Coronavirus news blog for Bavaria: No more mask requirement in class

Incidence rises to 90.1

Monday, October 4, 7:04 a.m .: The seven-day Incidence in the Free State continues to rise slightly. According to the Robert Koch Institute, it is 90.1 at the beginning of the week. The nationwide incidence is 64.7. The difference in the number of infections between unvaccinated and vaccinated people is still extremely large. While the seven-day value for the unvaccinated is 194.6, it is only 18.8 for the vaccinated. The hospital traffic light is still green.

Furthermore, the Upper Bavarian districts of Traunstein (250.7), Berchtesgadener Land (234.2) and Rosenheim (221.2) most new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the past seven days – they are the only districts in Bavaria that are above the 200 mark . In the state capital Munich, the value is 85.7.

Relaxation of the mask requirement in schools

Sunday , October 3, 5:53 p.m .: Many students, teachers and parents have been waiting for this day: From Monday onwards, there will be easing of the mask requirement in schools in Bavaria. The cabinet decided this on Thursday. The changes were announced by Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) and Minister of Education Michael Piazolo (Free Voters) on Wednesday. Pupils no longer have to wear mouth and nose protection in class. This also applies to other school events and lunchtime supervision – even if the minimum distance to the neighbors is not maintained at the square. Otherwise, the students in the school building must continue to wear a mask.

This new edition of the Corona Regulation is initially valid until October 29 – it must be extended every four weeks. With the easing, Bavaria is going one step further than Berlin. From Monday onwards, the mask requirement will only be lifted up to the sixth grade. The repeal has been disputed for days. Medical representatives had described a general continuation of the measure in schools as inappropriate. Proponents of the obligation, however, consider a repeal in view of the high number of unvaccinated people and the infection situation – especially among young people – as premature.

The Coronavirus is particularly severe in children from preschool age and adolescents up to 19 years of age, according to RKI data. The question of the risk to children and adolescents from Covid-19 has been discussed controversially for a long time. Proponents of stricter security measures in schools argue that children could also become seriously ill, and point to possible long-term consequences (“long covid”). Pediatricians, on the other hand, had advertised less strict measures in an open letter at the beginning of September: There was scientific consensus that children and adolescents only rarely get seriously ill and usually recover quickly.

Incidence rises to 89.7

Saturday, October 2, 10:30 a.m .: The seven-day Incidence in the Free State continues to rise. On Saturday, according to the Robert Koch Institute, it was 89.7 and thus above the nationwide incidence of 64.4. The Upper Bavarian districts of Traunstein (258.0), Rosenheim (221.6) and Berchtesgadener Land (219.1) continue to have the most new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the past seven days. In the state capital Munich, the value drops slightly to 87.0 (Friday: 89.6). The district of Amberg-Sulzbach reports the lowest value in all of Bavaria with 25.2.

Doctor is said to have issued false vaccination certificates

Friday, October 1st, 9:20 am: In Northern Swabia, a doctor may have issued vaccination certificates without actually vaccinating the patient. As the police reported on Thursday, the Dillingen criminal police searched the apartment and practice of the resident doctor in the Donau-Ries district the day before. There is a suspicion that there were irregularities in corona vaccinations. “As part of the investigation, it will be checked whether documented vaccinations against the Covid-19 virus have actually taken place,” reported the investigators. The investigation is still in the early stages. No further information could be given prior to the analysis of the seized evidence.

Incidence rises to 87.8

Friday, October 1, 7:01 a.m .: The seven-day incidence in Free State continues to rise. According to the Robert Koch Institute, it was 87.8 on Friday. The nationwide incidence is 64.3. Furthermore, the Upper Bavarian districts of Traunstein (260.9), Rosenheim (217.4) and Berchtesgadener Land (210.7) have the most new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the past seven days – they are the only districts in Bavaria that have over the 200 mark. In the state capital Munich, the value is 89.6. The district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen reports the lowest value in all of Bavaria with 22.7.

