The corona lockdown in Germany has been extended.
In addition, individual new rules and measures have been added.
The overview.
Because of a corona mutation *, the federal-state consultations with
Chancellor Merkel *
already on January 19th.
The lockdown is being extended due to the high
number of cases
in Germany - and the rules tightened.
After hours, the federal and state governments agreed on new measures (see update from January 19, 9:58 p.m.)
Update from January 19, 9:58 p.m.:
The corona summit dragged on between the federal and state governments for hours.
According to various media reports, the school topic in particular caused disagreements.
Nevertheless, the Prime Minister and Chancellor Angela Merkel were able to come to an agreement in the end.
In general, the lockdown, which was limited to the end of January, was extended to February 14th with all previous rules.
This also means that schools and daycare centers will remain closed.
In addition, meetings are only allowed with members of your own household and one other person.
Corona rules in Germany: mask requirement tightened
In addition, the
mask requirement will be tightened
: In future, so-called surgical masks or mouth-nose covers with the standards KN95 / N95 or FFP2 will have to be worn in public transport and shops.
What is also new is that employers
MUST
allow
their employees to work in the
home office
wherever
the activities allow.
The new measure also aims to reduce contacts in local public transport.
The passenger volume should be equalized.
Retirement and nursing homes should also be better protected
.
An FFP2 mask is now required for staff when there is contact with residents.
In addition, employees and visitors are to be tested more consistently.
Church services and
religious events
may only be held with masks, at a minimum distance and without singing.
Corona summit with Merkel: massive new lockdown rules possible
First report from January 19:
Berlin - The decision is made: The
lockdown
in Germany is said to have been extended to
February 14
.
The
German Press Agency (dpa)
learned this
on Tuesday from participants in the
Corona summit,
which was currently running
.
According to the draft resolution of the Chancellery, from which both
dpa
and the
AFP
news
agency
quote, several new, nationwide
corona rules are
under discussion.
An overview:
Medical masks
: In
local transport
and in
shops
, surgical masks and FFP2 masks (as in Bavaria)
should be
mandatory
because of their higher protective effect
.
Home office
: From a 7-day incidence * of 50, companies should be obliged to offer their employees to work from home - at least wherever
“where it is possible”
.
This should also help to reduce contacts in
local public transport
.
(According to the "Corona Protection Ordinance", the regulations in the office should go further - the details below.)
School closings
: They should always remain closed.
"Emergency support is ensured and distance learning is offered," says the template.
Day care centers
: The restrictions that are already in place should also continue to apply to day care centers.
Contact restrictions
: Private get-togethers should “continue to be
permitted
among members of your own household and with
a maximum of one other
person not living in the household”.
There
should be special protective measures
for
old people's and nursing homes
.
Services
should only be allowed with a mask requirement, minimum distance and a ban on singing.
What about a
curfew
, as it already applies in Bavaria from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.?
This is the subject of heated debate.
The chairman of the Prime Minister's Conference, Berlin's Governing Mayor
Michael Müller (SPD *)
, spoke out on
RTL / n-tv
against
nationwide
curfews away from the
hotspots
.
Federal Minister of Economics
Peter Altmaier (CDU *),
on the other hand, told the broadcasters that “there are always irresponsible people who thwart the efforts of everyone else and therefore it must be possible for them to get in their way and prevent them”.
But there are many people for whom
home office is
not possible.
The
image
is at its own statements the draft of the Labor Ministry to
"corona Protection Ordinance"
before the following for
offices
suggest:
Each employee should have a
minimum area
of 10 square meters.
If this is not possible,
ventilation
and
partition walls
should be guaranteed.
Joint meals during
lunch break
should be prohibited.
Employers should
provide
masks
under certain circumstances
.
But with an incidence of 200, companies with more than 50 employees are said to have to
carry out
weekly
rapid
tests on their
employees under certain circumstances
.
Openings despite Corona?
The federal-state working group should develop the concept by February 15
In Germany, the RKI * is currently reporting slightly lower numbers.
Nevertheless: "As long as we
remain
at a
medium to high level of infection
, there is no room for
relaxation,
" says the draft resolution.
A new variant of Sars-CoV-2 is causing concern: "If the
virus mutations
actually turn out to be much more contagious, the situation is likely to worsen significantly."
According to the AFP, the federal government wants a working group to develop “a concept for a safe and fair
opening strategy
”
with the federal states by February 15
.
(AFP / dpa / frs)
* Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editorial network.
