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2021-01-16T11:29:19.054Z


Is the introduction of the FFP2 mask requirement at the right time? In any case, 25 cities and counties have exceeded the 200 incidence mark.


Is the introduction of the FFP2 mask requirement at the right time?

In any case, 25 cities and counties have exceeded the 200 incidence mark.

  • Despite the ongoing lockdown and state of emergency corona, the proportion of employees in the home office is currently falling rather than increasing.

    In addition, it concerns the design of the

    FFP2 mask requirement.

  • The

    Bavarian Administrative

    Court confirmed - first applications against the

    15-kilometer rule were

    received.

    (see update from January 14th, 3:36 p.m.)

  • Bavaria is changing its

    vaccination strategy

    and no longer wants to

    keep

    every second vaccination dose available.

    (see update from January 14th, 11:26 am).

  • Here you will find the current

    case numbers in the Free State

    on a map *

    .

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Update from January 15, 8:50 a.m

.:

According to the Robert Koch Institute

(RKI)

, the

corona infection

numbers

in

25 Bavarian districts and cities

are

above the important

limit of 200

per 100,000 inhabitants within a week.

The

highest value

in the Free State reached the

city ​​of Bayreuth

on Friday

with 323.6.

It was followed by the districts of Rottal-Inn (310.3), Kulmbach (286.4) and Regen (270.0).

Corona in Bavaria: The 15-kilometer rule will soon apply in these areas

Thus, the rule now applies in these districts that residents are only allowed to

leave

their homes within a

radius of 15 kilometers

.

The authorities can only override this rule if the value falls below this for at least seven days in a row.

The cities of Passau, Coburg, Rosenheim, Hof, Nuremberg, Schwabach and Fürth also had a value over 200 according to the RKI.

The districts of Wunsiedel in the Fichtelgebirge, Bayreuth, Lichtenfels, Passau, Roth, Berchtesgadener Land, Kronach, Deggendorf, Tirschenreuth, Coburg, Unterallgäu are also above the mark.

Update from January 15, 6.53 a.m.:

In

the Ansbach district hospital

, 33 patients and 29 employees have been proven to be

infected

with the

corona

virus.

The clinic announced.

In order to

contain

the

outbreak

, a

series of tests of

the employees and patients of the psychiatric clinic and geriatric rehabilitation are

currently being organized together with the health

department.

The clinic also announced that it is not clear which route the virus took to the clinic.

All

hygiene measures

required in the hospital

were observed and all regulations necessary in the pandemic were implemented.

Corona in Bavaria: More and more criticism for FFP2 mask obligation - "Actionism"

Meanwhile,

criticism

continues to

hail

in

Bavaria

for the newly introduced

FFP2 mask requirement

in shops and

public transport

, which

Prime Minister Markus Söder announced

on Tuesday (January 12).

Several experts and the

Robert Koch Institute

have already expressed their criticism of the new rule.

Medical expert Andreas Podbielski

 Director of the Institute for Medical Microbiology in Rostock, described Söder's new rule as

“actionism”

.

Corona: is an even harder lockdown coming?

First lawsuits against the 15-kilometer rule

Update from January 14th, 8:55 p.m

.:

Angela Merkel's

plans are

cited

from several sources

, according to which she

wants to move

the federal states to a

tougher, nationwide lockdown

as

soon as possible

.

A

full-day curfew

and

restrictions in public transport

are in the room.

There will be another Prime Minister's Conference next week, in which Markus Söder will also take part.

According to information from

Bild, he was

openly criticized by his colleague from Schleswig-Holstein at a conference of the CDU leadership.

It is not a good thing when countries like Bavaria turn away from the nationwide resolutions so quickly.

Update from January 14, 3:36 p.m.:

For around a week

, there has been a ban

on excursions in

regions with an

incidence

of over 200.

You are not allowed to go further than 15 kilometers from your place of residence for private trips.

Now the spokesman for the

Bavarian Administrative

Court in Munich, Jörg Singer, announced that at least four applications against the rule have already been received by the court.

Among other things, an urgent application was

submitted by

a

lawyer from Aschaffenburg

.

The regulation was not formulated in sufficient detail for his client.

It is neither apparent what is considered to be touristy nor what is to be considered a day trip.

The lawyer is also going against the new tightening of the

contact restrictions

.

He is primarily concerned with the arbitrary and unrelated demarcation of children under three years of age.

Currently, only one household is allowed to meet with one other person - with the exception of children under three years of age.