Bavaria will in future rely on doctors instead of vaccination centers

Thursday, September 30, 5.48 p.m .: Currently, the rate for first vaccinations in Bavaria is almost 65 percent and for second vaccinations at 62 percent. The hospital traffic light is on green, the number of Covid-19 patients who need intensive medical treatment decreased slightly: They are currently occupying eight percent of the intensive care beds again. Reason enough to adjust the existing capacities to the changed conditions in the vaccination strategy. This also applies to the vaccination centers. According to the current status, there are expected to be 81 such centers or base stations in Bavaria in the future – a good 20 fewer than before. 240 mobile vaccination teams are to be deployed nationwide – mainly in old people’s and nursing homes, facilities for the disabled and in schools.

The Districts or urban districts are responsible. For example, the city of Landshut reported that the vaccination center there will move again this Friday – this time to the Dultwach building on Ringelstecherwiese. This is done in order to implement the state requirements – i.e. the reduction of capacities. “Should the demand rise again, a short-term expansion with containers would be possible,” said a city spokesman. In Deggendorf, too, two of the three container complexes on the Volksfestwiese were dismantled. In addition to vaccinations, tests would also take place in the still existing complex. A spokesman for the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in Bavaria (KVB) welcomed the change in strategy, as a result of which the vaccination centers will now mainly be mobile and more or less only guarantee “stand-by operation” when stationary. Up to 150 vaccinations a day should still be able to take place in the base stations. In addition, the vaccination centers are prepared to ramp up their capacities again if necessary, said a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health. “Where and to what extent this is necessary, the district administrative authorities decide,” she said.

Cabinet resolution: Folk festivals in Bavaria allowed again, clubs may open

Thursday, September 30th, 1:29 p.m .: After a long Corona break, folk festivals and other public festivities are now allowed again in Bavaria. Regardless of the seven-day incidence, the 3G rule applies, according to which only those who have been vaccinated, who have recovered or who have tested negative have access. The State Chancellery announced this on Thursday after a cabinet decision in circulation. In addition, clubs and discos are allowed to reopen this Friday, as announced. At the Bavarian schools, the mask requirement in class will no longer apply from next Monday.

Folk festivals in the true sense of the word were still banned. Only certain substitute events were allowed. If the ban falls, then, according to the State Chancellery, the “other generally applicable regulations”, such as the usual regulations for catering in the beer tent, will apply in addition to the 3G rule. Christmas and Christkindl markets should also be able to take place, the state government affirmed, subject to particularly negative developments in the infection situation. Should it be necessary, separate regulations should be issued in good time.

From this Friday (October 1st) on, it is allowed to dance again in Bavaria’s clubs and discos without distance and mask. A stricter 3G rule applies to visitors and employees with customer contact: Only those who have been vaccinated and recovered are admitted, or you have to show a negative PCR test. A rapid antigen test or a self-test are therefore not sufficient. Employees with customer contact must do a PCR test at least twice a week. Loud music, dancing without a distance as well as the dispensing of drinks at the bar are permitted as is customary in the industry, it said. However, the state government insists on “rigorous controls”. Violations should be punished with a fine. Under the same conditions, brothels may reopen from Friday (October 1st).

In addition, the cabinet decided, as did Prime Minister Markus Söder and Minister of Education Michael Piazolo (Freie Voter) announced the end of the mask requirement in class: From Monday (October 4th) on, pupils at Bavaria’s schools will no longer have to wear mouth and nose protection in class, at other school events and during lunchtime care – even if on Place the minimum distance to the neighbor is not observed. Overall, the Bavarian Corona Ordinance with the changes mentioned is to be extended up to and including October 29th.

CSU and Free Voters demand free antibody tests for those who have recovered

Wednesday, September 29, 6:16 p.m .: CSU and Free Voters are calling for free antibody tests for corona convalescents as well as further scientific antibody studies. The aim is to enable more flexible and targeted vaccinations for everyone who has already contracted Covid-19 or who had a positive PCR test. The coalition factions demanded on Wednesday that the state government should advocate assuming the costs for the antibody tests at the federal level.

Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU) stated: “No scientist can yet say with certainty the level of antibodies at which someone is immune to the coronavirus. ” But people were wondering when a third injection would make sense. “That is why we urgently need these studies that can shed light on the darkness.”

Chemical factory pays employees 500 euros vaccination bonus

Wednesday, September 29, 4:47 p.m .: Employees of a chemical factory in Bavaria receive a bonus of 500 euros if they are vaccinated against the coronavirus. The Karl Bucher chemical factory in Waldstetten (district of Günzburg) wants to use the campaign to motivate employees who have not yet made up their minds to vaccinate. Since politicians have a hard time dealing with such a sensitive topic, the company decided to take the offer, said managing director Stefan Bucher on Wednesday. It is not enough if the economy makes itself felt with demands on politics. First, the “Augsburger Allgemeine” reported on the premium. In Germany, vaccination bonuses are rather uncommon for employees; in other countries such as the USA, such special payments are offered more frequently in companies. A few companies in Germany have announced vaccination premiums, but the chemical factory’s 500 euros are unusually high.

Bavaria relies on vaccination teams and medical practices

Wednesday, September 29, 3:22 p.m .: Bavaria will mainly rely on resident doctors and company doctors for vaccinations against Corona in the future, said Bavarian Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU) on Wednesday. From October 1st, mobile vaccination teams are mainly used for booster vaccinations in old people’s and nursing homes or for special vaccination campaigns. The previous 100 Bavarian vaccination centers would become base stations for the mobile teams, but they would also offer a vaccination consultation at least once a week, it is said in a communication from the ministry. There will be at most one reduced inpatient vaccination center per district and urban district by the end of April 2022.

Since the end of December 2020, around 8, Holetschek announced that 8 million vaccinations had been administered. That is around 54 percent of the total vaccinations in Bavaria. Of these, around 4.6 million first vaccinations, around 4.2 million second vaccinations and around 38,000 booster vaccinations. The realignment could give the vaccination strategy the necessary momentum for autumn, said Holetschek. “We continue to rely on intensive communication and vaccination offers that are as low-threshold as possible. We want to convince as many people as possible to take the vaccination.” He advertised vaccinations after work, while shopping, at the fire brigade or at the service station.

Söder announced the end of the mask requirement in schools

Wednesday, September 29, 10:28 am: Schoolchildren in Bavaria should no longer have to wear masks in class from next week. This was announced by Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) on Wednesday at a meeting of the CSU parliamentary group in Munich. According to Minister of Education Michael Piazolo (Free Voters), the mask requirement ends on October 4th in physical education. This should be formally decided by the cabinet this Thursday. As a smaller coalition partner, the Free Voters had vehemently pushed for it. “As planned by me, the mask requirement in class will be lifted from October 4th,” said Piazolo. “It was always clear to me: The mask requirement is not mandatory at the court if the numbers and circumstances allow it.” In the first weeks of classes, the aim was to prevent infections from returning travelers. “We achieved this goal.” In the meantime, there is a very tight safety net, especially with the regular corona tests. Outside of the classroom, however, a mask must still be worn in the school building. Since the beginning of the school year, schoolchildren have had to wear mouth and nose protection again – at secondary schools a medical mask, at elementary schools also mouth and nose covers made of fabric are allowed. Regular corona tests are compulsory for all schoolchildren in Bavaria – either with self-tests three times a week or at elementary schools with innovative PCR pool tests. These should be introduced everywhere by the end of the week.

Hospitality industry expected to start in discos and clubs in early October

Wednesday, September 29th, 9:13 am: The nightlife in Bavaria could get a boost shortly. The Bavarian hotel and restaurant association Dehoga expects clubs and discos to open in the first days of October after the closings in the corona pandemic. A practical check on the planned hygiene concept went well, said state manager Thomas Geppert. We are on the right track. The opening on Thursday in the cabinet should be decided. Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) announced last week: “It remains the same: We will then allow clubs and discos to open in October.”

