The corona lockdown in Germany has been extended - with some easing.
What exactly do they look like in Bavaria?
The first details leaked out before a press conference.
The corona lockdown * in Germany was extended until March 7th.
On Thursday (February 11th) the Bavarian cabinet will discuss concrete opening steps for the Free State.
First details leaked out in advance (see update from February 11, 12.40 p.m.)
Prime Minister Markus Söder * does not rule out border closings (see first report).
This news ticker is continuously updated.
Update from February 11, 12.40 p.m
.: The Bavarian cabinet is
currently
meeting on how to proceed in the corona crisis.
It is about the implementation of the rules decided on Wednesday at the federal-state meeting.
According to media reports, the general curfew (9 p.m.) should fall.
It should therefore remain from an incidence of over 100 - but only after 10 p.m.
Schools are expected to partially reopen on February 22nd.
Update from February 11,
11:50 a.m
.:
The Munich infectiologist Clemens Wendtner considers the continuation of the lockdown to be correct.
Before loosening on a larger scale, the numbers would have to drop even further, as the chief physician of the Infectious Disease Clinic in Schwabing
told
the
German Press Agency (dpa)
.
In addition to the incidence, it is necessary to look at other values, especially the reproduction value, i.e. the number of new infections per infected person.
"We are good, but we must not gamble away what we have achieved," said Wendtner, referring to the virus mutants.
He favors a seven-day incidence of 25 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants as a prerequisite for further openings.
The incidence of 35 he is now aiming for is "very acceptable" in his view, but combined with a reproduction value of at most 0.7 - "better would be smaller".
That could be enough to protect against a big third wave.
At the same time, however, vaccination must continue under high pressure.
Germany has to become even faster here.
Munich infectiologist makes it clear: No-Covid strategy is not realistic for Germany
He believes the no-covid strategy, which aims to achieve an incidence of zero with a radical lockdown, is not realistic in this country - especially in winter.
“Germany is a country in the middle of Europe and a transit country.” In New Zealand and Australia, where this approach worked, the conditions were different.
Today the Bavarian cabinet is advising on the implementation of the corona measures in the Free State.
You can follow the press conference from 1.30 p.m. here in the live stream and ticker.
You can find an overview of the applicable rules in Bavaria in our overview. *
Corona virus in Europe: the Czech Republic seals off the region on the Bavarian border
Update from February 11, 10:02 a.m.:
The
corona virus is
rampant in Europe.
Bavaria's neighboring country, the Czech Republic, has been particularly hard hit by the pandemic.
Prime Minister Markus Söder had therefore no longer ruled out a border closure.
"Should the Czech Republic not be able to extend its emergency measures, then it must be clear that the Czech Republic is a mutation area and then the border closure must also be an issue," said the CSU boss on Wednesday evening in ZDF-heute-journal see first report).
Border closings with Austria are not off the table either.
In the meantime, the Czech Republic has also reacted to the high number of cases and seals off three border districts from the outside world.
Those who live there are no longer allowed to leave the respective district, said Health Minister Jan Blatny in Prague on Thursday.
Outside people would not be allowed in either.
The districts of Cheb (Eger) and Sokolov (Falkenau) on the border with Bavaria and Trutnov (Trautenau) in the border triangle with Poland and Saxony are affected.
In these areas, the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants is three to four times as high as in other parts of the country.
The measures should come into force on Friday night.
The police will control the access roads, as the Minister of Health announced.
Exceptions apply, among other things, to the way to work.
Written evidence must be submitted for this.
Transit without stopping is still allowed.
Corona lockdown extended: when will openings in Bavaria follow?
Söder does not rule out certain measures
First report from February 11, 6.26 a.m .:
Munich - The Corona * lockdown in Germany was extended to March 7.
How is it going specifically in Bavaria?
When are there openings?
The Bavarian cabinet wants to provide answers to these questions on Thursday.
After Corona summit with Merkel and lockdown extension: Bavarian cabinet advises
After the federal-state summit with Chancellor Angela Merkel * on Wednesday, the Bavarian cabinet wants to decide on specific opening dates for schools and daycare centers in the Free State on Thursday (11 a.m.).
According to reports, the coalition committee has previously discussed this.
Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU *) had left the times and individual opening steps completely open at the press conference in the evening.
He said, however, that Bavaria will be "rather cautious and cautious" compared to other countries - so the first openings at least for next Monday seem to be rather impossible.
The next Wednesday was the earliest possible date.
Lockdown extension: what's next in Bavaria's schools?
Will the night curfew remain?
Primary and special school pupils as well as the final classes of all types of schools should have priority when returning to schools.
All in all, it will probably amount to changing classes for a longer time.
So far, only the final years at grammar schools and vocational schools have been allowed to return to face-to-face teaching.
The night curfew in Bavaria could soon be a thing of the past - at least outside of real Corona * hotspots.
So far, people in the Free State are no longer allowed on the street after 9 p.m. without good reason.
In the neighboring state of Baden-Württemberg, a nationwide night curfew was recently overturned by the court.
The Landtag FDP in Bavaria then announced a lawsuit if the state government should continue to adhere to the controversial rule.
Söder's coalition partner, the Free Voters, had recently called for an end to the nationwide regulation, which was introduced with significantly higher corona numbers than today.
The federal and state governments decide to extend the lockdown: Next opening steps from 35 incidence
At the Corona summit on Wednesday, the federal and state governments decided to continue on a cautious course in the Corona * pandemic, despite falling numbers.
They agreed to extend the applicable measures such as contact restrictions and the closure of restaurants and hotels until March 7th.
The next opening steps could be when the so-called seven-day incidence * of new infections is stable below 35.
There should be an exception beforehand for hairdressers: These should be allowed to reopen from March 1, subject to strict hygiene requirements.
Corona in Europe: Söder does not rule out measures - are border closings coming?
CSU boss Söder did not rule out closing the border with the Czech Republic as a measure to prevent the virus from spreading Closing the border will be an issue, ”said Söder on Wednesday evening in the ZDF-heute-journal.
The same applies to Austria.
"We are very insecure in Austria," said Söder.
The government in Vienna has imposed quarantine measures in the state of Tyrol, which is badly affected by the South African virus variant.
"In Tyrol, so you hear, nobody cares," said Söder.
"I'm worried that there is a risk of a second Ischgl."
(Kam / dpa) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network.
In the
meantime, Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger has also commented on the resolutions of the summit in the
BR
policy magazine “Kontrovers”.
He is not satisfied with the Bavarian state government's corona strategy.
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