Baden-Württemberg is one of the federal states most affected by corona. Before the Easter holidays, the country revised its Corona regulation. The opposition goes on the barricades.
- Baden-Württemberg is particularly affected by the spread of coronavirus within Germany.
- There are now even more corona deaths in the state than in North Rhine-Westphalia .
- With reference to the pandemic-related exceptional situation, the country is now calling for a decision on diesel driving bans to be postponed .
- Here you will find the basic facts about the corona virus * and the corona news from Germany. You can also find current case numbers in Germany here as a map *. The following recommendations for corona protective measures * are currently available.
Corona virus in Baden-Württemberg: Land changes Corona regulation
Update from April 10, 13:58 : Baden-Württemberg revised the Corona regulation before the Easter holidays. The changes take effect from Good Friday with immediate effect.
- In the new amendments, prostitution is completely banned, so far the regulation has only regulated that brothels remain closed.
- Sports marinas have to close.
- A visit to the dentist is only allowed in acute or emergency cases.
- The ban on entry in inpatient facilities for people with disabilities is relaxed if there is no reason to assume an increased risk of infection.
- Mobile sales outlets for agricultural products may remain open.
The FDP is barricading about the change in dentist treatment. "As of today, the fourth ordinance of the state government actually means a ban on dentists in Baden-Württemberg," said FDP parliamentary group leader Hans-Ulrich Rülke on Good Friday. This massive and nationwide unique restriction was not coordinated with the State Dental Association.
We have again changed the legal regulation on infection protection measures against the spread of the #Coronavirus. The new regulations will apply from Friday, April 10, 2020. You can find an overview of the main changes on the website: https://t.co/lSP5lnC2z4
- Landesregierung BW (@RegierungBW) April 9, 2020Ulm University Hospital discharges two French Covid 19 patients
Update of April 10, 12:36 pm : Two Covid-19 patients from the French Alsace treated in the Ulm University Clinic can return home. The health of the two men has improved significantly in the past few days, the clinic announced on Good Friday. Ventilation or treatment of the two men in the intensive care unit was no longer necessary.
Corona virus in Baden-Württemberg: Pandemic could affect diesel driving bans
First report from Thursday, April 9, 2020:
Stuttgart - The state of Baden-Wuerttemberg is the most affected by the Coronavirus * spread in Germany. As the German press agency announced on Thursday afternoon, more than 21,400 corona infections and at least 514 deaths as a result of Covid-19 have been confirmed there.
Corona virus: Baden-Württemberg has many corona deaths
Baden-Württemberg is only surpassed by Bavaria with more than 29,200 documented cases and at least 653 corona deaths. If one looks at the infection numbers, North Rhine-Westphalia is also ahead of Baden-Württemberg with more than 23,300 people infected with Covid 19. In terms of the number of deaths, however, NRW is in third place behind Baden-Württemberg with 445 deaths confirmed so far. The following also applies to all three federal states: The experts expect a high number of unreported cases .
The corona crisis in Baden-Württemberg could now also have an impact on an area that would initially not be associated with the pandemic . The state asked the Stuttgart Administrative Court to postpone possible diesel driving bans or traffic restrictions in the state capital.
In a letter, the court was asked to postpone a decision on the subject originally planned for April , the Ministry of Transport said on Thursday. The corona virus pandemic and lower levels of pollutants would justify "breathing space in air pollution control".
Corona virus could affect diesel driving bans
"The corona crisis requires rethinking and new priorities," the ministry said. Since the introduction of the contact restrictions * on main roads, car traffic has decreased by a third on weekdays and nitrogen dioxide measurements have also improved “by up to ten micrograms” . "Therefore, we asked the court to accept a postponement for the time of the contact restrictions." Subsequently, driving bans, "if necessary", could come into force promptly.
But Minister of Transport Winfried Hermann (Greens) wants to prevent this as far as possible and instead promised the Stuttgart “new measures appropriate to the situation, such as the release of car tracks for cycling . "Hardware retrofitting is also available and must now be used more," Hermann said.
By the way: You can find out what people in Stuttgart think about the government's corona measures in the video survey.
You can read the latest news on corona virus developments around the world in our news ticker.
dpa, AFP, cia
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