In the district of Munich, electoral workers who were infected with the corona virus were active in two municipalities in the March 15 election. This now had consequences in Pullach and Baierbrunn.
- The corona virus is also rampant in the Munich district.
- In the municipal elections on March 15, two electoral workers were infected in two municipalities.
- This now had consequences for the runoff election.
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Pullach / Baierbrunn - In the post- election election in Pullach, it turned out that around March 15, an election worker and an employee in the town hall had already been infected . In the meantime, Mayor Susanna Tausendfreund (Greens) reported that three employees from Johann-Bader-Straße have tested positive . Nevertheless, she said, she did not assume that there was an "infection focus". Further tests would be taken on Monday.
Coronavirus Munich: Counting stitch elections with a face mask
As a precaution, however, the safety precautions for counting the run-off ballot were raised again. The whole event therefore also moved to the community center, where there is more space and more space could simply be left between the workplaces. Everyone involved wore mouthguards and gloves on Sunday, with partition walls between them.
Coronavirus Munich: City Hall should be "sealed" after runoff
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Susanna Tausendfreund (Greens) also announced that in the following weeks the town hall would be "more or less completely closed ". Almost the entire workforce now works from home, with a maximum of five employees holding the position on Johann-Bader-Strasse. Two teams were formed in each department, and she and her manager Heinrich Klein take turns in the town hall . "To prevent us from falling ill, we should both fail at the same time."
In an emergency , of course, the administration can be reached at any time, and parcels can also be returned to the town hall. The phones are all diverted.
Corona virus: Election workers and visitors to Baierbrunn were infected
Things are similar in Baierbrunn, it turned out that two weeks ago, as well as among the visitors, the election campaign team was infected when the results were publicly announced. Apparently no one was infected, said Mayor Wolfgang Jirschik (ÜWG) yesterday. As a precaution, however, he himself followed the counting of the run-off ballot at home in front of the computer in the evening. "I belong to the risk group", Jirschik is 70 - that's why he was no longer allowed to run himself.
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Coronavirus Baierbrunn: Local council wants to continue
The municipal council in the second smallest municipality in the district will of course continue to work on what is up. The next public meeting in Baierbrunn is next Thursday, 7 p.m., but no longer in the conference room in the town hall, but in the gym, where the tables can be moved further apart.