In view of the further increase in the number of corona infections, the Hamburg Senate wants to impose further restrictions on unvaccinated people.
Even with a negative test, you will no longer be allowed to go to the cinema or stay in a hotel in the Hanseatic city.
Hamburg - The Hamburg Senate wants to extend the so-called 2G rule to accommodation providers and the cultural sector.
This means that only those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered from Corona will be allowed to visit theaters, cinemas, leisure facilities and hotels, as Mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD) announced on Tuesday after a Senate meeting.
He justified this with the expected increase in the so-called hospitalization incidence to over 3. The Robert Koch Institute gave this value for Hamburg on Tuesday as 2.11, nationwide, 5.60 corona patients per 100,000 inhabitants were admitted to a clinic within seven days been.
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However, should the number of corona patients increase significantly, especially in the intensive care units, the Senate wants to decide further cuts for unvaccinated people.
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Business calls for more controls on the 2G rule
There is approval from the Berlin economy for the Senate decision to expand the 2G rule in Berlin, but also the demand for more controls.
“We have to do everything to reduce the number of corona cases again.
A tightening of the contact rules in the direction of 2G is the right way from our point of view, ”said the deputy chief executive of the Association of Business Associations in Berlin and Brandenburg (UVB), Alexander Schirp, on Thursday.
Business calls for more controls on the 2G rule
Stricter 2G rules have been in place in the Hanseatic city since last weekend. After that, only those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered have access to certain areas such as restaurants, bars and clubs. The same applies to indoor sports, to recreational choirs and orchestras, as well as services that are close to the body - as long as it does not involve hairdressers, foot care and medical treatments. Visits under 3G conditions are still possible there. With the 3G model, unvaccinated people can also be admitted if they present a negative corona test.
Tschentscher justified the nationwide expansion of the 2G rule with the associated vaccination incentive. "3G is connected to the wrong signal that you can get vaccinated, but a test is also possible," said the mayor. For the time being, young people are to be exempted from the 2G rule. Tschentscher announced, however, that the exception for 16- and 17-year-olds will no longer apply in the near future.
According to the RKI (as of Tuesday), 75.6 percent of the people in Hamburg are vaccinated at least once, 73.7 percent have complete vaccination protection.
This means that Hamburg ranks third behind Bremen and Saarland when it comes to vaccination speed.
The nationwide average is 70.6 percent for those who have been vaccinated at least once and 68.0 percent for those who have been completely vaccinated.
So far 7.1 percent of the people in Hamburg have received a so-called booster vaccination.
The Hamburg corona incidence rose to a new high.
The health authority gave the number of new infections recorded within seven days per 100,000 inhabitants on Tuesday at 223.2.
On Monday the number was 217.4, a week ago it was 180.9.
For all of Germany, the RKI named an incidence of 399.8 on Tuesday.
dpa