After the Corona summit: what is Bavaria doing? Söder lets detail shine through - before that, his collar burst

After the federal-state summit with Merkel, one thing is certain: the lockdown will be extended.

But Söder is already making it clear: If Bavaria opens up, it will be slower than many other countries.

• The corona numbers in Bavaria are falling, but Germany's hotspot is in the Free State.

• At the Corona summit, Merkel and Söder are initially upset.

  (see update from February 10, 4:39 p.m.).

• After the summit, Söder announced: Compared to other countries, schools in Bavaria will open later.

  (see update from 8:06 p.m.)

• An overview of the resolutions of the federal-state summit on February 10 can be found here.

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Update from February 11th, 7.52 a.m.:

The corona lockdown in Germany has been extended - with some easing.

How exactly do they look in Bavaria?

Markus Söder's cabinet is discussing this today.

Update from February 10, 10:25 p.m

.: After

CSU General Secretary Markus Blume

*

,

Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU)

has now

brought

a

border closure to the Czech Republic

into play.

The background: In the

Czech Republic

, the

corona mutation B.1.1.7

* is

particularly rampant

, to which, according to the authorities, 60 percent of the registered

Covid-19 cases can

now be

traced back.

In an interview with

ZDF

,

Söder

was

asked

that

Bavaria

still had counties with a high 7-day incidence.

The Franconian then declared that these were “all districts on the Czech border”.

Söder continues: "Then the border closure must be a scenario."

Party colleague Blume had previously

said

to

Munich Merkur

*: "If the

Czech Republic

and Tyrol are mutation areas, then you have to determine this and seal off the borders."

Lockdown in Bavaria: Aiwanger criticizes Söder's Corona course - "That's not enough for me"

Update from February 10, 9.43 p.m.:

In the

BR

policy magazine “Controvers”,

Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger

has now also

commented

on the resolutions of the summit.

He

is not really satisfied with

the Bavarian government's corona strategy

- that "you work your way from one lockdown to the next".

"That's not enough for me," the Minister of Economic Affairs, who is himself part of the government, clarifies.

Aiwanger, however, expects a lot from the use of the FFP2 masks.

If the Minister of Economic Affairs has his way, these should increasingly be produced in the Free State.

“I am still convinced that you could reopen the shops with FFP2 masks,” he continued.

He is taking a slightly different course than Prime Minister Söder (

see ticker updates from the summit below

).

So much to talk about for the upcoming meeting of the Bavarian Cabinet.

Tomorrow, Thursday, February 11, Aiwanger will discuss the further consequences of the corona pandemic there - with Prime Minister Söder, among others.

After the Corona summit: Schools in Bavaria will open later, Söder clarifies

Update from 8:29 p.m.:

The press conference is over.

This Thursday, the cabinet wants to decide on the concrete implementation of the new federal-state resolutions - previously, according to reports, there should be consultations by the coalition committee of the CSU and Free Voters.

The state parliament will discuss this on Friday.

Update from 8:17 pm:

"The situation in our country is serious - and the mood is very worried," emphasizes Söder.

“I think the cautious course prevailed today - and I'm grateful for that.” The Prime Minister is also fully behind the nationwide decisions on school openings.

"School is always a matter for the country," says Söder.

He was "very satisfied" with the result from the summit.

"When it came to the question of 'perspective and caution' we did not forget to be careful," said Söder with satisfaction.

Update from 8:08 p.m.:

The support in the catering industry has already worked, Söder told the press.

However, it is now time to send clear signals to retailers. 

Söder satisfied with the Corona summit: "Long and fruitful discussion"

Update from 8:06 p.m.:

Söder makes it clear: Bavaria will be more cautious about school openings than other countries.

“We are a little more cautious and reserved than others.” The definition of the new incidence benchmark of 35 is “no postponement until never a day”.

However, it is important to always keep an eye on the risk of mutation, says Söder.

He seems satisfied with the results of the summit - and speaks of a "very long and fruitful discussion". 

Hamburg will also take a special route with schools, as

reported by hamburg24.de *

.

Update from 8:04 p.m .:

"All measures are working," said Söder.

In Bavaria, the number of infected people has fallen by 90 percent.

“The effort was absolutely worth it.” At the same time, Söder warns of the corona mutations.

He therefore sees a great danger in so-called stop-and-go behavior and premature openings. 

