The lockdown in Germany is being extended due to concerns about the coronavirus mutation.
Bavaria's Minister of Economic Affairs calls for the first opening steps.
Due to the Corona * crisis, there is a lockdown in Bavaria.
Economy Minister Aiwanger calls for the first openings in February (see update from January 22nd, 12:08 p.m.).
Almost a million registered on the Bavarian Corona * vaccination portal are now automatically informed about free vaccination appointments (see update from January 22nd, 2:13 p.m.).
This news ticker is updated regularly.
Update from January 22nd, 2:13 p.m.:
Since the introduction of the
online vaccination portal
on January 11th, around one million Bavarian citizens have already registered there.
Now the registered persons are automatically informed about available
vaccination dates
.
“The system automatically notifies those registered by email and SMS about the possibility of a specific appointment,” said Bavaria's Minister of Health
Klaus Holetschek
(CSU).
"After this notification, citizens can make a personal selection from the available dates in the portal."
However, registration on the
vaccination portal
is not mandatory.
You can also get an appointment without registering.
You only have to register by phone.
"These people will then be called back by the hotline to make an appointment," said
Holetschek
.
According to those affected, however, the hotlines are often overloaded.
In addition, some people did not even receive the information about a possible
vaccination in the
mail.
The
health department in Munich
announced on Friday, for example, that it was only now sending the first letters.
Corona: Bavarian administrative court confirms the 15-kilometer rule
For almost two weeks, a region with an
incidence
of more than 200 has been subject to
travel restrictions
.
Citizens are then not allowed to leave their place of residence more than 15 kilometers for private excursions.
A lawyer from Aschaffenburg appealed against this rule to the
Bavarian Administrative
Court (VGH).
The court now rejected this.
The applicant did not come from a so-called
hotspot
and was therefore not affected by the regulation, as a spokesman for the VGH announced on Friday.
Since the
incidence value
in the Aschaffenburg district is below 200, the
15-kilometer rule
would have
no effect on the applicant, argued the court.
An appeal against the decision of the VGH is not possible.
Another application for the
15-kilometer rule
was rejected for the same reason.
The court did not want to decide when a decision on the four other applications on the legality of the
15-kilometer rule
would be made.
Corona in Bavaria: Economics Minister Aiwanger criticizes Chancellor Merkel
Update from January 22nd, 12:08 p.m
.:
Hubert Aiwanger
calls for the
hotels and ski lifts to be
reopened in February.
Together, the economics ministers should “also demand these opening measures at the federal level” and not “
wait
like
rabbits in front of the queue again
for what comes from Ms. Merkel and the Prime Minister's Conference in Berlin,” said Bavaria's economics minister in Munich on Friday.
“With hotels, I see absolutely no reason not to be allowed to open”, Aiwanger.
The Prime Ministers and the Chancellor should “accept that you don't get infected in a hotel”.
He is also convinced "that we can open the ski lifts promptly".
The Austrians showed that it was possible.
With
FFP-2 masks
on the lifts and online bookings in advance to prevent crowds, the slopes could open in February.
And the spas could also
receive guests again in spring
with good hygiene concepts and
corona quick
tests at the entrance, Aiwanger demanded at a tourism forum of the Association of Bavarian Business.
Corona crisis: Aiwanger criticizes agitation against Munich excursionists in the Oberland
Aiwanger sharply criticized
hatred and agitation
against Munich excursionists in the Bavarian Oberland.
“The people who are spat on today will be needed again in a few months”, as paying
guests.
He wonders why the municipalities are not creating more parking spaces for day trippers who want to go into the great outdoors and collecting parking fees.
“Locking people out and insulting them is not the right way.”
Bayern Tourismus Managing Director Barbara Radomski
said that there was “a bit of
hopelessness
in the industry
because there
is no
perspective”.
The Munich host Jakob Portenlänger said: “We're slowly running out of breath.
