Corona situation in Bavaria remains tense - family doctors are calling for less bureaucracy: "Are not the nation's passport office"

The corona situation in Bavaria remains tense.

Bavaria's family doctors are demanding predictable amounts of vaccine.

All news about the corona virus in the Free State in the ticker.

• The incidence in the Free State is still high - and is still above the Germany-wide value (see update from April 26th, 7.45 a.m.).

• At the vaccination summit on Monday, among other things, more freedom for vaccinated people will be discussed (see update from April 24th, 5.16pm).

• The Corona * situation in Bavaria remains tense - five of the ten German hotspots are in the Free State (see update from April 25, 8:08 a.m.).

• This news ticker is updated regularly.

Update from April 26, 7.45 a.m.:

At the start of the new week, the corona incidence in the Bavarian capital rose again slightly.

According to the RKI, the value on Monday is 146.8.

For comparison: On Sunday, Munich reported a seven-day incidence of 145.5.

Throughout Bavaria, the value on Monday morning was 179. This means that the seven-day incidence in the Free State is still higher than the nationwide value of 169.3.

In addition, the RKI in Bavaria reports 2,205 new infections within the last 24 hours, plus another seven deaths.

Update from April 25th, 7.15 p.m.:

 In the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, CSU boss Markus Söder calls for significantly more vaccinations in the world of work and in families.

“We need company vaccinations, we need family vaccinations,” said the Bavarian Prime Minister on Sunday in the ARD program “Report from Berlin”.

The reason is that there is a high risk of infection in companies and families.

This must go hand in hand with an extensive release of the vaccines, said Söder.

The prioritization according to age and occupational groups as well as clinical pictures made sense at the beginning, "but now it is increasingly developing into a time obstacle".

Corona: Söder adds on ARD - soon more freedom for vaccinated people?

The vaccination is the "only chance" to contain the pandemic, said Söder - and urged more speed. The vaccination centers work well, but the only way to do it faster is through the doctors. In response to the debate about granting freedom rights to vaccinated and convalescent people, the CSU leader said that if someone was vaccinated, he could claim his rights from the state again. This should now be done "well staggered in time". The early lifting of restrictions is also an incentive to get vaccinated.

Update from April 25, 3:22 p.m

.: Bavaria has exceeded the four million mark with corona vaccinations. There are around 3.1 million first vaccinations and more than 900,000 second vaccinations. Health Minister Klaus Holetschek said on Sunday in Munich. Doctors in private practice have administered more than half a million doses in their practices.

With a view to the federal and state vaccination summit on Monday, Holetschek called for further steps to accelerate the vaccination rate. "We expect to get rid of the prioritization as soon as possible," said the minister. Company doctors should also be involved in the campaign. "Above all, we have to get rid of superfluous bureaucracy, because bureaucracy is holding us back in the fight against the pandemic."

Corona situation in Bavaria remains tense - family doctors are calling for less bureaucracy: "We are not the nation's passport office"

Update from April 25, 12:32 p.m.:

Bavaria's family doctors want more planning for corona vaccinations. The practices should have priority access to all vaccines in sufficient and predictable quantities. That was what the Bavarian Family Doctors Association demanded on Sunday in Munich. They also want more backing from politics for a pragmatic approach to vaccinations and less bureaucracy with corona tests. The doctors resisted the idea of ​​having immunity cards issued by medical practices. "We care for sick people and are not the passport office of the nation," said state chairman Markus Beier. The demands are part of a lead proposal. This was adopted at the end of the Bavarian General Practitioner Day on Saturday.

Update from April 25, 8:08 a.m

.: Some German corona hotspots are still in Bavaria.

The districts of Haßberge (350.8) and Mühldorf am Inn (346.9) are in second and third place.

The district of Rottal-Inn (316.9) has the seventh-highest incidence in all of Germany, the city of Hof (316.4) follows in eighth place, followed by the district of Kronach (310.1).

According to the RKI figures, five of the ten largest corona hotspots in Germany are in Bavaria.

For the entire Free State, the RKI reports a value of 176.0 (previous day: 176.2).

The incidence in Munich is 145.5 on Sunday (previous day: 146.8).

Corona situation in Bavaria remains tense - out of concern, no direct flights between Free State and India

Update from April 24th, 8:18 pm:

There will continue to be no direct air traffic between Bavaria and India. Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU) confirmed this again on Saturday. Because the corona numbers are rising dramatically in the Asian country (around 16.6 million cases since the beginning of the pandemic,

source: Johns Hopkins University

) and a dangerous virus mutant is on the rise, the flights are still being suspended. “The Indian mutant is extremely dangerous. The exploding numbers of infections from India show us that very clearly, ”said the minister. All direct flights to India have been suspended since mid-November.

