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Police car in Baden-Württemberg: Exceptions apply here for children up to and including 14 years of age
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The government's wish is clear: fewer meetings, fewer trips - the federal and state governments agreed this week to further tighten the corona rules.
The biggest innovations include stricter contact restrictions - and the plan to limit the range of motion to 15 kilometers in areas with particularly high numbers of cases.
The federal states implement the compromises differently; they should generally apply in addition to the already known Corona rules and regulations such as mask and distance or the closure of shops, pubs and theaters.
Many countries only decided on the details shortly before, but they should already apply on the weekend or from Monday.
In some countries decisions are still pending - in others, individual points can soon be revised.
Therefore, the following overview can only be a snapshot.
Read here what you need to look out for in your federal state - as of January 8th:
Corona regulations (as of January 8, 2021)
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Contact restrictions
Private get-togethers should only be possible within one's own household and at most with one other person who does not belong to one's own household - there are exceptions, however: »For special hardships, for example for single parents, caring relatives, blended families or when looking after Avoiding children does not include the children of the two households up to and including 14 years of age. "
Range of motion
The plans to limit the range of motion to 15 kilometers around their own place of residence in counties with a seven-day incidence of more than 200 newly infected people per 100,000 inhabitants are currently not being implemented.
The state government is of the opinion "that the regulation does not achieve the desired effect."
The exit restrictions that are already in place are generally stricter than the 15-kilometer restriction.
Daycare centers
Daycare centers are closed and should reopen on January 18th at the earliest.
Until then, there will be emergency care for children whose parents cannot take care of them themselves for professional reasons - this also includes activities in the home office.
Anyone studying or wanting to graduate from school this year is also entitled to supervision.
A formal application is not necessary, parents can contact the day care center directly.
schools
Face-to-face classes are suspended until January 17th.
There are only on-site lessons for pupils in final grades, "if this is absolutely necessary for exam preparation".
Emergency care is provided up to 7th grade.
At least for the elementary schools and the final grades, however, “face-to-face teaching should continue if possible from January 18”.
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Contact restrictions
The new ban on contact, which is to apply from January 11th, also applies to children who were previously exempt from the restrictions: "Private get-togethers are only permitted with members of the own household and with a maximum of one other person not living in the household." is it [called.
However, there should be exceptions for "mutual, free, non-commercial supervision for children under 14 years of age" who live "in fixed, family or neighborhood-based care communities" - as long as the children come from no more than two households.
Range of motion
Excursions or visits outside a 15-kilometer radius of the place of residence are prohibited in counties and cities with a seven-day incidence of over 200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
Daycare centers
Only emergency daycare centers are permitted until at least the end of January.
Among others, children whose parents "cannot provide care in any other way" for professional reasons are entitled to such care.
schools
The state government has announced distance learning "for all types of schools and all grades" by the end of January.
Emergency care will be set up at all schools.
In order to make up for missed hours, the carnival holidays originally planned for February 15 to 19 are canceled.
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Contact restrictions
Meetings are only allowed with members of your own household and a maximum of one other person.
In the case of single parents, children under the age of twelve are not counted.
In the House of Representatives, the Greens and the left are still fighting to generally exempt children under twelve from the restrictions.
Range of motion
A 15-kilometer restriction does not initially apply.
The Berliners should be able to move freely within the boundaries of their city-state - but must continue to have a valid reason for this because of the exit restrictions in force.
Daycare centers
During the nationwide shutdown, daycare centers are only allowed to offer "emergency care in the event of an extremely urgent need for care" - this also applies to avoiding loss of earnings.
There is no official list of systemically relevant professions, parents should contact the daycare centers directly.
schools
From January 11th, the final years - depending on the type of school, grades 9 to 13 - will be taught in smaller classroom groups.
Emergency care is offered for the primary level.
From January 18, face-to-face teaching will be extended to classes 1 to 3 of primary schools with at least three hours per day in smaller groups.
From January 25th, grades 4 to 6 will be added, and from February 8th there will be "face-to-face lessons in at least half the size of the study group" for all children and young people.
