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Mask requirement in Bavaria's public transport falls - Holetschek explains step with "lack of proportionality"

2022-12-07T04:22:02.107Z


Mask requirement in Bavaria's public transport falls - Holetschek explains step with "lack of proportionality" Created: 07/12/2022 05:12 By: Mike Schier, Tanja Kipke The masks fall on public transport. According to information from the Munich Merkur, the mask requirement in Bavaria will expire at the end of the week. Update from 12:37 p.m .: “We will have to live with this corona virus,” clari


Mask requirement in Bavaria's public transport falls - Holetschek explains step with "lack of proportionality"

Created: 07/12/2022 05:12

By: Mike Schier, Tanja Kipke

The masks fall on public transport.

According to information from the Munich Merkur, the mask requirement in Bavaria will expire at the end of the week.

Update from 12:37 p.m .:

“We will have to live with this corona virus,” clarifies Holetschek at the end of the PK.

The fact that a mask does not have to be worn on airplanes and in long-distance traffic has caused confusion.

He again advises the federal government to think about eliminating the masks in long-distance transport.

Holetschek has so far failed with his proposal to drop the mask requirement in long-distance transport (ICE).

For the traffic light, the mask theme is already causing Zoff.

Mask requirement in Bavaria: Holetschek declares that public transport will no longer be used

Update 12.08 p.m .:

Health Minister Klaus Holetschek adds to the end of the mask requirement in public transport: “I think the decision is correct and responsible.” The proportionality of this measure is no longer given.

The mask remains an important tool to protect yourself.

Also against, for example, the RS virus or influenza.

The appeal for the protection factor of the mask will therefore remain, according to Holetschek.

Regarding Karl Lauterbach's hospital reform presented today, Holetschek says it is "in itself" the right way.

So far, however, the approach is still “very theoretical and bureaucratic”.

Bayern will therefore take a close look at the paper.

"The most important thing is that we strengthen the staff."

Mask requirement in Bavaria's public transport falls: Ministers explain relaxation at press conference

Update from December 6, 12 p.m.:

At the press conference after the Bavarian cabinet meeting, Florian Herrmann explained that the protests of the climate activists had also been dealt with.

"These are criminal acts that are carried out with notification," says Herrmann.

The fact that the actions were classified as demonstrations in advance is incomprehensible.

As a result, the KVR hinders the police in their work.

“That sends the wrong signal completely,” complains the minister.

On the subject of Corona, an agreement was reached on the end of the mask requirement in public transport.

"Bavaria is in 16th place nationwide in terms of incidence, the situation is stable".

The Corona regulation will be extended, but without the mask requirement in public transport.

This expires on Saturday (9 December).

Herrmann describes this as “responsible consideration”.

First report from December 6, 10.30 a.m .:

Munich – The first federal state in Germany abolishes the masks in local public transport.

On Tuesday morning, the Bavarian cabinet decided to let the current regulation expire on Friday, December 9th.

From December 10th, only the recommendation to wear a mask in Bavaria will apply.

Mask requirement in Bavaria expires: From Friday only a recommendation

Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU) submitted the proposal on the initiative of Prime Minister Markus Söder.

In the run-up, the Free Voters had also campaigned for the measures to be relaxed.

The mask requirement is no longer appropriate due to the current stable infection situation, according to government circles.

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the nationwide seven-day incidence on Tuesday morning as 204.2.

In Bavaria it is 107.9.

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From Friday, December 9th, masks will no longer be compulsory in Bavaria.

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In Bavaria, the numbers have long been the lowest in all of Germany.

One is therefore guided by the example of Austria.

Personal responsibility will increase in the future.

A press conference is planned for Tuesday afternoon.

(By the way: Our Bayern newsletter informs you about all the important stories from Bavaria. Register here.)

No mask requirement in Bavarian public transport - but it still applies to long-distance traffic

In addition to buses, trams, underground and S-Bahn trains, the regulation also applies to regional rail transport - for example on the Munich-Garmisch, Munich-Salzburg or Munich-Passau routes.

In the long-distance traffic of Deutsche Bahn, on the other hand, the federal regulation continues to apply, which even stipulates an obligation to wear an FFP2 mask until March.

Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) wants to stick to it.

The health ministers of the federal states could not agree on uniform rules in all federal states on Monday evening.

Shortly before the Bavarian decision was made, the President of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Lothar Wieler, had advocated further isolating corona infected people and wearing masks.

Isolating yourself with corona disease remains important to protect others, Wieler told the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”.

"It is just as important that people continue to wear masks, because this also keeps the number of respiratory diseases in check."

All news and stories from Bavaria can now also be found on our brand new Facebook page Merkur Bayern.

Source: merkur

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