Baden-Württemberg declares the highest corona alert - interior minister in quarantine

Baden-Württemberg has declared the highest corona alert level.

The measures are to be tightened.

Prime Minister Kretschmann appeals to the citizens.

• Baden-Württemberg declares the highest corona alert level.

• The measures to contain the pandemic are to be tightened.

• This news ticker is updated regularly.

Update from October 17, 8:40 p.m.:

Baden-Württemberg's Interior Minister

(CDU) has been in

as a

precautionary measure since Saturday

after an official from his personal protection

tested

positive for the

virus.

"He is fine and he is fully able to work," said a spokesman for Strobl, who is currently

showing

no

.

The result of a first

is still pending.

Compared to Friday,

725

with

registered

in

.

This brings the total number of cases in the state to 59,365.

Based on the

, Heilbronn is considered a

with a warning value of 82.9

.

Baden-Württemberg proclaims the highest corona alert level - "So that everything doesn't get out of hand"

Original message from October 17th:

Stuttgart - Because of the sharp increase in the number of infections,

calling out

the

.

Further measures to contain the pandemic, such as

and additional

restrictions, are due to come

into force on Monday.

This was announced by Prime Minister

(Greens) after an extraordinary cabinet meeting.

Due to the speed with which the pandemic is developing, the measures have to be tightened, said Kretschmann.

People should

.

"That is the order of the day so that everything does not get out of hand."

A record 7830 new infections were reported on Saturday.

Chancellor Angela Merkel therefore felt compelled to address the citizens with a video message.

Corona in Baden-Württemberg: Highest pandemic level declared

The

means the entry into the "critical phase".

This begins in particular when the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants exceeds the limit of 35 within a week.

This has been the case in the southwest since last Thursday.

On Friday, the so-called

.

Kretschmann had already promised the third and highest level.

It is also already clear that from Monday the

apply

.

So far, it has only applied to so-called meeting areas such as school corridors, auditoriums and toilets.

Masks still do not have to be worn in primary schools.

In the

, a mask is already required in class.

Corona in Baden-Wuerttemberg: Seven-day incidence is crucial for alarm system classification

The state government introduced the three-stage alarm system in September.

The seven-day incidence * is decisive for the classification.

But other factors also play a role in the assessment, such as the absolute number of infections, the number of tests or the reproductive value (R value) *, which indicates how many people a sick person infects with the virus on average.

A good one and a half weeks ago, the

proclaimed, in which outbreaks increase, cross county boundaries and are increasingly no longer comprehensible.

This

was accompanied by stricter controls and appeals.

Corona in Baden-Württemberg: State-wide mask requirement in class

The third, critical phase includes further

- including the nationwide mask requirement in class.

It applies above all to a nationwide seven-day incidence of 35 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

The third phase is characterized by a strong, possibly exponential increase in the number of cases with diffuse, often no longer comprehensible chains of infection.

According to the concept of the state government,

should then be

.

In the catering trade, the

, a

requirement

introduced and

.

Events and contact options are to be restricted, and hygiene measures and sanctions for violations are to be expanded.

Standard care in hospitals should be limited to the bare minimum.

These measures are intended to avoid a general lockdown - the closure of schools and companies - as far as possible.