The coronavirus crisis in Lower Saxony affects people after the first easing. Here is an overview of the state of easing in Lower Saxony in many areas of life.
- Regular day care center starts on June 22nd despite the coronavirus crisis - exception: risk groups
- There are 156 infections among UPS employees at the Langenhagen hotspot
- Current rules apply in Lower Saxony in many areas
Update from June 12, 4 p.m .: The number of people infected with the corona virus in the Lower Saxony hotspot Langenhagen has risen again. Among the employees of the parcel service provider UPS , 156 infections with the corona virus have been detected, said Christoph Borschel, spokesman for the Hanover region, on Friday. 49 people have now recovered, a total of 307 have been tested since the outbreak in May. No further tests are planned, apart from a few additional tests, additional results are not yet pending. The "Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung" had previously reported.
Update of June 11, 5 p.m .: The State of Lower Saxony pays a corona flat rate to agricultural companies that employ seasonal workers . There is 150 euros per worker to compensate for the higher requirements for accommodation and hygiene in the corona virus crisis. So far, 190 farms have applied for the money to employ around 14,000 seasonal workers - a total of 2.1 million euros, as the Ministry of Agriculture in Hanover announced on Thursday.
Update from June 10, 5:15 p.m .: Below is the current state of easing in Lower Saxony in selected areas of life. Important: Corona loosening is usually carried out under conditions such as distance and hygiene regulations . In addition, the nationwide mask requirement in trade and local transport continues to apply .
- Restaurants and bars in Lower Saxony are open. Shisha bars are excluded .
- Outdoor pools , indoor pools and amusement parks are allowed to open again.
- Apartments and campsites are open. Hotels may only be operated with a maximum occupancy of 80 percent.
- Members of two households may meet in public.
- Sport in halls is again permitted if the minimum clearances are observed. This also applies to gyms.
- Outdoor demos can take place without a special permit.
- The daycare centers will reopen to all children on June 22nd. The students return little by little, from June 15th all classes have classes in schools again.
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Update of 10 June, 12:10: The demonstrations against the corona policy in Lower Saxony , in the opinion of the Interior Ministry not critical of right-wing extremists have been affected. Right-wing extremists have occasionally taken part in the demos across the country, the ministry replied to a Greens request. So far, however, there has been no "comprehensive or significant influence" on the events of rights.
“Extremists of all stripes” tried to use the uncertainty in the Corona crisis for their purposes. Right-wing extremists and populists are "particularly vocal," it said. However, an organized thematic of the pandemic by the right-wing scene is currently not ascertainable.
The North Sea is currently a popular holiday destination - many people drive in the corona crisis on the coast in Lower Saxony.
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Update of June 10th, 8.55 a.m .: Many Dutch are changing their summer vacation plans due to the Corona epidemic , but according to a survey Lower Saxony will hardly be able to hope for many additional holidaymakers from the neighboring country. Almost half of the people surveyed by the “Dagblad van het Noorden” in the border provinces of Drenthe and Groningen want to go on holiday in the Netherlands this year . Accordingly, only 5.9 percent are planning a trip to Germany . There is even less interest in vacationing in France, Spain or Italy. 21 percent of those surveyed said they would not go on vacation this summer. 35 percent said they had canceled an originally planned trip abroad and are now staying in their own country.
Update from June 9, 3.45 p.m .: Lower Saxony will re- open the kindergartens to all children from June 22. The emergency care in the wake of the corona epidemic will be ended and limited regular operations will start, announced culture minister Grant Hendrik Tonne (SPD) on Tuesday in Hanover. "From June 22nd, we will make it possible for the daycare facilities to open again and thus also offer all children a place to care." That is the result of talks with the local umbrella organizations and sponsors. Lower Saxony is opening the daycare centers faster than originally planned. Extensive hygiene requirements remained.
Regular operation in the daycare centers in Lower Saxony starts on June 22nd.
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The basis for opening the kindergartens is the comparatively favorable development of infection in Lower Saxony , said the minister. Care will again be offered for every child with a kindergarten place. "There are offers for all children," the minister emphasized. The children would come into their old groups and could be looked after until the usual time. "Of course there can be limitations in terms of time." Ton spoke of "quasi-regular operation" , since risk groups, for example, would have to be given additional protection.
