The Bavarian cabinet met to deal with the Corona crisis.
At a press conference, Markus Söder then announced some important easing.
The news ticker for Bavaria.
Is there slowly some relaxation in terms of the Corona * situation in Bavaria?
In any case, Markurs Söder announced some easing - the Bavarian cabinet agreed on the measures.
The Prime Minister announced the new rules at a press conference.
Among other things, there are innovations for vaccinated people (
see live ticker from 12.30 p.m.
).
This news ticker is continuously updated.
2:56 p.m.:
Good news for Bavaria: With the possible opening of outdoor restaurants with an incidence below 100 (see update from May 4, 1:15 p.m.), nothing stands in the way of possible beer garden visits in stable regions from next Monday - apart, maybe from the weather *.
The planned easing in Bavaria is creating cautious confidence in the economy.
"We are happy that things are starting again," said Dehoga country manager Thomas Geppert.
It will be difficult to work economically with outdoor catering alone, "but it is a perspective - also for the employees".
The Bavarian brewers described the opening of outdoor catering as a “first step in the right direction”.
However, nobody should believe that everything would be all right again for innkeepers and brewers.
The folk festival cancellations would hit the brewing industry hard.
It will take months before the catering industry is back to pre-crisis level.
The Brewers' Association is currently also warning that the opening of outdoor restaurants must be “manageable and, in the short term, decoupled from the trend in incidence”.
Corona in Bavaria: relaxations for once vaccinated?
Söder rejects the Austrian model
2:25 p.m.:
According to Markus Söder, Bavaria is "cautiously optimistic"
when it comes to
Corona.
The Prime Minister announces easing (
see update from May 4, 1:15 p.m.
), including freedoms for people who have been vaccinated twice *.
However, Söder does not want to follow the Austrian model, in which people are already awarded loosening after one of two corona vaccination doses.
"We wouldn't do that now," he said, according to
dpa
information.
The practice is associated with high risks, even if the first vaccination already offers increased protection.
The model is currently not being discussed in detail in this country.
In Austria, a first Corona vaccination will soon be valid as an entry ticket for restaurants, events and hotels.
Söder announces easing for vaccinated and convalescent - rule changes summarized
Update from May 4, 1:15 p.m.:
At the press conference, Markus Söder announced the further Corona timetable for Bavaria (
live ticker, see below
). The most important things to be summarized once again: Some relief comes - “with a clear conscience”, as the Prime Minister says. Starting next Monday (May 10), outdoor restaurants, including beer gardens, should be allowed to open until 10 p.m. in counties and urban districts with a stable seven-day incidence below 100. Theaters, concert and opera houses and cinemas may then also open. At the beginning of the Whitsun holidays on May 21st, tourism should also be possible again in regions with low corona numbers. Hotels, holiday apartments and campsites should then be allowed to reopen if the incidence is below 100.
As early as this Thursday (May 6), people who have been completely vaccinated against Covid-19 * will be put on an equal footing with those who have tested negative in Bavaria.
Among other things, people with a full corona vaccination should be exempted from test obligations and from the nightly exit restrictions.
Fully vaccinated persons are not included in the maximum number of contacts allowed.
Corona in Bavaria: Söder announces relief for vaccinated people - and other rule changes
1:06 p.m.:
The press conference is now over.
1:04 p.m.:
What's next for the daycare centers and small children?
Would a vaccination offer be possible for parents with young children?
"If we deviate from the prioritization," replies Holetschek.
At the kindergartens, a conscious decision was made to use “environmental tests”.
Tests for children will continue to be rolled out.
“It is a bit annoying to wait for approvals to take place,” notes Söder.
But it doesn't go any faster at the moment.
1:03 p.m.:
What exactly does a “stable incidence” mean, is another question.
This is a "newsreel", according to Holetschek.
Not every small change should be made use of.
The weekly period is the "benchmark".
12:57 p.m.:
Now follow the questions from the journalists.
One question is how exactly must the evidence of genesis look like.
"You need digital solutions as quickly as possible - just like for the vaccination certificate," says Holetschek.
The positive PCR test is one of the means, he says.
Evidence from the health department is also possible.
This will be communicated in more detail.
12.55 p.m.:
Klaus Holetschek speaks.
"Double vaccinated and 15 days - or recovery after six months" - then the new regulations would apply.
When it comes to vaccination, the signs are positive, he says.
12:51 p.m.:
Aiwanger hopes the numbers will continue to decline by May 21.
"Overall, I would want to head today's decision with the heading 'perspective created'," he says.
There are of course further restrictions for the economy, he admits.
Despite the difficult situation, there is a real “auto boom” in Bavaria - as well as a “construction boom”.
It is important that the restaurant and hotel sector can soon regain a foothold.
Corona in Bavaria: press conference with Markus Söder live - innovations for vaccinated people are coming
12.50 p.m.:
Now Hubert Aiwanger speaks.
“It's finally going in the right direction,” he says.
The opening of outdoor restaurants with an incidence of less than 100 from May 10th is a step in the right direction.
Under 100 are also likely to open service companies close to the body.
Dog schools, for example, are also likely to reopen.
12.47 p.m.:
In addition, a hundred ventilators are being made available for India, explains Söder.
Otherwise the coalition had reached a good agreement.
“It's a good concept of caution and optimism.
A relief with a clear conscience. "
12.45 p.m.:
The vaccinations are continuing, Söder explains.