Most of the November aid is still not there. ”
Radomski does not expect a return to earlier business figures anytime soon.
On the other hand, Aiwanger was optimistic: “We'll be back to our old strength at the end of this year,” he predicted and referred to the vaccinations and “the longing for a change of scenery”.
He sees no reason to mop up: "If we are allowed to reopen, the tourist regions will automatically fill up."
Bertram Brossardt, General Manager of the Association of Bavarian Business, expressed "deep respect that our Minister of Economic Affairs fights like this".
Inselkammer thought it was "great how our Minister of Economic Affairs fights for us".
Corona in Bavaria: Seven districts and cities exceed the limit
Update from January 22nd, 9:03 a.m.:
According to the
Robert Koch Institute
, seven districts and cities
in Bavaria still exceed
the
limit of 200
.
That comes from the numbers from Friday (as of midnight).
About a week ago there were still 30 districts and independent cities.
The city of Ansbach has the highest value with 289.5, followed by the administrative districts of Wunsiedel (262.9) and Regen (246.7).
In the district of Berchtesgadener Land, the incidence is high at 224.7, if you consider that the region has been in lockdown for three months. *
For all of Bavaria, the RKI currently shows an
incidence
of 114.9, 2689 new infections within 24 Hours and 139 new deaths.
Recall in Bavaria: Aschaffenburg district office calls back FFP2 masks
In the meantime, it became known that the
Aschaffenburg district office is
calling back 1,000 masks.
However, only 600 masks were actually issued in Kahl am Main, as reported by
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
, citing the fire brigade.
The reason is that the
values measured
for the
density of the masks
fluctuated.
The district office therefore recalls the
FFP2 masks
, they do not have EU certification.
A request to the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL) as to whether other regions in the Free State are also affected by the recall is ongoing.
The distributed masks do not have the name FFP2 or CE, which is common in the EU, but the Chinese name, which is similar to the EU standard.
Tests have measured a fluctuating value with regard to density.
Three out of ten masks met the EU standard, but seven were below, as the
BR
reports.
Corona in Bavaria: Munich chief doctor warns of further waves - and explains what is important now
Update from January 22nd, 6.53 a.m
.: The Munich-based infectiologist
Clemens Wendter
considers not only a third, but also a fourth and fifth corona wave to be possible.
However, these would possibly be flatter than the first two waves.
"I do not assume that we will get a huge third wave because we intervened relatively early with the lockdown," says the chief physician of the Infectious Disease Clinic at the Munich Clinic Schwabing *, who and his team did the first nationwide a year ago
Had treated
corona patients
.
"As long as there is no vaccination in the population and as long as we do not have summer temperatures outside, we should get used to the thought that there may be a fourth and fifth wave," Wendtner said of the German press agency.
“Our
behavior
is in
our
own hands.
The trick will lie in the fact that we don't notice as much of these waves and keep them flat.
And that works if we resolutely decide sooner rather than later
to accept
restrictions
. ”These could then be reduced to a more tolerable minimum.
It is now important to get on quickly with the
vaccinations
.
“We basically have to vaccinate in chord.
No effort should be too great to reach a large part of our population at the earliest possible point in time.
That is the alpha and omega of this
pandemic.
Even in summer, we mustn't forget that autumn will come after that. ”There needs to be more clarification for open questions or possible doubts about the vaccination.
The vaccines have passed all the usual test phases and the side effects are very low.
Everyone could contribute, for example, with
mouth and nose protection, distance
and vaccination to bring the pandemic under control and restrictive measures could be relaxed.
“That is another appeal to reason and solidarity.
We can only do it together. "
Corona in Bavaria: SPD united in the fight against the virus
Update from January 21, 7:27 p.m.:
The
SPD parliamentary group meeting
in Munich came
to an end
on Thursday
.
The Social Democrats' candidate for Chancellor,
Olaf Scholz,
was the guest of honor from Berlin
.
The central topic of the exam was of course the
corona virus
.
