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Saxony-Anhalt's Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff (archive image)
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After Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) went on video with the prime ministers of the federal states, there is apparently a new dispute over the implementation of the previously jointly decided measures against the corona virus.
As Saxony-Anhalt's Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff (CDU) announced, his country will initially stick to the current measures and not rely on tests for recovered and vaccinated people (2G plus) in the catering industry.
In Saxony-Anhalt, unlike in other federal states, there is almost only the delta variant of the corona virus, which is why new measures are initially not necessary, said Haseloff in Magdeburg after the federal state switch.
"It is our job to find differentiated solutions." Everyone can find their own timing.
The Bund-Länder-Round had agreed shortly beforehand that people who had been vaccinated twice and those who had recovered in restaurants, cafés and pubs would have to present a daily, negative corona test or a booster vaccination nationwide in the future.
This does not apply to people with a booster.
In Saxony-Anhalt, guests in the catering industry would have to be vaccinated or recovered, but the 2G regulation would remain, said Haseloff.
The currently applicable state ordinance should remain in force until January 18, as planned.
The head of state government and health minister Petra Grimm-Benne (SPD) said that Saxony-Anhalt is sticking to the fact that boosters at 2G plus have to show a negative test.
Söder is also skeptical about 2G plus
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) said after the round that he was wondering whether 2G plus would make sense in normal gastronomy beyond discos and bars.
"We are very, very cautious and skeptical," said Söder.
The Bavarian Minister of Health will examine whether this regulation is necessary in the Free State.
A final decision should be made next Tuesday.
In Bavaria, unlike in other federal states, bars, clubs and discos have been closed since the end of December, and there is a curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for restaurants.
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