Bavaria has been in corona lockdown since November.
This has now been extended and tightened again at the most recent Corona summit until January 1st.
An overview.
The corona lockdown will be extended until January 1st.
Some rules and measures have been tightened again - there will be easing at Christmas.
That was decided by the country leaders with the Chancellor on Wednesday (November 25th) in Berlin.
Munich - How many people can the family
celebrate Christmas with
?
Who are you allowed to meet over the
holidays
?
And what about
New Year's Eve
?
Questions that are
currently preoccupying
people in Bavaria
.
At a
summit of the country leaders
with Angela Merkel on Wednesday, a binding answer should be found.
It is now clear how things will continue until next year.
Details about Christmas, New Year's Eve and dates in Bavaria have now been decided - an overview.
Corona in Bavaria: Start of the Christmas holidays brought forward
But so much in advance: Bavaria has rushed ahead of the big conference on Wednesday on one point: Due to the
corona
pandemic
, the start of the
Christmas holidays
in the Free State will be brought
forward
.
Instead of Wednesday, December 23rd, the last day of school before Christmas is now Friday, December 18th.
The
Prime Minister Markus Söder
(CSU) announced on Tuesday.
The meaning and purpose of this decision: The
distance between lessons and Christmas should be
increased, as
Söder explained
.
"This will improve the possibilities for families in Bavaria to be able to celebrate the most important festival of the year in a healthy and carefree way." The time span of almost a week between school lessons and Christmas means that the
risk of corona infection is
"significantly reduced", argued Söder.
Christmas in Bavaria: Corona special regulations should apply to holidays in December
The
Corona
lockdown
, which has been in
effect
since November,
is being
extended
in Bavaria
, but
special regulations
apply
for the
Christmas season
- from December 21st to at least 27th
.
Meetings of up to ten people from several households should be allowed during this time.
Children up to 14 years are excluded from the number of people.
This emerges from a draft resolution on which the prime ministers agreed on Monday evening.
This was also decided at the
Corona summit
.
Self-quarantine for
several days is
recommended
for the period after the Christmas holidays
.
Agreements
for the upcoming celebrations
should also be made with the
churches
.
The guideline here is that large church services should be avoided.
Corona in Bavaria: Self-quarantine recommended after Christmas
There
are also clear rules
for
New Year's Eve
: Joint
New Year's Eve celebrations
with ten people from more than two households were allowed.
But big parties should be avoided, so
Söder
after the conference.
When it comes to
fireworks
, there will be no general prohibitions.
Only the gunfire alone has no pandemic effect at first, said Prime Minister
Markus Söder
after the Corona summit.
In order to avoid larger groups, however, fireworks are not allowed in busy squares and streets.
Bavaria: Clear corona rules for New Year's Eve
Outside the holidays, there is
a
limit
of five people from two households
for
private gatherings
.
It
was also stipulated
that every person in closed rooms that are accessible to the public or when visiting or visiting customers
has to wear
a
mouth and nose covering
.
All of these measures will initially apply until December 20th.
According to the bill, the federal and state governments want to agree on how to proceed by December 15.
There are also strict rules with
regard to the
corona incidence
: If this drops to significantly less than 50 new infections per week for 100,000 inhabitants,
Bavaria and the other states are allowed to
independently decide on easing
.
After December 20, the measures
are to be extended
every two weeks
if the situation does not improve.
The federal states of Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are
already allowed to relax
the
corona rules
, as the two states are already below a value of 50.
But
Bavaria then takes
a little
special route
with the
corona incidence
.
Markus Söder announced
on Thursday (November 26th) that there will now be another limit to measures: the
hotspot 300
.
From an incidence of 300 or more, the existing rules in the district or city concerned may and should be tightened again.
It threatens
output restrictions
.
Schools and daycare centers could then also be completely closed.
At an incidence value of 200 plus, music and driving schools are to be closed.
Markets should only take place if food is being sold there.
Corona incidence: Bavaria should determine its own relaxation
If the incidence is over 50, it is
mandatory to wear a mask in
class from the seventh grade
onwards
.
Infection-free schools can be exempted from this.
In corona hotspots - i.e. from an incidence value of 200 and more cases - classes from the 8th grade should be switched to partial or hybrid lessons.
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
rapid
tests.
The tests are to be made available by the federal government of Bavaria and the other states.
Due to the extension of the
corona lockdown
, hotels, restaurants or fitness studios will remain closed until December 20th.
Citizens should continue to stay at home as far as possible, work in the home office and avoid traveling and excursions.
Söder once again specifically
addressed
the
skiing holiday
.
He also doesn't want to spoil the fun and joy of skiing - but he just couldn't imagine the masses queuing at lifts and gondolas.
The
German government
wants to get its European neighbors to
ban ski tourism
by January 10th.
Anyone who travels to skiing in a neighboring country beforehand must
expect
a
quarantine
of ten days
even on a day trip
.
Excluded from this are trips abroad for less than 24 hours if there is a valid reason such as a doctor's visit.
New regulations for retail and retirement homes
In
trading
applies also in the future in front of shops and in parking lots
mask duty
.
For shop areas up to 800 square meters, one customer should be permitted for every ten square meters, and one customer for every 20 square meters from 800 square meters.
In a discounter with the usual size of 1000 square meters, a maximum of 90 customers would then be permitted at the same time.
Dealers must ensure that customer flows flow in an orderly manner.
There
are also changes
in
retirement and nursing homes
.
From December 1st, 30 rapid tests per month should be possible for each person in need of care.
Up to now, 20 tests per resident per month were available.
Before the corona summit: Söder threatens to go it alone with stricter rules
But Prime Minister
Söder has
already announced: His goal for the corona lockdown is to
extend and tighten it
.
He hoped, so Söder literally, that the current paper of the federal states will be tightened again in the conference.
Otherwise, Bavaria would
single-handedly
introduce
stricter rules
.
On Thursday,
Söder
will meet with his cabinet and discuss the results of the summit.
Then at the latest it will become clear whether
Bavaria
deviates from the nationwide decisions.
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