Corona in Bavaria: lockdown extension? Söder in clear words - Munich virologist gives hope for Christmas

CSU boss Markus Söder commented on the current measures following the Prime Minister's Conference in Berlin.

The Free State still has high case numbers to complain about.

• Today the country chiefs are discussing tightening the Corona * contact restrictions.

• Markus Söder (CSU) wants tougher measures across Germany - especially in schools.

• You can always read all the latest news about the corona crisis in Bavaria in our news ticker.

  Here we offer you the current case numbers in Bavaria in a map *.

Update, 1:37 p.m.:

For the Munich virologist

, it is justifiable to wait a few more days before the federal and state governments may set

.

If everyone now adheres to the applicable restrictions, there is a "good chance" that the number of

down, the virologist told

.

Corona in Bavaria: top virologist gives Christmas outlook - and gives hope

According to the director of the Institute of Virology at the Technical University of Munich and at the Helmholtz Zentrum München,

a

is in

.

In doing so, everyone should “think carefully about how high the risk is for those who take part in the celebration”.

Protzer sees it as critical to make the festival dependent on a value below 50 newly infected people per 100,000 inhabitants within a week: This value does not mean that nobody is infected and contagious anymore. 

Corona in Bavaria: Söder considers the lockdown extension possible

Meanwhile, the Bavarian Prime Minister

(CSU) commented

 on the current 

the

“Rundschau” following the Prime Minister's Conference in Berlin yesterday (November 16) 

 .

"I have little hope that everyone will be fine again at the end of November," explained 

.

He assumes that the anti-corona measures will be extended beyond the end of the month.

Update, 10:33 a.m.:

If you take a look at the districts, the 7-day incidences in the Bavarian districts are anything but flattering in a nationwide comparison.

As yesterday, the Freyung-Grafenau district leads throughout Germany.

Closely followed by Traunstein (6th place), Augsburg (7), Passau (8) and the district of Passau (9).

Of the sad top ten highest daily incidences in Germany, Bavaria is five out of ten places.

Update from November 17th, 7.33 a.m.:

For

the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports

via the Covid 19 dashboard

compared to the previous day.

This means that a total of 160,729 corona cases have been reported in the state so far.

The number of deaths in connection with the corona virus rose in Bavaria by

the previous day to

.

It is estimated that around 109,000 people have recovered.

Bavaria in the Corona crisis: reminders at the federal-state summit to the population

Update, 8.40 p.m.:

The

has ended.

For the time being, there are only new

from politicians - for example, to

, in the best case to a

.

But it already seems clear that new rules can be expected, at least in the Free State.

said in an interview with the TV broadcaster

that he would have preferred binding measures today.

In his statement at the Chancellery, the CSU boss had also emphasized that it was better to extend the lockdown than to “break it off too early”.

Meanwhile, there is drastic news from

: According to a report by the

, the

there has

requested

view of the increasing corona numbers

.

Four paramedics and two medical employees of the army have been on duty since Monday.

Reasons are also

cases

the clinic's

.

Bavaria in the Corona crisis: Söder debates in Berlin - new trouble threatens in the Free State

Update, 7.20 p.m.:

At the moment

(CSU)

is also wrestling

with Prime Minister colleagues and Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) about new corona rules for all of Germany.

In

, however, a new need for discussion awaits him: the

consider the planned new infection protection law in its current form to be “unconstitutional”.

The association

on Monday.

The reason is that the amendment provides for bans and restrictions for catering operations and hotels, but no compensation.

“That is unconstitutional.

If our operations have to close through no fault of our own in order to protect third parties, a compensation is needed here, ”warned

.

If there are no improvements, the landlords and accommodation providers want to lodge a constitutional complaint in Karlsruhe.

The law is due to be passed on Wednesday.

Corona in Bavaria: Kulmbach district has already reached the lockdown target - Free State continues to be dark red

Update, 3:39 p.m.:

A yellow spot on a deep red map: The

with

new corona infections per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days was

at the beginning of the week

.

The State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL) reported a corresponding warning value of

for the region on Monday (8:00 a.m.)

.

The return to a value of below 50 was declared by Bavaria's Prime Minister

(CSU) as the goal.

From then on, a district is no longer considered a

.

The vast majority of rural districts and independent cities in Bavaria continued to record values ​​in the three-digit range.

The so-called seven-day incidence for the

was

on Monday

.

This number was highest in the city of Augsburg (307.50) and in the districts of Traunstein (340.63) and Freyung-Grafenau (385.39).