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Contact restrictions
The stricter contact rules are not applied to children under 14 years of age.
Otherwise, the following also applies here: Meetings are only permitted with members of your own household and a maximum of one other person.
Range of motion
The cabinet followed a proposal by the district council that the restriction of the range of motion to 15 kilometers for people from regions with particularly high numbers of infections should only apply for tourism purposes - and only from the border of the - sometimes very large - districts.
It should be possible to go shopping or visit the doctor in rural areas even further away.
Daycare centers
Childcare facilities remain open, but the Ministry of Education has made an appeal: "All parents are urgently advised to look after their children at home as far as possible." In cities and counties with very high numbers of infections, there are stricter regulations.
schools
Until January 22nd, there will be comprehensive distance teaching - the only exceptions are the final classes and the special needs schools »intellectual development«.
How things will proceed afterwards and whether in particular an opening of the primary schools is an option will be reassessed from January 18th.
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Contact restrictions
From Monday, people should only be allowed to meet members of their own household and a maximum of one other person.
The Senate plans to exempt children up to the age of twelve from this rule.
Meetings of children from more than two households should still be possible.
The approval of the Bremen citizenship is still pending.
Range of motion
The Senate does not provide for a 15-kilometer restriction in the event of high numbers of infections.
The cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven could, if necessary, opt for it.
Daycare centers
Daycare centers remain open in "restricted regular operations".
However, the city reserves the right to set other rules in individual cases due to the infection.
From a seven-day incidence of more than 200 newly infected people per 100,000 inhabitants, there should be emergency care for all day-care centers throughout Bremen - currently this value is well below 100.
schools
The compulsory attendance in schools is lifted until the end of January.
Nevertheless, pupils in grades 1 to 6 are expressly »enabled and recommended« to take part in face-to-face lessons; grades 7 to 9 are offered distance and face-to-face courses.
For the final classes there are alternating lessons.
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Contact restrictions
No exceptions for children: they count towards the upper limit of your own household plus one.
This corona ordinance came into force in the Hanseatic city as the first federal state on Friday.
Range of motion
So far there is no regulation.
Mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD) considers a 15-kilometer restriction in the metropolitan region with many commuters to be very difficult to implement.
Daycare centers
Parents are "urgently" called on to look after children at home.
The daycare centers are available to all children who cannot be looked after otherwise - but only with reduced opening times from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. until January 31.
Under certain conditions - for example for children with special needs or children of parents who work in important infrastructures, care should also be possible during off-peak times.
There are no daycare fees in January.
schools
Compulsory attendance in schools is suspended until the end of January, "as a rule" the children and young people should study at home.
If that is not possible for parents, they can continue to send their children to school, "where they are appropriately looked after under pedagogical guidance".
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Contact restrictions
No exceptions for children: From January 11th, meetings are only allowed between members of a household and one other person.
However, there are special rules for childcare for up to three families.
Range of motion
For areas with an incidence of over 200, the range of motion is restricted to 15 kilometers, but exceptions are to be made for valid reasons.
According to Prime Minister Volker Bouffier (CDU), this should include trips to work or important errands.
Daycare centers
The previous regulations, which do not contain any blanket childcare bans, remain in force unchanged.
Parents are called upon to use daycare centers “only in cases of urgent care needs” - and “to seek trustful contact with their daycare center or child day care worker”.
schools
Pupils up to the 6th grade are not required to attend schools until the end of January - but they can still go there.
In this case, they are assigned to fixed, smaller study groups.
From grade 7, there are distance lessons for everyone - except for young people in the final grades: »You will continue to receive face-to-face lessons while observing the minimum distance.« Regional deviations are possible.
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Contact restrictions
In the future, members of a household should only be able to meet with one other person.
Whether children are included in this is still open, there could be a special rule.
Range of motion
In particularly affected areas, it should be possible to limit the range of motion to 15 kilometers around your own place of residence from Sunday, but a final decision is still pending.
Daycare centers
Day care centers are generally open, but the state government appeals to look after children at home "if possible".
