In Bavaria they should Corona rules be loosened. prime minister Markus Sder He has been in favor of easing for weeks, most recently he called for “consistent opening steps” from the federal government.
After the relaxation of the corona virus already announced by Prime Minister Markus Sder, the Bavarian cabinet now has to make the relevant decisions on Tuesday (February 8, 2022). The results will be announced after the deliberations. You can follow the press conference live here from 1 p.m.
Live update from February 8th, 2022, 1 p.m.: Cabinet announces new corona decisions for Bavaria
In a meeting on Tuesday, the Bavarian cabinet headed by Markus Sder discussed, among other things, possible relaxation of the corona virus. The results will then be announced at a press conference. Minister of State Florian Herrmann and Minister of Education Michael Piazolo will be there.
++ 1:27 p.m.: The vaccination centers in Bavaria should be closed by December 31st. continue to be operated.
++ 1.25 p.m.: The Bavarian state parliament should extend the epidemic situation, as the number of infections is still very high. It is the basis for many corona measures.
++ 1:23 p.m.: The testing in the day-care centers will be adapted to the schools. If there is a case of infection in a care group, the group is tested for five days with a self-test at home. Parents receive the corresponding authorization certificates.
++ 1:23 p.m.: The hotspot regulation remains suspended.
++ 1:22 p.m .: In future, only 2G will apply in baths, thermal baths and saunas instead of 2G Plus.
++ 13. 20 p.m.: A maximum of 25,000 visitors per day are now permitted at trade fairs. In addition, the rules for cable cars have been harmonized: a capacity utilization of 75 percent is permitted for both large and small cable cars.
++ 1:19 p.m.: The maximum viewer limit for all events will be raised to 15,000. Standing places are also possible everywhere, a distance of 1.5 meters is recommended. 2G Plus, FFP2 mask requirements and alcohol ban still apply.
++ 1:18 p.m.: In the cultural sector, occupancy will be increased to 75 percent. The distance regulation is therefore no longer decisive (for the seating).
++ 13. 5 p.m.: In the case of sporting events, there is no longer a distinction between supra-regional and regional. The occupancy is generally increased to 50 percent.
++ 1:16 p.m.: 3G instead of 2G will apply to physical services in the future. There is still a mask requirement, but contact tracing is not applicable for the operators.
++ 1.15 p.m.: The corona-related curfew from 10 p.m. for the gastronomy will be canceled without replacement. The 2G rule in restaurants remains in place.
++ 1:14 p.m.: The ordinance for infection control measures in Bavaria has been extended. All changes will come into effect on Wednesday.
++ 1:12 p.m .: The concept that the federal government has specified leads “with seeing eyes into chaos,” says Herrmann. The health authorities would be overwhelmed by the need to examine every single case of an unvaccinated nurse. However, Bavaria is generally in favor of compulsory vaccination.
++ 1:08 p.m.: The cabinet wants to postpone the deadline for the implementation of the facility-related vaccination requirement. Among other things, because the federal government has fallen into arrears with the general obligation to vaccinate. If the vaccination requirement is implemented in mid-March, the staffing situation in the clinics, nursing homes and medical practices is at risk.
++ 1:07 p.m.: The new vaccine Novavax should be available in Bavaria from February 28th.
++ 1:06 p.m.: “The trend is good,” says Herrmann. Although Bavaria is number 1 in terms of incidence, it is only 15th in terms of the hospitalization rate.
++ 1.05 p.m.: According to Herrmann, the hospitalization incidence is 698. A slight increase compared to last week, but still far from the threshold of 1200. The occupancy of the intensive care beds has remained more or less the same.
++ 1.03 p.m.: The incidence in Bavaria and new infections in the Free State continue to rise. In more than 20 counties and cities, the incidence is over 2000. Fortunately, however, the number of reproductions has fallen.
++ 1:01 p.m.: “The situation continues to give cause for caution, but also for hope,” said Herrmann. So far, there is no threat of the clinics being overburdened.