Corona: Bavarian economy is going through difficult times - a lockdown in December threatens break-ins

Update, 1:26 p.m.:

The mood in the

is still extremely

.

Although the index collected by the Association of the Bavarian Economy (vbw) improved by 13 points to 64 compared to the last survey in the spring, this is "still an extremely low value", as the organization announced on Monday.

The normal level is 100 points.

The current improvement in the index is entirely due to

.

The current situation, on the other hand, is assessed a bit more negatively than in the spring.

"The worse the situation, the more likely a recovery is expected," said vbw President Wolfram Hatz.

For Bavaria, he currently expects a decline in gross domestic product of

in the current year.

But this applies only if the current

on

stay.

If it is extended and hits the Christmas business, a minus of

can be expected.

Freyung-Grafenau is a hotspot: Corona numbers in Germany comparison - Bavaria leads statistics

Update, 12:32 p.m.:

The prime ministers are currently discussing further measures and drawing a lockdown-light interim

.

From 2 p.m. the Chancellor will also intervene.

Until then, it is worth taking a look at the current corona numbers for Bavaria.

The RKI numbers, especially on Mondays, are known to be a thing *.

But if you allow it as an indicator, Bavaria leads a sad hit list several times with the highest 7-day incidence in Germany - on the one hand Bavaria-wide and on the other hand with Germany's leading district.

According to the RKI, the

district of

recorded a

of

per 100,000 inhabitants

on Monday

.

At the weekend it even exceeded the

.

And according to the RKI, Bavaria itself also leads the statistics with a value of

for the incidence

.

It remains to be seen whether the Söder will help in its argument for tougher measures against the other prime ministers or not.

Update, 11.03 a.m.:

First setback for Söder.

The Bavarian Prime Minister actually wanted to enforce a uniform mask requirement for all schoolchildren throughout Germany today - the Prime Minister postponed this decision to next

Corona in Bavaria: Prime ministers currently in video conference - are there new restrictions?

First report, Monday (November 16), 9.25 a.m.:

- From

today, the country heads will sit together via video conference.

Together they want to look at the numbers of the second wave * in an interim balance after two weeks of lockdown light and advise whether it should rather go in the direction of tightening or easing.

First of all: there is no agreement.

Corona in Bavaria: Söder wants masks to be required in all schools across Germany - trouble is inevitable

Above all,

spread his new suggestions in the media on Sunday and Monday morning.

And especially with Söder's current Corona heart

, the

at all schools, the fronts are hardened.

In principle, several prime ministers were open to tougher contact restrictions, especially in the private sphere.

But the majority of schools do not want any changes or even tightening up at first.

Anders Söder: He said on

at

that he would like a

, including elementary schools - throughout Germany: “I am in favor of introducing a mask requirement everywhere.” Even if the symptoms in children are usually weaker than in adults, there are also more severe disease courses here.

This should be prevented.

Especially since the mood in the schools is already at its limit anyway.

“The temperature in the school families is also rising.” And only the mask can help, it “is crucial,

.

In addition, you have to think about alternative forms of teaching, adds Söder this morning in Bayern 2: "In addition to face-to-face lessons, possibly also alternating lessons, especially for the elderly."

Merkel is pushing forward with contact restrictions - is Söder moving in Bavaria?

In addition, Chancellor Angela Merkel has submitted, who then wants to join in around 2 p.m.

She wants significantly tougher contact restrictions - in private and public spaces, for adults and children.

"The numbers are stabilizing a little, but too slowly," Merkel justified her advance this morning in the CDU presidium meeting.

Should Merkel's wish-list be waved through by the federal states,

probably not notice that much at first.

The lockdown in the Free State was made

stricter

by

from the start.

Above all

, the Bavarians are already familiar

with the strict

at home: Only two households.

The total number of people present is presumably tightened today.

It will be harder for children, especially in regions with already closed schools: They should limit themselves to one playmate per nose.

Corona in Bavaria: tougher quarantine rules?

Söder is reluctant to do this

Merkel also wants tougher quarantine regulations.

Söder is reluctant to do this.

Above all, that everyone with cold symptoms should stay at home right away, the federal and state governments will have to “discuss in detail” about this, Söder said in the ZDF “Morgenmagazin”.

Basically, however, he was already in favor of a clear course and tougher rules, as Söder

affirmed

at Bayern 2 - with a swipe to

.

Corona in Bavaria: Söder with a swipe at Austria

“I am in favor of a clearer and tougher course because it must also have a long-term effect.

We can't go up and down or back and forth all the time.

You can see in Austria what effect that has. "

Markus Söder

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