Corona plans have been made: That applies in December - an overview with the special rules for Christmas

The partial lockdown is extended.

Stricter corona restrictions apply until December 20th.

What changes - what remains.

An overview.

• The federal states have extended the corona restrictions until December 20.

• Private gatherings are further restricted.

  Schools remain open, however.

• Special rules are provided for the Christmas holidays.

Update from November 25th, 9:50 p.m.:

Well after 9:00 p.m.,

, Berlin's ruling Mayor Michael Müller and Bavaria's Prime Minister

front of the press and announced the

measures adopted

at the

Conference.

As already suspected, the previously applicable

extended until December 20th.

noted, however: "We assume that the

must apply

until the beginning of

."

However, meetings of ten people should be allowed

over the

.

Corona plans: These measures apply in December - new incidence limit for measures

In addition, private

limited to a maximum of five people from two

.

under the age of 14 are not counted.

This

was also suspected in advance.

Just like the expansion of the

in public space, which was also decided.

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The mask requirement is to be intensified, especially in inner cities.

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Moreover, have

and

in addition to the

agreed by 50 new infections to a second limit for counties.

From a

of

, even stronger measures should take effect in the affected circles.

How these should look exactly is at the discretion of the countries.

Corona plans for December: schools remain open - no ban on fireworks

However, the

does not include a general

on

on

.

Rockets and firecrackers are "not a pandemic challenge per se," said

.

It's much more about the

.

However, schools

should remain open.

Only in areas with an

over 200 should measures such as

and

be used.

Finally, German citizens are called on not to go on a

until January 10, 2021

.

Corona plans: This should apply in December - an overview with the special rules for Christmas before the summit

Original message from November 25th:

Berlin - Extended

, but special rules for the

- that seems to be the result of the talks between the country leaders on how to proceed in the

.

For the holidays and New Year's Eve,

should be allowed.

This emerges from a joint draft resolution on which the

agreed on Monday evening.

Children should not be counted.

Outside of the holidays, private gatherings should be limited to

.

However, children should also be excluded here.

It should also be stipulated that every person in closed rooms that are accessible to the public or as part of visiting or customer traffic

must wear

a

.

Corona lockdown at Christmas?

New rules apply until December 20th - New Year fireworks allowed

All of this should initially

apply

.

According to the template, the federal and state governments want to agree on the further procedure for corona rules for Christmas and beyond by December 15.

According

to the bill, there should not be

a

.

However

, pyrotechnics should be prohibited in

order

to avoid

.

In addition, it should be recommended in principle to avoid traditional fireworks.

Corona before Christmas: Germany's hotels and restaurants will also remain closed in December

Officially, however, all these decisions will only be made and adopted on Wednesday at the Corona summit with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU).

With the extension of the current measures,

also remain

closed until December 20th.

In addition, during the corona pandemic before Christmas, citizens should continue

and work there and refrain from traveling and excursions.

With an

of less than

, the states should be allowed to relax independently.

After December 20, the measures

are to be extended

if the situation does not improve.

Countries with an

should then be able to decide independently.

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Unfortunately, it does not offer enough protection against infection in the Corona crisis: Chancellor Angela Merkel plays with a wind turbine.

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What exactly is in store for us?

We give an overview:

Corona special rules for Christmas: self-quarantine and small-scale church services

Special regulations are planned for corona prevention for Christmas.

From

people from more than

be able to come together - everything boils down to a maximum of ten.

Children under the age of 14 should not be counted.

recommended

for the period after the holidays

.

Agreements for the upcoming celebrations should be made

with the

- the guideline should be that

to be avoided.

New Year's Eve in Corona times: Fireworks are probably not allowed in public places

Even

with ten people from more than

will be allowed this year.

The resolution proposal should provide in brackets

to allow

the

rules to apply

until January

.

When

it comes to

there is still no clear line.

The sale will probably be allowed at least in Union-led countries.

However, there are indications that the

must not be ignited in busy squares and streets.

Corona rules for schools: mask requirement and earlier Christmas holidays

If the

should be

from the

onwards

.

Infection-free schools should be able to be excluded from this.

The

federal states should decide for themselves

about

.

In addition, a new test strategy is planned: In the event of an infection in a class, students and teachers should be quarantined for five days and then run

.

The federal government should make the tests available to the federal states.

Some federal states such as

and

have

already brought

the

forward so that the infection process can be better controlled around the holidays.

Lower Saxony and Saxony, for example, refrain from this - for example by referring to

.

Corona financial aid: Companies, the self-employed and associations should be supported for longer

The state aid for

affected by closure

, the

and

are to be extended.

For areas that are expected to have major restrictions on business operations for months to come, the federal states are calling for the federal government to

aid

- for example for the culture and events industry, self-employed individuals and the travel industry.

The federal government should also examine tax subsidies for statutory health insurance.

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How Christmas and New Year's Eve can be celebrated in Spain - especially on the Costa Blanca - will be decided in December.

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