The Dehoga is leaving from the fact that the opening takes place under the condition of the 3G rule – that is, recovered, vaccinated or tested – but with a more precise PCR test. The operator agrees with this, says Geppert. “We need as much normality as possible in the discos and clubs,” he emphasizes. The strict access allows freedom in operation. He is confident that the access controls will be implemented: these have always been customary and strict at discos and clubs. On the other hand, he does not believe in any restrictions on the number of visitors or mandatory masking for visitors. According to Dehoga, this would not work – neither for the guests nor economically for the operators.

Incidence rises to 83.9

Wednesday, September 29, 6.53 a.m .: The seven-day incidence in Free State continues to rise slightly. On Wednesday, according to the Robert Koch Institute, it was 83.9, on Tuesday it was 81.2. The nationwide incidence is 61.2. Furthermore, the Upper Bavarian districts of Traunstein (243.4), Rosenheim (195.2) and Berchtesgadener Land (172.1) have the most new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the past seven days. In contrast, the fewest cases are reported from Eastern Bavaria: from the district of Tirschenreuth 16.7, the district of Bayreuth 19.3 and the city of Weiden in the Upper Palatinate 28.2. In the state capital Munich, the value is 92.9.

Corona proof no longer required when leaving the Austrian Braunau

Tuesday, September 28th, 7:53 p.m .: For the departure from the Upper Austrian district of Braunau, the control of vaccination, test or recovery will cease to apply from Wednesday. This requirement was introduced on September 18 because the corona numbers were too high and the vaccination rate was too low. On Tuesday, the Upper Austrian provincial government announced the easing for the region on the Bavarian border: The seven-day incidence had fallen below the threshold of 300, and the vaccination rate had exceeded 50 percent.

Incidence in unvaccinated people exceeds the 200 mark

Tuesday, September 28, 6.41 a.m .: The seven-day incidence for the unvaccinated in the Free State it is 200.74, that of the vaccinated is 16.86. The State Office for Health announced these figures. The general incidence on Tuesday is 81.2 and thus, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), slightly lower than at the beginning of the week. The hospital traffic light, which has been more important since the beginning of September and shows the hospitalization rate of Covid-19 patients, is still on green.

The district of Traunstein is the only one in Bavaria to Incidence clearly exceeds 225.4. The districts of Rosenheim (179.6) and Berchtesgadener Land (177.8) follow with the next higher values. The state capital Munich reports an incidence of 93.6. The fewest new infections, 14.8, occurred in the past seven days per 100,000 inhabitants in the Neustadt an der Waldnaab district.

Incidence continues to rise to 82.8

Monday, September 27, 8:01 a.m .: The corona incidence in Free State has continued to rise, on Monday the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) a value of 82.8. The district of Traunstein still has the highest incidence with a value of 228.8, followed by the district of Berchtesgadener Land with 175.9. As on the previous days, the Tirschenreuth district reports the lowest incidence in Bavaria with 13.9. For the state capital Munich, the RKI shows a value of 101.1. The hospital traffic light is green.

Software failure in all Bavarian vaccination centers

Sunday, September 26th, 1.39 p.m.: In all Bavarian vaccination centers, the computer system failed on Sunday morning. This was confirmed by a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health. A “network problem in the BayIMCO data center” was the cause, she said in Munich. “The system was temporarily inaccessible.” On Sunday lunchtime, the program and with it the vaccination centers were back in normal operation. The city of Rosenheim had previously announced that the software had failed “in all of the Free State”, “in all vaccination centers”. At times: “Everything has to be done by hand. This means that waiting times must be expected in the vaccination process.”

