Coronavirus in Bavaria - After Söder meeting with Kretschmann: press conference now live

Markus Söder and Winfried Kretschmann discuss a joint approach to the corona crisis on Thursday (April 23) - and then inform the public.

• Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg want to act together in the Corona * crisis.
• Therefore the heads of government Markus Söder and Winfried Kretschmann meet on Thursday (April 23)
• At 1 p.m. they want to inform the public together.
• Here you will find our guide to reporting and the previous Corona news from Bavaria. You can also find current numbers of cases in Bavaria as a map. The following recommendations for corona protective measures are currently available. The most important thing about the topic is also on our brand new Facebook page Corona News. Become a fan now.

Update from 12.54 p.m .: Markus Söder and Winfried Kretschmann speak at 1 p.m. after a joint meeting in Ulm. It was about the next steps in the corona crisis. Both agree with the Chancellor before the next meeting of the Prime Ministers.

Update from 12.39 p.m .: After the cancellation of the Oktoberfest more and more folk festivals in Bavaria are canceled for this year. But some organizers are still hesitating * - or are looking for new concepts.

Markus Söder and Baden-Württemberg Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann spoke at 1 p.m. on the Corona crisis. You can follow the press conference here in the live stream and ticker.

Update from 12.12 p.m .: In Bavaria, 39,820 people have now tested positive for the coronavirus  Sars-CoV-2  . This was announced by Health Minister Melanie Huml (CSU) in Munich on Thursday (at 10 a.m.). So far, 1502 people who have been infected with the virus have died.

The number of infected people increased by 1.6 percent compared to the previous day. That is a positive development, said Huml. Nevertheless, the minister continued to call for caution and compliance with the minimum distance of one and a half meters. The 4.1 percent increase in deaths since the previous day shows how dangerous the coronavirus continues to be.

Coronavirus in Bavaria: Söder calls for the solidarity surcharge to be abolished

Update from 10.43 a.m .: Immediately after the coalition agreement on further state aid in the Corona crisis, CSU boss Markus Söder demanded that the solidarity surcharge be abolished before this summer. "Tax cuts instead of increases are the right concept in the crisis," wrote the Prime Minister of Bavaria on Thursday. “Gastronomy could be the pioneer in other areas. Next, the solos should be abolished before summer. "

Tax cuts instead of increases are the right concept in the crisis. Gastronomy could be the pioneer in other areas. Next, the solos should be abolished before summer.

So far, the coalition has agreed to abolish the solidarity surcharge nationwide in 2021 for around 90 percent of payers. At a meeting of the coalition committee in March, the SPD had already suggested that this step be brought forward to the summer. The Union ultimately did not agree to this - whereby the CSU in particular has long been calling for the solos not only to be abolished for 90 percent, but for everyone.

Söder and Kretschmann discuss cooperation in the corona crisis - fear for gastronomy

First report from April 23, 9.40 a.m.

Ulm - Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg want to act together in the corona crisis . Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) and Baden-Württemberg's Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) will meet on Thursday (April 23). They will discuss the Corona crisis in Ulm at 12 noon. * The next steps will be discussed at the working lunch in the town hall, as the Baden-Württemberg State Ministry announced. Afterwards, both heads of government want to go public at 1 p.m. The press conference will be broadcast live on the Internet.

Coronavirus: Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg want to work together in crisis

Söder had already spoken out in favor of a cooperation between the two countries in his government statement earlier this week, "because in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg we go very closely side by side and one to one, because we have a similar development."

Both federal states had decided this week to wear a mask in public transport and shops in quick succession from next Monday (April 27). In other areas such as shop openings , however, they differ. The Free State has so far been more conservative and has taken more time to relax. The Bavarian retail trade had criticized the procedure as a great injustice. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) Swabia fears that the opening of the catering trade will be similar.

Corona virus: Conference call with Merkel, Söder and other heads of government

Next week, Söder and Kretschmann will discuss the next steps with the other heads of government and Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) at a conference call. Bavaria's prime minister was often praised for his swift action - but he also met with criticism in his rushing forward. Now the Bayern SPD has also made accusations against the Bavarian government. Were “alarm signals” ignored? *

He obviously cannot imagine life without the Oktoberfest. A man from Munich reacted to the recently announced cancellation of the Oktoberfest in his own way. *

Bavaria's central warehouse for medical protective equipment is located in the Munich district. From there, protective suits, respiratory filter masks, gloves and disinfectants are distributed throughout the Free State. Taking high security precautions. *

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