Prime Minister Markus Söder presented the new Corona strategy in a government statement.
Meanwhile, the incidence in the state capital is at a critical level.
All news in the ticker.
The corona lockdown * was extended until the end of March.
Markus Söder * (CSU *) issued an urgent warning and defended the incidence as an important value (see update from March 5, 1:07 p.m.).
Health Minister Holetschek is counting on large companies to have their workforce vaccinated by their company doctors (update from March 6, 7:18 p.m.).
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Update from March 7th, 8.55 a.m.:
From tomorrow, new corona rules will apply in Bavaria.
You can find an overview here.*
Update from March 6, 7:18 p.m.:
After numerous companies have already offered to have their workforce vaccinated by their company doctors (see update March 5, 4:38 p.m.), Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU) has now also commented on the issue.
He confirmed that "1.8 million vaccine doses have been announced for April alone".
All that is needed now is a strategy to effectively inoculate them.
Holetschek called on Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) to quickly create the framework for the rapid involvement of company doctors.
Legal issues, logistics and costs are still being clarified.
The companies are also supported in their vaccination plans by the Association of Bavarian Economy (vbw).
Managing Director Bertram Brossardt said that as soon as sufficient vaccine was available, the companies and their company doctors would voluntarily be ready to vaccinate the workforce.
“Almost 200 companies have already registered with us and agreed to cooperate.
The number keeps growing. ”Large companies in particular that have experience with organized flu vaccinations could quickly organize this well.
“We are offering vaccinations to well over 100,000 people in large Bavarian companies alone, which means we can get vaccinations even faster,” said Holetschek.
Criticism, however, came from the SPD.
The health policy spokeswoman for the SPD parliamentary group Ruth Waldmann said: "Even if the first priority groups are vaccinated at some point, it should not be who can pay for the most vaccine the fastest." Company doctors could make an important contribution.
But the large companies should not be preferred to the small craft and family businesses without a company doctor.
Corona in Bavaria: The Munich incidence scratches the important 50s mark
Update from March 6, 3:30 p.m
.: The city of Munich provides current corona numbers.
And they are anything but reassuring.
Even with the numbers from Friday, the R value remains greater than one, namely at 1.16.
The incidence is very slightly below the 50 mark at 48.3.
Update from March 5, 4:38 p.m.:
Many Bavarian corporations are progressing too slowly with the vaccination.
The who's who of the economy, including Adidas, Audi, BMW and Siemens, insists on the possibility of having their workforce vaccinated by their company doctors themselves.
"As long as the nationwide availability of the vaccine is guaranteed, we will create a vaccination offer for our employees with the support of our company doctor," said an Adidas spokeswoman in Herzogenaurach.
The companies are supported by the employers' association (BDA) and the industry association (BDI).
Both have already made representations in Berlin and pushed for a faster vaccination, including by company doctors.
However, it is not yet clear when this will happen.
The federal strategy provides for this, but only at a later point in time that has not yet been clarified.
Söder government statement: Clear words from Green leader Katharina Schulze
1:46 p.m
.: After Söder, Katharina Schulze speaks of the Greens: "With caution and circumspection," she begins reproachfully.
Söder would use the same words today as he did weeks ago.
"If you make a U-turn, at least communicate it honestly," so the criticism.
"You took the second step before the first," the incidence values would go up.
You are at the beginning of the third wave.
"The vaccination is going far too slowly," and there are not enough tests.
In February these were still points that would have prevented a loosening - now it will open.
"This is a surrender to the virus," said Schulze.
You can follow the further debate in the video (above).
Söder government declaration on the corona pandemic: Easter relaxation or Easter lockdown?
1.40 p.m
.: "You can't make a serious statement
about
Easter," says Söder.
It is neither certain “that it can be a relaxed Easter”, nor can an “Easter lockdown” be completely ruled out.
"It depends on each individual."
“It gets a little better every day,” says Söder.
Any vaccination would help.
You now have to find the right balance.
It takes caution, "but it has to be compassionate caution." He describes the current path as defensible.
He is convinced that the situation will be much better in April.
This ends the government declaration.
Söder explains opening strategy - CSU boss announces children's summit in government statement
1:29 p.m.:
Now Söder explains the opening
steps
.
Accordingly, more people will be able to meet again, and the contact restrictions will be relaxed.
Two households with up to five people can meet again, children under 14 years of age are exempt from the rule.
There are also easing measures for retail.
The exact rules for Bavaria can be found in our overview.
The Easter holidays will not be canceled, Söder clarifies on the subject of schools.
In the course of the year they will consider how to make up for lost teaching time, but there will be no debate about the Easter break.
According to Söder, children and young people are a "top priority".
The CSU boss announced a children's summit for next week.
Corona in Bavaria: Söder wants to send more vaccine doses to severely affected border regions
1:23 p.m .:
"The important
thing
is that you have to be vaccinated.
In the center, in practice, in the company and maybe also in the school, ”says Söder.
To do this, however, the rigid prioritization must be dissolved.
For example, chronically ill people fall through the grid because the vaccination centers do not have the relevant information, only doctors.
If you get more vaccine doses, you will be able to send more to the border regions, says Söder.
He spoke of around 50,000 additional cans.
Söder government statement on the corona strategy in Bavaria: vaccination is the "only real long-term strategy"
1:12 p.m.:
Although the numbers are increasing slightly, there are openings.
You have to motivate people again and again to take part in the measures.
"We have it good," says Söder to the plenary.
But people's worries must be taken seriously.
Despite the economic aid, many have worries.