Another bone of contention in the past few days and weeks were the numerous day

trippers in the Bavarian Oberland

.

Again and again there were quarrels and arguments * between residents and tourists.

Now there should be a

round table

to solve the problems

.

The mayors of Munich and the affected municipalities agreed on this on Thursday.

At the future meeting, representatives from Munich, the Oberland and the tourism associations will come together.

Solutions should also be found for the

situation beyond Corona

.

The first video conference on this was initiated by the Tegernseer Tal tourism company.

Coronavirus in Bavaria: health authorities do not use all available workers

Update from January 14, 2:26 p.m.:

After a request from the Green parliamentary group to the

Ministry of Health

, it turned out that the Bavarian

health authorities

do not employ all possible workers.

Although many offices are working to the limit, the

potential of auxiliary staff

has not yet been fully exhausted.

Therefore, there is no need for an external service provider.

In support of the Ministry stated that due to the high

incidence values

above the 50 new infections per 100,000 people a

tracking

of cases anyway was no longer possible.

For the health policy spokeswoman for the Greens,

Christina Haubrich

, the situation is incomprehensible.

"That makes you suspicious." It has long been known that the

health authorities were working

on the attack, but

could not keep

up with the

follow-up

of contacts.

If in such a situation personnel reserves remain unused, "the

Söder government

must

investigate and intervene".

Haubrich was also

dissatisfied with the

way in which the

contact

was

tracked

.

Contacts would still be noted on a classic note sheet instead of digitally recorded.

There is also no analysis of how long it takes until all contacts can be identified after a positive corona finding.

According to the ministry,

“so far almost exclusively” its own employees have been used

to

trace contacts

.

In addition, around 560 soldiers would support the offices.

Corona in Bavaria: International craft fair canceled

Update from January 14, 12:10 p.m.:

Due to the tightened

corona measures

, he had no other choice.

On Thursday, the President of the Central Association of German Crafts (ZDH), Hans Peter Wollseifer, had to announce the cancellation of the

International Crafts Fair *

(IHM) in

Munich with a

heavy heart

.

"The decision to cancel was very difficult for us, because our craft businesses need trade fairs to present their products, innovations and services and to use the contacts to initiate business."

This is the

second time

that the annual

craft summit will

not take place due to the pandemic.

The fair had

to be canceled

last year due to the

corona pandemic

.

As a result, there will be no “top-level discussion of German business” with

Chancellor Merkel

in Munich this year, said Wollseifer.

The next

IHM

is now planned for March 2022.

Corona lockdown easing for the retail sector in Bavaria is excluded for the time being

Update from January 14, 11:26 a.m.:

After the advance of Bavaria's Minister of Economic Affairs

Hubert Aiwanger

(Free Voters), you could think about store openings in February, Health Minister

Klaus Holetschek

(CSU)

reacted

.

He doesn't believe in the idea of ​​his coalition colleague.

“I understand people's desire for normalcy.

But in view of the mutated virus in Great Britain and Ireland we have to be careful, "he told the

Nürnberger Nachrichten

.

He does not expect any easing in February.

Aiwanger

brought up the idea of ​​slowly opening various retail areas on Wednesday after the

FFP2 mask requirement was

introduced

for Bavaria

.

You could reopen things that you couldn't do with a clear conscience without the masks, said the Minister of Economic Affairs.

Holetschek

fought back: "We are in the middle of winter and should not raise false hopes, but stick together." The health minister drove away, one can now in good conscience still no date for

easing in retail

call.

"At the moment there is only one certainty: we have to vaccinate, wear masks and limit contacts."

Corona vaccination in Bavaria: Second dose should no longer be taken

In order to get faster with the

vaccination

against the

coronavirus

, Bavaria has now changed its

vaccination strategy

.

So far, one unit of the Biontech vaccine has been set aside for the second vaccination for each first vaccinated person.

Right now this will finally end up here.

Only a certain reserve should be retained.

"The goal is to vaccinate as much as possible as quickly as possible, and we want to take advantage of all opportunities," Health Minister

Klaus Holetschek

told

the German Press Agency on Thursday.

So far, people wanted to “play it safe.

Because it is very important that everyone

gets

the necessary two

vaccinations

so that full protection can be guaranteed, ”emphasized the Minister of Health.

According to

Holetschek,

the

reason for the change of course is

the information from the manufacturer and the federal government that the

vaccine doses are

now being delivered reliably and predictably.

