Baden-Württemberg is loosening the corona lockdown to varying degrees at the district level, which is causing criticism.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Stuttgart meanwhile wants to host the second largest festival in the world.
The news ticker.
Corona
virus
in
Baden-Württemberg:
From Monday, March 8, the first easing of the corona lockdown will apply.
According to the mayor, Stuttgart is planning the Cannstatter Wasen in 2021 (
see update from March 5, 10:30 a.m.
).
The state in the southwest is relying on easing at the district level (
see update from March 4, 10:07 p.m.
).
This
news ticker on the corona pandemic in Baden-Württemberg
is updated regularly
Update from March 5, 8:09 p.m
.: The federal government's opening
plan
is in some
cases
strictly linked to incidence values.
That doesn't create enthusiasm everywhere.
Mannheim's Lord Mayor Peter Kurz (SPD) welcomes the new easing policy of the federal and state governments, but sees the basis for it critically.
“We have a month-long lockdown behind us, which was not really consistent and therefore not a complete success.
Therefore, a change of strategy was the right one, ”said the town hall chief of the second largest city in Baden-Württemberg to
Mannheimer Morgen
.
The fact that there are now clear if-then scenarios is definitely positive.
"I see more critically that this is very mechanical and that the incidence should be the only yardstick," said Kurz.
The situation in the hospitals is important and also the extent to which chains of infection can be traced.
"The new Luca app could be a great relief," the mayor said of the newspaper.
"When it is widely used and adopted, it makes tracking a lot easier."
Corona in BaWü: State elections in pandemic times - Kretschmann benefits
Update from March 5, 4:15 p.m.: There are
already indications that the coronavirus pandemic will have a significant impact on the outcome of the state elections on March 14.
There is currently a lot to be said for an election victory for Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (The Greens).
According to the
German Press Agency (dpa)
, Kretschmann benefits
from the bonus as a crisis manager
in the Corona
crisis.
On the other hand, challenger Susanne Eisenmann from the CDU, as minister of education, has permanent trouble with teachers, parents and students because of the Covid-19 lockdown.
This obviously has consequences: On Thursday evening (March 4),
Infratest dimap
initially reported
for the
ARD Tagesthemen
that the CDU was at 25 percent - and thus far behind the Greens (33 percent).
On Friday, the research group added elections for the
ZDF Politbarometer
- and reported only 24 percent for the CDU and 35 percent for the Greens.
Corona pandemic in Baden-Württemberg: Stuttgart is planning the Cannstatter Wasen - for millions of guests
Update from March 5, 10.30 a.m.:
Spectacular plans in the midst of the extended corona lockdown in Baden-Württemberg: Stuttgart's new Lord Mayor Frank Nopper (CDU) not only wants to organize a big spring festival, but firmly assumes that it will take place in the Baden- Wuerttemberg's state capital will host the second largest folk festival in the world again this year: the Cannstatter Wasen.
"We should check whether events such as the Spring Festival can take place in a light version," said the new town hall chief of the
Stuttgarter Zeitung
and the
Stuttgarter Nachrichten
(behind a payment barrier): "A classic festival with marquees will not be able to take place in April.
If the legal and the infection situation allow, I can imagine a beer garden version, i.e. outdoor cultivation on the Cannstatter Wasen with test stations.
Compliance with the hygiene rules must be guaranteed. "
The spring festival usually takes place from the end of April to mid-May between the Neckar and the Bundesliga stadium of VfB Stuttgart in the Bad Cannstatt district.
Even more: If Nopper has its way, the Cannstatter Wasen - as before Corona times - should take place between the end of September and mid-October.
With an average of four million visitors, the “Wasen” is the second largest folk festival in the world after the Munich Oktoberfest (6.3 million guests in 2019).
As an optimist, I expect another real Cannstatter Volksfest to take place in September, "said Nopper - and promised:" I will do my best to give a humorous opening speech. "
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People magnet: the Cannstatter Wasen festival in Stuttgart.