“The basis for everything is the voice of medicine and science.
You set the direction, ”explains Söder.
“Don't look stubbornly in one direction or the other.” Therefore, starting next week, you will open in steps.
That will be observed closely, in case of doubt it is possible to react.
The difficulty is that there are new possibilities that help with the openings.
However, it takes too long.
It's about testing and vaccination.
The Bavarian test structure worked: The test centers have a capacity of up to 80,000, according to Söder.
Rapid tests are not the ultimate solution, but they also help in the Corona crisis to quickly gain security.
Söder also speaks of a "test pass".
Vaccination is the "only real long-term strategy," Söder clarifies.
He demands that anyone who is still in “conspiracy bubbles” should get out of there.
“The problem is: At the moment there isn't enough.
There is the cardinal's mistake. “You ordered too late, too little and too sparingly, he suspects.
Other countries like Israel or Great Britain are further.
He also called for the vaccines to be approved more quickly.
At the moment there is still too little, and soon there will be more vaccine: “In the end, there must be no vaccine left over,” said Bavaria's Prime Minister.
Söder government statement on the Corona step-by-step plan: "Anyone waiting for death rates has missed the time to act"
13:07:
"The numbers are no longer going down, they are starting to increase slightly," said Söder.
The border regions are still badly affected.
But there is also good news: "The R-value has fallen a little".
But: “It doesn't work without being careful.” You have 12 cities and districts in Bavaria that are below 35, but on the other hand there are hotspots at the borders.
You have to weigh up that the decision is difficult.
“Opening without an accompanying concept is a blind flight.
Impatience alone would make a bad advisor ”.
Now is not the time for a “paradigm shift”, believes the CSU boss.
That is why a system with an emergency brake is important.
Söder clarifies that openings are not a one-way street.
One shouldn't open strictly according to data, explains Söder about the "opening matrix".
The incidence is the most reliable value that can be used as a guide - even before the hospitals become overcrowded.
It is the earliest warning value ever.
"Anyone waiting for death rates has missed the time to act," said Söder.
Söder government statement on the corona crisis: "First caution and safety, then open"
13:03
: "
Difficult
times require difficult decisions," Söder begins.
Many people would long for normalcy.
"We all understand this wish very well (...) But the fact is also: Corona is not over, it is not over, it is not over." The second wave has been defeated, according to the CSU boss.
That is everyone's success.
The third role is already rolling, says Söder.
That also has to do with the mutation.
In Cham, the proportion is already 78 percent.
"Mutation means more dangerous," he sums up.
If the mutation prevails, one must consider whether the current precautions are appropriate.
“There is no reason to give up,” he says.
One must not gamble away successes that have been won.
"First caution and safety, then open."
1 p.m .:
State Parliament President Ilse Aigner opens the session.
Markus Söder begins with his government declaration.
12.47 p.m.:
It should start in a few minutes.
Then Markus Söder explains the new corona strategy for the Free State in a government statement - here in the live stream and ticker.
Update from March 5, 12:02 p.m
.: “We weigh wisely between the desire for normalcy and the fear of flying blind.
March is the month of transition.
Everyone is annoyed, but Corona is not over.
The three pillars are caution, trust, and responsibility.
Impatience must not become a dangerous situation. ”This is what Prime Minister Markus Söder wrote on Thursday and expressed what he had already announced at the press conference after the cabinet meeting: Bavaria will support the resolutions of the federal-state summit (see initial report).
The state parliament will meet in less than an hour and must also vote on the new corona strategy.
You can follow Söder's government declaration from 1 p.m. here in the live stream and ticker.
Lockdown extended, step-by-step plan announced: Söder explains new corona strategy in government statement
First report from March 5, 6.44 a.m.:
Munich - At the Corona summit * on Wednesday, it was decided to extend the lockdown to March 28.
Before that, Chancellor Angela Merkel * and the country leaders had discussed hours - at the end there was also a step-by-step plan with easing of certain incidences.
You can find an overview of the new rules in our overview. *
At the summit there was some heated discussion.
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder even clashed with Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD *).
He “doesn't have to grin around so smurfy,” said the CSU boss *.
The Federal Finance Minister took the criticism with humor.
“I really like that with the Smurfs.
They are small, cunning and always win, ”he said on Thursday evening in the ZDF program Markus Lanz.
After the Corona summit: Söder wants to implement resolutions for Bavaria
The day after the Corona * summit, the Bavarian cabinet met on the results of the summit.
Conclusion: Bavaria continues the lockdown in the fight against Corona *, but loosens in some places.
The Free State is implementing the resolutions of the Corona summit.
According to Söder, 87 percent of Bavarians will experience a “gradual improvement”. According to the Bavarian cabinet, the state parliament must also approve the new corona strategy for the coming weeks on Friday.
The new strategy not only relies on an extension of the lockdown, but also on a step-by-step plan for further openings.
Depending on the infection, tightening is also planned.
Corona lockdown extended: step-by-step plan decided - incidence remains crucial
The number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within a week remains decisive for the procedure at the municipal level.
If the incidence * is stable below 50, more relaxation is possible, for example for schools, trade, culture or sport.
If it is above 100, an emergency brake applies, which again puts a hard lockdown into effect.
The procedure is to be flanked by further vaccinations * and mass corona tests. *
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The opening matrix that the federal and state governments agreed on Wednesday night.
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Corona lockdown extended: Söder explains new strategy in government statement
Before discussing the parliamentary groups in the special session of the state parliament, Söder wants to explain the new strategy in a government declaration.
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