Munich – The Bavarian Prime Minister Dr. Due to the current worrying situation in the corona pandemic, Markus Söder ordered the determination of the disaster from November 11th.
The Ministry of the Interior will issue a corresponding announcement as soon as possible.
Corona infection is currently developing very dynamically in Bavaria. The 7-day incidence hits new highs every day. At the same time, the occupancy of hospital beds, especially intensive care beds, with COVID-19 patients continues to rise.
In many hospitals there are already no or only very few capacities available. This increases the need for coordination when occupying intensive care beds and moving patients from overburdened clinics.
► In more than half of the 96 Bavarian districts and larger cities, less than ten percent of the intensive care beds were free on Wednesday, according to the Divi intensive care register. Of these, 21 municipalities reported that the intensive care units were fully occupied except for the last bed.
▶ ︎ Nationwide, 653 Covid patients were in intensive care, a good 130 more than a week ago and around twice as many as three weeks ago. On a national average, almost 91 percent of intensive care beds are occupied.
The determination of the disaster enables a coordinated and structured approach by all authorities, agencies and organizations involved in disaster control. The disaster in the corona pandemic was declared on December 9, 2020, and was not lifted again until June 4, 2021.
Because of the dramatic situation, Söder demanded an emergency plan from the SPD, Greens and FDP – and compulsory vaccination for certain professions. The situation is extremely worrying, Corona is “back with a vengeance,” he said on Wednesday.
“A bad Corona winter is looming. What takes place in some federal states is only the forerunner for the whole country, ”warned the CSU chief. “Hence the urgent appeal to the future federal government to massively sharpen its current corona package.”