Corona summit and the lockdown: Probably no firecracker ban on New Year's Eve

On Wednesday the federal and state governments want to decide how Christmas and New Year's Eve is possible in times of Corona.

Where will fireworks be lit?

• The RKI has not yet given the all-clear regarding new coronavirus infections.

• The federal and state governments want to

  decide

  on

  future measures

  in the corona crisis.

• An extension of the

  “lockdown light”

  is planned - it is unclear whether the “

  firecrackers ban” will come

  on

  New Year's Eve

  .

Update from November 24th, 2020, 6.30 a.m.:

According to a report, the federal states have agreed on a compromise in the debate about a possible fireworks ban on New Year's Eve.

The firecrackers should also be

generally allowed

in

, as the business magazine "Business Insider" reported.

The SPD and CDU-led federal states agreed on this on Monday evening in a joint telephone switch.

The

"in busy places and streets" should be banned, according to the report in the joint decision of the countries.

There should also be no public fireworks.

In addition, the federal states appealed to citizens to refrain from popping this year.

Discussion about fireworks in times of Corona

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Even before the

of the federal and state governments, discussions are stirring about the position paper.

According to "ntv" there is resistance to the

on

.

The federal states ruled by the CDU and CSU have spoken out against such a ban.

They prefer to rely on “recommendation and appeal”.

A ban on pyrotechnics in busy places is, however, conceivable.

The

on

was actually intended to "relieve

and auxiliary staff, keep the capacities of the health system free and avoid larger groups".

Who would be happy about a #Boeller ban:

- Personnel in clinics

- War-traumatized

people - People with fears

- Terrible people

- (domestic) animals

- Environment

Who is strictly against a ban on firecrackers:

- People for whom their "freedom" is more important than their well-being another

- Jens Clasen (@jenshealthde) November 19, 2020

Before the Corona summit: Majority for “firecrackers ban” on New Year's Eve

In times of the

, a representative survey by Civey for “t-online” showed that a majority is in favor of the

on

.

Accordingly, 57.8 percent are in favor of a ban, 36.7 percent are against it.

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At the Corona summit there could be discussions about a “firecrackers ban” on New Year's Eve.

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Extension of the corona lockdown: Strict contact restrictions could apply until mid-January

Initial report from Monday, November 23rd, 2020, 7:33 a.m .:

Berlin - The Prime Ministers want to discuss how to proceed in the

on Monday (

)

before they meet with

on Wednesday (

)

to meet.

According to information from the dpa, a telephone switch for the heads of government is planned for this purpose.

You have received a draft resolution from the chairmanship of the Prime Minister's Conference, which is currently held by Berlin's Governing Mayor Michael Müller (SPD).

In view of the persistently high number of

, an extension of the partial lockdown until well into December and possibly even beyond is likely.

Corona measures due to persistently high numbers of infections

The

dpa reports that

Müller's proposals have so far only been

coordinated

among the

.

However, there should not be a separate draft from the Union-led states and the green-ruled Baden-Württemberg.

In the ZDF “heute journal”, Müller said about his proposal that it was designed for the long term.

Federal Health

(CDU), who wants to create predictability by January 2021

, also calls for a corresponding result for Wednesday

.

The draft paper of the MPK Chairmanship

, which is available to various media, provides for the following:

CONTACT RESTRICTIONS:

People are called upon to avoid any unnecessary contact and to stay at home if possible.

Employers are also asked to enable home offices in an unbureaucratic manner.

The measures applicable for November are to be extended nationwide until December 20.

Countries that have fewer than 35 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within 7 days and show a falling trend for this value should, however, be able to deviate from this.

If there is no significant nationwide downward trend by this deadline, the

should be

extended for 14 days each.

Corona crisis: contact restrictions until mid-January

PRIVATE MEETINGS:

Significant contact

from December 1st through January 17th.

Private get-togethers should be limited to your own household and one other household, but in any case to a maximum of 5 people.

This rule does not apply to children up to 14 years of age.

CHRISTMAS

: How the Christmas days should be spent has not yet been finalized and needs to be discussed more intensively.

According to the ideas of the MPK chairmanship, the

maximum number of

persons for internal and external

meetings

from

could be extended to include

meetings of a household with non-household family members or persons

outside the

household up to a maximum of 5 people.

It is also being considered

extend

this period from

and to set the limit to a maximum of 10 people.

Children up to 14 years of age do not fall under the rule.

Politicians from the federal and state levels agree: It is currently not appropriate to relax the #Corona measures.

According to a preliminary draft resolution for the federal-state meeting on Wednesday, it looks more like an extension of the #LockdownLight.

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- WDR aktuell (@WDRaktuell) November 23, 2020

Corona crisis: ban on fireworks planned

FAIR: The

federal and state governments should seek talks with the religious communities in order to reach agreements for all religious gatherings with the aim of

.

In general, major events should be avoided.

NEW YEAR'S EVE:

A ban on the sale, purchase and lighting of

is planned.

The aim is to relieve emergency and auxiliary staff and keep the capacities of the health system free.

MOUTH AND NOSE COVERING:

There should be an obligation to wear a mouth and nose covering for public transport as well as in closed rooms that are accessible to the public or as part of visitors or customers.

Mouth and nose covering should therefore also be prescribed in places under the open sky where people are in confined spaces.

Those places should be determined by the competent authorities.

A

worn

in workplaces and factories

- this should not apply at the respective workplace if a distance of 1.5 meters to another person can be maintained.

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Christmas in times of Corona: What is possible in 2020?

© Richard Brocken

School in times of Corona - mask compulsory from grade 7

UNIVERSITIES AND UNIVERSITIES

: You should basically switch to digital teaching.

There should only be exceptions for laboratory work, internships and exams.

SCHOOLS:

Students from the seventh grade should also

wear

a

in class

.

Schoolchildren and vocational school students in regions with more than 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants are affected within seven days - which is currently the case in many places.

Schools without corona cases should not be affected.

A test strategy is proposed for schools: If a

occurs in a class

, the class and its teachers should be in quarantine for five days.

Then there will be a quick test and if this is negative, the class can go back to school.

To implement this, the federal government is to provide additional antigen test capacities.

Further measures, such as

should remain a matter for the federal states.

It is also recommended to stagger the start of lessons in order to equalize school traffic.

Corona crisis: State aid should be extended

ECONOMY, CULTURE, TRAVEL INDUSTRY, SOLO EMPLOYEES:

State aid for those affected is to be extended until December 20th.

These are essential for companies and employees and an important element for the "high acceptance" of the necessary

according to the draft.

So far, expenditure in this regard in November is estimated at 15 billion euros.

Aid measures for industries that are expected to continue to face “considerable restrictions” in the coming months are also to be extended until mid-2021.

This applies in particular to the culture and event industry, the self-employed and the travel industry.

RETURNERS:

The home

and contact persons should be set for ten days as a rule - counting from the day of entry or the last day of contact.

STATUTORY HEALTH INSURANCE:

The states want to consult with the federal government on how a tax-financed stabilization of statutory health insurance contributions could look.

The

costs caused

by the

in the health care system could not be cushioned unilaterally by the legally insured.

A solidarity surcharge is being considered.

(ktho / dpa)

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