For the health minister, the risk for the new approach is manageable.

The new regulation applies only to the

Biontech vaccine

.

With the remedy from Moderna, there are far fewer doses so far.

Here the further development would have to be awaited, according to

Holetschek

.

So far (as of Thursday morning) 171,785 people have been vaccinated in Bavaria.

Corona: 30 districts in Bavaria above an incidence value of 200

Update from January 14th, 9:51 a.m.:

The whole

corona rule tightening

and the

lockdown extension

at the beginning of the year have not yet led to any relaxation in Bavaria.

According to the latest report by the

Robert Koch Institute

(RKI), 30 districts and cities in the Free State are still above the

200 incidence mark

.

Particularly strict restrictions apply to the regions concerned.

Among other things, excursions are only possible there within a 15-kilometer radius.

Some districts, like the

Berchtesgadener Land

, even really defend themselves against day trippers.

Anyone who wants to travel here must expect a fine of up to 25,000 euros.

The highest

incidence

figures are the district of Wunsiedel (291.8), followed by the city of Bayreuth (282.1), the district of Kronach (275.7) and the city of Nuremberg (274.1).

There are also over 200 - in descending order: the city of Passau, the districts of Roth, Berchtesgadener Land, Kulmbach, Deggendorf, the city of Coburg, the district of Lichtenfels and the city of Hof.

The districts of Passau, Coburg, Regen, Rottal-Inn, Bayreuth, Tirschenreuth, Ebersberg, the cities of Rosenheim, Landshut, Schwabach and the districts of Donau-Ries, Miesbach, Hof, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen are also above the mark.

The values ​​reported by the RKI in the Unterallgäu district, the cities of Ansbach, Kaufbeuren, Fürth and the Augsburg district are just above the limit.

This status is only a

snapshot

and can change daily.

Corona in Bavaria: 2.5 million FFP2 masks are provided for those in need

4.10 p.m.: What remains of the one hour press conference on the FFP2 mask requirement and home office?

FFP2 mask requirement: The most important news here is the delay

.

After criticism from all ranks, the state government is rowing back here.

There is a

grace period of one week

before a fine is imminent if you do not wear an FFP2 mask in public transport or in the supermarket.

In addition, Söder wants to distribute

2.5 million masks to people

in

need

across

Bavaria

.

How exactly this is supposed to happen remains dangerously vague again.

Apparently the district offices or town halls should take over the distribution.

It was also declared that children up to and including 14 years of age are exempt from the mask requirement.

Adolescents only have to wear an FFP2 mask from the age of 15.

Greater protection factor in everyday life: With FFP2 masks you protect others and yourself much better.

It is about the best possible prevention against a mutated virus.

#corona pic.twitter.com/L1ZgnGoOmd

- Markus Söder (@Markus_Soeder) January 13, 2021

Home office summit:

Here analysis and summary are much more difficult - or very easy, depending on

how you

look at it.

There is nothing new or concrete.

The positions of all parties are the same as before the summit.

The unions would like to have the right to work from home or at least a legally regulated right.

Employer representatives would like to have no binding regulations.

Söder can only deliver a result in-house.

Anyone who is employed by the Free State of Bavaria will in future have the right to work from home - “wherever possible”.

Accordingly, the verdict of the

Greens parliamentary group leader Ludwig Hartmann is

devastating

.

"Söder has not delivered anything,"

says the BR.

He was just disappointed.

Söder, on the other hand, wants today's date to be

understood

as the

“prelude”

to a

long process that has

to be faster.

At the end of the press conference, he compared the home office

project

with

broadband

expansion

in Bavaria.

How happy this picture is, everyone can decide for themselves.

After home office summit: Greens parliamentary group leader disappointed - "Söder did not deliver anything"

3.40 p.m.:

"The result disappoints me," says the Green parliamentary group leader in the state parliament, Ludwig Hartmann.

“Markus Söder actually didn't deliver anything.” Medium-sized companies are against mandatory regulations, says a representative.

Söder wants today's conversation to be understood as the “start” of a long discussion.

He compares the project with the broadband expansion in Bavaria.

With the 2.5 million masks, according to Hartmann, the "implementation" is important.

Hartmann criticizes the mask prices in pharmacies in general.

"This is really usury for me."

Home office and postponement of the FFP2 mask requirement: The press conference in video and text

3:33 p.m.: About the FFP2 masks:

Which specific masks are actually allowed now?

