Corona summit: Contact rules relaxed from Monday - Merkel's spokesman expresses himself in a meaningful tweet

Will people in Germany soon be able to receive more than one guest?

The summit plan is in place, these are the new contact restriction rules at a glance.

Update from March 4, 12.15 p.m.:

Government spokesman Steffen Seibert once again explained the new contact restrictions on Thursday - and also made the rather complex situation behind the decision clear.

“Avoiding contact will continue to play an important role in combating the #corona pandemic.

Nevertheless, the current situation allows the existing contact restrictions to be relaxed, ”said Seibert in a tweet.

Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman also added a new official graphic for illustrative purposes.

As early as March 8th, some people in Germany will be allowed to have more contacts again: a maximum of five people from two different households can then come together, children under 14 years of age are not counted.

In the picture, however, there is also a possibly decisive reservation here and there: "Please note the rules in your state."

Linked to this is an appeal that is not bound by hard rules: the number of contact households should continue to be kept as small and constant as possible, according to the recommendation of politicians.

Update from March 4, 6.40 a.m.:

The negotiations were tough, in the evening Chancellor Merkel announced the newly introduced measures in the corona pandemic at a press conference.

Contact restrictions are to be relaxed as early as March 8th.

Until now, each household was only allowed to meet one person who did not belong to its own household, but meetings between two households with a maximum number of five people are allowed again.

Children under the age of 14 are exempt from this new rule.

In regions with an incidence of less than 35, three households can then meet again, with a maximum number of ten people.

Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged people in Germany to keep their distance and wear masks despite more corona tests.

"In the next few days we will of course see that the British mutation will then become the

dominant mutation and the original virus will disappear," said Merkel after the Prime Minister's Conference on Thursday night in Berlin.

"And that's why we're in a very delicate phase, and that's why it will also be important that all other contact restrictions and all other AHA rules and everything that we have got used to in the pandemic, is accurately adhered to." Tests also allowed not not to adhere to the rules of distance.

Corona lockdown summit: Contact rule easing from Monday - Merkel announces special easing from limit value

Update from March 3, 7:51 p.m.:

Now there is the next information about the contact rules from the Corona summit.

If the incidence is below 35, more contacts should be allowed in a further step, the

Münchner Merkur

learned

from participants.

After meetings between two households will be allowed from next Monday, meetings of three households should then be possible.

Angela Merkel has now also confirmed this in the press conference following the MPK.

It must be worth making an effort and adhering to the measures, added Merkel to the innovation.

Corona summit: Contact rules are being relaxed

Update from March 3, 7:51 p.m.:

Now the German press agency confirms the message that the contact restrictions are to be relaxed from Monday (see update from 7:51 p.m.).

The dpa refers to "several sources from the deliberations of the federal and state governments".

Update from March 3, 7:51 p.m.:

Now there is apparently news in terms of contact restrictions: Accordingly, the federal and state governments have agreed that there should be easing from next Monday (March 8).

The Spiegel reports.

From Monday, it should be possible to meet your own household with another household - but limited to a maximum of five people.

This does not apply to children up to 14 years of age.

According to the report, couples should be considered a household.

Corona contact restrictions: are the strict lockdown measures falling?

Update from March 3, 7.48 p.m.:

Chancellor Merkel and the country leaders are still discussing lockdown easing and measures at the Corona summit.

The subject of contact restrictions has not yet come up on the table.

After a delayed start, a lengthy discussion on the subject of vaccinations ensued.

The meeting is now clearly behind schedule.

Update from March 3, 12.15 p.m.:

The contact restrictions in the Corona crisis are among the most severe cuts for some people in Germany.

Actually, according to a first draft resolution, an exception should be created at least over Easter and for families: a relaxation for the "closest family circle" was planned - explicitly with reference to the commendable discipline of the people in Germany over Christmas.

"The level-headed behavior of the citizens in Germany during the Christmas period has impressively shown how family get-togethers can be made safe."

Apparently, this argument no longer applies.

The section on Easter easing has completely disappeared from an updated draft resolution.

Experts such as virologist Christian Drosten recently warned of the negative effects of the easing on incidences.

According to dpa information, the paper was sent by the Chancellery, but according to reports it has not yet been agreed in advance with all countries.

There should be a lot of discussion about the individual opening steps and how they are designed.

Decisions are not expected until the end of the federal-state talks, which should begin at 2 p.m.

Before that, the prime ministers want to consult again for themselves.

Corona summit: Contact rules could be relaxed in steps - Easter is probably an exception

First report:

Munich - 1 + 1 is not only the easiest of all mathematical calculations, but has also been the formula for contact restrictions for months in the Corona crisis.

One household plus one other person is currently allowed to meet as part of the measures to contain the pandemic.

Now of course - as with almost all Corona rules in Germany - there are gradations from state to state.

But sociable get-togethers are currently not possible anywhere in Germany.

In the event of a violation, there is a risk of a fine of up to five digits.

Contact restrictions due to Corona: easing possible from March 8th

In the course of the easing discussions before the Prime Minister's Conference on Wednesday - the fourth of this year - there is also a debate about somewhat more generous contact restrictions.

According to a

paper available to

Merkur.de

, meetings between two households will be allowed again from March 8th, with a maximum of five people over the age of 14 being allowed to meet.

This suggestion comes from the "round of four".

Behind it are apparently Chancellor Angela Merkel, Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Berlin's Lord Mayor Michael Müller as chairman of the Prime Minister's Conference and Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder as his deputy.

Since this is only a draft, changes can still be made at any time.

Contact restrictions due to Corona: As so often, it's about the incidence

The quartet wants to enforce gradations depending on the infection situation.

For example, in areas with stable low values ​​- whatever that means exactly - there are likely to be three households with up to ten people over the age of 14.

There is no maximum number of children present.

The seven-day incidence is probably used again here, with a limit of 35 or 50. Apparently, it is still unclear at what value, with increasing new infections, the return to the 1 + 1 rule would apply.

Contact restrictions due to Corona: "Close family circle" can meet at Easter

Similar to Christmas, special regulations should also be set for the Easter holidays.

The “closest family circle” should meet on the first weekend in April to go looking for eggs.

It is not known who exactly is picked up under this term.

In any case, the maximum contact limits may not apply for these days.

In the case of large families, several dozen people can celebrate together.

Before Merkel and the country leaders met, it was already leaked that legal and health politicians from the coalition parties CDU, CSU and SPD want to expand the Infection Protection Act to include the number of vaccinated people, the occupancy rate of the health system and the R value in addition to the incidence value be taken into account when deciding on easing.

Contact restrictions due to Corona: “Significant encroachments on fundamental rights” soon no longer justified?

“We cannot base the sometimes considerable encroachments on fundamental rights solely on the incidence values,” emphasized Johannes Fechner, legal policy spokesman for the SPD parliamentary group: “If a large part of the older population is vaccinated and mainly younger people are infected, if the R value is low or if the health system is not overloaded, then there is no danger for the population so great as that substantial encroachments on fundamental rights such as curfews or company closings are justified. "

Meanwhile, SPD parliamentary group leader Rolf Mützenich said he expected largely uniform rules for all federal states.

However, in certain cases, regional differences in terms of the number of infections should also be handled differently.

(mg / dpa)

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