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Corona in Bavaria: Gastronomy appalled after the lockdown decision - "Despair takes over"

2021-01-20T22:25:27.622Z


The corona lockdown was also extended in Bavaria. That caused horror in the catering industry. Despair takes over there.


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

".

+

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

Source: merkur

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