Corona summit: Söder sees great danger in premature openings

Update from 8:02 p.m.:

Now Prime Minister Markus Söder speaks.

Update from 7:57 p.m.:

Now Berlin's Mayor Michael Müller speaks.

He emphasizes that many countries are orienting themselves towards school openings on February 22nd, including Berlin.

Müller: "It is very, very important that we have now formulated more clearly what the goal is." With this, he is alluding to an incidence of 35.

This is "an important goal to regain normalcy" - and an important value, according to which future easing will be oriented.

Hamburg is also taking a special route with schools, as hamburg24 * now reports.

Update from 7:53 p.m.:

There will be no uniform change for school openings after the lockdown.

Good news: The Federal Minister of Economics has made the long-awaited announcement about bridging aid III, which can now be requested.

Summit with Chancellor Merkel: Lockdown extended until March 7th - hairdressers can open earlier

Update from 7:52 p.m.:

The measures decided will

initially

apply until March 7th.

The lockdown will be extended until this point.

The next summit is due to take place on March 3rd.

Update from 7:51 p.m.:

Merkel is now announcing the decisions from the Corona summit: hairdressers will open from March 1st.

At this point in time it is likely to reach an incidence of 50 in Germany, the Chancellor explains.

With a stable daily incidence of no more than 35, the opening of the retail trade should be possible again, one customer per 20 square meters.

Cultural institutions should also be allowed to gradually reopen from this incidence.

Corona summit: infection numbers are going down - but Merkel warns of mutations

Update from 7.49 p.m.:

Merkel makes it clear: The corona numbers are going down.

"We are constantly going down," emphasizes Merkel.

One can be "very satisfied" with this result.

At the same time, the Chancellor warns of the spreading corona mutations - and of a possible third wave.

Therefore, one has to be careful now, stresses Merkel.

Update, 7.41 p.m.:

The summit is over.

The press conference with Angela Merkel begins.

Update from February 10, 5:33 p.m.:

Significantly more people in the Free State should soon be vaccinated against Corona.

At the moment almost 14,000 vaccinations are carried out every day in Bavaria.

This emerges from documents from the Federal Ministry of Health.

But that's just the beginning: In the course of the first quarter, an average of 43,000 vaccinations per day should be possible in the Free State, and by the summer even well over 100,000.

Corona in Bavaria: Significantly more vaccinations planned - Federal government warns of bottlenecks

However, this enormous increase in vaccination also has its downsides: The federal government fears that the vaccination centers in the federal states are not designed for so many vaccinations.

An initial calculation suggests that the currently available capacity will have to be expanded “as early as March / April 2021”.

This is what the Ministry of Health says in the paper.

Nationwide, an average of 698,000 vaccinations per day could be possible in the second quarter - after 273,000 in the first quarter. After the vaccination summit in early February, Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated the goal of offering all citizens a vaccination offer by September 21.

As projections show, this could be achieved for everyone over the age of 18 by mid-August - if all vaccines in question are approved and delivered.

However, if only the three vaccines that have already been approved continue to be used, Merkel's project would last until mid-September.

Corona summit with Merkel: Söder angry about the lack of November aid

Update from February 10, 4:39 p.m.:

Chancellor Angela Merkel has been consulting with the Prime Minister about the further course of the corona lockdown since 2 p.m.

But already now there is great frustration among the summit participants.

Criticism there should be at Finance Minister Olaf Scholz and Business Secretary Peter Altmaier, which reports

Bild.de

.

The trigger for this: Many corona-stricken companies are still waiting for the promised November aid.

Corona summit with Merkel: Söder angry about the lack of November aid

The Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder is also angry about it.

“A bazooka was promised, but currently it is still a slingshot without a stone.

That must finally be resolved! ", He is

quoted

by

Bild.de

from the group

.

For months now, companies have been complaining that they have hardly seen any money from the promised “November aid”.

For the “Bridging Aid III” from January, some companies could not even submit applications.

This fiasco, the Chancellor said to be very upset, reports

Bild.de

.

Merkel "do not understand why the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Finance still haven't got it right with the aid" and "still has to be programmed", she is quoted in an internal group.

Corona summit with Chancellor Merkel: No admission of error in the absence of November aid

However, this topic is probably not a big item on the agenda at today's Corona summit.

