In Bavaria, the 7-day incidence fell again.
The number of Covid-19 intensive care patients remains at a high level. All news in the ticker.
The court has decided: Despite major criticism, the stricter corona rules remain in schools
(update from April 22nd, 10:21 am).
The incidence in Bavaria has fallen again (see update from April 22, 6.28 a.m.).
The number of Covid 19 intensive care patients remains at a high level (see update from April 22nd, 4:05 p.m.).
This news ticker is updated regularly.
Update from April 22, 4:05 p.m
.: In Bavaria, around 790 Covid 19 patients were in intensive treatment on Thursday.
This emerged from the overview of the Germany-wide Divi register.
The number of intensive care patients was thus at a similar level as at the beginning of last week.
Around 54 percent of these intensive care patients were invasively ventilated on Thursday, i.e. with the help of a ventilation tube.
Around 200 clinic locations in Bavaria report their occupied and free beds to the register of the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (Divi).
On average, there were still 1.8 intensive care beds available per location in Bavaria - the national average here on Thursday was 2.3 beds.
There were still around 180 free beds in Bavarian hospitals especially for Covid 19 patients.
Update from April 22nd,
10:08 a.m
.:
Now it is official: The test requirement at Bavarian schools and the regulations on distance and alternating lessons remain.
In a published decision, the Bavarian Constitutional Court refused to suspend the corresponding provisions in the Corona Ordinance by means of an interim order.
Corona in Bavaria: The court has decided - "Child lockdown" at schools remains
The following still applies in the Free State: If the incidence is between 50 and 100, only alternate classes are allowed.
If the value is above 100, there is only distance teaching.
Exceptions apply to final grades and fourth graders, among others.
In addition, children are still only allowed to go to school with a negative Corona test result.
Despite the nationwide emergency brake, Bavaria is taking a special route with its distance teaching rule.
The "child lockdown", however, is causing harsh criticism.
Incidence in Bavaria is falling again
Update from April 22nd, 6.28 a.m.:
According to the RKI, the corona numbers fell again on Thursday.
The 7-day incidence for the whole of Bavaria is 180.3 (previous day: 184.8).
The national average, on the other hand, is given by the RKI as 161.1 (previous day: 160.1).
In Bavaria there were 4691 in the past 24 hours
new infections with the coronavirus known and 41 people died as a result of Covid 19 disease.
The district of Tirschenreuth has the lowest incidence value in Bavaria at 75, a deterioration compared to the previous day (65.2).
The front runner is the district of Kronach with 355.1, which is a significant improvement compared to the previous day (388.1).
Corona in Bavaria: Soon vaccination for homeless people in the Free State
Meanwhile, Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU) announced that mobile vaccination teams will also vaccinate homeless people in Bavaria against the corona virus from May. The government will provide 6,000 vaccine doses from next week, according to Holetschek (CSU) on Thursday. The offer is aimed specifically at people who “actually live on the street”. There will be no bureaucratic obstacles. In addition, the vaccination offers should always take place in the same place at the same time in order to simplify the processes. According to the Ministry of Health, homeless people living on the street belong to priority group 3.
Update from April 21, 9:34 p.m.: Vaccination
campaigns with Astrazeneca doses for all adults: This is exactly what more and more districts in Bavaria are announcing.
Both the Lower Bavarian district of Dingolfing-Landau and the district of Mühldorf am Inn announced on Wednesday that they wanted to offer “open vaccination days” for everyone over the age of 18 for the coming weekend.
The offer is only valid for residents or people residing in the districts.
Corona in Bavaria: Astrazeneca demand for special vaccination days high
"The more people we immunize with the existing vaccine, the faster the situation can change," says Dingolfing District Administrator Werner Bumeder (CSU), explaining the decision.
Around 600 vaccinations are planned for the special campaign.
With open vaccination campaigns in the Free State, the demand for the Astrazeneca vaccine has recently been high.
However, the offers were mostly aimed at citizens aged 60 and over.
However, Health Minister Klaus Holetschek announced on Wednesday that Bavaria would release Astrazeneca in all medical practices for all age groups - but only on one condition.
Update from April 21, 6:40 p.m.: When it comes to
corona vaccination, the city of Passau is a pioneer in the Free State: According to the city administration, more than 40 percent of residents aged 16 and over have now been vaccinated at least once.
As of Wednesday, the rate of first vaccinations was 40.15 percent - almost twice as high as the Bavarian average.
Because: According to the RKI, the vaccination rate in the Free State was 21.4 percent on Wednesday.
“That's a really nice thing,” reports Passau's Mayor Jürgen Dupper (SPD).
"If things continue like this, we would be in good shape in the summer." The fact that the vaccination rate is so high is mainly due to the early vaccination start at the end of December and extra deliveries of vaccine to the border regions, explains Dupper.
Corona in Bavaria: Incidence limit 100 for distance teaching in schools remains
Update from April 21, 1:35 p.m.:
The federal emergency brake has not yet been decided, Bavaria already wants to improve *.
