Corona in Berlin: Senate decides on lockdown - with two deviations from Merkel's rules

Berlin seems to have lost the fight against Corona.

The Senate has now decided on a partial lockdown.

• The Corona * situation in

  Berlin

  is critical, some districts broke

  the 200 mark

  with the

  7-day incidence

  .

• Health 

  Senator Dilek Kalayci (SPD)

   announced the collapse: The infections can no longer be tracked - stricter rules and a complete lockdown seem only a matter of time

  (see first report)

  .

• The Senate has now decided on a partial lockdown (see update from October 29, 8:26 p.m.).

• This 

  news ticker

   is updated regularly.

Update from October 29, 8:26 p.m.:

The

Senate passed far-reaching restrictions on citizens on Thursday.

Public life is being shut down.

So agreed between federal and state governments is

-

implemented.

, theaters, operas, concert halls, fitness studios, beauty salons as well as leisure and sports facilities have to close.

Sports clubs in the

are also no longer allowed to train.

Hotels and guest houses are no longer allowed to accept tourists.

However, schools and daycare centers remain open.

However, the capital partly deviates from the regulations.

Children up to the age of 12 are allowed to train outdoors in amateur sports.

Children up to the age of 12 are also exempt from the ban on contact.

In general, only people from two households with a maximum of ten people are allowed to meet in public.

Update from October 28th, 6:05 pm:

After the joint video conference between

and the Prime Minister, Berlin's Governing Mayor

on the new requirements.

He was aware that he was

taking part in the press conference

as

Conference, but he wanted to begin his statement from the point of view of the Governing Mayor of Berlin.

“It was not easy for me to support these resolutions,” said Müller.

He knows that there is hope that after the summer it will continue with so much freedom, but this is not possible after weighing up various advantages and disadvantages.

"I feel like all other

: We want the best for our country," says Müller.

With fewer and fewer

available, many human lives would be risked without new restrictions.

Coronavirus in Berlin: Health Department is reaching its limits

Update from October 28, 1:26 p.m

.: The corona development in

is reminiscent of that in

: Here, too,

a mark was torn for

the second day in a row with the

- in the capital with 1040 new cases again more than

.

This emerges from the current

management report.

The

now reaches a value of

(for comparison: in NRW it is currently 121.8).

One

is the

district

, from which the head of the local health department and the head of the strategy

report

in a

for

on the difficulty of

: "We reached our limits because it was no longer

all

be processed quickly.

The employees often continued into the evening in order to reach the people on the same day. "

The problem is that the cases are now increasingly

in

"and there is often no longer a clear reference, no

to the

of the infection." Therefore, the Neukölln health department is now changing its

and relying on the

of citizens: Anyone who has a positive Corona Test, should inform his contacts himself in the future: "The basis for this is a

, with which we as the health department can enable those who have tested positive

to impose

a

on their contact persons.

"

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Corona notice in a bar in Berlin-Mitte: The daily new infections in the city continue to increase.

© Kay Nietfeld / dpa

Corona collapse: All districts now risk area - will the Senate decide on new restrictions today?

Update from October 27, 7.45 p.m.:

For the first time, the number of

in

is more than 1000. Compared to the previous day, 1040 more people tested positive for the

virus.

The Senate Department announced on Tuesday.

The

is therefore 137.2.

Among the

, the value in Neukölln is the

highest

with 250.7

per 100,000 inhabitants in the past seven days.

Corona in Berlin: Senate announces new restrictions

Update from October 27, 4:35 p.m.:

In

, lower

for

are expected

to come into force

on October 31

.

A maximum of 800 people will then be allowed to take part in on-site conferences, trade fairs or sports events instead of the previous 1000. For outdoor events, such as football games, the

be reduced from 5000 to 1000 people.

The

agreed

on this on Tuesday according to information from the German Press Agency.

The

will also be extended until November 14, as Finance Senator Matthias Kollatz (SPD) announced on the sidelines of the Senate meeting.

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A note in the shop window of a shop in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin calls for mouth and nose protection to be worn.

© STEFANIE LOOS / AFP

Update from October 27, 10:30 a.m.:

Is

facing a further

the applicable

?

To find an answer to this question, the

will meet

on Tuesday.

(SPD) had already

to further

on Monday

.

“Because the situation is very serious and the momentum has not decreased in the last few days”.

The

was "further steps to discuss further measures in a step-by-step plan," said the SPD politician, according to t-online.

The

reported 930

with

registered for the capital on Tuesday morning

.

The

for the entire city is therefore 126.69.

Corona in Berlin: All twelve districts are considered risk areas

Update from October 26th, 5:18 p.m

.: Next record in

.

The capital reported 930 new corona cases within 24 hours on Monday afternoon - there have never been more.

The Senate gives the incidence value as 131.3.

So the situation in Berlin is extremely precarious.

This is also clear from the fact that all of the twelve districts are now considered to be corona risk areas.

Compared to the previous week,

now passed

the critical mark with an incidence of 55.7.

The undisputed leader is still the Covid-19 focal point

(290.7), but it is also in

(201.7),

(168.7) and

(160.1) Tense situation.

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All twelve districts are now considered risk areas.

© Screenshot www.berlin.de/corona/lagebericht

Corona in Berlin: Examination of the measures - police determine 300 violations

Update from October 26, 7:55 a.m.:

The

take stock of Saturday.

