Alarming corona numbers in Bavaria: does the Söder cabinet decide to tighten the rules? Press conference live NOW

The corona numbers are also increasing in Bavaria.

How is the government around Markus Söder reacting to this?

That was discussed in the cabinet meeting today.

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• Bavaria has a high seven-day incidence. *

• The cabinet of Markus Söder * is advising today about the rising Corona * numbers.

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1:08 p.m.:

The hospital

is still green, and there is still a gap between the threshold values ​​of 1200 and 600 (339 beds are occupied).

The meeting also focused on exchanging ideas with the district administrators and mayors of the hardest-hit areas in Bavaria, such as Cham, Miesbach and Rosenheim. These regions should not be left alone. You want to analyze where the numbers come from and what you can do about it. "We did not decide on any measures today," said Hermann. It also became clear: Neither the state government nor those responsible on the ground want a lockdown. They also do not want a lockdown for unvaccinated people. "Lockdowns are not the method of choice," said Herrmann.

For example, it is about an expansion of the mask requirement, he names a possible measure.

Vaccinations are to be further promoted.

Because one can already see a correlation between a low vaccination rate and a high incidence.

In the case of vulnerable groups, it is also about a booster vaccination.

1:04 p.m

.: State Chancellor Florian Herrmann has the floor: The 14th Corona Measures Ordinance has been extended.

It would expire on October 29th.

It has now been extended up to and including November 24th.

A reliable legal basis is crucial, he says with a view to the discussion about the endemic situation.

The infection rate is significantly higher than a few weeks ago, he warns.

Therefore, legally secure handling is necessary in order to be able to take action.

But that does not mean that everything should be continued as it has been up to now.

In the federal government the incidence is 110, in Bavaria it is just under 180.

1 p.m

.: The press conference begins.

Update from October 26th, 12 noon:

The Bavarian cabinet around Markus Söder has been meeting for two hours on the current corona situation in the Free State.

There is to be a press conference at 1 p.m.

Then State Chancellor Florian Herrmann, Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger and Minister of Health Klaus Holetschek will inform about the results of the meeting.

Alarming corona numbers in Bavaria - does Söder's cabinet decide to tighten the rules today?

First report from October 26, 6:02 a.m .:

Munich - Bavaria has the third highest incidence in all of Germany.

What do Prime Minister Markus Söder and his cabinet say about it?

In the meeting on Tuesday (October 26, 10 a.m.), the government will discuss the rising Corona * numbers.

The guests included are district administrators and mayors from the regions in southeast Bavaria that are currently most severely affected by corona.

Corona in Bavaria: seven-day incidence over 180 - hotspot Mühldorf am Inn

The State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL) gave the seven-day incidence on Monday at 181.3 across all age groups. The Robert Koch Institute * reported the slightly lower value of 179.1 - but with a slightly different reference time. Accordingly, the incidence in Bavaria is the third highest in Germany after Thuringia and Saxony. However, the five districts with the highest values ​​are all in Bavaria - above all Mühldorf am Inn with 522.8.

The incidences in children and adolescents in particular are higher than ever before.

In the age group six to eleven years, the LGL reported a seven-day incidence of 415 on Monday. That is an increase of 157 within a week and the highest value for an age group that the LGL has determined since the beginning of the pandemic.

For the 12 to 15 year olds, the LGL also reported a massive increase to 391. Among the 16 to 19 year olds there were 324 new infections within seven days per 100,000 inhabitants.

(By the way: Our Bavaria newsletter informs you about all the important stories from the Free State. Register here.)

Söder-Kabinett meets on Corona: will the regulation be extended?

Are rules being tightened?

The cabinet around CSU boss Söder must also decide whether and how the current Corona regulation, which still applies up to and including Friday (October 29), will continue: whether it will only be extended or whether individual measures could be tightened again. In view of the record corona incidences among children and adolescents, the Ministry of Culture did not rule out a renewed mask requirement on Monday in school lessons under certain conditions. After this week, however, there is initially a week of autumn break ahead

There will be a press conference at 1 p.m.

State Chancellor Florian Herrmann (CSU), Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger (Free Voters) and Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU) take part.

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