Item 12 of the draft resolution from the federal and state governments says, for example: “Since the end of November, more than 5 billion euros have been paid out to the companies concerned (November and December aid).

The payment of Bridging Aid III will begin this month with generous installments (up to 100,000 euros per month).

In talks with the EU, the federal government has also succeeded in more than doubling the EU aid framework for corona-related damage. ”At least, but not enough.

Corona lockdown in Bavaria: Aiwanger calls for hotels and ski lifts to be opened quickly

Update from February 10, 1:27 p.m.:

In view of a drastic slump in Bavarian tourism during the crisis year 2020, Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger (Free Voters) has again demanded that hotels and ski lifts be opened quickly.

It should be possible to open the ski areas in the next few weeks by booking online and using a mask, he said on Wednesday at the presentation of the 2020 tourism balance sheet. The number of winter sports enthusiasts should be limited to the respective slopes in order to avoid the risk of infection .

Aiwanger described 2020, which was marked by the corona crisis, as “a catastrophic year” for the industry.

However, it is questionable whether hotels and ski lifts will be relaxed.

From 2 p.m., Chancellor Angela Merkel will consult with the country leaders via video on how to proceed with the Corona crisis.

A lockdown extension is currently being discussed - but not as long as the Chancellor had planned.

The

picture

wants to have learned of a new lockdown period until March 7th.

The reason seems to be in the political arena.

The occasion is the state elections on March 14th in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate.

Meanwhile, there could be debates about the already leaked plan to open the hairdressing salons from March 1st.

Allegedly, some country bosses want to campaign for an even earlier start.

Corona summit with Chancellor Merkel: the opening of schools and daycare centers should be a state matter

Update from February 10, 10.16 a.m.:

According to a new draft resolution for the federal-state consultations, the states should independently determine the opening of schools and daycare centers.

"Within the framework of their cultural sovereignty, the federal states decide on the gradual return to face-to-face teaching and the expansion of child day care services," the paper says.

This was sent to the federal states by the Chancellery on Wednesday morning.

It is 7:40 a.m. and was available to the German Press Agency from several independent sources.

In principle, it proposes an extension of the lockdown until March 14th.

According to information from the dpa, the paper should be agreed in advance with the states of Bavaria and Berlin.

Berlin is currently the chairman of the Prime Minister's Conference, Bavaria the deputy.

Several media also reported on the new proposed resolution.

Corona summit with Chancellor Merkel and the country leaders: hopes for hairdressers

According to the draft, hairdressing businesses should be allowed to reopen from March 1, subject to conditions “for hygiene, for controlling access with reservations and using medical masks”.

Further opening steps are not mentioned in the paper.

It must also be seen whether Chancellor Merkel can actually agree with the Prime Minister on a lockdown extension until March 14th.

Final decisions can only be expected at the end of the deliberations, which should start at 2 p.m.

Shortly before the country summit: Söder wants to extend lockdown - but Bavaria's hairdressers can hope

Update from February 10, 9:05 a.m.:

The day of the Corona summit has come.

Today, Wednesday (2 p.m.), the federal and state governments are discussing how to proceed in the corona crisis.

The focus of the switching conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) will be the question of whether the hard lockdown that has been in force since December 16 with many closed shops and schools as well as daycare centers in emergency operation will be extended beyond February 14.

As the

picture

wants to know in advance, March 1 should now be the date for possible loosening of the table.

According to a current paper, easing is currently being talked about starting March 7th or even 14th March.

There could be an exception at hairdressers.

To what extent there is consensus among the prime ministers, however, is unclear.

Concrete resolutions are not expected until the evening.

But Söder should plead for it.

Will the corona lockdown be extended?

Söder warns: "If you loosen up prematurely, you risk a yo-yo effect"

Agree but often not even the parties Unions Group Vice Georg Nüßlein (CSU) are themselves. Found that one could "not continue to strain beyond the current level, the people." As he is the

Augsburger Allgemeine

said "we must no later than mid February go a different way than the previous one, “if nothing unforeseen happens.

But Prime Minister Markus Söder disagrees.

He considers the discussions and calls for easing to be premature.

He

told

Bild am Sonntag

: "The development is cautiously positive, but there is no reason to stop the measures prematurely."

The CSU boss thinks the numbers are still too high.

The British virus mutation is also of great concern.

“If you loosen up prematurely, you risk a yo-yo effect.

