The corona lockdown was also extended in Bavaria.
That caused horror in the catering industry.
Despair takes over there.
The next
Corona summit was
scheduled for Tuesday, January 19
.
The
lockdown *
has been extended and tightened.
In Bavaria,
FFP2 masks have been mandatory
in retail and public transport
since the beginning of the week
.
Markus Söder could not resist a swipe at the press conference with Angela Merkel (see update from January 19, 9:57 p.m.).
The desperation in the catering industry is increasing after the lockdown extension (see update from January 20, 09:09 a.m.)
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Update from January 20, 10:09 a.m
.: Innkeepers and hoteliers in the Free State
reacted in
horror to the
lockdown extension
until mid-February.
"We are still trying with all our might to
weather
the
pandemic
and look to the second Corona year with confidence.
In view of the renewed extension of the lockdown until mid-February, however,
desperation is
rampant
in large parts of the hospitality industry,
”said the state manager of the Bavarian Hotel and Restaurant Association,
Thomas Geppert
, on Wednesday.
"The lockdown cannot be extended forever
without a real perspective
."
The association demanded
planning security
for companies, guests and employees as well as stable and reliable economic framework conditions.
Software problems with the recently launched
November
aid should finally be resolved.
“This unprofessional and delayed behavior by the federal government is putting livelihoods at risk.
That is irresponsible, ”explained Geppert.
"Woe to one of us pays his taxes just one day too late, but the Federal Minister of Finance does not manage to get the November aid paid out
correctly
at the end of January."
Geppert also called for
the hospitality industry to be gradually opened
if the number of
infections
continues to fall
.
“That does not contradict fighting the pandemic.
We are part of the solution and not the problem, ”said the head of the association.
Corona in Bavaria: Indirect Söder accusation against Pfizer?
Update from January 20, 7.50 a.m
.: Bavaria's Prime Minister
Markus Söder
calls for greater production of vaccines in the Federal Republic in order to have more security of supply.
He indirectly accused the American company
Pfizer of
preferring the USA.
"I don't think that production in America would be canceled," the
picture
quotes him,
referring to Pfizer's surprising announcement that it would temporarily shut down production at its plant in Belgium.
All European countries will therefore
receive
fewer
BioNTech / Pfizer vaccines
in the next few weeks
.
“That is why the efforts to produce vaccines in Germany are so particularly important,” Söder continued.
Corona vaccinations in Germany - Söder: "It's not going well"
Update from January 19, 10:25 p.m .:
"It's not going well," says
Söder
about the
vaccinations
.
The problem is the scarce vaccine, but the federal government cannot be reproached.
You have to stay tuned now and produce the vaccine in Germany.
Angela Merkel also referred to the new production facility in Marburg, which is due to start production in February.
The press conference is now over.
Update from January 19, 10:23 p.m .:
The problems with distance learning are clear to him,
Söder
says,
but “we will do everything we can to maintain a high quality of education.” He makes a “clear promise of education”.
In contrast to Berlin's mayor Müller, he was able to see small lines in terms of election campaigns, but does not want to overestimate them.
Still the strictest corona rules in Bavaria: Söder with a swipe at colleagues - "could have been more"
Update from January 19, 9:57 p.m .: Markus Söder
thanks the people “who are doing a lot of it well.
But many are stressed and annoyed.
That is why there are mixed feelings. ”Many want to help, but are exhausting.
There is also great hope based on the numbers, but "stopping therapy early is wrong."
It is important
to prevent
the
mutation
from
spreading
.
Then follows a swipe at the other federal states: “There would have been a bit more after 11 hours of negotiations.” The even stricter
mask requirement
in
Bavaria
than in the other federal states is necessary: “If the virus becomes more dangerous, the mask must be better. "
The further closure of schools was also an important point for him, as was more home offices.
Corona in Bavaria: Merkel announces new rules - Bavaria is stricter than the rest in one point
Update from January 19, 9.45 p.m.: Chancellor
Merkel
,
Markus Söder
and the other prime ministers have agreed on an extension until February 14.
The
contact restrictions
will not be tightened any further.
Merkel appeals, however, to “limit contacts to a small group”.
In addition, there is an obligation
to wear
medical masks in
public transport
, so nothing will change for Bavaria.
In contrast, the rules remain even stricter here.
Also
home office
should be strengthened possible.
The
schools
remain closed.
"The schools are generally closed, or the compulsory attendance remains suspended," explains the Chancellor.
Update from January 19, 9.42 p.m.: Angela Merkel
and Co. are on stage.
The PK starts.
The Chancellor refers to the concern about the
corona mutations
.