"That naturally limits travel between our two countries," said Holetschek.

But you shouldn't rest on it.

"Strict protective measures such as the obligation to test and quarantine continue to apply to all people arriving from high-incidence and virus-variant areas." For example, the police intensively question travelers at the three Bavarian airports whether they have recently been in high-risk, high-incidence or virus variant areas and, if necessary, direct the appropriate Measures a.

Corona: At the vaccination summit on Monday, the country leaders will deal with easing for vaccinated people

Update from April 24th, 5:02 p.m.:

Should vaccinated people have more freedom than non-vaccinated people? Some say that if they should get more rights, it would be compulsory vaccination through the back door. The others say denying them freedoms would be disproportionate. Now, next Monday (April 26), the country leaders will deal with this issue with Chancellor Angela Merkel * (CDU) at a new vaccination summit. In a key issues paper that was made public on Saturday, it says: "For those who have been completely vaccinated against Covid-19 and for those who have recovered, the Federal Government believes that there should be certain exceptions to the current contact and exit restrictions."

People who have been vaccinated or recovered should be granted exceptions to entry regulations, access to shops and certain services, the paper said.

However, distance rules and mask requirements would continue to apply to them.

Federal Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) supports this proposal.

She told the

Handelsblatt

: "If it is certain that a vaccination not only protects against illness, but can also prevent the further transmission of the virus, this must be taken into account in the measures." This is not a privilege for vaccinated people, but a requirement of the constitution .

Corona hotspots in Bavaria: four regions in Germany's top 10

Update from April 24th, 7.15 a.m.:

The corona situation remains tense.

The district of Mühldorf am Inn has a seven-day incidence of 346.1

Germany's number 2 corona hotspot and is just behind the Erzgebirgskreis district.

The districts of Haßberge (344.9) and Hof (329.5) follow in third and fourth place.

The district of Kronach (307.1) also makes it into the top 10 of Germany's hotspots and occupies eighth place.

The seven-day incidence in Munich is, according to the RKI, on Saturday at 146.8 (as of 3:10 a.m.).

The previous day the value was 148.2 and on Thursday 146.2.

The RKI reports a value of 176.2 for all of Bavaria.

The day before it was 180.5 (see first report).

Update from April 23, 7:55 p.m.:

Although there was a lot of criticism for the compulsory test at the Bavarian schools, it is now well received. Since the mandatory introduction of the corona tests after the Easter holidays, almost all students have accepted the test offer. According to a key date query, only around three percent had submitted evidence of an external test, the Ministry of Education and Culture announced in Munich on Friday. Among the 288,000 children and adolescents who took a self-test at school on Wednesday (April 21), around 160 tested positive.

In such cases, a subsequent, more reliable PCR test is necessary to confirm the result.

According to a spokesman, the ministry does not record how many students refused to submit a test result or to carry out a self-test and were therefore not allowed to attend classroom lessons.

Education Minister Michael Piazolo (Free Voters) was full of praise for the offspring.

“Our students do it really well, they deal with the situation really well.” The testing prevented many infections inside and outside the school.

"This is an essential contribution to containing the pandemic."

Munich remains the venue for the 2021 European Football Championship

Update from March 23, 3:19 p.m

.: Munich's Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter (SPD) said in the early afternoon that Munich would be the venue for the 2021 European Championship: "Today is a happy day for football fans in Munich," according to the SPD Politician. He is also pleased that UEFA has apparently "understood" that Munich is an attractive location for hosting an EM, even without a guarantee of spectators.

Nevertheless, he could only repeat what was said last week.

When the time comes, you have to decide infectiously what works and what doesn't.

Here they agree with the Free State of Bavaria.

It is still not responsible to allow spectators to watch a football game while schools and daycare centers as well as hotels and restaurants are closed.

Reiter went on to say that one of the conditions for spectators was to "well" fall below the 100 incidence.

Corona dispute comes to a head: Aiwanger threatens to block the cabinet

Update from March 23, 2:01 p.m.:

In the dispute over the corona requirements in Bavaria, the free voters in the cabinet threaten to block an extension of the Bavarian Infection Protection Ordinance. The background to this is the interpretation of the federal emergency brake, which for Bavaria means that of the two regulations in the Free State only the stricter ones always apply. Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger told the German Press Agency (dpa) in Munich on Friday.

The Free Voters also called for the Free State to adopt the looser requirements from the federal emergency brake.

