New corona standard hospital traffic light: what if it turns red? Söder is only clear on one point

Since Thursday, the incidence is no longer decisive for corona measures in Bavaria, but the hospital traffic light.

But actually it regulates little so far.

Munich - For months, all of Bavaria has been looking at the so-called seven-day incidence, the number of people infected with the coronavirus per 100,000 inhabitants in the past seven days.

But this standard is now history.

The new magic word for pandemic measurement in Bavaria is: hospital traffic lights *.

Corona: Söder leaves a lot open at the hospital traffic light

Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) announced this on Tuesday, and since Thursday it has been decisive in Bavaria in addition to other new corona rules *.

Everything is therefore OK if a few people in Bavarian hospitals have to be treated for Covid-19.

But if the number of these is over 1200 in normal and intensive care units, the traffic light jumps to yellow.

If more than 600 people are in intensive care units in Bavaria, the traffic light turns red.

And then?

There remains a lot of leeway for political discretion.

The Bavarian government left it relatively open which measures will be taken when the number of sick people increases massively.

There is talk of a return to the FFP2 mask requirement - and contact restrictions.

Söder clearly: no more lockdown - and no contact restrictions for vaccinated people

In an interview with

, Prime Minister Markus Söder * remained very vague: "If it changes, we will take national or regional measures depending on the outbreak," said Söder in the conversation.

Again he mentions contact restrictions in private and a limitation on the number of visitors to events.

One thing, however, Söder reaffirmed in the interview: “There is no longer any lockdown.” And: For constitutional reasons, contact restrictions should no longer apply to those vaccinated against the coronavirus.

However, the hospital traffic light has not yet provided any more clarity.

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