Group leader
Horst Arnold
and
Scholz
see their party united and confident in the further fight against the virus.
The countermeasures have worked and the new measures will have further effects.
Scholz also
emphasized concern about the British mutation of the virus.
"So we have to be careful," he said.
Although the SPD parliamentary group supported the
extension of the
lockdown
,
Arnold
still
asked
the state government to make improvements.
When
vaccinating
you have to press more on the tube and also simplify the registration process.
In addition, the
15-kilometer rule is
unsuitable for curbing the infection process.
It would even have a detrimental
effect
on the desired
reduction in contact
, the SPD parliamentary group leader continued.
In addition,
Arnold
complained
that in times of home office and homeschooling, the problem with too slow internet is evident in many areas of Bavaria.
The
digital ministry
must be a “ministry of action” that promotes digitization in all areas, he demanded.
It so happened that on the very same day,
Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer
(CSU) contacted a schoolgirl from Vierkirchen (Dachau district) and promised to
improve the local
internet connection
*.
Update from January 21, 11:59 a.m.:
Minister of Education
Michael Piazolo
had to listen to some harsh criticism in the education committee of the state parliament on Thursday.
"It's just not going as well as you portray it," was the accusation made by the SPD parliamentary spokeswoman for education policy,
Simone Strohmayr
.
“It is so obvious that they are trying to gloss over everything!” Piazolo admitted that not everything was going perfectly, but protested against the accusation of glossing over it.
You can only work with the resources you have, and both the teachers and the staff in the ministry are working to the limit.
Corona in Bavaria: Eight districts and cities according to the RKI above the 200 limit value
Update from January 21, 7:35 a.m.:
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), eight districts and cities are still above the 200 limit value in Bavaria (as of Thursday, midnight).
A week ago there were still 30 districts and cities.
The
RKI
shows the highest values
for the districts of Regen with 255.8 and Wunsiedel with 254.6, followed by the city of Ansbach with 253.6 and the district of Tirschenreuth with 237.3.
The districts of Passau and Rottal-Inn as well as the urban districts of Passau and Landshut are also over 200.
If a region is above this threshold, the
15-kilometer rule
automatically comes
into force.
The authorities can only override this rule if the value falls below this for at least seven days in a row.
It can therefore still apply in cities and districts where the figure has fallen below 200 again.
For the whole of Bavaria, the RKI currently shows an incidence of 119.7, 2813 new infections and 176 new deaths.
Corona in Bavaria: Prime Minister Söder open to EU vaccination pass
Update from January 21, 6:10 a.m.:
Markus Söder is open to an
EU vaccination pass
for people who are vaccinated against the coronavirus.
“If it works, that's an idea.
It would be good if it is forgery-proof, "said Bavaria's Prime Minister on the ARD talk show" Maischberger.
Die Woche ”, which was broadcast on Wednesday evening.
On Thursday, the 27 EU countries will discuss whether and how to introduce a joint
document to prove corona vaccinations
.
However, it is unlikely that they will already attach privileges such as easier travel to such an EU vaccination pass.
So far, among other things, it is unclear whether people who have been vaccinated can continue to infect others.
Corona in Bavaria: Technical problem - Munich district corrects data downwards
Update from January 20, 9:55 p.m.:
Software breakdown
at the Munich district office: After a technical problem, the
Munich district
has
cleaned up
its
corona data
- and corrected it downwards.
The reason given in a message was that the laboratories have
only
been allowed to report
newly infected people
via central software since the beginning of the year.
That
data exchange
with the
software
used by the Munich district office
did not work properly.
Therefore it had to be changed often.
Lockdown in Bavaria: software glitch - Munich district corrects corona numbers downwards
In the case of
data transmission
,
multiple
responses
were made, for example due to small differences in the spelling of names
.
According to the now adjusted data, 166.63 people per 100,000 inhabitants have been infected in the district in the last seven days.
