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.
*
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