State Chancellery boss Florian Herrmann (CSU) announced on Wednesday that they want to stay at the incidence limit for distance teaching of 100.
A value of 165 is provided for the emergency brake.
“Bavaria is sticking to the previously valid and therefore stricter regulation.
We owe that to the health of our students, ”said the CSU politician to Münchner Merkur.
Herrmann points out the high incidence rates among children and adolescents.
It is precisely for this reason that “we will maintain the course of prudence and caution”.
Corona in Bavaria: Parents want to be vaccinated earlier
Update from April 21, 11:06
a.m
.:
On Twitter, under the hashtag #Elternimpfen, a movement has developed that calls for the vaccination sequence to be broken in favor of the parents. According to
BR,
a user writes
: "The parents' generation is the one who keeps the economy going." The initiative receives support from prominent sources. SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach has also commented on the subject: "If older people are vaccinated, parents are at full risk with their children due to large B117 outbreaks *." In corona outbreaks in schools, the parents are particularly at risk, so Lauterbach continues.
In his argumentation, the SPD * politician also addresses the occupancy of the intensive care units. On average, there would be people between the ages of 47 and 48 years. So numerous mothers and fathers. Lauterbach warned on Twitter: "Many children are losing their parents." The social democrat is supported by health politicians from the SPD and the Greens *. Nevertheless, the SPD member of the state parliament, Ruth Waldmann, wanted to stick to the vaccination sequence. It would start elsewhere. Everything must be done to ensure that there are no massive outbreaks in schools, said Waldmann.
Christina Haubrich, Member of the Green Parliament, also wants to adhere to the vaccination sequence * of the Standing Vaccination Commission (STIKO).
"Because as long as the vaccine is scarce and many elderly people or people with previous illnesses or disabilities are still unvaccinated, it may be the right thing to vaccinate them first."
She does not want all parents to be vaccinated first across the board.
But they could come first in the respective vaccination priority groups.
For example, supermarket employees with children can be vaccinated in front of supermarket employees without children, says Mahler.
However, the supposed advantages of the corona vaccination also conjure up the risk of counterfeiting and manipulation *.
Coronavirus in Bavaria: incidence is falling
Update from April 21, 6:31 a.m.:
According to the RKI, the corona numbers fell again on Wednesday. The 7-day incidence for the whole of Bavaria is 184.8 (previous day: 185.3). The national average, on the other hand, is given by the RKI as 160.1 (previous day: 162.4). In the past 24 hours, 4,642 people were newly infected with the coronavirus and 52 people died as a result of Covid 19 disease. The Tirschenreuth district has the lowest incidence value in Bavaria at 65.2. The front runner is the district of Kronach with 388.1.
Update from April 20, 4 p.m.:
The corona numbers are still increasing in Bavaria.
However, one serious point has changed after a pandemic for over a year: While a particularly large number of older people were infected with the virus in the past, the 15 to 19-year-olds in the Free State now form the age group with the most new corona infections.
Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU) informed about this development on Tuesday in Munich.
Corona in Bavaria: The incidence among 15 to 19 year olds is 321.3
The seven-day incidence of that age group in Bavaria is currently 321.3.
Young people between the ages of 10 and 14 come a little behind, with a value of 242. For comparison: the general average in the Free State is currently 185.
But the Minister of Health also had positive news: For the Free State, Holetschek reported a vaccination rate of over 20 percent for first vaccinations.
For the next two months, the CSU politician expects a large number of vaccine doses.
From the end of the month, among other things, depriorization model projects could start.
Corona in Bavaria: Compulsory testing for companies - At least once a week
Update from April 20, 2:40 p.m.:
As of today, compulsory testing in companies applies across Germany. However, this does not mean that every employee is obliged to be tested for Corona * immediately before going to work. The companies are only obliged to offer their employees - who do not work in the home office - a corona test. According to the regulation, this should be made possible at least once a week. It does not matter whether a self-test or a quick test is used under the supervision of trained personnel.
For people with a high risk of infection, such as people with high customer contact, employees who perform body-hugging services or employees in shared accommodation, there should even be expressly two test offers per week.
As of today, companies are also required to document that they have procured enough tests.
However, there is no obligation to document whether the employees have actually accepted this offer.
The companies themselves have to pay for the costs of the tests.
The federal government expects that the test offer will cost around 130 euros per employee by the end of June.
Should companies not be able to shoulder the costs, one can hope for reimbursement within the framework of an application for bridging aid.
Coronavirus in Bavaria: Suspicious calm at government meeting
Update from April 20, 12:37 p.m.:
The results of the government meeting on Tuesday are manageable.
It was shot at that the remuneration for pharmacies for the corona tests * carried out will be extended.
The scheme would originally have expired on April 30th.
It is now valid until June 30th.
In addition, the hardship package for severely impaired companies was launched.
Applications for hardship assistance can probably be submitted electronically via third party auditors (e.g. tax advisors) from May onwards.