The Bavarian State Office for Health has so far
assumed
a
seven-day incidence
of 181.18 and the Robert Koch Institute of 191.2.
After the
software
problems were discovered, the employees checked and cleaned more than
10,000 records
.
During this time, the
number of cases
that was
too high was
continuously
recorded - and then reported to higher-level bodies.
Nevertheless, they made a conscious decision to publish daily reports.
Corona breakdown in Bavaria: Nuremberg and Augsburg also report incorrect numbers
But not only in the Munich district -
Nuremberg and Augsburg
had also temporarily
reported
incorrect numbers
.
Too low in one case, too high in the other.
The figures in the official statistics are now also to be
corrected promptly
.
Corona in Bavaria: Mutated virus detected in Bayreuth - the clinic has already reacted
Update from January 20, 7.47 p.m.:
The highly contagious
corona mutation
from England has now also
been detected
in
Bayreuth
.
"In a person who returned from a trip, the mutation B.1.1.7 in Bayreuth first appeared," said the
Bayreuth Clinic
on Wednesday.
"It cannot be ruled out that this type of virus has now reached the clinic."
In the past few days, there have already been several
corona outbreaks
in the clinic
, "the dynamics of which had exceeded the previous outbreak events".
Accordingly, the number of
infected clinic patients was
over 100 for the first time at the weekend.
After Corona mutation in Bayreuth: The clinic wants to test all employees - and asks for care support
The clinic has already reacted: All
employees
should now be
tested
as quickly as possible
- more than 3,300 people.
The clinic also asks for
support in nursing
.
Inpatients should be discharged as soon as possible.
For further measures, the clinic wants to coordinate with experts from the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety.
The first
Corona mutation
in England
is not more dangerous in the course of the disease, but is
much more contagious.
Depending on the study, the risk of infection should be 50 to 70 percent higher, the hospital said.
Update from January 20, 2:53 p.m.:
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder and Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger are not entirely in agreement on when more extensive
lockdown easing will be
possible.
Aiwanger called after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday in mid-February - Söder, however, slowed down.
“We all have the same desire for improvement.
The assessment of how quickly this can be done differs, ”said Söder.
"I assume that if the numbers
continue
the
trend
that we have seen over the past few days, we will then also come under 100 across Bavaria and that many districts will be under 50," said Aiwanger.
"The measures are now taking effect, and the vaccinations in the nursing homes will show their effect."
Aiwanger
emphasized: "This automatically makes the call for relaxation louder and also justified." Now you also have the
FFP2 mask requirement
, which, in addition to public transport and in Retail will also apply to church services in the future.
"Then I am of the opinion that we will see significant easing steps in the schools, retail and much more areas from mid-February."
Söder, however, replied: "It is part of the certain ritual of our joint cooperation that Hubert mentions points in time - and we then decide together when they occur, according to the respective
infection
occurrence
. "Bavaria's Prime Minister emphasized:" Of course we hope that the numbers will go down significantly. "Should the numbers actually fall below 50, then one would think about it at the federal-state level how to deal with it and in which timelines to take which steps.
But Söder warned again of a “yo-yo effect” if measures were loosened too quickly - and then had to be tightened again.
Corona in Bavaria: Söder names surprising rule exception at schools - lockdown end in February unsafe
Update from January 20, 2:02 p.m.:
The lockdown will be extended until mid-February.
Even
schools
therefore in the Free State are closed, it will further
distance learning
give.
As expected, the cabinet decided on Wednesday.
At a subsequent press conference, however, Prime Minister Markus Söder announced an
exception
: for high school graduates who are about to take their
final exams
this year,
alternating classes can take place from February 1, “if the infection rate allows”.
The same applies to students at vocational schools where final exams or chamber examinations take place soon.
"Corona means an absolute
constant stress
for the entire population," said Söder.
Unfortunately, there is still no reason to give the all-clear.
