May 10 is Mother's Day - but due to the measures to curb the coronavirus in Bavaria, visits have long been poor. Markus Söder set the rules a few days ago.
- The Coronavirus * crisis presents people in Bavaria with challenges.
- Visiting bans strain families - especially if relatives live in nursing homes.
- There could be a special rule for Mother's Day (May 10) - Markus Söder comments.
Update, May 5: Nothing stands in the way of the parents' visit on Mother's Day (May 10) in Bavaria. Prime Minister Markus Söder announced extensive easing for Bavaria in a press conference. Among other things, the exit restriction is converted into a contact restriction. So you can go outside with a clear conscience.
The daily limit of contact to one person outside of one's own household still applies, but no longer applies to family members. This rule already applies from Wednesday (May 6th) .
So there is nothing standing in the way of the mother 's visit on Mother's Day (May 10) . However: distance and hygiene rules naturally also apply to mom and dad at home.
Mother's Day on May 10: You can find WhatsApp sayings to be sent to mom here.
Corona virus in Bavaria: special rule for Mother's Day?
Original article from May 2nd: Munich - Stop by with a bouquet of flowers with mom for coffee and cake - this visit is a must for many children on Mother's Day . But on Mother's Day this year, which on Sunday ( 10. May is dated), probably expect many families to have to skipped the meeting. The Corona * crisis is to blame.
Due to the measures to contain the coronavirus *, strict measures still apply in Bavaria . Some celebrations, such as church weddings *, but also baptisms or birthday celebrations in a large family, have already fallen into the water. However, there is still hope for families , as Prime Minister Markus Söder ( CSU ) recently stated in the BR .
Mother's Day Visits Despite Coronavirus? Markus Söder comments. (Archive picture)
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Bavaria: Corona special rule for Mother's Day? Söder surprises with a statement
Söder , who had previously followed a strict corona course in Bavaria, apparently wants to allow visits on Mother's Day in Bavaria - mothers and grandmothers should be allowed to visit nursing homes and old people's homes . The Prime Minister expressed initial ideas on the Bavarian radio . It was important to him to create visits for mothers and grandmothers again on Mother's Day, he said. How exactly the regulations should look is currently still unclear ( as of May 2nd ).
However, private care providers are critical of Mother's Day visits to retirement or nursing homes. "Nursing homes for the elderly must not be a game of life and death," warned the employers' association nursing (AGVP). Residents of nursing homes are extremely at risk. Due to their age and previous illnesses, they belonged to the absolute risk group . Relaxation exercises in the ban on visits are irresponsible.
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Corona virus in Bavaria: visits to nursing homes possible on Mother's Day? Association warns
"Of course we can only understand too well if the elderly in the care facilities want to see their daughter , their son , their grandchildren or the relatives of their parents in need of care, " admitted the vice president of the association, Friedhelm Fiedler. However, the course of the pandemic is still not so positive that protection and security can simply be relaxed or pushed aside. "Anyone who gets infected in old age, especially when there are a number of previous illnesses , is playing with life," warned Fiedler.
Health Minister Melanie Huml ( CSU ) commented on the topic via Twitter . "The ban on visits to nursing homes required to protect against the corona virus is very stressful for those affected. We are examining how the concept can be developed further, ”she promised.
The ban on visits to nursing homes required to protect against the corona virus is very stressful for those affected. We are examining how the concept can be developed further. Our goal: solutions that protect against infection and at the same time solve the problem of loneliness
- Melanie Huml (@MelanieHuml) May 1, 2020It comes as a surprise that Prime Minister Markus Söder is offering prospects for visits on Mother's Day. The exit restrictions in Bavaria have recently been extended. A second wave of corona threatens, said the Prime Minister. He could therefore not understand the recent debates about the lockdown.
On Wednesday (May 6th) the federal and state governments will discuss how to proceed in the corona crisis. Markus Söder was already clear in advance and expressed criticism in Penzberg.
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On Mother's Day, of course, outdoor meetings are likely to be difficult - because weather experts expect a drop in temperature, which can even be a harbinger of snow.
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