++ 1 p.m.: Herrmann and Piazolo appear before the press.
++ 12.57 p.m.: The press conference will start shortly.
Original message from February 7th, 2022: Corona measures in Bavaria – that could change
On the one hand, the curfew for gastronomy should be lifted. So far, restaurants have had to close at 10 p.m., in future they should be allowed to open again without a time limit due to corona. In restaurants where food is served, guests can now sit longer again. Hubert AiwangerEconomics Minister and head of the Free Voters, had also publicly campaigned for the easing of the curfew in Bavaria.
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In addition, according to Markus Sder, it should still be closed “further cautious steps” when the corona measures are relaxed. The CSU boss had already inquired about clinical data in all regions in advance. At the moment it is entering the hospitals stable picture Despite the exploding number of infections, Bavaria’s Health Minister Klaus Holetschek confirmed this weekend in the “Augsburger Allgemeine”. “If we can keep the current situation past the peak of the number of infections, the way for further simplifications has been opened to us“, says Holetschek.
According to the current Infection Protection Act the countries have a relatively large amount of leeway in adapting the corona rules. In January, for example, Bavaria independently increased the number of spectators allowed for sporting and cultural events. Again BRReporter Achim Wendler reported on Twitter that the Free State wants to continue going it alone.
Sder wants to “set accents”
With regard to the next Prime Ministers’ Conference (MPK) in the coming week, Markus Sder wants to help determine the path for the easing and “set his own accents”, since there has been little progress at the last conferences. According to his own statement, Sder wants the “entry to exit” choose. Despite the currently difficult situation, the “right doors” should be found through which one can go, according to Sder. It’s about promoting a “gentle and controlled opening”.
Among other things, in the case of body-related services, such as the Hairdresser, in the nail salon or with medical foot care, again 3G instead of 2G apply – since these “are part of daily needs”, says Sder. But you still have to wear masks.
Furthermore, the viewer load at cultural and sporting events be raised. Accordingly, 75 percent of the seats should be allowed to be occupied again at cultural events. at sporting events should also be allowed more spectators in the stadiums: A permitted utilization of is planned 50 percent including standing room. However, the maximum upper limit should be at 15,000 people lie. However, this applies to both cultural and sporting events continue to use 2G+ and wear a mask.
The cabinet will discuss the easing on Tuesday
On Tuesday (February 8, 2022), the cabinet should then discuss and vote on the announced opening steps. The prime minister also continues to promote one nationwide phased plan for openings. During the press conference after the virtual CSU board meeting on Monday afternoon, Süder could not resist a few swipes against the traffic light coalition.
Provided that the clinics are not overburdened, “liberties must no longer be left behind as in other phases of the pandemic,” he wrote on Facebook on Sunday. In addition, Sder had also campaigned for the easing of contact restrictions at the weekend. “The consistent use of FFP2 masks allows contact restrictions to be lifted,” Sder continued. “The federal government must present a phased plan for this.”
The government should therefore prepare opening steps. The CSU boss recently received support from the FDP in the traffic light coalition. Greens and SPD, especially Chancellor Olaf Scholz, want to wait and see. Scholz only wants to talk about easing when the omicron wave has peaked.
Sder bt criticism of compulsory vaccination
In addition to announcing the specific opening steps, Sder also criticized the facility-related vaccination requirement, which is to come on March 15th. According to Markus Sder, this “is no longer an effective means of stopping the current omicron wave”. However, it can “unfortunately be an instrument to significantly worsen the stress and care situation”. So there is a danger that major problems could arise as a result of the “emigration of nursing staff”.
Therefore, there should be “largest transitional regulations”, which “de facto amounts to a suspension of enforcement,” Sder continued. “We’ll see for how many months then,” he added – at least for a while at first, “to make the whole thing sensible.” According to Sder, he sees no possibility of implementing the institution-related vaccination requirement, which was anchored in the Infection Protection Act, by March 15th.
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