Coronavirus in Baden-Württemberg: The contact restrictions are relaxed, public life is started up again. Thousands protested on Canstatter Wasen.
- In Baden-Württemberg , the first easing takes effect in the Corona crisis .
- Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann is, however, critical of a rapid advance in the measures .
- All further developments in Baden-Württemberg can be read here in the ticker.
- Here you will find the basic facts about the coronavirus *. You can also find current case numbers in Germany here as a map *. The following recommendations for Corona protective measures * are currently available. The most important thing about this topic is on our Facebook page Corona News. Become a fan now.
Update 10:34 p.m .:
Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg
Winfried Kretschmann
(Greens) has reacted calmly to the growing protests against government regulations to combat the corona virus. That has to be
Endure freedom of expression
. "We are not doing anything wrong. But you cannot expect that all people in a democracy agree, ”said Kretschmann on Sunday evening on the ZDF program“ Berlin Direkt ”. "It is your right to protest."
In the Corona crisis, politics continues to follow the advice of scientists. The restrictions would be loosened step by step, but the danger was not over yet. Everyone should continue to be very careful.
Corona in Baden-Württemberg: These easing will apply from Monday
Update from May 10, 4:30 p.m .: From Monday, public life in Baden-Württemberg will continue to ramp up. Then the contact restrictions are relaxed . So siblings are exempt from the five-person limit when meeting in closed rooms.
In addition, the citizens can stay outside together with a person outside their own family or flat share, without having to keep the minimum distance of one and a half meters. People from two different households are allowed to travel in a car, or someone outside their own family or shared flat.
In addition to tanning salons, body-based services with similar hygiene conditions as hairdressers are allowed to open . This includes massage, cosmetic, nail, tattoo and piercing studios . The same applies to arcades . Teaching can again take place at driving and music schools .
Also, outdoor sports facilities for sports activities without physical contact such as tennis, golf or archery may report back. For the time being, teams may only train individually or in small groups, direct physical contact is prohibited. Also allows is sport in the fresh air with animals what Schools and dog schools concerned. Sports boat harbors are allowed to start operating again, air sports are also permitted again.
On Saturday, thousands of people took to the streets in Berlin, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria against the Corona measures. Many disregarded the basic protective measures, such as the necessary distance. Not only because of this, there are pictures that "make the mind doubt", commented the Munich Mercury *.
Corona in Baden-Württemberg: protests in Stuttgart with anti-Merkel slogan - thousands of demo participants
Update of May 9, 17:33: A demonstration calling against the coronavirus restrictions are on Saturday (May 9) in Stuttgart followed several thousand people. The police saw a brisk influx of people on the demonstration site, a police spokesman said. It got pretty crowded. An exact number of participants who could police do not call first. The police made sure that the infection protection and the required distance were observed. There were no major problems. The requirements were mostly met, it remained peaceful.
The initiator Michael Ballweg originally registered 50,000 participants for the demonstration on Cannstatter Wasen , which was described as non-partisan . The city of Stuttgart put a stop to this: Ballweg was required to limit the meeting to 10,000 participants. *
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Corona in Baden-Württemberg: protests in Stuttgart with anti-Merkel slogan
Update May 9, 3:29 pm: Almost in a relaxation race , many federal states have opted for far-reaching openings in social life. Baden-Württemberg is one of the cautiously advancing countries when it comes to withdrawing measures against the coronavirus pandemic. It now lives up to this reputation. The government is now hinting that major events far beyond the federal requirement of August 31 could remain prohibited.
The state government had already published a timetable for the easing on Wednesday . Accordingly, "major events are probably not possible until the end of the year". Government spokesman Rudi Hoogvliet told the Stuttgarter Nachrichten with the timetable that the citizens would also be prepared for long-term restrictions : "This applies especially to events where a lot of people come together, where things can get wet and happy. Experience has shown that these are the herds from which the infection spreads suddenly. ”
Corona virus: demonstrations in Stuttgart
On Saturday, thousands of people demonstrated in Stuttgart against the Corona measures . The authorities had conditionally approved the protest beforehand. Protests under the slogan "Resistance 2020" are currently increasing across Germany. The diversity of the demo participants is reminiscent of that of the first Pegida demos. However, they mostly unite a rejection of established politics, partly support grassroots democracy and animal welfare, warn of unconditional immigration and are partly skeptical of the media. The editorial network Germany reports . Also protest posters with the slogan "Merkel has to go", are reminiscent of the Pegida protests, which started in 2014 mainly in East Germany.