Incidence rises to 81.7

Sunday, September 26th, 8.25 a.m .: The seven-day incidence rose to 81.7 on Sunday in Bavaria. On Saturday, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported a value of 74.6. The incidence is still highest in the Traunstein district. There it is now at 229.3; on Saturday it was 196.1. This is followed on Sunday by the districts of Rosenheim with a value of 174.6 and Berchtesgadener Land with 155.2. The incidence is still lowest in the Tirschenreuth district, where it is 12.6. For the state capital Munich, the RKI shows a value of 94.7 on Sunday. The hospital traffic light is still green in Bavaria.

Free voters want the end of the mask requirement in the school on the square

Sunday, September 26th, 8:13 am: Free voter boss Hubert Aiwanger does not want to extend the mask requirement for students at the seat. “The currently gratifyingly low number of positively tested people in schools no longer justify the mask requirement,” Aiwanger told the German Press Agency on Saturday secondary schools in Bavaria only 189 of 639,000 children and adolescents tested for Corona were positive. “That is 0.03 percent. It shows that our schools are very safe at the moment and that it is high time that the pupils were freed from wearing masks for hours at the seat and in sports,” explained Aiwanger. According to the Ministry of Culture, a mask is recommended in physical education if the minimum distance cannot be maintained.

In any case, the free voters would no longer agree to an extension of the current mask regulation, emphasized the Deputy Prime Minister of Bavaria. The mask requirement was introduced at the beginning of school in mid-September, initially until October 1, in order to prevent possible infections from people returning from traveling. “This starting phase is now over, the testing gives a high level of safety, so now off with the mask”, demanded Aiwanger.

Incidence in Bavaria drops to 74.6

Saturday, September 25, 10.15 a.m .: The Corona incidence in Free State is falling again. On Saturday, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported a value of 74.6. The district of Traunstein still reports the highest incidence with a value of 196.1, followed by the district of Berchtesgadener Land with 156.1. As in the previous day, the Tirschenreuth district reports the lowest incidence in Bavaria at 8.4. The hospital traffic light remains green.

Seven-day incidence increases slightly to 82

Friday, April 24th September, 9.42 a.m .: The corona incidence in Free State has risen again. On Friday the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported a value of 82 (Thursday: 80.5). The district of Traunstein still reports the highest incidence with a value of 201.7, followed by the district of Rosenheim with 167.7. The district of Tirschenreuth reports the lowest incidence in Bavaria with 8.4.

Aiwanger wants to go to the Constitutional Court for continued payment of wages

Friday, September 24th, 7.43 a.m .: Free voter boss Hubert Aiwanger wants to move to quarantine before the Federal Constitutional Court on the question of continued wages for employees. “I’ll have the constitution checked,” Aiwanger told the “Bild” newspaper. In a quarantine case, a working person is not yet infected. “I don’t think that’s enforceable,” Aiwanger told the paper. “My concern is that people will be forced to lie,” said Aiwanger. “If you’re honest, you won’t get any money if you invent a back problem,” he gave an example.

The federal states and the federal government had agreed beforehand, People who have not been vaccinated against Corona should cancel their wages, they should be sent to quarantine and therefore not be able to work. Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) argued that those who protect themselves and others with a vaccination have the legitimate question of why they pay for others who are not vaccinated.

Critics consider the decision to be one-sided. Social associations also warn against mandatory imposing through the back door. Others fear that this will make the fight against corona even more difficult because people will no longer be able to voluntarily go into quarantine.

Holetschek warns of corona infections in autumn

Thursday, September 23, 7.15 a.m .: According to Bavaria’s Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU), the end of summer increases the risk of corona infection for all non-vaccinated. “Now is high time to get vaccinated, because autumn is cold season and therefore also breeding ground for Corona,” he said on Thursday in Munich. Next: “We have it ourselves in the Hand to take responsibility for ourselves and for others and to make a decisive contribution in the fight against the pandemic with vaccination. “Only with vaccination can the way out of the pandemic succeed.” to relieve employment there. I therefore appeal to all citizens of Bavaria: Get vaccinated now, vaccination is the best protection. “

The incidence in Bavaria drops to 80.5

Thursday, September 23, 7:10 a.m .: The Corona incidence in Free State has fallen again. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports on Thursday a value of 80.5 (Wednesday: 85.2). The highest incidence is still reported by the district of Traunstein, where the value is 196.6 (Wednesday: 200.0). The district of Tirschenreuth reports with 9.8 the lowest incidence in Bavaria. The hospital traffic light is still on green.

