Corona summit: first plans known - bad news for organizers, good news for companies

Created: 12/21/2021Updated: 12/21/2021, 05:48 AM

By: Patricia Huber

At the upcoming Corona summit, there are stricter measures for events in the room.

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The federal and state governments will again discuss the corona measures on Tuesday (December 21).

Initial information on changes for entrepreneurs and organizers has already been leaked.

• On Tuesday (December 21), the federal and state governments will again discuss the

  corona measures

  .

• According to initial information, tightenings are planned

  for

  major events

  and, according to media reports, companies affected by the pandemic can

  hope

  for

  financial support for

  even longer

  .

• This news ticker is updated regularly

Berlin - Tomorrow, Tuesday (December 21), there is another federal-state summit to discuss the Corona * measures.

The new Omikron * variant is still on the advance and could induce politicians to take more stringent measures across the board.

A summit resolution proposal has already leaked.

Bad news awaits organizers in particular.

Corona: Green politician Dahmen brings lockdown into play

The already battered gastronomy could also be hit hard again.

The Green health politician Janosch Dahmen brought a lockdown * after the holidays into play.

“We have to get ahead of the Omikron wave with our measures.

Our actions today will determine tomorrow's pandemic situation, ”said Dahmen of the German Press Agency.

“Given the extremely high transferability of Omikron, we will probably not be able to avoid a lockdown after Christmas.

A possible scenario would be a well-planned lockdown in early January. "

Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, however, expressed optimism.

In a

broadcast he said about the time after the holidays: "I don't think we will have a hard lockdown there either."

Corona summit: major events are to be restricted more strongly

Large events are to be severely restricted. We are talking about a maximum utilization of 30 to 50 percent in closed rooms. Furthermore, the 2G + rule should apply to sports, cultural and other major events. So only vaccinated and convalescent people have access who can also show a negative test result.

But there is also good news.

The bridging aid * IV for companies is to be extended.

The hardship aid, the federal special fund for trade fairs and exhibitions, the federal special fund for cultural events, the Corona aid professional sport program and the KfW special program are to be extended, as the

reports

So far, the aid has been extended until the end of March 2022.