© Deniz Calagan / dpa
Corona pandemic in Baden-Württemberg: Susanne Eisenmann defends various easing
Update from March 5, 10:10 a.m.:
Different relaxations in the coronavirus lockdown depending on the district are causing eager discussions in Baden-Württemberg.
The CDU top candidate for the state elections on March 14th, Susanne Eisenmann, has now defended this decision in the southwest after the federal-state summit.
"I can understand the accusation that there is now a patchwork quilt", said the CDU politician of the
German Press Agency (dpa)
in Stuttgart.
But the regional incidences diverged very widely, explained the 56-year-old Swabian: “In a state like Baden-Württemberg it would be unfair if a retailer in the Ostalb, in Böblingen or in Freudenstadt is not allowed to open when the incidence is very low, because the value in the Schwäbisch Hall district, for example, is currently well over 100. "
Corona pandemic in Baden-Württemberg: Mannheim tightened the mask requirement due to high incidence
Update from March 5, 9:50
a.m.: Germany is loosening its corona lockdown, but Mannheim is tightening its mask requirement in the city area.
Specifically: From this Friday, according to the
German Press Agency (dpa)
,
citizens must
also wear
mouth and nose protection
around the Mannheim water tower, in the trendy Jungbusch district and on the Rhine promenade.
So far, the mask requirement already applied in the city center and at public transport stops.
The third largest city in Baden-Württemberg with around 310,000 inhabitants wants to further curb the spread of the corona virus.
On Wednesday, March 3, the 7-day incidence in the north Baden city was 84.7.
Corona pandemic in Baden-Wuerttemberg: Greater relaxation in lockdown for urban and rural districts
Update from March 4, 10:07 p.m
.: Baden-Württemberg wants to allow greater relaxation of the corona lockdown for urban and rural districts if these are stable below an incidence of 50.
On Thursday evening, Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) agreed with Minister of Education and CDU top candidate Susanne Eisenmann on this implementation of the federal-state decision.
The confirmed government spokesman Rudi Hoogvliet of the
German press agency (dpa)
.
In circles that are less than 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days, the retail sector, among other things, can gradually open.
The cities of Heilbronn (32) Freiburg (37), Baden-Baden (40), Heidelberg (41) and Pforzheim (49) are currently below this critical level.
Corona in Baden-Württemberg: Discussion about regional easing is ongoing
Update from March 4, 5:01 p.m
.: Corona rules in Baden-Württemberg - what is actually changing now when shopping or in the restaurant business?
Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (The Greens) leaves this question open for the time being.
Starting next week, there will be further opening steps in Baden-Württemberg - such as the opening of the hardware store.
However, it is still unclear whether there will be regional loosening of the lockdown at the district level or only nationwide.
At the special session in the state parliament on Friday, he will show how the resolutions of the federal and state governments for Baden-Württemberg are being implemented, said Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) on Thursday, as reported by the dpa news agency.
"This also includes the question of how we deal with the regions and the impending danger of shopping tourism if one region opens and the neighboring regions are still available."
The Baden-Wuerttemberg County Association had expressed criticism of the regional openings.
It is feared that an "alternate traffic" will start in circles with greater relaxation.
In Baden-Württemberg, the state-wide incidence is 54.
"I was thinking out loud" - Kretschmann defends the proposal to shorten the summer vacation
Update from March 4, 4:53 p.m
.: Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (The Greens) got a rebuff from teachers and the Ministry of Education with the attempt to shorten the summer holidays to catch up on knowledge gaps.
Education Minister Susanne Eisenmann (CDU) promptly said: "We shouldn't solve a problem by creating new problems."
Baden-Württemberg's Prime Minister defended himself against the criticism.
"I was thinking out loud," he told the SWR.
“As Prime Minister you should never do that.” Shortening the summer vacation was just one of many considerations.
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Corona in Baden-Württemberg: Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann and the state government are loosening up more than at the federal level.
© Sebastian Gollnow / dpa
Baden-Württemberg: Free corona rapid tests at dm
Update from March 4, 1:31 p.m
.: In the future there will be free quick
tests in the
drugstore dm.
The Karlsruhe-based company is building corona test centers in dm branches in cooperation with Baden-Württemberg.