A maximum of 100,000 euros will be reimbursed per case of hardship.
The Free State will provide a total of 230 million euros in support.
The expected dispute over the federal emergency brake between the free voters and the CSU * did not materialize, according to State Minister Herrmann.
Just strange that he had to get a nod from his colleague Holetschek to confirm this.
Even stranger, when asked why no Free Voter Minister attended the press conference, he had no answer.
However, he indirectly confirmed that the governing coalition is divided on the emergency brake.
Bavaria will probably abstain from the vote to amend the Infection Protection Act in the Federal Council.
Update from April 20, 11:56 a.m.:
The press conference is now over.
Corona in Bavaria: No discussion about the introduction of the federal emergency brake
Update from April 20, 11.49 a.m.:
Minister of State Herrmann now comments on the question of why no free voter ministers take part in the press conference. He admits that Bavaria will probably abstain from the vote in the Federal Council on the emergency brake. But there was no discussion about it at the government meeting, emphasizes Herrmann. Why no minister of the Free Voters participates in the PK, he could not give an answer.
Update from April 20, 11.44 a.m.:
Now it's about the federal emergency brake, which also causes astonishment with regard to the ban on driving *.
One wants to adhere to the stricter requirements of the federal government, said Herrmann.
This also means that “Click & Meet” will probably only be available up to an incidence of 165.
In Bavaria there is currently a limit of 200. Herrmann emphasizes that it is not about easing the emergency brake.
Update from April 20, 11:38 a.m.:
Health Minister Holetschek is now speaking.
He speaks of the fact that many important operations have to be suspended due to the full occupancy of the intensive care units.
He hopes, however, that the intensive vaccination efforts can reduce the number of infections.
He also expects the vaccination prioritization to be lifted soon.
Update from April 20, 11:33 a.m .:
Starting today, hardship aid in Bavaria will also start, says Herrmann.
The Ministry of Economics will now implement that.
The offer of help for companies severely affected by the corona pandemic is being expanded again.
Over 230 million euros are made available to support companies and the self-employed in the Free State.
Update from April 20, 11:31 a.m.:
Now the official press conference starts.
The Minister of State Florian Herrmann spoke.
No far-reaching decisions were made, he begins his speech.
Only one district in Bavaria is below the incidence value of 100.
Update from April 20, 11:24 a.m.:
At this point we reported on a previous press conference.
The editors apologize for this misunderstanding.
Zoff about the federal emergency brake: is a coalition dispute between Söder and Aiwanger threatened?
First report from April 20, 2021:
Munich
- It is day one after the CDU board decision to make Armin Laschet the Union's candidate for chancellor.
But Markus Söder * (CSU) doesn't have much time to lick the wounds.
As early as 9 a.m. he will have to chair the weekly meeting of the Bavarian state government in Munich.
Because there is still the Corona * issue that he has to take care of.
It doesn't get any easier for the CSU boss.
The coalition partner, the free voters, go on a confrontational course even before the meeting.
Corona in Bavaria: Free voters oppose the federal emergency brake
On Monday (April 19), Markus Söder emphasized once again that in addition to the chancellor question, the corona question also had to be resolved.
"Unfortunately, the corona numbers are running away from us." The patient numbers in the intensive care units would continue to rise, according to Söder.
“Agreeing on the emergency brake at federal level is a very important step.” On Wednesday, the Bundestag * will deal with the planned changes to the rules.
On Thursday, the Federal Council * will vote on the change in the law.
Bavaria could abstain from this vote.
The reason for this could be the free voters, according to the
BR
.
Even before the cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the coalition partner announced that they did not want to grant the federal government any further powers.
That will be announced in the meeting, writes the
BR
.
Similar to what Christian Lindner had already announced for the FDP, FW boss Hubert Aiwanger also wants to file a constitutional complaint when the federal emergency brake is introduced and possibly even sue.
Coronavirus in Bavaria: Incidence numbers have fallen slightly
Another point of contention among the coalition partners could be the planned introduction of model regions. From next week at the earliest, individual cities in Bavaria should serve as guinea pigs. It should be tested how openings and loosening are possible if they are accompanied by strict security measures such as intensive test concepts and targeted contact tracking. But due to the still high number of infections *, the project will probably be postponed for an indefinite period. For the FDP and the Free Voters another point of criticism of the federal emergency brake. Because there are no test-based opening concepts and no space for model projects.
According to the RKI, the corona numbers fell a little on Tuesday.
The 7-day incidence for the whole of Bavaria is 185.3 (previous day: 187.3).
The national average, on the other hand, is given by the RKI as 162.4.
The Free State slips into fourth place and is now just behind Saxony-Anhalt with 185.7.
In the past 24 hours, 1,554 people were newly infected with the coronavirus and 33 people died as a result of Covid 19 disease.
The Tirschenreuth district has the lowest incidence value in Bavaria at 59.7.
The front runner is the district of Kronach with 359.6.
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