In addition, there are unfortunately more and more setbacks in the vaccine supply.

As long as it doesn't go any faster, it would be dubious to talk about openings, ”he told the newspaper.

Corona summit with Merkel is imminent: will there be easing?

Update from February 10, 6:55 a.m.:

The demand from parts of their own party to finally end the hard lockdown in Bavaria, Markus Söder (CSU) should not have liked much during the state parliament session on Tuesday (February 9), even if he himself admittedly was not present.

On Wednesday, the Prime Minister is discussing the following steps with the federal and state governments in the still ongoing second lockdown in Germany.

It should also be discussed whether and which easing after February 14th in Germany - and also in Bavaria - could be possible.

The Bavarian cabinet must decide on the specific implementation on Thursday, and the state parliament on Friday.

Due to the ever-decreasing number of infections and the reaching of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days in many cities and municipalities, which was preached as so important at the beginning, the expectations of the population for certain openings and loosening are high.

Above all, the topic of schools and daycare centers is on the minds of many, although the federal and state governments have already announced that they will proceed with prioritization if the first easing is pending.

The still slow vaccination rate and the uncertainty about the spread and danger of any virus mutations speak against an imminent relaxation.

Lockdown in Bavaria: demands for lockdown in the Free State - Söder course unclear

There are exhausting debates ahead for Markus Söder.

Parts of their own party as well as the coalition partner Free Voters are calling for the lockdown to be relaxed.

Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger (Free Voters) is even calling for trade to be reopened, the Landtag-FDP threatens to file a lawsuit against the night curfew in Bavaria.

The other opposition parties are also calling for a "perspective plan" from the state government.

So far, Söder's course is hardly apparent.

What is certain is that, alongside Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), he is the biggest supporter of a lockdown extension among the advisors.

In the precise implementation of the rules that have been adopted, the states have always been granted a certain autonomy, with Söder always demanding the strictest rules for the Free State.

It is questionable, however, whether this course can still be maintained in the upcoming state parliament vote.

Corona in Bavaria: curfew on the brink - but what is Söder planning?

At least the nationwide night curfew is unlikely to be sustainable in view of the now significantly lower corona numbers.

The courts in Bavaria had previously overturned the 15-kilometer rule for day trips from so-called Corona hotspots and the nationwide ban on alcohol in public spaces.

In order to avoid another setback, Söder might actually submit to the curfew.

Update from February 9th, 4:58 pm:

CSU General Secretary Markus Blume contradicted the demands of the CSU SME

Union

(see update below) directly: “A hasty opening of all areas would be the direct route to the third wave and the next lockdown.

"Nobody can seriously want that, especially not our medium-sized companies who need reliable prospects."

"Hard lockdowns in particular hardly have the hoped-for effect," write former Minister of Economics Franz Pschierer and his party friends.

They cite the Berchtesgadener Land district as an example.

There was already a hard lockdown with exit restrictions in October.

The Mittelstandsunion argues that the 7-day incidence value continued to rise there until mid-January.

"The low effectiveness is not in relation to the destruction of the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs and a shift in purchasing power to online retailers and retail groups as well as a displacement into undeclared work", it says in the paper.

CSU Zoff about the lockdown extension continues to pick up speed: "The colleague is fundamentally wrong"

Blume said: "The colleague Pschierer is fundamentally wrong." Infection and death rates have fallen by 90 percent in the last few weeks.

But he also added: "I can understand the impatience and frustration of the middle class with regard to the sometimes existential needs."

Update from February 9, 3:04 p.m

.: In view of the lower number of infections, there is open resistance in the CSU to the strict corona course of Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Markus Söder.

The Mittelstandsunion (MU) on Tuesday called for an end to the lockdown and a "responsible opening strategy." a resolution.

The chairman of the body is the Swabian member of the state parliament and former Minister of Economics, Franz Pschierer.

Among other things, the SME Union calls for the opening of retail, hairdressing and other body-friendly service providers, hotels and restaurants as well as a gradual return to face-to-face teaching in schools - all taking into account hygiene and protection concepts.

The SME Union therefore demands the best possible health protection and, at the same time, the phased end of the lockdown measures as soon as possible ”.

Lockdown in Bavaria: CSU-Mittelstandsunion rebels against Söder's Corona course

The CSU medium-sized companies are also demanding more speed from the federal government in paying out the promised aid to the economy.