Hundreds of Berlin police officers, supported by the Federal Police, had

checked

compliance with

in the capital

and discovered over 300 administrative offenses, as reported by the BZ.

According to the

,

these were

mainly registered in the evening hours.

During the day, the vast majority of citizens would

adhere

to the

.

We would like to thank the federal government and all the colleges involved.

the @bpol_bepo for the support in this historical situation for all of us.

If you want to support us, we look forward to lots of # AHAAL. # TogetherGegenCovid19 # FlattenTheCurve

- Police Berlin (@polizeiberlin) October 23, 2020

80 to 90 percent would have

worn

their

and kept the safety distances.

The officials checked 4,000 people on Saturday evening alone.

A "prevention talk" had been held with 1,000 people who were checked.

There were also six reports of violations of the ban on opening after 11 p.m. and three

of violations of the

.

Coronavirus in Berlin: Several meetings against corona rules

Update of 25 October, 18:21:

According to a

is a

, with that in

against the

should be protested, was canceled at short notice.

The organizer

canceled

the demonstration at the

around 5 p.m. by phone, the spokeswoman said on Sunday evening.

Originally

registered

for the rally

.

At noon, demonstrators on

and

protested against the political decisions in the pandemic.

Corona in Berlin: Meeting in front of the event center ended by the applicant

According to the

a

against state

ended by the applicant

on Sunday in

.

Protesters had gathered in front of the

in the afternoon

.

The “Word Health Summit” was originally supposed to take place there.

The

via loudspeaker

that the event manager had ended the event.

The demonstrators on the square in

responded with boos and whistles.

Policemen came to the stage set up there.

The

were asked to leave the place immediately.

The meeting on Karl-Marx-Allee has just ended by the applicant.

Our college.

currently request the participants to leave the venue immediately. # b2510

- Berlin Police Deployment (@PolizeiBerlin_E) October 25, 2020

The

had

already announced at a meeting on

that the participants largely did not adhere to the

such as

and

.

Corona in Berlin: Tumults at the demo on Alexanderplatz

Update of 25 October, 15:27

: With a

in Berlin on Sunday is to

come: About

people came to the information

on the

after the organizers had announced 2,500 participants.

There was an obligation

to wear

to keep a

of 1.5 meters, which the police announced with announcements.

Many demonstrators ignored that, the report says: “When they tried to start the demonstration across Karl-Marx-Allee to Besarinenplatz, around

opposed them - in vain.

There were

and arrests.

More emergency services arrived and the crowd dispersed. "

The protest march should lead to a former cinema, in which the

originally planned.

Due to the increasing number of infections, the event is now

taking place

.

Among other things, the virologist 

and Federal Health

speak.

Berlin corona collapse: the capital can no longer track infections - 600 are still partying

Update from October 25, 8:47 a.m

.: With hundreds of emergency services, the Berlin police

checked

compliance with the

on Saturday

- for a fetish party with around

in the Mitte district, this meant the end.

The officials dissolved the event in the Alte Münze.

the police said later that evening.

The organizer therefore expects a procedure for

.

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Curfew control due to Corona in Berlin: The police broke up a 600 guest party.

© Paul Zinken / dpa-Zentralbild / dpa

The minimum distance could not be kept.

The organizer ended the party at the request of the officials.

The guests were released into the Berlin night and sent home.

The Berlin police tweeted the following:

For about 600 guests at a fetish party in #Mitte, it probably ended unsatisfactorily.

We dissolved the celebration in administrative assistance for @BA_Mitte_Berlin.

The college.

the @bpol_bepo then made it clear again that it is time to go home. # TogetherGegenCovid19 pic.twitter.com/sGwzHFN3L3

- Berlin Police Deployment (@PolizeiBerlin_E) October 24, 2020

Berlin corona collapse: the capital can no longer track infections - police react with major action

First report from October 24th

: Berlin - The previous pandemic fight without a strict lockdown has probably failed in Berlin.

Because the number of corona cases in the German capital is increasing continuously, there will soon be a complete lockdown in the largest German city.

The Berlin

.

Coronavirus Berlin: "A lockdown with stricter rules is just around the corner"

"A lockdown with stricter rules is just around the corner

," she said, and announced that the follow-up of individual corona cases in all Berlin districts has now become impossible.

The reason: the high number of people infected.

All Berliners who tested positive should go into

at home

, regardless of whether they had contact with the Ministry of Health or not.

They should also inform all possible contact persons, who in turn should also be in quarantine.

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Mouth and nose protection and an advertising sign for the Corona warning app on the subway window: Scene in Berlin in October 2020.

© Kay Nietfeld / dpa

Two Berlin districts are among the top 3 corona hotspots in all of Germany

Two districts in the capital are among the top 3 hotspots in the entire republic:

and

.

Bizarre: Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg refused the help of the Bundeswehr, although it is 13th on the nationwide Corona list (130.47).

With voltage which is

the

expected on Friday.

The city of

already decided on its own measures: Only ten people from two households are allowed to meet there in public or private space.

Berliners demonstrate against restrictions

The Berlin police will use the

with a

to ensure that the corona rules are respected and so the

decreases during the second wave.

The operation should last into the night and include 1,000 officials.

For Sunday, the police are preparing for several demonstrations against political decisions in the Corona crisis.

A demo is planned for lunchtime (2500 participants registered) at Alexanderplatz, and in the evening (10,000, a “lateral thinking” initiative) at the Großer Stern in the Tiergarten.

List of rubric lists: © Britta Pedersen / dpa