Which corona measures are being taken for North Rhine-Westphalia?
Prime Minister Armin Laschet (CDU) has already announced a first decision.
The news ticker.
In the
federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia
, the incidence value is above the 100 threshold.
Prime Minister Laschet has already announced that he will withdraw easing if the incidence remains above this value for more than three days
(see first report of March 21)
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In the metropolis of Cologne, stricter corona requirements will apply from Monday (March 22nd)
(see update from March 22nd, 9.27 a.m.)
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This
news ticker
on the corona crisis is updated regularly.
Update from March 22nd, 9.27 a.m
.: Cologne is not in a good position on the day of the Corona summit.
The RKI reports a current 7-day incidence of 110.9.
In the whole of North Rhine-Westphalia it is 106.6 this Monday.
Before the federal-state consultations with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) this Monday, stricter corona requirements are already in place in the metropolis: In zones where masks are required, only surgical or FFP2 masks have to be worn instead of the previously permitted everyday masks.
The mayor of Cologne, Henriette Reker (independent), announced this to journalists on Friday.
Cologne mayor Reker on corona measures: "Avoid severe lockdown"
A negative corona test is now required for visiting museums and zoos as well as for visits to the hairdresser.
According to Reker, the Cologne security service will also take care of queues in front of shops and, under certain circumstances, also resolve them.
"I hope that we can avert a severe lockdown with our measures," added Reker.
100 is currently the incidence mark for the “emergency brake”, ie the withdrawal of easing.
Cologne is above it for the eighth day in a row today.
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The corona incidence in Cologne was just above the "emergency braking" value of 100 for several days in a row.
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Corona in North Rhine-Westphalia: First summit decision already known
Our first report from March 21st
: Düsseldorf - On Monday, March 22nd, the federal and state governments will meet again for further deliberations on the corona measures.
In North Rhine-Westphalia, the incidence is currently above the threshold of 100 again. According to information from the RKI in the state, 103.5 people per 100,000 inhabitants were infected with the coronavirus within seven days (as of Sunday morning).
The last time the numbers were similar in North Rhine-Westphalia were around two months ago.
The metropolis of Cologne has meanwhile also announced a tightening of the corona requirements, albeit to a lesser extent than in the city-state of Hamburg.
As of Monday, only surgical or FFP2 masks may be worn in Cologne zones where masks are required instead of the previously permitted everyday masks, as Mayor Henriette Reker (non-party) announced after a meeting of the crisis team.
In the future, a negative corona test will be required for visits to museums and zoos and for visits to the hairdresser.
According to Reker, the Cologne security service will also take care of queues in front of shops and, under certain circumstances, also resolve them.
The incidence value in Cologne was just above the emergency braking value of 100 on Friday for the fifth day in a row.Reker emphasized in front of journalists that in the event of a further increase in the state-wide incidence in North Rhine-Westphalia, she would expect information from the state about the further plans of the next week State government.
"I hope that we can avert a severe lockdown with our measures," added Reker.
Corona in North Rhine-Westphalia: Laschet makes the first decision clear
Nationwide, too, the incidence is above the 100 value.
Last but not least, the value has an administrative significance, because from this limit the so-called "emergency brake" comes into force, which was defined by the federal and state governments at the last Corona summit on March 3rd.
The exact consequences of this will be decided at the next meeting on March 22nd.
NRW Prime Minister Armin Laschet (CDU) had already announced in advance that he would withdraw the current easing if the incidence value was above the 100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants for more than three days.
In a special session of the Landtag, Laschet said: "There can be no further openings from March 22nd." The "emergency brake" agreed by the federal and state governments will then be applied nationwide in North Rhine-Westphalia and the entire state will be used as a benchmark.
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Armin Laschet, Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, and his deputy Joachim Stamp.
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Corona in North Rhine-Westphalia: Applications for daycare closings in Dortmund and Duisburg rejected
There has been a recent turmoil over ruling policies in some cities.
The cities of Dortmund and Duisburg had submitted an application to close schools and daycare centers, both of which were rejected.
Thomas Westphal, Mayor of Dortmund, sharply criticized the state government for this on Saturday (March 20): “The state government still does not seem to be ready to react to the changed dynamics of the pandemic.
We are being pressed into a legal framework that has long since ceased to match the infection rate. ”The city of Dortmund exceeded the 100 incidence at the weekend, as did the city of Bochum.
Duisburg is also already above this mark.
Corona in North Rhine-Westphalia: Outbreak in the Baptist church causes numbers to explode
Another significant increase in numbers was reported in the Lippe district in North Rhine-Westphalia on Sunday (March 21).
Within a short period of time, there have been around 90 confirmed corona cases in a Baptist church.
All 1100 community members should be tested and are in quarantine, as the district announced on Sunday in Detmold.
The large number of new infections had been determined by the weekend.
It is not yet possible to say with certainty whether the corona infections originated in face-to-face worship services or in family groups.
The corona outbreak caused the incidence in Lippe to skyrocket by around 20 to 160 within a day.
(jh / dpa)
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