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Beware of corona rules: differences in gastronomy

2021-10-20T07:16:20.977Z


Several prominent voices are already calling for the nationwide state of emergency corona to expire in November. Lower Saxony's head of government warns not to rush anything. The restaurateurs in the country still handle 2G and 3G differently.


Several prominent voices are already calling for the nationwide state of emergency corona to expire in November.

Lower Saxony's head of government warns not to rush anything.

The restaurateurs in the country still handle 2G and 3G differently.

Hanover - Prime Minister Stephan Weil warns of a hasty end to all corona measures.

"What must not happen with a view to autumn and winter is a replacement without replacement of the protective rules," said the SPD politician of the German Press Agency in Hanover.

"We still have difficult months ahead of us." According to the industry association Dehoga, the restaurants, pubs and hotels in the country continue to pay more attention to compliance - but it is inconsistent whether they apply the 2G or 3G standard.

Weil emphasized that before autumn and winter, when the risk of infection increases again, it is important to remain cautious.

"We see that the incidences are much higher in the group of the unvaccinated," he said.

One will therefore “have to look very carefully at how the federal government is positioning itself on this issue”.

In the debate as to whether the so-called epidemic situation - determined by the Bundestag in March 2020 and repeatedly extended - could soon be lifted, Lower Saxony's Health Minister Daniela Behrens (SPD) was also rather skeptical: It was not yet time to get away from it all to adopt the protection rules. Your colleague in the federal government, Jens Spahn (CDU), pleaded for the corona emergency to expire. The epidemic situation is the basis for ordinances and central corona measures in Germany.

Weil said: “I can only agree with Daniela Behrens' point of view. We have to try to increase the overall vaccination quota even further. ”He also realized this on a trip to Portugal, from which he returned on Tuesday evening. Many people had explained to him that the high willingness to vaccinate there came from the experience of the violent corona wave that went through the country in February and brought a hard lockdown. "And today Portugal is doing very well," said Weil. “The significantly better German experience in the pandemic makes it much more difficult for us to advertise vaccinations in comparison. It's difficult to see. "

Lower Saxony's restaurateurs are often still handling the control of their customers around a month after the expansion of the 2G regulation. 2G - i.e. the approval only of vaccinated or convalescent people - and 3G including those who tested negative would be used in roughly equal proportions, said Dehoga country manager Renate Mitulla of the dpa. The review of vaccination or test records is very time-consuming and, given the lack of staff, an additional burden. If, for example, a restaurant converts to the 2G model, more tables could be set up. However, many restaurateurs also set up fewer tables with the 2G model than before the pandemic in order to be able to keep a little more distance.

The 2G rule was significantly expanded in Lower Saxony about a month ago - for example in the catering trade as well as at cultural or sporting events.

Operators and organizers who decide to only grant access to those who have been vaccinated and recovered are exempt from enforcing the mask requirement and distance rules in their companies and facilities.

At 2G, anyone under the age of 18 can also go to a restaurant or an event without a corona test, vaccination or recovery.

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Football clubs are also allowed to let more fans into the stadiums with the 2G rule.

The Hanover State Theater wants to switch to the 2G model in December.

"We have received very little and occasional feedback from people who feel excluded from going to the theater or the opera by the new rule," said a spokeswoman.

The vast majority welcomed the model.

dpa

Source: merkur

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