Prime Minister Markus Söder supports the end of winter sports in Austria.
On Thursday, the CSU boss gets a picture of the corona situation in a super hotspot.
The
ski lifts
and cable cars
in
Bavaria will be
closed
until December 20th
.
Prime Minister Söder goes
even further
with his
Corona
demands - he wants a Europe-wide ban.
That causes criticism from
Söder's
own ranks.
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12.05 p.m.:
Now the Passau District Administrator Raimund Kneidinger speaks.
With this we end the live reporting.
12:03 p.m.:
Now the Mayor of Passau, Klaus Dupper, speaks.
"For the third day in a row we have falling values, but the values are still far too high." Therefore, the measures will be extended by at least a week in Passau.
11:57 am:
State Secretary Klaus Holetschek is now speaking.
He sees the imminent vaccination as a "logistical challenge of unachievable proportions".
"But we will do everything we can to ensure that people who want to be vaccinated can do so in a not too long time."
11.55 a.m.:
According to Söder, vaccination is a bright spot.
"There will be no vaccination light, but it is actually an imperative to get vaccinated," said Söder.
"It's clear to me: Corona annoys everyone." That is why uniform rules are all the more important for everyone now.
Rules that everyone can understand.
11:51 am:
Söder emphasizes: “We need patience now.
Everything is regulated. ”All measures in the region have been taken.
After ten days we will see how it goes on.
“We want to reduce hotspots in Bavaria,” said Söder.
11.50 a.m.:
Söder announces more corona rapid tests, more support for the health authorities and more FFP-2 masks, especially for corona hotspots in Bavaria.
11.46 am:
"The numbers have to go down, they have to get better," emphasizes Söder.
Lockdown light is one thing.
"But we also have to be clear: If the numbers stay that way, be clear, the number of contacts will also be reduced on New Year's Eve." Holidays must not be a risk, stresses Söder.
11.44 am:
Söder explains today's visit to Passau for two reasons: "There is information on site but also about providing support." It is important that everyone now stands together.
11.41 a.m.:
The press conference with Markus Söder begins.
Update from December 3rd, 11:29 am:
The
press conference
in Passau with Markus
Söder will
begin in a few minutes.
So that a minimum distance of 1.5 meters can be maintained, the conversation does not take place in Passau's town hall, but in the redoutes halls in the building of the Prince-Bishop's Opera House.
Update from December 3, 9:30 a.m.:
Important visitors are due today in the Bavarian
Corona hotspot Passau
: Prime Minister Markus Söder is paying a visit to the city.
Here,
Söder
wants to
"get a picture of the current Corona situation in Passau and the region" on site with municipal representatives, according to a press release.
Bavaria: Söder visits Corona hotspot Passau - press conference announced
During his visit to the
Corona hotspot
, the
Prime Minister is accompanied
by
the
State Secretary for
Health, Klaus Holetschek.
He is head of the
Corona Pandemic
Task Force at
the Bavarian Ministry of Health.
At around 11.30 a.m., Söder has announced a press conference.
Update from December 3, 7:54 a.m.:
The catering industry is suffering from
Corona
.
It is one of the hardest hit industries during the
crisis
.
That is why the Free State of Bavaria now wants to get involved in Berlin.
Goal: The permanent
reduction of VAT
for the catering trade.
"The reduced VAT rate should not only apply to food, but also to drinks, so that landlords can benefit from the tax cut in the same way," said Bavaria's Finance Minister Albert
Füracker
.
Corona: Bavaria wants to relieve gastro - Free State wants to implement tax cuts in Berlin
"A sales tax burden with the standard rate of 19 percent from July 1, 2021 would not be shouldered in this situation for the companies and should mean the final end for many of those affected," says the application from the German Press Agency in Munich present.
This is justified by the fact that the industry has
once again suffered “enormous sales losses”
due to the current
partial lockdown
and the
infection situation
makes normal
restaurant operations
“hardly possible in the long term”.
Update from December 2, 8:31 p.m
.: Markus Söder has
indicated
a possible further
tightening of
the anti-corona measures by the federal and state governments.
At some point you will have to think about deepening the measures in some places: “The question is whether we can keep the country in this kind of half-sleep the whole time - or whether we don't have to think again at some point, in some places a lot to go deeper and more consistently. ”That said the
CSU chief
after a video
switch between the state
heads of state and Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin.
"My feeling is, and many citizens also ask me, that we shouldn't shy away from being very consistent in the end - and perhaps more consequently for a shorter time than semiconsistently for longer."
Corona in Bavaria: Prime Minister Markus Söder visits super hotspot Passau
Update from December 2, 5:37 p.m
.: In Passau, the
seven-day incidence is
still high.
According to the Robert Koch Institute, the value is currently 479.1.
This means that it has decreased compared to the previous day (549.2), but the three-river city is still the number 1 corona hotspot in Germany.
