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Corona in Berlin: Is the situation out of control? Capital massively tightened rules - "The situation is serious"

2020-10-07T09:41:44.357Z


The corona situation in Berlin is worrying. Four districts of the capital are considered to be risk areas in Germany. New measures will take effect on Saturday.


The corona situation in Berlin is worrying.

Four districts of the capital are considered to be risk areas in Germany.

New measures will take effect on Saturday.

  • The

    corona situation *

    in

    Berlin

    seems to be getting out of hand.

  • The districts of

    Mitte

    ,

    Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

    ,

    Neukölln

    and

    Tempelhof-Schöneberg

    are particularly affected.

  • On October

    10th

    , stricter

    Corona *

    rules come

    into force - including a

    curfew

    .

Berlin - On Wednesday,

the number of

new infections

in

Germany

reached

a new

high

since April.

The

Robert Koch Institute (RKI)

reported

2,828 new corona cases

in the past 24 hours -

288 of

them in

Berlin

.

The situation in the capital is worrying.

Federal

Minister of

Health

Jens Spahn

and Bavarian Prime Minister

Markus Söder

publicly criticized the enforcement of the

Corona rules

in the metropolis on the Spree.

Berlin's mayor

Michael Müller

countered and reacted with new

measures

, which will take

effect

on Saturday

October 10th

.

Corona in Berlin: Four districts exceed the critical 7-day incidence value

According to the management report of the Senate Health Administration, there

have been

16,236

confirmed cases

in

Berlin

since the start of the

corona pandemic

.

The districts of

Mitte

,

Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

,

Neukölln

and

Tempelhof-Schöneberg

are particularly affected

.

In these four districts, the critical

7-day incidence value * is

over 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants.

At

87.3

, this value is

highest

in the

Neukölln

district

.

According to the current situation

report of

the

RKI *

only seven circles the critical value.

Corona in Berlin: criticism from Markus Söder and Jens Spahn

Due to the high

corona infection levels

have the states of

Schleswig-Holstein

and

Rhineland-Palatinate

the four affected districts as capital-

risk areas

in

Germany

reported.

In these federal states, travelers from the districts of Mitte, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Neukölln and Tempelhof-Schöneberg have to go into a 14-day

quarantine

.

This can be shortened by presenting two negative test results.

From the

policy

review last was at the Berlin implementation of the

corona rules

loud.

“The Berlin situation affects me

express concern.

I'm afraid this is on the verge of 

no longer controllability,

”said Bavarian Prime Minister

Söder

on Tuesday before a cabinet meeting in

Munich

.

Federal

Minister of

Health

Spahn

explained that he could not understand that there are

restaurants

in

Berlin

where you are looked at with a mask as if you were from the moon.

“It's not because of too few rules.

It is rather the question,

where

are

the rules

enforced.

And in some areas of this beautiful capital, at least, there is more, ”said the

CDU politician

.

Health Minister @jensspahn: In the fight against rising #Corona numbers, less new rules are needed than the enforcement of existing rules, alluding to the situation in #Berlin pic.twitter.com/K2VDuF9lpq

- Andreas Rinke (@Andreas__Rinke) October 5, 2020

Corona in Berlin: Mayor Michael Müller defends himself against the criticism

Berlin's Governing Mayor Müller

countered

the criticism

at a press conference on Tuesday evening

.

Referring to

Söder

,

Müller

said

: "I find it unbearable that some give posture marks." He deliberately did not

Sat with legs apart on talk shows or given warnings about traveling to

Bavaria

, although thousands of

corona tests

had disappeared there.

Against

Spahn

told

Müller

from.

"The fact that Mr. Spahn told a sad story yesterday about how he went to a Berlin pub and had to fight

to be allowed to wear

a

mask

is a good start, that he fought for it," said

Berlin's mayor

.

He continued: "It would have been even better if he had fought to have everyone in the pub

wear a

mask

, or if he gave us a quick tip so that we can intervene quickly."

Müller

explained at the press conference: "I know that

Berlin has

something to do, and I think we

all

have to get better at all levels, but nobody has the right to point a finger at others." About the

Corona numbers

to screw down in the capital, the Senate decided to change the

Infection

Protection

Ordinance

.

This will come

into force

on Saturday,

October 10th

and should

apply

until October

31st

.

Corona in Berlin: New measures from October 10th

Among the new

corona measures

a count

curfew

in bars, pubs and restaurants between

23:00 in the evening and 6 o'clock

in the morning

.

Other sales outlets within the meaning of the Store Opening Act, such as

snack bars

or

kiosks

, must also be

closed

during this time

.

Petrol stations

are

exempt from this

, but are

no

longer allowed to sell

alcohol after 11 p.m.

In addition,

private meetings

over

ten people

in private rooms are prohibited.

In the

open air

may be in

Berlin

during the curfew

no more than five people

meet.

Resolution Senate #Berlin: contact restrictions from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.

In it: serving of alcohol + sale not permitted.

Only 5 people or 2 households together possible during this period.

The general rule is: private meetings with only 10 people.

Everything applies from October 10th to October 31st.

- Senate Department Health Care Equality (@SenGPG) October 7, 2020

The Berlin

Senator for

Health

Dilek Kalayci defended

the tightening of the

corona measures on the

RBB Inforadio

.

“This is the

nightlife in Berlin

that has caused us problems in the last few days and weeks,” said the

SPD *

politician

.

The overall message is clear: “

The time for socializing is over.

The situation in Berlin is serious.

“Berlin's mayor

Müller

addressed the population with a request:“ I ask for your understanding and help in every area of ​​life in order to avoid further escalation. ”

(Ph) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editorial network

List of rubric lists: © picture alliance / Paul Zinken / dpa-Zentralbild / dpa

Source: merkur

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