First, Prime Minister Markus Söder threatened Bavaria with a curfew. Now the CSU boss imposes the light version exit restriction. Where's the difference?
- Germany is one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus *.
- Policy measures against the disease are becoming increasingly drastic.
- Bavaria is the first federal state to impose an exit restriction.
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Munich - Markus Söder remains the political pioneer in the corona crisis . The Bavarian Prime Minister imposed a basic exit restriction on the Free State for 14 days from Saturday (March 21) until April 3 at midnight. This makes Bavaria the first federal state to “almost completely shut down public life”; the 13 million inhabitants are only supposed to leave the house or apartment in an emergency . The CSU boss hopes to find imitators nationwide among his colleagues, as he emphasized when the announcement was made.
But what now comes to Bayern ? “We don't want to lock up a country and we don't want a camp freak . People also have to go to work, otherwise everything will collapse, "said Söder during his appearance in Munich, where he also announced the closure of all restaurants:" I don't want to prescribe anything to anyone, but we are more affected than other countries and it would be good if others would follow us. ”The 53-year-old hopes to be able to circumnavigate the final step towards curfew, because that“ would mean that you can no longer leave the house ”.
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Coronavirus: Bayern imposes exit restriction - leave the house only if there is good reason
We summarize here what will still be allowed in Bavaria. Basically, it is now necessary to stay in your own four walls or in the case of your own garden on your own property . There are exceptions only for valid reasons . This includes the way to work, necessary shopping, visits to the doctor, pharmacy, bank, post office and petrol station, as well as help for others and visits from life partners or close family members .
In addition, sports and exercise in the fresh air are still allowed, such as bike tours or jogging laps . Going for a walk with the dog * should take place near the home - or ideally in your own garden. Parents living apart are still entitled to see their children. In addition, your own children can be visited in the hospital and fathers can be there when the offspring are born . Group formation is therefore prohibited. This is checked by the police. Violators face high fines - according to Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann up to 25,000 euros.
Police patrol: law enforcers overwhelm compliance with exit restrictions.
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Corona crisis: curfew would have even more drastic consequences
For the time being, Bavaria is getting around the ultimate option of the controversial curfew. Söder had already threatened this on Thursday because the protective measures * had not shown the hoped-for effect. However, there is still no legal basis for a curfew in Germany, as a high-ranking lawyer from our editorial team explained. In the Upper Palatinate city of Mitterteich , one was carried out, as in Bavaria with reference to Section 28 of the Infection Protection Act - this deals with protective measures to combat communicable diseases.
If Söder followed this example, regular exceptions would only apply to so-called key people with systemically relevant professions . All other citizens are only allowed to leave the house for work and for relevant errands such as shopping or doctor visits . In addition to the police, the Bundeswehr could also be used to monitor compliance with the de facto house arrest. The term curfew includes the ban on entry and the ban on going out - it would be prohibited to enter public areas such as streets and squares and to go out at certain times. Anyone who violates this could be sentenced to imprisonment of up to five years in accordance with Section 74 of the Infection Protection Act.
The catastrophe had already been declared in Bavaria because of the pandemic *.
* merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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