On Thursday (December 3), Prime Minister
Markus Söder
will meet with State Secretary for
Health Klaus Holetschek
a picture of the situation.
The
Passauer Neue Presse
reports
.
The CSU boss will then inform the public at a press conference.
It should take place around 11.30 a.m.
Corona in Bavaria: Söder supports winter sports in Austria - but he leaves one important detail open
Update from December 2, 4:27 p.m.:
New bad news for Bavarian
hosts
and
hotel owners
: It is possible that the federal and state governments seem
to want to keep
hotels and restaurants
closed longer than previously planned.
The media reported on this with reference to the
Reuters
news
agency
.
This writes that the closure
could be extended
until January
10th
.
This step should then be decided in mid-December.
The lockdown regulations currently only apply until December 28th.
Corona in Bavaria: Söder rates winter sports in Austria as "correct and understandable"
Update from December 2, 3:45 p.m .:
Markus Söder rates the
practical
winter sports shutdown
for many tourists in Austria during the Christmas holidays as "correct and understandable".
Bavaria's Prime Minister said on Twitter on Wednesday: “Even if it is difficult:
Safety
first.
The holidays must not become a risk. "
No skiing vacation in # Austria: The decision is correct and understandable.
Even if it is difficult: safety comes first.
The holidays must not become a risk.
https://t.co/PSpCn2hikL
- Markus Söder (@Markus_Soeder) December 2, 2020
Austria has
imposed a ten-day quarantine obligation
for all travelers from
Corona risk areas
from December 7th to January 10th.
This also affects tourists from Bavaria.
The aim is to largely curb tourism, the government announced on Wednesday in Vienna.
So far, Söder has not commented on whether ski lifts in the Bavarian
winter sports areas
will be open during the Christmas holidays.
One thing is so far only that the investments under the extended partial lockdown up to and including 20
December
remain closed.
Corona virus in Germany: video conference from the federal and state governments - including Söder
Update from December 2, 2:45 p.m.:
In a few minutes, at 3 p.m. to be precise, the federal and state governments will meet with Chancellor Angela
Merkel
(CDU) in a video conference.
Bavaria's Prime Minister
Markus Söder
(CSU) will also be present.
The appointment should not primarily be about the
Corona crisis
, but about topics such as digitization, all-day care and racism.
Afterwards Merkel,
Söder
and Berlin's Mayor Michael Müller (SPD) will
speak
at a
press conference
.
There the politicians will present the
results
of the conference.
Corona in Bavaria: Summit with Chancellor and country leaders - afterwards Söder, Merkel and Müller speak
Update from December 2, 12.35 p.m.:
Criticism
of Prime Minister Markus
Söder's
corona policy is
not only coming from within
.
In an interview with the Rotary Club Schliersee,
virologist Hendrik Streeck
criticized
Söder's
statements about the corona pandemic.
For example, the virologist condemns the Prime Minister's number games on mortality in connection with Covid-19.
"When Mr
Söder
says that the
death toll
is currently so high that it would be as if an airplane crashed every day, then he is ignoring reality," Streeck clarified.
The virologist also warns against too much euphoria about the corona vaccine.
Corona in Bavaria: Söder calls for a Europe-wide ski ban - special proposal from the CSU could save the season
Original article from December 2, 11:05 a.m .:
Munich - The debate about Prime Minister
Markus Söder's
call for a Europe-wide
closure of the ski resorts
is
entering
a new round: Now there is even
resistance
in Söder's own party, more precisely the
CSU
state group.
Paul Lehrieder, tourism expert of the Union parliamentary group in the Bundestag, is against a blanket ski ban.
"Nothing happens on the slopes," the CSU member of the Bundestag emphasized to the
Augsburger Allgemeine
.
Corona in Bavaria: Söder reaps criticism from CSU for a ski ban
In regions with low Corona * infection numbers, skiing with
distance rules
and
hygiene measures
can be allowed.
Lehrieder's suggestion: For example, only one person could sit in double chair lifts, or
Corona *
quick tests could be
available
for skiers, as at airports
.
“Sport in the fresh air strengthens the immune system,” the politician clarifies.
Ski ban in Bavaria: CSU politician calls for rapid corona tests for skiers
The fact is: In the
Free State
, cable cars and
ski lifts will be
closed until December 20th.
Söder has
already made it clear: Even after that, winter sports enthusiasts have little chance of relaxing the Corona * requirements.
At the same time, the
Prime Minister called on
other Alpine countries - including Austria and Switzerland - to follow the Bavarian example.
The nationwide
Corona * policy
remains exciting today, Wednesday: At 1 p.m. there will be another
conference of prime ministers
with Chancellor
Merkel
in Berlin
.
A press conference with
Markus Söder
and Angela Merkel * is planned
for the evening
.
*
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