If you want to send your children to daycare in January, you have to register in advance.
Proof of employment in a systemically relevant occupation is not required.
schools
The schools remain open for children up to 6th grade and in special needs schools, even if the compulsory attendance is lifted until the end of January.
Distance lessons are given from grade 7.
Exception: "Face-to-face teaching for the final classes of general education and vocational schools has top priority in order to secure the life careers of young people even under pandemic conditions."
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Contact restrictions
Even for a mother with her baby, no exceptions for a visit to another household - for example with the grandparents - are provided from Monday, the state government said.
The upper limit applies: one household and a maximum of one additional person.
Range of motion
The 15-kilometer limitation, which is to apply in particularly affected regions, is interpreted more strictly here than in other countries: In counties with an incidence of more than 200, you should not be more than 15 kilometers away from your home address.
In other countries, the city or even the county border is decisive.
Daycare centers
According to the Ministry of Education, day-care centers are "basically closed", but there is emergency care: In the daycare groups, a maximum of half as many children are allowed to be cared for as in normal operation.
schools
From January 11th, elementary schools will teach distance learning, but will offer emergency care.
From January 18, there will be alternating lessons for primary school children.
Graduating classes learn from Monday in alternating models, all other classes at secondary schools until the end of January in distance lessons.
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Contact restrictions
Meetings are only allowed with members of your own household and one other person.
However, the state government grants exceptions for "children to be looked after" from the other household, an age limit is not mentioned.
Range of motion
A nationwide restriction of the range of motion for people from particularly affected areas has not been adopted.
The cities and districts should decide for themselves about the 15-kilometer rule.
Daycare centers
The child day care offers remain open.
However, the state government appeals to parents to look after their children themselves.
Daycare centers are not allowed to request certificates from employers for the allocation of places in emergency care.
schools
There will be no face-to-face teaching in schools from January 11th to 31st - not even for final classes.
Schools can choose to postpone the start of distance learning for a maximum of two days.
For children up to the 6th grade "who cannot be looked after at home or who are at risk of child welfare", there is emergency care without lessons.
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Contact restrictions
Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD) has decided with her cabinet to deviate from the stipulation made by the federal and state governments - one household plus one person - children up to six years of age are exempt from the tightening of the contact restrictions.
Exceptions are also possible for single parents.
Range of motion
The radius of movement of 15 kilometers originally agreed by the federal and state governments with high numbers of infections is not reflected in the Rhineland-Palatinate Corona Ordinance.
It is up to the local authority to decide whether to restrict movement if the seven-day incidence rises above 200 in the local area.
Daycare centers
Daycare centers remain open, but the state government appeals to parents not to send their children to daycare centers unless there is an urgent need for care: "Those who can set it up should look after their children at home and thus make a contribution to shutting down public life."
schools
All pupils learn at a distance until January 22nd;
There is emergency care for children up to 7th grade.
It is also open to schoolchildren “who do not have a conducive learning environment at home”.
From January 18, graduating classes can optionally come to school for up to two days per week.
Vocational school students who take chamber examinations in February are given alternating or face-to-face lessons.
From January 25, alternating classes are planned for grades 1 to 6, the other children and young people - with the exception of the final grades - remain in distance learning.
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Contact restrictions
In contrast to the principle adopted by the federal and state governments - one household plus one person - provided for, parents should also be allowed to bring several children to their grandparents.
Several relatives should also be allowed to visit the seriously ill.
Two families should also be able to look after each other's children.
Range of motion
In areas with a seven-day incidence greater than 200, the range of motion should only be restricted for tourist activities such as day trips.
The address of the habitual residence should be decisive.
Daycare centers
The day-care center basically continues.
"At the same time, parents are called upon to organize the care of their children as privately as possible and thus to make a contribution to reducing contact in the lockdown," said the Ministry of Education.
In order to facilitate private care, less strict restrictions apply to meetings in Saarland: the simultaneous care of several children under the age of 14 from two households is allowed.
In January, the state also pays two thirds of the daycare parental contributions.
schools
Compulsory attendance is generally suspended, and emergency care up to 6th grade has been set up.
