Erding is THE corona hotspot in Upper Bavaria.
Did the local authorities make mistakes?
No, they rather tried to strike the important balance between freedom and restrictions, says editor-in-chief Hans Moritz in his comment on the weekend.
So now the U-turn in the Erdinger Corona policy.
The much stricter rules are inevitable, because for weeks the number of new infections on our doorstep has been increasing much faster than in other regions.
Erding is currently THE corona hotspot of Upper Bavaria.
The rules that apply from this weekend should actually have been introduced from an incidence value of 200.
It is now just under 300. Now it would be natural to criticize District Administrator Martin Bayerstorfer for his previously rather liberal line.
But that is not appropriate.
Rather, he has long tried to maintain a citizen-friendly balance between freedom and restriction.
It is important so that the restrictions are understood and, above all, supported.
The fact that there is now a change in direction is not only due to the worryingly high incidence value.
Tighter restrictions are needed because what happened was what could have been avoided in the first wave - major outbreaks in old people's and nursing homes.
Clinic chief physician Prof. Dr.
Jörg Theisen gets to the point when he points out that it makes a big difference whether the high number of cases occurs in young people or in very old people who are usually seriously ill.
Theisen knows: Many home residents who are now testing positive will be in his intensive care unit in a few weeks.
The previous Erdinger corona policy followed the credo from the first wave: It is crucial not to overwhelm the clinical system.
And this is exactly the risk if not massive countermeasures are taken now.
But can you open a drive-in Christmas market while at the same time the right to visit the homes is severely restricted?
Yes, if you want to keep the quoted balance.
It is becoming apparent that Christmas and New Year's Eve will be relatively lonely celebrations.
There is also a need for distraction.
There is nothing wrong with serving roasted almonds or steak rolls from the stand directly into the car, even from an infection protection point of view - not even against mulled wine.
What is not possible, however, is the happy mulled wine round - no matter where, not even in the open air.
There are in Erding.
It is irresponsible.
