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Corona traffic light on red: New rules at the workplace in Bavaria from tomorrow

2021-11-08T13:55:44.645Z


If the corona traffic light in Bavaria jumps from yellow to red, even stricter rules apply to employees at the workplace. We explain what you have to pay attention to.


If the corona traffic light in Bavaria jumps from yellow to red, even stricter rules apply to employees at the workplace.

We explain what you have to pay attention to.

The number of infections with the corona virus is increasing dramatically throughout Germany, including in Bavaria.

There, the

hospital traffic light

shows

at which warning level which measures to contain the pandemic come into force.

If the corona traffic light jumps from green to yellow or even red, stricter regulations apply to visits to public facilities.

But employees also have to

observe

stricter rules in the workplace

- especially those who have not been vaccinated.

Also read:

Unvaccinated in quarantine: What workers need to know.

When does the corona traffic light turn red in Bavaria?

As soon

as more than 600 intensive care beds are occupied with Covid patients

in Bavaria

, the corona traffic light jumps from yellow to red. In fact, the limit value for the red traffic light level has been set according to data from the Divi intensive care register

Exceeded Monday morning (November 8th).

If the Bavarian Ministry of Health announces the next traffic light warning level, the respective regulations apply from the following day.

This means that the red warning level will come into force on Tuesday, November 9th.

Stricter corona rules have been in place for everyone in Bavaria since Sunday, November 7th.

Corona traffic light on red: Stricter rules in the workplace

The red warning level also affects

employees in the workplace

.

If the traffic light turns red in Bavaria, according to the Bavarian state government, the following rules apply nationwide:

  • 3G at work:

    In companies with more than ten employees, only those who have been vaccinated against Corona or have recovered from Covid-19 or who have a negative Corona test twice a week are allowed (a simple quick test is sufficient).

  • Corona tests for unvaccinated people with personal

    contact

    :

    Unvaccinated people who have contact with other people such as customers or other employees must carry out corona tests twice a week (exception: public transport, retail).

  • FFP2 masks:

    Also with the red level, just like with the yellow,

    FFP2 masks must be

    worn where necessary.

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This applies to universities and extracurricular educational offers

The

3G regulation also applies to

students at Bavarian

universities

, as well as to extracurricular educational

offers

, including

vocational training, further education and training

, as well as access to libraries and archives.

You can read more about the background to 3G at work in Bavaria and what the nationwide regulation looks like here.

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Source: merkur

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