Prime Minister Markus Söder wants to continue to allow 2G in gastronomy, but remains in culture with 2Gplus including mandatory mask and 25 percent occupancy.
One is stunned in the scene.
Loud conversations at the pub table, some people bend over to understand better - the horror for aerosol researchers, even if everything happens with the 2G rule.
And in the concert hall?
Yawns the void, because only 25 percent of visitors who have been vaccinated or recovered plus boosted or tested (2G plus) and then masked are allowed to sit in it.
According to the will of Bavaria's Prime Minister, this imbalance could persist: As reported, Markus Söder (CSU) would like to step out of the line of his colleagues in other federal states and continue to treat gastronomy with 2G - while he expects culture to go far beyond Corona rules.
More effective hygiene concepts in theaters and halls
This attitude met with heavy criticism at the weekend in Bavaria's cultural scene, which feels disadvantaged to the limit of existence (and beyond). The tenor: You don't want to stink against the gastronomy. But such unequal treatment is no longer acceptable - especially against the background that it is far safer in theaters, opera houses and halls than in restaurants. And not only because of the more restrictive regulations, but also because of more effective ventilation and hygiene concepts.
“When was Söder last in the theater?” Tweeted, for example, Sanne Kurz, culture spokeswoman for the Greens in the Landtag. “Was he ever in the theater? Is the virus more dangerous in Bavarian theaters (2G plus, mask) than in Bavarian taverns (2G, no mask), where good beer disinfects everything? Does the constitutional status of culture only mean pub culture? "
There is also a lack of understanding among the Munich Philharmonic.
Like other providers, they feel that sometimes not even the permitted 25 percent of tickets can be sold.
The pandemic rules have evidently put the culture under the penalty of “makes you sick”.
“It is not clear to us why stricter standards are applied to a hall like the Isarphilharmonie, including the latest ventilation technology, than is the case in other areas with probably less favorable ventilation conditions and no mask requirement,” said Philharmonic Artistic Director Paul Müller on request.
Munich Philharmonic: "The concert halls are safe!"
Especially against the background of additional security standards in culture, a higher occupancy rate than 25 percent can be justified - as in other federal states. “The nationwide view doesn't seem to play a role at all.” For the orchestra, one thing is certain: “The concert halls are safe! It is annoying enough that the currently applicable rules suggest a different impression. "
Andreas Schessl, who is taking legal action against the unequal treatment for his company MünchenMusik, sees himself confirmed in his lawsuit. “We are still very disappointed that special sacrifices are repeatedly forced by culture,” he says. If Bavaria's Prime Minister is skeptical that the 2G-plus rule decided by the federal and state governments makes sense for the catering industry, one has to ask: “But for culture? As an organizer, you reach your limits. "
Unusually clear words come from Augsburg from the state director of the theater there.
"Against all scientific findings and studies", culture has been "deliberately reset" since the beginning of the pandemic, says André Bücker of our newspaper.
"All that is no longer comprehensible, what is being enacted here in terms of rules." He was stunned and could only shake his head.
“Why are you so completely indifferent to what happens to the culture in our society?
I hope you have ordered enough brooms to sweep up the broken pieces in the end. "
