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Senate may soon pass stricter corona rules

2021-11-19T16:28:09.639Z


Much of it should sound familiar to the people in Berlin. Because it is not the first time that the corona pandemic is galloping, and politics is running after it.


Much of it should sound familiar to the people in Berlin.

Because it is not the first time that the corona pandemic is galloping, and politics is running after it.

Berlin - The people in Berlin could face stricter corona rules as early as next week.

The Senate will advise on 2G-plus rules on Tuesday and reserve the right to make resolutions, said Deputy Senate Spokeswoman Kathi Seefeld on Friday when asked by the dpa.

However, the details have not yet been determined.

In the event of resolutions, new specifications would then be available from the weekend of 27/28 at the earliest.

November grab.

2G has only been in effect in many areas of public life since Monday: Only those who have been vaccinated and recovered are allowed access, but not those who have not been vaccinated (3G).

2G plus means that they would also primarily have to show a current negative corona test.

In addition, only vaccinated, convalescent and tested people are likely to be allowed to board buses and trains from next Wednesday.

"At the moment there are still some questions unanswered," said the Berlin-Brandenburg transport association.

"Nevertheless, we are already preparing with the transport companies, and we also ask passengers to adapt to the new regulations now and to observe 3G and the mask requirement in buses and trains in the future."

After the Bundestag, the Bundesrat also voted for changes to the Infection Protection Act on Friday.

This means that 3G can be made mandatory in the workplace, but also on buses and trains.

In contrast, the legal basis for other tightening such as 2G plus in many areas is a state ordinance.

The Senate had only changed this with effect from last Monday due to the rapidly increasing number of infections.

Since then, only those who have been vaccinated and recovered have access to restaurants, cinemas, theaters, museums, galleries or concert halls (2G), but not those who have not been vaccinated (3G).

This also applies to sports and leisure facilities, amusement arcades, hairdressing and beauty salons, fitness and dance studios.

This does not apply to people under 18 and those who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons.

According to the will of the federal and state governments, the load in the clinics should in future be the benchmark for uniform, tougher corona measures.

According to a decision on Thursday, the benchmark is the hospitalization rate reported for the respective federal state.

To this end, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) records reported hospital admissions of corona patients per 100,000 inhabitants over a seven-day period.

Specifically, if a threshold of 3 is exceeded, the federal states should only introduce nationwide access rules for vaccinated and convalescent people - this has already happened in Berlin.

If a value of 6 is exceeded, the federal states should also prescribe test certificates or other measures in certain facilities for vaccinated and convalescent people (2G plus).

The hospitalization rate in the capital was 3.8 on Friday. However, it is conceivable that the Senate will adopt new measures even if the threshold of 6 has not yet been reached. The infection dynamics have been high for some time. According to the health administration, 346 out of 100,000 people in Berlin were verifiably infected with the virus in the past seven days. A week ago the seven-day incidence was 279.2.

Meanwhile, uncertainty is growing in the catering, hotel and event industries.

300 to 400 calls were currently received by the Hotel and Restaurant Association Berlin (Dehoga) with questions about the applicable rules, said Managing Director Thomas Lengfelder.

"There are massive cancellations in the area of ​​Christmas parties".

A first quick survey showed that an average of 30 percent of the planned events had been canceled - and the trend is rising.

Even with organizers, there are more and more cancellations, according to the Berlin Music Commission.

“Because you don't know exactly what is possible under what conditions, the uncertainty grows,” said a spokesman.

The industry associations hope that it will stay with 2G instead of 2G plus.

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Meanwhile, the churches rely on 2G and 3G rules for their offers in the Advent and Christmas season. Services in churches and interiors are generally celebrated under 2G conditions, announced the Archdiocese of Berlin. Exception: In every parish, a service should be celebrated on Sundays and public holidays under 3G conditions. The Evangelical Church Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia (EKBO) recommends indoor worship services and prayers to its congregations under 2G and 3G conditions - depending on the infection situation and local conditions.

There is still a rush at vaccination centers or vaccination buses because people want to get a booster vaccination or a first vaccination against Corona.

The capacities are currently being ramped up again because as many vaccinations as possible are considered an important pillar to contain the pandemic.

Berlin's medical president Peter Bobbert calls for a quick expansion of vaccination offers.

"The vaccinations are going well, but by far not good enough," he told the dpa.

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Source: merkur

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