At the end of last week, the emergency care rate was 37 percent. Tonne said that the fixed childcare key was further removed . This means that a group can also be looked after by fewer teachers than is usually necessary. Non-certified helpers can also support. The "quasi-regular operation" cannot yet be compared with the old normal operation from the time before the corona epidemic.
Update from June 9: The return to normal operations in the daycare centers , which was initially aimed for in mid-June, could be delayed. "The next change to the country's Corona regulation, probably on June 22, is my preferred time for noticeable childcare openings, " said Minister of Culture Grant Hendrik Tonne (SPD) in an interview with the "Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung". The porters would also need a lead. "We want to get out of the emergency care and into a day care center that enables every child to be able to go back to the original day care group."
Another "limiting factor" is the question of how many caregivers fail because they belong to a corona risk group . The risk group question was also a key factor in considering returning to everyday school life, Tonne told the newspaper. Nevertheless, a return to school normality after the summer vacation is his “priority goal”. But there is no ultimate security.
Regular operation in the daycare centers in Lower Saxony starts on June 22nd.
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Update of June 8, 5:30 p.m .: The long-planned state warning app for smartphones is to be launched in the coming week in the fight against the corona virus . The application will then be presented and also offered for download, as government spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Monday. The exact day has not yet been given. Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) made it clear that the voluntary app for digital tracking of infection chains should be technically attractive in order to achieve widespread use. Criticism of the weeks-long lead came from the opposition.
Update from June 8: The President of the German Teachers' Association , Heinz-Peter Meidinger, has warned against a return to full school operation too quickly. "Schools can quickly become a corona superspreader - we must never forget that," Meidinger told the "RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland". “For a return to regular lessons, the prerequisites must first be created. This is clearly still missing. "
Meidinger also accused politicians in Lower Saxony of insufficiently preparing the coming school year so far. “The problem is that we are currently hanging between two alternatives. Are we fully committed to the complete opening of schools again? Or will shift operations continue at the schools? ”Said Meidinger. "At the moment, I see a paralysis of paralysis in which politics does not properly prepare one or the other."
A new, completely new hygiene concept must be in place for schooling entire classes and constant classroom instruction . "The ministers of culture must develop this together with the health authorities quickly if they want to get the schools fully open after the summer holidays," said the association president. (epd)
Update of June 7th: Anyone returning from Sweden to their place of residence in Lower Saxony has to go into a two-week quarantine because of the corona development in the Scandinavian country . The Ministry of Health in Hanover announced on Sunday. The background is that there have been more than 50 infected people per 100,000 inhabitants in Sweden in the past seven days. The returnees must therefore immediately stay in their own apartment or at their usual place of residence and stay there for 14 days - even purchases are prohibited. The health department must also be informed.
Update of June 5: After a corona outbreak in Göttingen , several hundred school children are expected to be in quarantine for two weeks . After closing this week, the Göttingen schools are expected to resume operation on Monday under strict conditions, said Social Affairs Director Petra Broistedt (SPD) on Friday. The classes of children who were infected with the coronavirus would be quarantined at home . At first, a city spokesman could not say how many boys and girls are affected. Of the 120 people who were infected with the virus as a result of violations of the rules at private parties for the Muslim Sugar Festival, 39 are schoolchildren.
In the mass test started on Friday morning in a high-rise complex , which is the focus of the Corona outbreak in Göttingen , a good 120 of the approximately 700 residents would have taken part by noon. There were no incidents, Broistedt said. The mass test should be completed by Sunday.
Original article from June 3: Lower Saxony's Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD) has warned against following scientific recommendations in the Corona crisis alone. "We have a very broad consensus in science about the danger of both climate change and the corona pandemic ," he told the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung (Tuesday). "But even with climate change, you can't just hope for scientific advice if you want to come up with a smart policy."
Prime Minister Stephan Weil says that one should not hope for scientific advice in the Corona crisis alone.
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In both cases, science is struggling as much as politics is asking what the best way is to avert social damage. "In any case, the view must not be one-dimensional," he told the NOZ. As with a lockdown, “the climate change's equally serious consequences for society and the economy must be weighed up,” he said. (dpa)
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