“We still have to be patient.” Aborting the measures would be a big mistake.
Therefore, the
lockdown
must be
extended - initially until February 14th.
How it goes after that depends solely on the further infection process.
A further lockdown is therefore not ruled out.
Court overturns alcohol ban: municipalities will in future define places with alcohol ban
The general
ban
on
alcohol
in public spaces in Bavaria is specified.
In future, the municipalities will define the places in their municipality where alcohol consumption will be prohibited, said Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) on Wednesday after a meeting of his cabinet in Munich.
"We don't want a
party to go,
" emphasized Söder.
This would massively contradict the principle of reducing mobility, he said.
On Tuesday, the Bavarian Administrative Court (VGH)
suspended
the Bavarian
alcohol ban pending
a decision in the main proceedings and thus granted an urgent application from a private person.
As a justification, the court announced that according to the Infection Protection Act, alcohol bans are only provided in certain public places.
The order of a ban on alcohol for the entire area of the Free State thus exceeded the statutory authorization granted by the federal government.
Corona in Bavaria: Lockdown extended - The Söder press conference for reading
1:42 p.m
.: The press conference is over.
Finally, journalists can ask their questions.
1.35 p.m
.: Michael Piazolo speaks.
It is not an easy time for parents, teachers and students, said the Minister of Education.
“From my point of view, the distance lessons got off to a positive start,” he explains.
“Distance teaching is not classroom teaching,”
he clarifies.
Many would like to see classroom teaching resumed.
On the other hand, the new infections are still high, "therefore it is also right to extend the lockdown."
The schools therefore remain in distance teaching.
There are
exceptions
for the Q12 at the Gymnasium, but also for the final classes of the FOS and BOS as well as for vocational students who are about to take their final exams.
There will be alternating classes from February 1st, if the infection rate allows.
There is a
mask duty
in the classroom.
The Söder press conference on the corona lockdown in re-live
Corona in Bavaria: Holetschek explains the situation in old people's and nursing homes
1.30 p.m.:
Health Minister
Klaus Holetschek's
turn.
It would be negligent to interrupt the measures now.
One must "remain careful and prudent."
There are
231,000 vaccinations
as of this morning, he explains.
It currently depends on the question of when which vaccine is available in which quantity.
One has to make sure that the system becomes more reliable.
“We can always do better,” he says, referring to communication with citizens.
Regarding
old people's and nursing homes
, he says: The vaccination quota is good for you.
“That's why we have to stay tuned”.
The people who built this country are in these homes, explains Holetschek.
There is a starter kit of 500,000 masks for homes, and employee tests are increased from two to three, he explains.
The issue of
outbreak
events will
be sharpened: tests must be completed within 48 hours.
There is also further advice on the subject of hygiene.
Corona lockdown in Bavaria: Aiwanger calls for "reason" on both sides
1:18 p.m.:
Economics Minister
Hubert Aiwanger
speaks to Söder.
He thinks the trend is going in the right direction.
One hopes to be able to continue this trend now.
He understands the desperation of retail.
He appeals to all companies
to let
their employees work from the
home
office if this is possible.
Aiwanger demands "common sense" on both sides, both employers and employees.
With regard to the
bridging
aid, Aiwanger says that the majority has already been paid out.
Regarding the
November and December
aid it is said that 42 percent of the money is "outside".
Most of the November aid should be processed in January, Aiwanger said.
Corona in Bavaria - Söder warns: "Slowly it is a question of time"
1:11 p.m.:
Söder criticizes the fact that the financial aid for the affected industry was a long time coming, he hopes that it will now be faster.
"It is slowly becoming a question of time," said the CSU boss.
"It's not over yet," said
Söder
, referring to Corona.
But it won't last forever either, he says.
Söder hopes for a European solution to the pandemic, otherwise border controls could be necessary, he warns.
Corona in Bavaria: "We are extending the lockdown until February 14th"
1:04 p.m.:
The mutation is particularly worrying, explains Söder.