The plan is to offer free corona antigen rapid tests by trained employees, dm announced on Thursday.
According to this, there are 340 dm stores in Baden-Württemberg and 2,040 nationwide.
Corona: Baden-Württemberg is planning further openings at schools
Update from March 4, 1:23 p.m
.: On Monday, March 15, 2021, classes 5 and 6 in Baden-Württemberg are to receive face-to-face lessons again.
The German press agency found out on Thursday from government circles in Stuttgart.
That should apply until the Easter holidays.
All pupils should come into the school building and be distributed over several rooms there.
The requirement to be present remains suspended.
When the middle school starts again, it will not be decided until later.
Corona in BaWü: Kretschmann is thinking about shorter summer holidays
Update from March 4, 9:50 a.m
.: In Baden-Württemberg, perhaps more is being relaxed than expected
(see update from March 4, 7:40 a.m.)
.
How things will continue after the lockdown (until March 28) is still uncertain when it comes to school.
Now Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) is talking about shorter holidays.
So that knowledge gaps could be closed after the long school closings.
"You could cut a little something on the holidays to catch up on lessons," said the Green politician to
Mannheimer Morgen
.
When asked whether he was thinking of the summer holidays, Kretschmann said: "You could think about that."
Corona in Baden-Württemberg: Kretschmann goes along with opening steps - despite increasing numbers of infections
Update from March 4, 7:40 a.m.:
Baden-Württemberg supports the decision of the federal-state round for regional easing of the corona lockdown from an incidence of 50.
For example, there should be a gradual opening of the retail trade in the south-west as well, if the number of infections is below 50 per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days.
The lockdown to fight the corona pandemic will be extended to March 28th in view of the continued high number of infections.
The green-black coalition in the southwest has yet to implement the resolutions for the country.
It is unclear so far whether the secondary schools will be able to gradually reopen as soon as next Monday, as Minister of Education Susanne Eisenmann had called for.
Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann only wanted to comment on the resolutions on Thursday and discuss the next steps with Eisenmann.
The Greens had recently shown skepticism as to whether it will be possible to secure the reopening of the schools with enough quick tests for pupils so quickly.
The resolution of the federal and state governments stipulates that from next Monday on, with a 7-day incidence of less than 50, the retail trade can reopen - but with a limit of one customer per 10 square meters or 20 square meters, depending on the sales area.
It is then also possible to open museums, galleries, memorials, zoological and botanical gardens as well as contact-free sports in small groups of up to ten
people outdoors, including on outdoor sports facilities.
However, the number of new infections with the virus per 100,000 inhabitants in Baden-Württemberg continues to rise.
According to the State Health Office in Stuttgart on Wednesday, the value was 54.4 across the country after 52 the previous day.
Accordingly, 20 out of 44 urban and rural districts were below the incidence of 50.
After an exhausting summit night, the federal and state governments decided on a uniform easing plan.
The rules at a glance.
Corona in Baden-Württemberg: Kretschmann wants to open hardware stores - little hope of further easing
Update from March 3, 1:39 p.m
.: The results of the federal-state talks on Wednesday afternoon are also eagerly awaited in Baden-Württemberg.
Is there another push in opening schools?
What about the rapid tests?
How about relaxations?
Much is still open.
When it comes to contact restrictions over Easter, things remain pretty quiet.
Baden-Württemberg's Interior Minister Thomas Strobl (CDU) had promised a relaxation
(see initial report)
.
Corona in Baden-Württemberg - 30 of 38 health authorities in BaWü used software
Update from March 3, 1:35 p.m.:
In Baden-Württemberg, 30 of 38 health authorities are currently connected to the Somas software, reports the
Bild
.
So much for the digital tracking of corona infections.
The software is intended to significantly simplify the follow-up in the corona pandemic, as well as the documentation of symptoms and the exchange of data with other competent authorities.
According to the media report, a total of 257 of 375 offices in Germany had been equipped with it by last weekend.
Corona variants are spreading in Baden-Württemberg
Update from March 3, 10.55 a.m
.: The infection process in Baden-Württemberg continues to pick up speed.
