.

Corona in Bavaria: After the marathon in Berlin - Söder with drastic words about the current situation

Update, 10:24 p.m.:

After a long negotiation marathon, Chancellor Merkel (CSU), Berlin's Mayor Müller (SPD) and Bavaria's Prime Minister Söder (CSU) appeared in front of the press at 10:15 p.m.

Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the round with warning words.

The growth that is currently taking place in Germany is already exponential.

Act now to prevent a lockdown.

restrictions are imposed both outside and inside

in Corona hotspots 

.

First, rules are made for a certain period of time, because the current figures reflect the situation ten days ago.

Travel that is not urgent is not recommended, says Merkel.

This particularly applies to risk areas.

A curfew for the catering industry is also part of the measures that have been taken for hot spots.

Berlin's mayor Müller also begins his part with warning words.

There had been constructive but also controversial discussions.

However, the results are satisfactory, said Müller.

It is important to comply with the applicable measures.

This will also be strictly controlled.

Then Prime Minister Söder took the floor.

"We

" said Söder.

"We have to raise awareness of what it is actually about".

A second lockdown would fundamentally damage Germany's prosperity.

It is therefore urgently necessary to implement what has been decided.

Corona shows in the rest of Europe that it is still dangerous.

The CSU boss suspects that the situation could even be worse than in spring.

"There is so much at stake," said Söder.

That concludes the statements of the politicians.

Update, 9:15 p.m.:

In Berlin, the

Conference

is currently still 

 against the corona virus in Germany.

A press conference with Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU), Berlin Mayor Michael Müller (SPD) and Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) was actually planned for this afternoon - but the politicians

.

Corona in Bavaria: is the curfew coming?

Negotiations are ongoing in Berlin

But the first information has already leaked that is also important for Munich.

In the future, 

 should be allowed to meet

if the incidence value in the region is over 50.

If this regulation does not have the desired effect, it should be restricted to five people or members of two households.

However, the final decision on the concept is still pending.

This is reported by bild.de.

It also states that with an

 should apply

This means that Munich in Bavaria, for example, would currently be affected by this new measure.

The politicians' negotiations continue at the moment.

Update from October 14th, 3:52 p.m.:

In

Lower Bavaria

(Landshut district) there has now been a major outbreak of

.

The reason was probably an illegal

in a machine hall.

So far,

20

of the up to

tested positive for the

.

These are men and women between the ages of 25 and 32.

The

this today.

Now the employees of the office are trying to

find

more

to prevent

the

from

spreading

.

Three siblings had invited

to the celebration in a

on a

.

The party - with a beer barrel and live music - took place on October 3rd.

But the

was

only

informed

yesterday

.

Since then,

confirmed.

"It is currently known that, among other things, a

from the region was

infected

with the

- she was visited by participants in the unapproved

in

for

," said the

.

Initially, the organizers probably tried to get the

to keep silent about the event.

But now there is an

against the three

and now they are calling on their guests

to report

to the

.

Guests from the

were probably also

present

at the

.

These are now also requested to report to the authorities.

Corona in Bavaria: Prime Minister Markus Söder calls for uniform rules for all of Germany

(Initial report)

- In many parts of

- but also in the rest of

- the number of

continues to

rise

.

A dramatic development that can only

be countered

with stricter

for everyone, according to the opinion of the

(CSU).

He will travel to

on Wednesday (October 14th)

to promote

uniform

throughout

at a conference of the heads of state

.

Coronavirus in Bavaria: Measures for hotspots also help other municipalities

Since the virus * not just do in my country or city boundaries, advocates

on the

to strengthen everywhere.

In an interview with the

, the

said

that “clear rules are needed for everyone”.

Areas with low

should

implement the same guidelines as so-called

.

“Possibly this also means applying the same concepts to those who have even lower values ​​that we now have with those who have higher

.” This also includes

for private parties and events.

The

, "more mask, significantly less alcohol and a clear restriction at parties and celebrations in the private sector", says

.

#Corona does not stick to national borders, says @Markus_Soeder It therefore needs a common line, a uniform approach #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/LCYqAvzunL

- ZDF heute journal (@heutejournal) October 13, 2020

also

looks

at the other countries in

with concern

.

The situation there is similar to that in spring.

The numbers would

explode

around

.

There are

everywhere,

such as in the

, according to

in an

with

Something wants

for

necessarily prevent.

“The numbers are growing exponentially here too.” In many regions they are “too high too early”.

He therefore once again appealed to the common

.

This is the only way to

prevent

major damage to

and the

.

"If we don't act quickly and consistently, then worse threatens."

Coronavirus in Bavaria: Söder holds on to the controversial incidence value

There has been criticism of the threshold value of the

of 50 for a

long time

. Söder defended the number, however.

"If the numbers jump over significantly, then the health authorities no longer have a chance to follow up." The

remains

tough

when it comes to

.

Anyone who is unreasonable must

expect

a corresponding

.

In

, for example, a violation of the mask requirement costs 250 euros.

This is how high the

should be

in the rest of

, if it were up to

.

The head of state also

continues to

consider the

on

to be sensible.

Only those who have a negative

allowed to

in

.

"It would be best if people wouldn't drive back and forth across the area, not drive everywhere and then end up with

or

bring

with them," says

.

Only if the same philosophy prevails in the guidelines in Germany, then it does not matter whether a traveler comes from Berlin or Munich, according to the country manager.

The President of the Leopoldines, Dr.

Gerald Haug, advocates uniform rules.

Corona in Bavaria: Stricter measures apply in Munich

New, stricter

have been in effect in

since Wednesday (midnight)

.

The city has

responded

to the increased

- which was recently well over 50 again.

What

are now in the Bavarian capital, you can read in our review article *.

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