The seven-day incidence in Bavaria is falling slightly, but new RKI figures show that all three of Germany's super hotspots are in the Free State.
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The seven-day incidence * in Bavaria has fallen, but the RKI * warns.
The three largest corona hotspots in Germany are now in Bavaria (see first report).
Education Minister Michael Piazolo commented on a possible end to the mask rule in schools (see update from April 8, 12.33 p.m.).
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Update from April 8, 12:33 p.m.:
On Wednesday, Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder and Minister of Education Michael Piazolo announced a general obligation to test in schools.
This should apply from next Monday and was not well received by everyone. * In the
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talk "Now red i", Piazolo defended the new measure in the evening.
Under the supervision of the teachers, all students then have to: Test themselves independently.
In response to the question of whether the wearing of masks in the classroom would be eliminated by testing, he made it clear: “At the moment we haven't touched it.” However, the minister did not rule out that the mask requirement will drop over time if the test strategy works.
Corona in Bavaria: Germany's top 3 super hotspots are in the Free State - Zoff about Söder's school decision
First report from April 8, 9:05 a.m .:
Munich - The seven-day incidence in Bavaria has fallen again and is 119.0 on Thursday.
That comes from the figures of the Robert Koch Institute (as of 3:08 a.m.).
On Wednesday it was still 121. The RKI * continues to point out that the current Corona * numbers could be skewed because of the Easter holidays, as people did not go to the doctor or results are reported later.
Corona: Germany's three largest hotspots are in Bavaria - Hof continues to be the front runner
With the city of Aschaffenburg there is now a circle under the 50s incidence again in the Free State.
32 more are between 50 and 100, 63 districts and urban districts over 100. The RKI figures also show that the three districts or cities with the highest incidence in Germany are in Bavaria.
1st place: Stadt Hof - incidence of 429.9
2nd place: District of Kronach - incidence of 365.6
3rd place: District of Hof - incidence of 337.5
With the district of Cham (278.9) in sixth place, another Bavarian region is in the top 10. Meanwhile, the seven-day incidence of Munich is 87.4.
Corona lockdown in Bavaria: Söder announces new rules for the Free State
On Wednesday, Markus Söder announced at the press conference after the cabinet meeting: “The danger of the third wave remains.” The occupancy of the intensive care beds is increasing, and one experiences longer illnesses, warned Bavaria’s Prime Minister * and made it clear: “It is not the time for unsafe openings and experiments. ”With that, the CSU * boss rejected planned easing.
Söder also announced innovations for the schools - you can find an overview of the future rules in the Free State in our overview. *
The reactions to the announced compulsory testing * in schools followed promptly.
Not only is the obligation to test * criticized, some also consider returning to school after Easter to be completely wrong.
A Bavarian teacher also took stock after a year of Corona - she found clear words on Twitter that she addressed directly to Söder. *
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