Corona in Bavaria: is the Söder special way coming?

Significant relief is in the room

Created: 01/10/2022, 7:53 PM

From: Lucas Sauter-Orengo

Markus Söder and Klaus Holetschek make a statement after the Corona summit.

(Archive image) © Peter Kneffel / dpa

Corona continues to have a firm grip on Germany and Bavaria.

In Bavaria there could still be an exception.

The cabinet around CSU boss Söder announced a press conference.

Munich - The Omikron variant is still on the advance.

In many countries such as Spain, Great Britain or Italy, the number of infections is racing upwards, and a similar situation is looming in Germany.

At the beginning of the new year, the federal and state governments met to determine stricter regulations in the fight against the virus *.

Prime Minister Söder (CSU) surprised many observers when he announced a Bavarian special route - in the milder sense - in the past few days.

Corona in Bavaria: is Söder taking a special route?

The gastro decision is imminent

The nationwide 2G-Plus regulation for gastronomy resulted from the most recent Corona * summit, which allows access to restaurants only for those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered, including test evidence.

CSU boss Söder announced shortly afterwards that he wanted to adhere to the already existing 2G regulation for gastronomy in Bavaria *.

This would mean that the Free State would take the milder path, which would almost mean a change of course for the "caution team".

The Bavarian cabinet announced a press conference for Tuesday, January 11th to explain Bavaria's further corona strategy.

Among other things, the topic of gastronomy should then be in focus.

Corona in Bavaria: Before PK - Violent criticism from the culture scene

Before the meeting of the Bavarian cabinet on how to deal with the pandemic, the Bavarian Music Council (BMR) for music and art demanded corona rules comparable to those in gastronomy. The provisional regulations for cultural institutions in Bavaria are incomprehensible, incomprehensible and disproportionate compared to the regulations in gastronomy, criticized the acting BMR President Helmut Kaltenhauser.

Currently, 2G-Plus, wearing a mask and a maximum occupancy rate of 25 percent apply in theaters, operas and concert halls, said Kaltenhauser.

On the other hand, Bavaria might want to stick to 2G in the area of ​​gastronomy.

“If gastronomy stays with 2G, this must also apply to culture in the future for the reasons mentioned above.

Numerous scientific studies show that the risk of infection in operas and concert halls is almost zero, ”said Kaltenhauser.

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