Corona in Bavaria: will the Oktoberfest take place? Munich mayor expresses a clear tendency

The corona situation in Bavaria remains tense.

Can Oktoberfest take place in 2021?

Munich's Lord Mayor has now commented on this.

All news in the ticker.

• There is good news with regard to FFP2 masks * and vaccinations (see first report).

• Economics minister Hubert Aiwanger wants to take steps to open up the catering industry soon (see update from March 25, 11:57 a.m.).

• Munich's Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter expressed a tendency towards Oktoberfest 2021 (see update from March 26, 9:16 a.m.)

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Update from March 26th, 1:56 p.m.:

Prime Minister Markus Söder, like Munich's Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter, is skeptical about the hosting of the Oktoberfest in 2021.

"I think the mayor's skepticism is absolutely justified and I share it, even if there can be no final assessment today," said the CSU boss on Friday after a meeting of the CSU board in Munich.

"I believe that we will see a lot of increases in the next ten days," says Söder, referring to the number of new infections with the corona virus.

"Everyone who said ten days ago that it must be opened now at all costs, they are all rowing back a little," said Söder.

He asked to follow the expert advice.

Corona in Bavaria: will the Oktoberfest take place?

Munich mayor expresses a clear tendency

Update from March 26, 9:16 a.m.:

In his first digital

public consultation

due to the pandemic, Munich's Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter was skeptical about the Oktoberfest 2021.

When asked by the public: “Can the Oktoberfest take place this year?” The SPD politician replied, according to the 

Münchner Merkurs: 

“One can be very skeptical.” According to Reiters, the decision should be made by May at the latest.

"But I wouldn't place any bets on an Oktoberfest in 2021."

According to Merkel: Chancellor receives counter-words from Bavaria - Wrong impression created?

Update from March 26th, 6.47 a.m.: District Assembly President

Christian Bernreiter has warned of hopes that there could be opening

concepts

like in Tübingen in entire districts in Bavaria.

A statement by Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) could give the wrong impression, said the CSU politician of the German Press Agency.

Merkel said in her government statement on Thursday that “no mayor and no district administrator are prohibited from doing what is being done in Tübingen and Rostock”.

In doing so, she referred to the opening concepts associated with test obligations.

“The statement made by the Chancellor may give many people the impression that each district administrator can pursue their own opening strategy.

That impression would be wrong, ”said Bernreiter.

The incidence values ​​alone are decisive for openings.

And the district offices acted as a lower state administrative authority bound by instructions, the Bavarian Corona Ordinance is decisive.

Also stressed Bernreiter: "As the incidence values are in Bavaria considerably higher than the figures in Tübingen and Rostock, the situation is not comparable with each other."

In Bavaria in the coming week eight cities are as model regions for cautious easing of Corona-protection measures such as in Trade or culture can be selected.

There should be one city per administrative district, two in Upper Bavaria - but no districts.

Basically, cities should come into question that have a seven-day incidence between 100 and 150.

Bavaria is thus following a model that is already being tested in Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg.

At test stations, people can do free corona tests there.

With a negative result, they come to shops, the hairdresser, or even in theaters and museums.

Corona in Bavaria: Incidence in the Free State is increasing - Hof hotspot

Update from March 26, 6:21 a.m.:

The seven-day incidence in the Free State has increased and, according to the RKI, is now 122.1 (as of March 26, 3:08 a.m.).

The day before it was 114.5.

The hotspot in Bavaria is the city of Hof with 419.0 - that is the fourth highest value in all of Germany.

The district of Cham (296.9) takes tenth place, the districts of Kulmbach (283.7) and Hof (280.6) follow directly behind.

Corona in Bavaria: Ex-Economics Minister attacks teachers' association

Update from March 25, 7:16 p.m.:

The ultimatum that the Bavarian Teachers' Association (BLLV) had given the state government is still causing emotions to boil.

In a fire letter, the association demanded, among other things, a higher vaccination priority for all teachers, otherwise only distance teaching would be offered after the Easter holidays.

The letter from the BLLV prompted the former Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs, Franz Josef Pschierer (CSU), to post a comment on Facebook.

He wrote: "Even if I am now reproaching myself: We have some of the most expensive, but not always the best and most hard-working teachers."

The ex-minister, who is also the chairman of the SME Union of the CSU, wrote: “For me, this ultimatum is also simply outrageous.” Pschierer emphasized that teachers have special privileges: “Official status, non-dismissal, best health care with head physician treatment, lavish pensions and 70 vacation days .

One should actually be able to be satisfied with that.

No!

You are not. ”His SPD colleague Margit Wild commented on these statements as“ shameful and unworthy ”.

Corona: More FFP2 masks for teachers in Bavaria

Update from March 25, 3:43 p.m.:

Bavaria's teachers receive 2.6 million more FFP-2 protective masks in the fight against the pandemic.