"We now have to relax all the things that the federal government allows us as quickly as possible," said Aiwanger.

He announced that he would like to address the issue in the cabinet by Tuesday at the latest, but at the same time he hoped for an earlier solution.

The CSU has already been informed, but so far he has not had any feedback.

Bavaria: Aiwanger threatens to block the cabinet in the dispute over corona requirements

For Aiwanger, there is a great need for action, especially in the nurseries, as they would otherwise have to throw their plants en masse on the compost. Even with the nightly exit restrictions in hotspots with an incidence of more than 100, the Vice-Prime Minister hopes that the looser federal regulation will be implemented in Bavaria. According to the current status, only the regulations of the federal emergency brake apply in Bavaria, which are stricter than the previous procedure in the Free State.

The Bavarian Infection Protection Measures Ordinance applies until May 9th and must be extended by then at the latest, otherwise it will expire.

"It is annoying enough that we can not be looser than the federal government." From the current point of view, he could not support the extension of the regulation, said Aiwanger.

This would only be conceivable if the number of infections deteriorated dramatically and the situation in the hospitals became critical.

Despite Corona: EM summer in Munich?

Decision has been made

Update from March 23, 1:08 p.m.:

Now it is officially certain: Munich will remain co-host of the European Football Championship.

UEFA confirmed the Bavarian capital on Friday as the host of the three group games of the German national team as well as a quarter-finals with at least 14,500 spectators each.

Despite Corona: EM summer in Munich?

Decision made

Update from March 23, 11:56 a.m.:

According to information from the German Press Agency (dpa), Munich remains co-host of the European Football Championship.

UEFA confirmed the Bavarian capital as the host of the three group games of the German national team and a quarter-finals, as dpa learned during a meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee on Friday.

Previously, according to the German Football Association, the state government of Bavaria had given its consent to the lead scenario, in which a minimum capacity of 14,500 spectators in Munich is considered "realistic".

The German home games against France (June 15), Portugal (June 19) and Hungary (June 23) as well as a quarter-finals are planned in the Allianz Arena.

After Corona dispute in Bavaria's government - Aiwanger becomes clear: "... what has been dividing society for months"

First report from April 23, 10:40 a.m.:

Munich - The Corona situation in the Free State remains tense.

The district of Kronach is in third place in Germany with a seven-day incidence * of 346.1.

The districts of Haßberge (344.9) and Mühldorf am Inn (339.2) follow in fourth and fifth place.

The Landshut district has

With a value of

300.8 the eleventh highest incidence in Germany.

The Robert Koch Institute * (RKI) reported an incidence of 180.5 for all of Bavaria on Friday.

That is the fifth highest incidence of all federal states.

Corona in Bavaria: Federal emergency brake is coming - dispute between CSU and free voters

Due to the high corona numbers across Germany, the Federal Council also approved a federal emergency brake after the Bundestag. From the weekend, people in Germany will have to be prepared for the new Corona * restrictions. The new Infection Protection Act comes into force this Friday, in counties and cities with a seven-day incidence of over 100 in the past three days, the federal emergency brake should automatically apply from Saturday, as the Federal Ministry of the Interior in Berlin explained. The CSU around Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder supported the federal emergency brake.

In the meantime, the law is causing unrest in the Free State.

The dispute in the Bavarian coalition had come to a head on Thursday. * The Free Voters, coalition partner of Markus Söders CSU, presented the first of two planned constitutional complaints against the new federal emergency brake on Thursday in Berlin.

Bavaria's Minister of Economic Affairs and Federal Chairman of the Free Voters, Hubert Aiwanger, expressed

harsh criticism

in an interview with

Welt live

.

The federal government had "failed grandly" in many respects, he found.

Aiwanger accused the federal government of making “on-site” decisions “outside the field” and far away from the citizens.

Some of the rules of the Corona emergency brake are "schizophrenic".

Corona regional: The update for Bavaria

Because of the federal corona emergency brake: dispute in Bavaria - Aiwanger becomes clear

From the CSU * criticism came immediately: "It is incomprehensible that Hubert Aiwanger doubts the need for exit restrictions in this critical phase," said State Chancellor Florian Herrmann. Exit restrictions are an important and scientifically recognized instrument in combating pandemics. Herrmann accused Aiwanger of an obvious campaign maneuver.

On Twitter, Aiwanger made his opinion clear on Thursday evening: "There must be a reasonable middle ground between #allesdichtmachen #Coronagibtsgarnicht #harterLockdownsofort #Coronaleugner # Corona advocates and everything that has been dividing society for months," he said.

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You can read what the federal emergency brake means for the Free State in our rule overview. *