The reason for the paper is the growing unrest among Bavaria's medium-sized companies.

According to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Association, many companies are now running out of money in trade, hotels, taverns and parts of the trades, so that the fears of existence are increasing almost every day.

Before the upcoming Corona summit, SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach speaks in

an interview

with

Merkur.de

about easing, mutations and the prospects for the coming months.

Before the Corona summit with Merkel: Bavarian State Parliament discusses the Corona crisis

Update from February 9, 2:05 p.m

.: State Parliament President Ilse Aigner has opened the State Parliament session.

Before the federal and state governments discuss how to proceed in the corona pandemic on Wednesday, the state parliament is now debating.

In a current hour, the FDP wants to increase the pressure on Prime Minister Markus Söder to loosen the lockdown in Bavaria (see first report).

The opposition faction threatened to file a lawsuit against the night curfew if the state government wanted to extend it beyond the weekend.

Corona: 25 districts under 50 incidence, four over 200 - Will the curfew in Bavaria soon fall?

First report on February 9,

8:48 a.m .

:

Munich - The Bavarian authorities have reported 369 new Corona * cases to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI *) within 24 hours.

The seven-day incidence * on Tuesday was 74.7 (as of February 9, 12 a.m.).

Nationwide, according to the RKI figures, the seven-day incidence is below the threshold of 75 for the first time in more than three months. The RKI gave the important value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days in the early morning at 72.8, but then limited it later one that around 600 cases from North Rhine-Westphalia were missing.

The value is therefore too low by 0.8, but is still below 75. The missing data from NRW would be taken into account on Wednesday.

The political goal is a seven-day incidence below 50 in the long term.

Corona in Bavaria: 25 districts and cities below the limit value - but the Corona hotspot is in the Free State

According to the current figures, 25 districts and urban districts in Bavaria were below the incidence value of 50 - four but still over 200. The district of Tirschenreuth had the highest value with 392.8.

This makes it the front runner nationwide.

The fewest newly infected people within a week based on the number of inhabitants were in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen with an incidence of 22.6.

In Bavaria, 80 new deaths in connection with a corona infection were also reported within one day.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 414,332 infections and 11,226 deaths have been reported in the Free State.

Before Corona summit with Merkel: Bavarian state parliament discussed - FDP wants to increase pressure on Söder

Before the federal and state governments discuss how to proceed in the corona crisis on Wednesday, the Bavarian state parliament will debate it on Tuesday (February 9, 2 p.m.).

In a current hour, the FDP wants to increase the pressure on Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU *) to loosen the lockdown in Bavaria.

In particular, the opposition faction threatens to file a lawsuit against the night curfew if the state government wants to extend it beyond the weekend.

On Wednesday, the federal and state governments will discuss possible easing - against the background of falling numbers of new infections, but growing concern about the spread of the mutated virus species.

The Bavarian cabinet wants to decide on Thursday, the state parliament on Friday.

CSU boss Söder is known for a rather cautious course, he repeatedly warns against hasty easing.

Lauterbach on Corona and Söder: "I'm happy about everyone who goes along"

He often has a view similar to that of Karl Lauterbach.

Would the SPD health expert have thought that he would ever have so many overlapping opinions with Markus Söder?

“No, of course I wouldn't have thought that, but we often rate things very similarly,” Lauterbach said in an interview with

Merkur.de.

“I'm happy about everyone who goes with me.

It's not just Söder, I almost always have the same opinion with SPD Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig and I also exchange ideas very intensively with other Prime Ministers and the Federal Chancellery. "

Corona easing in Austria: Söder sounds the alarm - Lauterbach also warns

Meanwhile, anger about Austria's corona policy is growing in Bavaria.

Markus Söder raised the alarm in a conversation with our editorial team.

He considers it “worth discussing that Austria allows extensive openings in this uncertain situation, although the incidence there is significantly higher than in Bavaria.” Lauterbach sees it similarly: “I can only agree with the criticism of the CSU.

What Austria is doing here is also very dangerous for Germany.

Border controls are imperative, and closings are the way to go when necessary.

We must with all our might keep the South African variant away, because the current vaccinations are of little help.

I am very concerned that we will find ourselves in a difficult situation, ”he warned in an interview with

Merkur.de.

(kam / dpa) * Merkur.de and hamburg24.de are part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network.

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