As a protection, it is wiser to take precautionary measures and extend the lockdown.
"We are extending the
lockdown
until February 14th." Whether it will be reopened afterwards "depends solely on the infection rate." Bavaria does not need to tighten it, but the measures (eg the range of motion) remain.
The regulation for
alcohol consumption will be adjusted.
The schools are also being extended.
“Homeschooling is not easy,” says Söder.
For many families it is a challenge.
Pandemic events are also possible in schools and daycare centers, which is why it will remain as usual until February 14th.
From February 1st, however, the following will be added: Alternating classes for graduating classes, for example for high school graduates.
"It is very clear to us that this will not be a normal school year," says Söder.
But it should remain a fair one.
Corona in Bavaria - Söder: "We still have to be patient"
1 p.m .:
The press conference begins.
Prime Minister Markus Söder has the floor.
Corona means
"constant stress"
, he explains.
Many livelihoods are threatened, parents have to look after their children at home, there are no face-to-face classes.
He thanks for the support.
But: "We still have to be patient".
The lockdown works, explains Söder.
The incidence in Bavaria is 128, at Christmas it was still over 200. “It's going down”, but: “Unfortunately, no reason to give the all-clear.” If one were to relax now, the numbers would rise immediately.
Aborting the measures "would be a fatal mistake."
After Corona summit: Lockdown extension despite "collateral challenges" - Söder press conference live
Update from 12.45 p.m
.: The cabinet met today to implement the corona measures in Bavaria, which were announced yesterday in Berlin.
At 1 p.m. there will be a
press conference with Markus Söder.
You can follow them here in the live stream and ticker.
The lockdown was extended yesterday.
There were discussions in particular on the subject of
school
: "School and daycare is the most sensitive point because of course we feel the most collateral challenges there for families, for children regarding the question of care," said Söder.
Update from January 20, 11:28 a.m
.: The renewed extension of the
corona lockdown in Bavaria
will only be discussed in the state parliament next week.
“Due to the decisions made at yesterday's
federal-state meeting
, there will be no changes for Bavaria with regard to the provisions to contain the
corona pandemic.
The state parliament will deal with the extension of the existing measures from February in the coming week ”, said state parliament
president Ilse Aigner
(CSU) on Wednesday in Munich.
The next regular meeting will take place on January 27, before the new ordinance comes into force on February 1.
"The procedure agreed with all parliamentary groups and the state government, that parliament debates and decides before the new regulation comes into force, is therefore also guaranteed with the regular session," emphasized Aigner.
The corona pandemic will
also occupy
Parliament
this week, among other things, there will be a special meeting of the education committee on Thursday.
Lockdown extension in Bavaria: horror in the gastronomy
Update from January 20, 10:04 a.m
.: Innkeepers and hoteliers in Bavaria
reacted in
horror to the
lockdown extension
until mid-February.
"We are still trying with all our might to
weather
the
pandemic
and look to the second Corona year with confidence.
In view of the renewed extension of the lockdown until mid-February, however,
desperation is
rampant
in large parts of the hospitality industry,
”said the state manager of the Bavarian Hotel and Restaurant Association, Thomas Geppert, in Munich on Wednesday.
"The lockdown cannot be extended forever without a real perspective."
The association called for
planning security
for companies, guests and employees as well as stable and reliable economic framework conditions.
Software problems with the recently launched
November
aid should finally be resolved.
“This unprofessional and delayed behavior by the federal government is putting livelihoods at risk.
That is irresponsible, ”explained Geppert.
"Woe to one of us pays his taxes just one day too late, but the Federal Minister of Finance does not manage to get the November aid paid out
correctly
at the end of January."
Geppert also called for
the hospitality industry to be gradually opened
if the number of
infections
continues to fall
.
“That does not contradict fighting the pandemic.
We are part of the solution and not the problem, ”said the head of the association.
