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Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer
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The federal and state governments will meet on Friday to discuss how to contain the rapidly spreading Omikron variant.
If Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) has his way, there are still openings instead of shutdowns.
In the Free State, according to SPIEGEL information, a lot is to be reopened, but under 2G or 2G-Plus rules.
This means that the unvaccinated remain largely excluded from public life.
Saxony is one of the federal states most severely affected by the current corona wave, the vaccination rate is particularly low.
Bars and clubs as well as cinemas and museums have been closed permanently for several weeks, restaurants have to close at 8 p.m.
Hotels are not allowed to offer private overnight stays.
Cinemas and museums are to be reopened in the future, while the restrictions remain in place for bars and discos.
The right of assembly is also being relaxed again: Currently, a maximum of ten people are allowed to come together for a demonstration, and soon the upper limit will again be 1,000 people.
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