That is why it was important to act now despite the falling numbers.
Update from January 19, 9:10 p.m.:
The conflicts between the Prime Minister and the Chancellor on the subject of schools still seem to have not been resolved.
Apparently a ten-minute break should be taken to calm the mind.
But this should now last more than 30 minutes, at least that's what the
picture
wants to
know.
Apparently
Angela
Merkel, Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder
and
Berlin's Mayor Michael Müller are
using
the break to find a way out of the chaos in their own conference call.
Corona in Bavaria: the summit never ends - schools still have no agreement
Update from January 19, 7:54 p.m.:
The Corona summit
seems to be slowly coming to an end.
Apparently 11 of the 15 points of the draft resolution have already been ticked off, the Bild reports.
The school closings are probably the last big topic still open.
Update from January 19, 6:12 p.m.:
Apparently there will be the next agreement at the
Corona summit
.
According to the
picture
,
Chancellor Merkel has
agreed
with
Markus Söder
and the other Prime Ministers that employers
must enable
their employees to work from
home
.
Masks should be issued where no distances can be maintained.
Update from January 19, 5:30 p.m.:
The
Corona summit
is still not over.
According to media information, there is still no agreement between
Chancellor Merkel
and the
Prime Minister
on
the subject of schools and daycare centers
.
Bavaria: Corona summit probably agrees on further points
Update from January 19, 4.30 p.m.:
At the
Corona summit
, two more points were dealt with, as the
picture
reports.
There should be "special protective measures" for
old people's and nursing homes
.
For the staff there is an
FFP2 mask requirement
"when contacting the residents"
, and
employees and visitors
should also be
consistently tested
.
During
church services
, the minimum distance of 1.5 meters, a mask requirement and a ban on singing.
The actual point 5
schools and daycare centers
was
postponed
to the
end of the summit
after more than an hour of discussion without reaching a common denominator
.
Update from January 19, 3:25 p.m.:
According to information from the
picture
, four of the 15 points on the list of summit participants have already been ticked off.
The
lockdown
will be
extended to February 14th
, meetings in the private sector will be limited to
one's own household and an external person
, outside of Bavaria only the wearing of “medical masks”
is to be reduced
in retail and public transport and
personal contact in public transport
is to be reduced.
The latter is to be achieved through the "extensive use of
home office options
" and the "equalization of the number of passengers at peak times".
Court abolishes alcohol ban in public spaces in Bavaria - government wants to continue to enable local bans
Update from January 19, 2:45 p.m.:
Despite the court ruling that overturned the nationwide
alcohol ban in the open air
(see entry from 1:30 p.m.), the
Bavarian state government still wants to
allow local bans.
The State Chancellery informed the
dpa
: "The decision of the VGH is regrettable, since
alcohol disinhibits
and helps to
deal more laxly
with the absolutely necessary
hygiene
distances."
That is why an earlier regulation is being used: "We will therefore put the old regulation back into force, according to which the municipalities
define certain places
where
alcohol consumption
is
prohibited in public
places
."
Update from January 19, 2.30 p.m.:
Even before the Corona summit - presumably at the urging of the SPD-led countries - the
draft resolution should
have been
modified
, as
reported by
the
dpa
.
Bavaria may remain the only federal state with an
FFP2 mask requirement
, and with regard to the
overnight curfew
, not all of Markus Söder's colleagues seem to be following suit.
It is also said that the paper still contains many square brackets, which
indicates a need
for
discussion
.
The
lockdown
is apparently
to be extended until February 14th
.
Court abolishes Corona alcohol ban in public spaces in Bavaria
Update from January 19, 1.30 p.m.:
According to initial information, the Bavarian Corona alcohol ban in public spaces was overturned by a court.
The
Bavarian Administrative
Court
has
temporarily suspended
the
Bavaria-wide ban
on
alcohol
in public spaces.
According to information on Tuesday, the court granted an urgent application from a private person from Regensburg *.
With the Bavaria-wide ban on alcohol in the entire public space, i.e. from the Alpine summit to the banks of the Danube, the
Free State
exceeded
its competences
, according to the Administrative Court in its judgment.
Individual
alcohol bans
in
public places
are still possible.
The complaint by the same person against the
contact
restrictions, according to which each household may only meet one person from outside, was
rejected
.
This regulation is
"covered
by the
Infection
Protection Act, sufficiently determined and in view of the current pandemic events also proportionate".
The application
to suspend
the
15-kilometer rule
for day-trip excursions was rejected as inadmissible, as the applicant was not currently affected by it.
