"Only produce frustration and hardship": Aiwanger railed against Söder's statements - is there a government dispute now threatened?

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

  are

  closed at

  least 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.

• This ticker is continuously updated.

Update from December 3, 10:13 p.m.:

As of today, students across

Bavaria

who are

in

quarantine

because of a

classmate infected

with

Corona can

return to school earlier.

The prerequisite for this is a

negative corona test

.

So it is in a general decree published on Wednesday.

The so-called "cohort-isolated" students no longer have to

remain

in quarantine

for

the entire

14 days

.

You are allowed to participate in the class again if the test - which can be taken after the fifth day of the positive test result of the classmate at the earliest - is negative.

This also applies to people who have had close contact with

someone

infected

with the

coronavirus

.

The so-called category 1 persons can take their

test

at the earliest from the tenth day after contact with the

infected person

.

Otherwise, the

quarantine will expire

automatically

after 14 days without symptoms

.

Update from December 3, 4:06 p.m.:

At a press conference in the

Corona hotspot

Passau, Prime Minister Markus

Söder

(CSU) announced that tougher

contact

restrictions could

soon

apply

in the Free State

- including on

New Year's Eve

.

(See update from 12:47 p.m.) At least that's Söder's view.

His vice, Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert

Aiwagner

(Free Voters), sees it completely differently.

Corona in Bavaria: Aiwanger opposes Söder - and calls for a relaxation schedule

Instead, the Minister of Economic Affairs calls for a

relaxation schedule

.

"We don't want a permanent lockdown, the situation is now manageable again compared to the exponential growth in October," said the Vice Prime Minister.

Is there

another dispute between the CSU and free voters

in the

state government

?

Aiwagner is calling for an

opening

plan

for the catering, hotel and ski industries, which can be implemented from January 11th.

Aiwanger

: “If the

corona infection

numbers should gallop away from

us by then

, we can always change that.

But without perspective, we only produce frustration without need. "

Corona in Bavaria: Hubert Aiwagner emphasizes: "Do not need any further closure"

The

Minister of Economic Affairs is more than skeptical of the

tightening

mentioned

by

Söder

: "Trade must remain open, we don't need any further closings here," he emphasizes.

The

second wave

has long since broken.

Anyone who wants to continue to press the corona numbers, true to the motto "it cost what it may", will pay a high price for it.

Reinforcement of the hotspot strategy in Passau: the numbers have to go down.

The Bundeswehr will help health authorities to dry out sources of infection.

Exit restrictions and alternate classes apply consistently.

Homes in Bavaria get FFP2 masks and quick tests several times a week pic.twitter.com/wtpE2f7FQr

- Markus Söder (@Markus_Soeder) December 3, 2020

Update from December 3, 12.47 p.m.:

At the end of the press conference,

Söder

answered questions from the journalists present.

A press question about it: How will

Bavaria continue

in the next few weeks.

“The

hotspot strategy

has been effective since this week,” said Söder.

Now we have to wait and see.

"Then we have to evaluate again: Do these

corona measures

that we have only help to stabilize or are they also sufficient to get the

numbers

down again?"

Corona in Bavaria: Söder does not rule out tougher measures and restrictions

The

Prime Minister

makes it clear: You cannot put the country in half sleep forever.

Söder: “Maybe there will soon be a significant downturn in the numbers.

At the moment, however, I am skeptical whether we

can just continue

with the

corona measures

.

“If the Corona numbers in the

Free State

do not fall clearly soon,

Söder

does not

rule out

stricter measures and restrictions.

Bavaria: Söder emphasizes: Corona solutions must also be found for border traffic

Also on the subject of

border traffic

remarked

Söder

.

He emphasizes: “The borders will remain open.” Especially for

commuter traffic,

it is now important to find “a practicable but safe solution”.

There are no concrete plans for this yet.

Söder

: “We have to think about what we can do better now.

And we have to consider whether we

can talk

to our friends in the

Czech Republic

or

Austria

ourselves about how we can do it well for everyone. "

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.

Markus Söder comes to the corona crisis talk in Passau https://t.co/ku3r5vHjIc pic.twitter.com/elNcyMBYi1

- BR_Niederbayern (@BR_Niederbayern) December 3, 2020

Corona hotspot Passau: Söder gives press conference - Uniform rules in the Free State are important

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.

Corona in Bavaria: Söder announces more rapid tests for hotspots

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, the numbers have to get better," emphasizes Söder.

The lockdown light is one thing.

“But we also have to be clear: if the numbers stay that way, the number of contacts will also be reduced on New Year's Eve.” Söder emphasizes that holidays shouldn't be a risk.

Bavaria: Söder visits Corona hotspot Passau - and gives a press conference

11.44 am:

Söder explains today's visit to Passau with two reasons: "It's about 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 curb tourism to a large extent, 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 rate

is currently so high that an airplane crashes every day, he is ignoring reality," Streeck clarified.

The virologist also warns of 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 numbers of Corona * infections, skiing

could be allowed

with

distance rules

and

hygiene measures

.

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 the 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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