After Corona summit with Merkel: Cabinet discusses implementation for Bavaria - press conference with Söder live
First report from January 20, 8:06 a.m.: Munich *
- The
federal and
state governments discussed and negotiated for
more than seven hours
on Tuesday about the further way in the Corona * crisis.
In the end there is a
compromise
.
This includes many points that already apply in Bavaria.
Concern about corona mutation in Germany: lockdown extended until mid-February
Due to concerns about the aggressive mutation * of the coronavirus *, the lockdown will be extended throughout Germany until at least mid-February.
Chancellor Angela Merkel * announced this on Tuesday evening.
On Wednesday at eleven a.m., the Bavarian cabinet will meet in a
video conference
and want to implement the decision of the Prime Minister's Conference - although the infection numbers are currently falling again.
The
Parliament's Council of Elders will decide on Wednesday
whether there should be a
special session of
the state parliament
this week
.
After the video switch, there is to be a press conference with Prime Minister Markus Söder, Minister of Economics Hubert Aiwanger and Minister of Health Klaus Holetschek at 1 p.m.
Corona lockdown in Bavaria: the hotel, catering and large parts of the trade remain closed
So far, the lockdown * was limited to the end of January.
In
practice, the
extension
now means that large parts of the
retail, hotel and catering
sectors must remain closed.
Even the schools in Bavaria will not continue to offer normal face-to-face teaching * and the daycare centers will only offer emergency care.
An overview of the current rules can be found here. *
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder * (CSU) explained the resolutions with the great fear that the Corona mutation * could also prevail in this country.
A mutating
virus
that spreads faster is not only highly dangerous, but it is also likely that it will spread more widely, according to the CSU * boss.
The
lockdown,
however, helps to slow down the spread in general.
It is the task of politics
to prevent
the
virus mutation B.1.1.7
from
spreading more widely
.
Corona in Bavaria - Söder: "School and daycare is the most sensitive point"
Bavaria's Prime Minister
emphasized that politicians are aware that the current regulation demands a lot from students and parents.
“School and day care center is the most sensitive point because, of course, it is there that we feel the most collateral challenges for families and for children when it comes to childcare,” he said.
However, there are many indications from experts that the mutation is spreading more widely, especially among children.
In order
not to create additional stress in the school year,
which is
particularly stressed
due to the
pandemic
, more solutions are needed, said Söder.
Here it must be considered, for example, whether exams should be reduced or how the transfers could take place.
It is important to send a signal to students and their parents that the high quality of education is being maintained without additional pressure to perform.
For this reason, the
carnival
holidays
planned for mid-February have already been
canceled
in Bavaria
.
Corona lockdown in Bavaria: the FFP2 mask requirement has been in effect since Monday
Apart from the
lockdown extension, there
are currently no further
tightenings
in sight
for the Free State
.
The obligation to wear more protective masks in retail or public transport, as agreed by the federal and state governments, has already been topped in the Free State by the FFP2 mask requirement *, which has been in force since Monday.
This was also emphasized by
Bavaria's Health Minister Klaus Holetschek
(CSU) when asked by the German Press Agency.
For an effective fight against the pandemic, reliability and predictability of the vaccine * are also of central importance.
78 percent of the retirement and nursing homes in Bavaria have already been visited for a first vaccination and 62 percent of the residents have already been vaccinated.
Corona in Bavaria - Söder makes it clear: "Wherever possible, home office must be established"
According to Holetschek, the State Office for Health and Food Safety is also working with the university clinics on a concept so that the genetic material of the pathogen can be sequenced.
In this way one hopes to get clues to the properties.
Changes are likely to be brought about by the demand from the federal and state governments of all employers
to make it possible to
work from
home
wherever the activities allow.
This regulation should apply until March 15th.
"Wherever possible, home office has to be found," said Söder.
Admittedly, this should not destroy operational practice.
Here it is a good signal that tax incentives will also improve the attractiveness of home offices.
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