Answer: FFP2 masks or masks with a protective effect comparable to that of the KN95.

The government assumes that there are enough masks for everyone.

In the work area, in the work rooms themselves, there is no FFP2 obligation, says Söder.

The 2.5 million masks for the needy are apparently to be distributed by the district administrators

- in the coming week.

How exactly this should work is also very open.

Obviously

there is nothing specific about the home office.

Söder also remains very vague about the tax incentives and who they are for, employer or employee.

Only the Free State itself, as an employer, guarantees the right to work from home “wherever possible”.

3:25 p.m

.: Now it's the turn of the new Minister of Health.

“We appeal to everyone to adhere to the FFP2 mask requirement,” he says.

Even if there is a week's grace period.

Apparently no concrete results from Söder's home office summit

3:21 p.m

.:

CSU Labor Minister Carolina Trautner

speaks.

"Where home office is possible, it should also take place," she says.

How exactly, however, remains open or up to the companies themselves.

So, as it is up to now.

We will meet again, says Trautner, that is, union representatives and employer representatives.

Translated, that means: Apart from lip service, there is no really specific regulation for more home offices that one could agree on.

Corona in Bavaria: Aiwanger hopes for faster opening through FFP2 mask requirement

3:16 p.m

.:

Aiwanger on FFP2 masks:

“It's good that we focus on quality here.” That also makes the gradual opening of the retail trade easier.

“Perhaps you would rather go back to public transport if the other person wears a proper mask.” Furthermore, “an opening perspective can be displayed much faster for me.

So that from February we may be able to open things better and faster that we might not have opened without a mask. "

Corona November help: Aiwanger promises payment by the end of January - and an increase

3:09 p.m.:

Söder is ready again.

Aiwanger is speaking now.

He assures that the November aid will be transferred by the end of January.

“We are dependent on the federal government,” he says.

At the same time, the federal government wants to work to increase the maximum emergency aid to 100,000 euros.

FFP2 mask requirement in Bavaria: grace period in the first week without fines

3:08 p.m.:

New information on the

FFP2 mask requirement

.

There is a

grace period of one week

.

So a week without fines.

2.5 million masks

are

to be made available

for

those in need

.

3:05 p.m

.: However: if

home office is

possible, there should be a

right

to it - in certain professions.

“In whole or in part,” says Söder.

Partly should also be possible.

The whole thing should be tax-favored.

3:04 p.m

.: Söder makes it clear at the beginning: There is

no obligation

to work from home for the economy.

He wants to create incentives to make more home office possible.

3 p.m.: It is probably also about the design of the FFP2 mask regulation.

2:57 p.m

.: The press conference with the results of the home office summit should start at 3 p.m.

Here live in the ticker and above in the video stream.

Munich, 12.30 p.m .:

- The Corona *

lockdown

in

Bavaria

will be tightened further.

The freedoms of all Bavarians in their private lives and especially in their leisure time are being trimmed ever harder.

The schools and daycare centers are closed.

The only area that is still almost uncircumcised is working life.

At the same time, the corona numbers are stagnating at a very high level.

Home office summit due to the corona situation in Bavaria: Results here live from 3 p.m.

Bavaria's Prime Minister

Markus Söder

has now apparently added one and one together.

Result: A

home office summit

from 1 p.m. via video conference with representatives of the trade unions and employers in Bavaria.

How concrete the results of this summit are and whether there are any, Söder wants to

report

in a

press conference at 3 p.m.

, which we will ticker live here and broadcast via video.

Until then, expectations are high, but so are fears.

Söder

himself said in the run-up to the summit: “It is clear that things have to move when working from home.” It remains to be seen whether this should be based on

specific targets

, as he discussed on Monday, or on

incentives and privileges

.

But the fact is that the home office tool

has recently been used too little

.

Söders Home Office Gifpel - Already demands from both sides and criticism

Bertram Brossardt

, head of the Association of

Bavarian Business

(vbw), on the other hand, warns: In many areas this is not even possible.

On the other hand, many

union representatives are calling

for every employee to have the

right to work from home

, something that even the Greens reject nationwide.

So it's exciting what's coming today.

But you probably shouldn't have too high expectations either.

So it might not have been so stupid from Söder to launch two of his topics nationwide with the FFP2 mask requirement * and the vaccination requirement.

*

Merkur.de and tz.de are part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network.

You can always read all the latest news from Bavaria at

merkur.de/bayern.

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