The proportion of corona mutations is increasing significantly.
The proportion of more contagious variants in the positive corona tests is now 50 percent.
However, the numbers are distorted because such variants are being tested specifically, reports the State Health Office.
In the past 24 hours, 1,084 new corona infections and 50 other deaths were recorded in Baden-Württemberg.
This can be read from the Covid-19 dashboard of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
The 7-day incidence is currently 52.0.
The country has had a stable value here for weeks.
Baden-Württemberg's Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) is meanwhile dampening hopes from further steps out of the lockdown.
This was already indicated before the Corona summit this Wednesday (March 3, 2021).
Baden-Württemberg wants to allow more freedom through extensive testing.
But mass quick and self-tests are a great organizational effort.
First the test capacity has to be expanded.
As far as schools are concerned, much still seems unclear.
What is certain, however, is that hardware stores in Baden-Württemberg will probably reopen on Monday at the latest.
Kretschmann announced this at the government press conference on Tuesday.
In the steps from Baden-Württemberg, however, there is a lot of election campaigning.
The state elections will take place on March 14th, before the Easter holidays (from April 6th to 10th, 2021).
In principle, the lockdown is to be extended until March 28, it is said.
British coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 first detected on December 24, 2020 in Baden-Württemberg.
South African coronavirus variant B.1.351 detected on January 11 in a family who entered from South Africa on December 13, 2020.
Since December 2020, 5,101 virus variants of particular importance (Variants of Concern - VOC for short) have been reported to the State Health Office from 44 cities and districts.
Corona variant B.1.1.7, which was first identified in Great Britain, takes up the largest share.
Corona in Baden-Württemberg: Infection numbers at a high level - Kretschmann wants to open hardware stores
First report from March 3, 2021
Stuttgart - The corona lockdown in Baden-Württemberg and the corona rules until March 7th still apply.
With the 7-day incidence, the country is best in Germany with 51.9 (65.4).
The 35 target value aimed at by the federal and state governments is still a long way off.
Only when the incidence of 35 is reached should advice be given about regional opening steps.
But the pressure is growing.
Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) wants to enforce more relaxation in the corona lockdown.
Even if the number of corona cases increases.
Its opening strategy is based primarily on corona rapid tests.
A remarkable change of course.
For a long time Kretschmann was skeptical.
In his impulse paper for the Corona summit with Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Prime Minister relies on testing in areas where the risk of infection is manageable.
Rapid antigen tests, which are suitable for self-testing, would be part of the hygiene concept in the future.
This was emphasized by the Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg (Greens) at the state government's press conference on Tuesday.
However, he does not see the new role that he ascribes to the tests as a change of course in corona policy.
However, mass quick and self-tests should be available.
"That is a great organizational effort." The test infrastructure must already be there, "so that you can combine the test strategy with the opening strategy," said the Green politician, as the news agency dpa reports.
Corona in Baden-Württemberg - DIY stores should open
Even the hardware stores in Baden-Württemberg should open again.
"The hardware stores will be open again by Monday at the latest," said Kretschmann at the government press conference on Tuesday afternoon, as reported by the SWR.
The hardware stores are already open in Bavaria.
Shopping tourism was feared.
Otherwise no further openings are planned.
There is still four weeks until Easter, but for Baden-Württemberg's Interior Minister Thomas Strobl (CDU) the holiday is the topic.
"This is a family celebration, similar to Christmas," said Strobl according to SWR.
It would need a perspective accompanied by a test concept.
Previously, he had promised a relaxation of the contact restrictions.
Corona mutation from South Africa in Baden-Württemberg - 150 people in quarantine
While easing is being discussed, a corona outbreak in the Achberg community in the Ravensburg district is making people sit up and take notice.
150 people are already in quarantine.
There was a case of infection with the Corona variant from South Africa at a primary school.
The SWR reports.
The school was closed.
The teachers and around 70 children as well as their contact persons were quarantined.
Last Friday, the South African Corona variant (B.1.351) was found in a school child.
A teacher is also infected.
It is still unclear whether it is the mutation.
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