"The health protection for the teachers has the highest priority for me," said Minister of Education Michael Piazolo (Free Voters) on Thursday in Munich.

The delivery of the FFP-2 masks will begin in the Easter holidays.

At the same time, the funding program for mobile air purification devices is to be extended.

The municipal and private school funding bodies could continue to apply for funding for mobile air purification devices with a filter function for all rooms in schools, said the minister.

“I urge the municipalities to call up the funds and get even more mobile air purification devices in a timely manner.

Together with our comprehensive hygiene concept and test strategy, air purification devices ensure even more safety, ”said Piazolo.

Funding is based on the order in which the applications are received.

Holetschek: Decision on Corona model regions next week

Update from March 25, 12:27 p.m.:

The eight model

regions

for careful relaxation of corona protective measures, for example in trade or culture, should be made in the course of the coming week.

“We will select the cities in the Ministry of Health on the basis of certain parameters.

The interest is very high. ”Health Minister Klaus Holetschek told the German Press Agency in Munich on Thursday.

So far there are no stipulations, except that there should be one city per administrative district, two from Upper Bavaria.

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Markus Söder explained the plan in his government declaration in the state parliament, it goes back to the decision of the federal and state governments at the beginning of the week.

Accordingly, cities with a seven-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants between 100 and 150 come into question.

Numerous cities, including Munich, Würzburg and Coburg, had already registered their interest.

Holetschek emphasized that the selection does not only include those who apply independently.

It would also look at which regions are otherwise suitable.

Corona in Bavaria: Aiwanger hopes for opening steps for the catering trade

Update from March 25, 11:57 a.m.:

In the Corona crisis, Hubert Aiwanger wants to open steps for the catering industry as soon as possible.

"I think we had the technical requirements - if we were to accept nationwide that you go in with a negative test - it should be possible now." That said Bavaria's Minister of Economic Affairs on Thursday in the state parliament.

Aiwanger spoke of "alleged risks" that must now be eliminated, for example through negative tests, through FFP-2 masks and ventilation devices.

"In order to put these reasons, which were perhaps correct a year ago, aside and to be able to get the economy going again without increasing the risk of infection."

Studies have shown that air purification devices can have a great effect.

He would like the next Prime Minister's Conference to include the technical possibilities in its decisions.

Aiwanger also stated that he had requested opening steps at Easter.

"I think we could have risked it with a negative corona test," said the Minister of Economic Affairs, despite the sharp rise in the number of new corona infections.

Corona situation in Bavaria remains tense - but Söder ministers announce two good news

First report from March 25, 9:57 a.m

.: Munich - The Corona * situation remains tense - also in Bavaria.

For the Free State, the Robert Koch Institute * reported a seven-day incidence * of 114.5 (as of March 25, 3:09 a.m.) Only Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Hesse and Thuringia are higher.

The front runner in Bavaria is the city of Hof with an incidence of 403.7 - the fourth highest in Germany.

With a value of 289.8, the Cham district is also one of the corona hotspots in Germany and is in tenth place, directly followed by the Schwandorf district (282.0).

The seven-day incidence in Munich is currently 84.4.

This means that it has increased slightly compared to the previous days.

On Wednesday a value of 82.5 was reported, the day before 80.0.

Overall, only one district in Bavaria is below the 50 threshold, namely Ansbach (35.9).

All other 95 independent cities and districts were above 50.

Corona vaccinations in Bavaria: Free State expects 2.3 million vaccination doses in April

In the fight against the pandemic, Bavaria continues to rely on vaccinations. * Prime Minister Markus Söder had repeatedly described vaccinations as the "only real long-term strategy".

Now it should move forward: The Free State expects around 2.3 million Corona vaccine doses in April.

The vaccination centers received around 1.4 million vaccine doses *, the medical practices 942,641, said Health Minister Klaus Holetschek on Thursday in the state parliament in Munich.

Bavaria will receive 15.78 percent of the vaccine doses expected for the whole of Germany in the next month (around 14.978 million).

Markus Söder on the Easter debacle: Lockdown regulation in shared responsibility

Corona in Bavaria: Free State can largely cover basic supplies of FFP masks itself

There is also good news with regard to the FFP2 masks. * According to the Minister for Economic Affairs, Hubert Aiwanger, the Free State can now largely cover its basic supply of FFP2 masks itself.

Around ten manufacturers produce around 200,000 masks a day, Aiwanger said in the state parliament on Thursday.

He emphasized that it was difficult for domestic manufacturers to withstand the cost pressure from cheap imports, especially from Asia.

"I do not hope that we will quickly forget and that only the cheapest will prevail again and that we will be in the wind in our shorts," Aiwanger continued.

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