Lawsuit against the 15-kilometer rule rejected by the court
The Regensburg resident had also sued for the suspension of the regulations on contact restrictions, the closure of libraries and archives and the 15 km regulation for day-trip trips.
But the court refused.
Update from January 19, 12.28 p.m.:
Every few weeks the
Prime Ministers
again debate
with
Chancellor Angela Merkel
in digital
corona summits
about new uniform measures.
A little later, each country chief is looking for his own path through the pandemic.
This time too?
Mega lockdown in Bavaria: These measures are being discussed today
At least for this reason, it is difficult to predict the exact rules.
We summarize here
which points the
lockdown extension should
include:
Contact restrictions:
There are indications that each household is only allowed to meet one additional person.
This regulation has been in place in Bavaria since December.
FFP2 mask compulsory:
Mouth and nose covers with up to 95 percent protection of the wearer must be worn when shopping in retail and when using public transport, which has been in effect in Bavaria since Monday.
A mask requirement is also planned to protect residents in old people's and nursing homes.
Schools and daycare centers:
The educational institutions remain closed, home schooling is the magic word.
Work:
There is no sign of any obligation to
work
from home, but companies should be asked to offer their employees the opportunity to work within their own four walls.
Curfews:
There is a plan to declare curfews nationwide from 9 p.m.
This has been in effect in Bavaria since the end of last year.
Public transport:
According to politicians, the number of passengers on buses and trains should not exceed a third of the available space.
15-kilometer radius:
The controversial leash for residents of Corona hotspots could be extended.
Apparently, all regions that do not come to an incidence value of 50 or less by mid-February should be subject to further restrictions on movement - either in the form of exit restrictions or the 15-kilometer leash.
Munich
- lock up.
Lock.
Lock.
In short, this is the tactic of political decision-makers in the
Corona crisis *
.
At the beginning of November it hit the
catering establishments
, which since then have only been allowed to offer meals outside the home.
In mid-December,
retailers
and many other businesses had to go into hibernation.
Because
no exception was made for
hairdressers
, hair sprouts on many millions of heads.
For
Markus Söder it
is clear: The
risk of infection *
in the salons
is simply too great, after all, employees and customers inevitably get very close.
The minimum distance simply cannot be observed.
Corona in Bavaria: FDP politician Markwort applies to open hairdressing salons
The Bavarian state government of the
CSU *
boss now has to deal with the question of whether hairdressers should reopen * despite these fears.
The
FDP politician
Helmut Markwort made
a request to the cabinet
under the subject "
Classify hairdressers as a health profession
- correction of the classification of the hairdressing trade in the Bavarian Infection Protection Measures Ordinance"
.
The
former Focus editor is
not interested in the fact that his gray mane will soon have to be trimmed again.
His request goes much deeper.
"Doctors told me that hairdressers
can recognize many diseases in the head at an early stage
," explains Markwort: "That may be the
cancer symptom melanoma
as an example, but many other
things also strike
the hairdressers first."
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Pleads for an opening of the hairdressing salons: Helmut Markwort is the senior president of the Bavarian state parliament.
© Sina Schuldt / dpa
Corona in Bavaria: Depression in women with colored hair?
In addition, it is "also a psychosocial question as to whether women with colored hair
might
not
be prone to depression
if the
white or gray hair
suddenly
comes through".
That is why the 84-year-old age president of the state parliament suggests
integrating
“the hairdressing trade into the
therapeutic professions
”.
Because it is important to consider “that the hairdressers also have healing hands”.
Markwort's advance is likely to come too late
to be discussed
at the
Corona summit
this Tuesday among the country leaders and Chancellor
Angela Merkel *
.
When the timetable for the coming weeks is to be tied down.
In a conversation with our editorial team *, Söder recently demanded "
(to) extend
the
lockdown until mid-February
".
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Not just washing, cutting, blow-drying: Hairdressers play a far more important role in our lives than just making sure that our hair is beautiful.
© Britta Pedersen / dpa
Corona in Bavaria: curfew and FFP2 mask obligation should come nationwide
It was previously announced that all
final exams at schools in the Free State will be postponed
.
Otherwise, the main thing is
to bring the
stricter measures already in force in Bavaria such as
curfew from 9 p.m.
or the
obligation to wear an FFP2 mask in retail and public transport
nationwide.
There is also a
home office requirement
in the
room,
but this will probably be difficult to enforce.
At the very least, companies should be obliged
to offer
their employees
work from home
.
Everything else is then probably the
personal responsibility of
each individual.
(mg) * merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network
List of rubric lists: © Michael Kappeler / dpa-Pool / dpa