Corona in Baden-Württemberg: 300 cases in the meat industry - thousands of people expected to demo
Update, 7:17 p.m .: Thousands of people are again expected in Stuttgart for the next demonstration against the coronavirus restrictions on Saturday (May 9) . The initiator Michael Ballweg originally registered 50,000 participants for the non-partisan demo on the Cannstatter Wasen. The city of Stuttgart put a stop to this: Ballweg was required to limit the meeting to a maximum of 10,000 participants. A spokesman for the city said that more could not be done for the city and the police .
Last weekend were already several t ausend people to Wasen in order for the limited in their view, fundamental rights to demonstrate. The organizer spoke of 5000 participants. Behind the protest is Ballweg's "lateral thinking" initiative. His regular demos have recently been well received.
Meanwhile, the German government apparently has doubts about Donald Trump's thesis that the corona virus was grown in a laboratory in Wuhan, China.
Corona in Baden-Württemberg: 300 cases in the meat industry - Popular major event canceled
Update, 4:07 pm: In Stuttgart , the city council has finally canceled the Cannstatt Volksfest due to the corona virus. The hope is for a smaller alternative event - without beer tents. The Stuttgart newspaper reported .
But it wasn't just the folk festival at the end of September that was on the brink because of Corona . It is also unclear whether the Christmas market can take place where usual this year. The decision on the Christmas market should be made before the summer break, the Stuttgarter Zeitung continues.
Corona in Baden-Württemberg: 300 cases in the meat industry - shared quarantined accommodation
Update from May 8, 1:48 p.m .: Coronavirus infections in the meat industry are becoming increasingly known in Germany. Among other things, in Baden-Württemberg . According to this, around 300 infected people have been registered with the Baden-Württemberg producer Müller Fleisch, and more than 200 with the Westfleisch company in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Romanian contract workers, who often lived in shared accommodation, were mainly infected, the Spiegel reported on Friday, citing official information. One wants to react with hygiene measures in the companies and with quarantine in the accommodations.
For Baden-Württemberg, the RKI reports more than 32,800 confirmed cases and at least 1,517 deaths on Friday.
Corona in Baden-Württemberg: Specific dates for catering openings apparently fixed
Update from May 7th, 11:39 am : The dates for restaurant reopening * in Baden-Württemberg are becoming more specific. Tourism Minister Guido Wolf (CDU) told the SWR that outside catering should be possible again from May 18 . The interiors of the restaurants could reopen from May 25 , hotels and amusement parks on May 30 .
However, the dates are not yet a joint decision. "I can promise that the state government will save the schedule until the weekend so that the restaurateurs can make binding plans," said Wolf. The infection numbers * would have to remain stable.
Economics Minister Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut (CDU) also spoke in favor of the proposal. If Baden-Württemberg's state government agrees, beer gardens and outdoor cafés could still do business for two weeks in May.
We need a decision as soon as possible to gradually open it up to the hospitality industry in the state government. The deadlines for me are clear: outdoor catering on May 18 at the latest, dining catering on May 25, hotels on May 30. I will do my utmost.
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Corona in Baden-Württemberg: Extensive easing - Kretschmann points out the "sharpest weapon"
Update, 7.49 p.m .: According to Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann , distance is still the top priority during the Corona crisis. "The minimum distance of one and a half meters is our most powerful weapon in the fight against the pandemic, so we will need it for a long time to come," he said on Wednesday. The same applies to the mask requirement in certain public areas.
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Update, 5:30 p.m .: Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) is urging the federal government to introduce the planned Corona app quickly . "We have already lost a lot of time there," criticized Kretschmann on Wednesday in the state parliament in Stuttgart. For the further fight against the spread of the corona virus, it will be "crucial" that large parts of the population use the app. The app's task is to inform citizens as soon as possible when they have had contact with a corona infected person.
As Kretschmann said, the fourth graders in his country are expected to return to school after May 18, after having returned to school. After Pentecost, all students should come to schools in a rolling system (we reported).
A traffic light system was also introduced. Everything from the green area is already open or will be opened on May 11, including retail, hairdressers, museums or zoos and driving schools.
Before Pentecost, according to the current status, the outdoor dining area or campsites would be opened in the yellow area as well as the indoor area of restaurants if the infection rate remained stable . However, there is still no opening perspective for major events such as trade fairs, congresses, sporting events, but also leisure and cultural facilities such as theaters, cinemas or discos.
Coronavirus in Baden-Württemberg: What measures will Winfried Kretschmann maintain?
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Update, 4:54 p.m .: Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann has now ended his statement in the state parliament.
Update, 16:51: New rules would have to be developed for major events such as trade fairs and congresses, but also for theater and music festivals, saunas and wellness facilities.
Update, 4:43 p.m .: Outdoor sports are allowed again at a distance. The Bundesliga regulations are controversial, according to Kretschmann. "I am aware of this," he says. Shops with more than 800 meters of retail space are likely to open - but the distance rule also applies here.