But there are exceptions: The high school graduates will start again with classes in schools from January 11th, the final classes for the secondary school leaving certificate will be added on January 18th, as will the vocational schools.
And if the school recommends attendance for younger children, they should also come to the class.
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Contact restrictions
It remains to be seen whether the basic rule of “one household plus a maximum of one additional person” for children up to the age of 14 will be deviated from.
In the course of looking after several children from up to two households, however, there should be some relief.
Range of motion
Counties with an incidence of over 200 have long been prohibited from moving more than 15 kilometers from their home without good reason.
However, according to the "Sächsischer Zeitung", this restriction, which has been in force since mid-December, has not yet been checked.
Daycare centers
Daycare centers only offer emergency care for children whose parents work in systemically relevant professions.
Institutions decide on each individual case independently; in case of doubt, they may also obtain information from the employer.
It is not planned to open all daycare centers until February 8th.
schools
The schools will remain closed until the end of January, only pupils in the final classes can return to face-to-face classes from January 18th.
Emergency care up to grade 4 is offered.
Early winter holidays will follow on January 31, so that restricted presence operations are not planned again until February 8.
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Contact restrictions
In the future, members of a household may only meet with one other person.
Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff (CDU) said about the implementation of this federal-state resolution that there were "no protocol notes and no restrictions" in his state.
Range of motion
With a seven-day incidence of over 200, citizens are allowed a maximum of 15 kilometers away for no good reason.
The assessment basis is the limit of the place of residence.
Daycare centers
There will be emergency operations in the day-care centers in the coming weeks.
Only parents who work in systemically relevant professions can have their children looked after.
schools
Lessons take place until January 31st as distance lessons, with the exception of final classes.
From January 11th you will have "usually" face-to-face classes, if necessary in half-groups that change daily.
Emergency care is available for children up to the age of twelve.
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Contact restrictions
In principle, there is an upper limit of one household and a maximum of one additional person for meetings starting on Monday.
However, children up to the age of 14 should not fall under the stricter ban on contact, as neighbors should be able to mutually organize the care of the children.
People in care facilities should also be allowed to continue to be visited by two registered and negative tested people who can also come from two different households - for example, if an elderly person visits a partner living in a home together with another person from a third household.
Range of motion
In Schleswig-Holstein there are no municipalities or districts that are above the incidence value of 200.
The restriction to a radius of 15 kilometers has been included in a catalog of measures for the districts and urban districts.
Daycare centers
Daycare centers only offer emergency care - including for children who have at least one legal guardian who works in "critical infrastructures" and for children of single parents.
The country will reimburse daycare fees in January.
schools
"Face-to-face teaching in schools is suspended," says the Ministry of Education.
Graduating classes, however, receive face-to-face offers in small groups.
Emergency care is available up to the 6th grade.
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Contact restrictions
Upper limit for social contacts: Members of a household should only be allowed to meet one other person from Sunday onwards.
Several parliamentary groups still want to push through exceptions.
The CDU wants to ensure that several grandchildren can be looked after by the grandparents living in another apartment.
The Greens want better contact opportunities for young children.
Range of motion
The state government will probably only recommend that the districts restrict freedom of movement to a radius of 15 kilometers from an incidence value of 200.
Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow (left) was unable to enforce his wish for a binding rule in the coalition.
The new regulation is to be adopted at the weekend.
Daycare centers
Kindergartens are closed in January, there is only emergency care.
Parents can take advantage of this on request - but only if they cannot work from home and there is no “reasonable care option”.
Children of parents whose work is of public interest are also eligible.
The Ministry of Education has announced at least limited regular operations for February.
schools
The schools will remain closed until January 22nd, after which there will be a week of winter vacation, during which no distance learning is planned.
There is an exception for young people shortly before graduation: "Schools can also carry out exams and classwork in face-to-face classes in January," writes the ministry.
However, this applies »only to the immediate and urgently needed preparation for final exams«.
There is emergency care for children up to 6th grade.
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