“The trend is upwards.” Almost all of Bavaria is already “in priority 3”.
The vaccination priority could soon be given up.
Intensive vaccination offers are to be made again in old people's and nursing homes.
Around three million vaccination options will be released in May, said the Prime Minister.
Company vaccinations should also be promoted, as well as group vaccinations for schoolchildren.
There are also considerations for vaccinations in socially disadvantaged areas.
“All of this makes us optimistic,” says Söder.
Söder announces massive relief for vaccinated people from Thursday - and other rule changes: NOW live
12.44 p.m.:
How about the Whitsun holidays?
"Where it is over 100, the emergency brake continues to apply." From Friday, May 21, hotels, holiday homes and campsites can open in areas under 100, according to Söder.
12.42 p.m.:
How will the openings continue?
If the incidence is less than 100, regions may request to open.
This applies to outdoor catering from next week until 10 p.m., with tests and a mask "to the place".
Art and culture as well as theater and cinema: This regulation is also possible here, explains Söder.
The same applies to the sports area for children.
12.41 p.m.:
School continues to have priority. Be careful. As announced on Monday, the rules for secondary schools will remain the same. The incidence of 100 applies. It is different for elementary schools. The incidence rule of 165 for distance teaching will apply here in the future. The fifth and sixth grades for special schools are also included. From June 7th, after the Whitsun holidays, the majority will hopefully be “under 100”. Otherwise, one wants to apply the 165 rule alignment for all schools.
12.40 p.m.:
People who have been vaccinated twice and Genesis should no longer have to adhere to contact restrictions and curfews, explains Söder. As early as May 6th - "rather than the federal government" - these rules should apply. Otherwise, the curfew remains as before. From June 7th, the "federal alleviations are to be included."
12.35 p.m.:
The third wave "is now structuring itself more positively than it was a few weeks ago".
That is "cause for cautious optimism".
The safety standard must continue to be kept high - but "slight openings", combined with tests and vaccinations, are possible.
The Federal Government's Emergency Brakes Act continues to apply.
A “compromise” has now been agreed in the cabinet.
The new regulation will apply from next Monday (May 10th) for four weeks.
After that, new perspectives are possible again.
12.30 p.m.:
The press conference begins.
Markus Söder begins.
Corona remains a "constant topic", he says, but there is "illuminating news".
The numbers would fall.
“The trend is clear,” the Prime Minister continued.
12.25 p.m.:
The press conference with Markus Söder, Hubert Aiwanger and Klaus Holetschek should begin in a few minutes.
Bavaria's corona plan: decision leaked from cabinet meeting - Söder press conference live
Update from May 4, 12:10 p.m.:
First information from the cabinet meeting: At the secondary schools in Bavaria, the current stricter limit for distance teaching should remain until the Whitsun holidays, reports the German Press Agency.
Elementary schools are allowed to offer up to a seven-day incidence of 165 alternating classes in all classes from next Monday (May 10).
At secondary schools, on the other hand, the current limit of 100 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants should remain within seven days.
Only after the holidays - from June 7th - the limit value 165 should also apply there, as provided for in the federal emergency brake.
According to dpa information, the coalition partners CSU and Free Voters should have agreed on this.
The final cabinet decision was still pending.
Corona in Bavaria: Press conference with Markus Söder - Here in the live stream and ticker
Update from May 4th, 12 noon:
In about half an hour, Markus Söder will appear in front of the press together with Hubert Aiwanger and Klaus Holetschek.
Which corona easing is the Bavarian cabinet suitable?
You will find out the result of the consultations from 12.30 p.m. here in the live stream and ticker.
Bavaria's Corona Plan: Is Aiwanger Söder pushing for further easing?
Statement after the cabinet meeting here live
First report from May 4th, 9:30 a.m.: Munich - easing for elementary schools, outdoor catering and cultural institutions: Does the Corona * crisis in Bavaria seem to be slowly going uphill again?
The Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder was at least cautiously optimistic on Monday (May 3rd).
Due to the stable and, in some cases, declining corona numbers in the Free State *, he announced opening steps under certain conditions.
You can find an overview of the rules * here.
However, the measures have not yet been finally decided.
The Bavarian cabinet must agree on the details this Tuesday (May 4th).
Corona in Bavaria: What easing is coming?
Press conference with Markus Söder
The deliberations on this in the cabinet will take place from 10 a.m.
At 12.30 p.m. Markus Söder wants to appear in front of the cameras together with Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger * and Minister of Health Klaus Holetschek.
You can follow the press conference here in the live stream and live ticker.
The coalition partners recently did not agree on the corona policy.
One of the points of contention was the subject of school *.
The latest status on this: Söder announced that he wanted to stay at the previous limit of 100 for distance teaching until further notice - except for primary schools.
The free voters, however, demanded the limit value 165 for all schools, as provided for in the new federal emergency brake.
Corona plan for school, gastronomy and culture: Does Markus Söder have another surprise ready?
What the concrete plan for schools, outdoor restaurants, cultural venues and hotels looks like will only be revealed at the press conference.
It also remains to be seen whether Markus Söder will announce further innovations for Bavaria.
It is not uncommon for the Prime Minister to surprise the cameras with unexpected twists during the Corona crisis.
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The decision has already been made on another topic: Oktoberfest 2021 will not take place *.
Markus Söder and Munich's mayor rider explained the reasons.
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