Residents of the home, such as the elderly or people with disabilities, may again be visited by a single person. "We will quickly implement this agreement in Baden-Württemberg ," says Kretschmann.
Update, 4:35 p.m .: Prime Minister Kretschmann is now speaking after the Merkel press conference in the state parliament. “Basic structures” like distances are still preserved, he says. You rely on the sense of responsibility of the citizens - but the use of an app is an important tool. The federal government would therefore soon have to "launch" the app.
In the schools of should education for all students are taken step by step. "Of course, also with distance rules". Until the summer holidays, pupils should be able to attend schools at least “on a daily or weekly basis” . When it came to childcare , they agreed on a “common framework” with all countries.
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Corona in BaWü: countries decide on the gradual opening of gastronomy
Update, 3:50 p.m .: The federal states should decide on a gradual opening of gastronomy in the Corona crisis . Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the prime ministers of the countries agreed on this . Baden-Württemberg and the other states should act on their own responsibility - against the background of the respective infection and country-specific peculiarities.
Corona virus in Baden-Württemberg: Federal and state governments extend contact restrictions
Update, 13:51: federal and countries have the Corona-contact restrictions in Germany basically extended until 5 June. However, Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the Prime Ministers of the federal states also agreed on a loosening on Wednesday . According to information from the German press agency from participants, members of two households will be allowed to meet in the future.
In addition, all stores in Germany should be allowed to reopen under certain conditions. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the state premiers agreed to lift the previous opening restriction to a sales area of 800 square meters.
All other decisions at the big Corona summit can be found in the live ticker for Angela Merkel's press conference.
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Corona in Baden-Württemberg: Relaxation at driving schools - lessons with mouth protection
Update, 1:32 pm: The driving schools in Baden-Württemberg should be able to start operating again next Monday (May 11th). The Stuttgarter Zeitung from the Ministry of Transport in Stuttgart first learned this. The decision comes from the Corona steering committee of the state government on Tuesday evening (May 5). As the Stuttgarter Zeitung further reports, Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann wanted to go into negotiations with the Chancellor and the other Prime Ministers on Wednesday (May 6) .
State Minister of Transport Winfried Hermann had already presented a step-by-step plan for the opening of the driving schools a few days ago and promised that although he wanted a nationwide solution, he also believed that Baden-Württemberg would go it alone when the driving schools reopened. Teaching in driving schools should take place with a face mask.
Coronavirus in Baden-Württemberg: Federal states have to take responsibility for easing
Update, 12.25 p.m .: The individual federal states assume responsibility for further easing of the corona restrictions , but must also react immediately to possible negative consequences . The federal government and the federal states agreed on Wednesday that the federal states should ensure that a consequent restriction concept must be implemented again immediately within the last seven days in counties or independent cities with more than 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants . The German press agency learned this from groups of participants in the chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) with the heads of state.
Corona in Baden-Württemberg: Will further easing follow? Kretschmann becomes clear before the Merkel summit
Stuttgart - Loosening restrictions in Germany * is approaching - among other things in schools , day care centers , in retail and in sports . However, the federal government wants to largely leave the responsibility for openings going beyond this - particularly with regard to contact restrictions - to the federal states. This emerges from a federal resolution for Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) to consult with the heads of state. How Baden-Württemberg's Winfried Kretschmann will deal with this remains to be seen.
Coronavirus in Baden-Württemberg: On the day of the Corona summit - Kretschmann becomes clear
On the day of the big Corona summit , Kretschmann criticized going it alone in other countries. "Instead of waiting for today's advice, a whole series of colleagues have now advanced with their own openings," said the Green politician. He condemned the uncoordinated advance of several countries. "You can't stay together if everyone has decided beforehand what to do," emphasized Kretschmann.
Already on Tuesday (May 5th) Kretschmann informed about the corona situation in Baden-Württemberg * and further easing . As of next week, "contactless outdoor sports outdoors" will again be allowed, "where you can keep to the rules of distance, such as golf, athletics and tennis," the Prime Minister continued.
Baden-Württemberg: Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann comments on corona figures
For Baden-Württemberg , 32,576 people were reported on Wednesday (May 6). According to the figures from the Robert Koch Institute ( RKI ), this is 94 people more than the previous day. 1481 people died in Baden-Württemberg as a result of the coronavirus *.
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- Landesregierung BW (@RegierungBW) March 12, 2020Yesterday, Tuesday, Kretschmann described the situation as follows: “On average, we currently have 196 cases a day. There are currently less than 6,000 people with Covid-19 . On April 6th, there were three times as many cases. "Kretschmann continued:" The R-value * is just under 7, which is below the national average. "
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