Holetschek: Continued payment of wages for unvaccinated persons would not be solidarity

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2:20 p.m .: Continuing payment of loss of earnings for unvaccinated people due to corona quarantine requirements would, in the opinion of Bavaria’s Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU), be unsound Unvaccinated in the fight against the Corona-Pan demie have to take responsibility. Anyone who refuses a vaccination – for whatever non-medical reason – cannot expect the community to pay for the loss of earnings caused by the quarantine requirement. That would be in solidarity, “said the incumbent chairman of the conference of health ministers.

Of course there are exceptions, emphasized Holetschek:” Anyone who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons is allowed to do so prove with a medical certificate. In addition, payment will continue to be made for citizens who have not yet received a public vaccination recommendation or who received it up to eight weeks before the isolation order. Those who are sick also continue to receive money. “Holetschek appealed to all those who had not been vaccinated to get vaccinated:” Those who have been vaccinated do not have to be in quarantine as a contact person – and thus have no loss of earnings. “

The federal and state health ministers had previously agreed that most non-vaccinated persons should no longer receive wages from November 1st at the latest in the event of a corona quarantine ordered.

Bavarian State Parliament will soon meet again with full members

Wednesday, September 22, 2:15 p.m .: Due to the high The Bavarian state parliament will meet again with full members from next week onwards. From October onwards, the mask requirement at the seat in the Maximilianeum is to be relaxed as long as the corona traffic light is green. In addition to the plenary sessions, the committees will also be at full strength again This was decided by a majority of the Council of Elders in Munich on Wednesday ssen.

“There has never been a shutdown of parliament, we have so far managed the corona pandemic in the Bavarian state parliament well. Nevertheless, we have been waiting for this step for a long time: The gratifyingly high number of those who have been fully immunized now enables us as a constitutional body to meet again with all members of the parliament, “said Landtag President Ilse Aigner (CSU). However, the risk should initially continue to be caused by gaps or separating discs

According to the state parliament, the background to the relaxation is, among other things, a survey by the state parliament office, according to which almost 86 percent of the MPs are double vaccinated. Visitors also receive Around one and a half years after the start of the pandemic, access to the Bavarian State Parliament again applies: The 3G rule applies to them. You must therefore be demonstrably vaccinated, tested or have recovered from a corona infection. However, events will continue to be limited to the bare minimum and only take place under strict conditions Hygiene requirements in place.

Incidence in the Free State drops slightly to 85.2

Wednesday, September 22nd, 8th .25 p.m.: The corona incidence in Free State continues to fall, but only slowly. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the value on Wednesday is 85.2 (Tuesday: 87.0). The district of Traunstein continues to report the highest value with an incidence of 200.0 (Tuesday: 196.6). In the Rosenheim district the value is 179.9. Unchanged from the previous day, the Neustadt an der Waldnaab district has the lowest value. On Wednesday this is still at 9.5. The hospital traffic light is still on green.

Klinikum Passau: No wages for quarantine

Tuesday, September 21 , 7:19 p.m.: In Baden-Württemberg, unvaccinated employees have had to assume that they will no longer receive wages in the event of a corona-related quarantine. In Bavaria, too, this regulation has long been sharpened by the Infection Protection Act, but has not yet been implemented here. Employees of the Passau Clinic have now been advised by the management that they can no longer expect to receive wages unvaccinated in the case of quarantine. “We have received a letter from the government of Niederbayern “, said plant manager Stefan Nowack when asked. In the interests of employer welfare, he pointed out this issue to the workforce. The information from the government states that those who have missed the opportunity to vaccinate are not entitled to any compensation. “It is not about continued payment of wages in the event of illness, but rather a quarantine benefit,” said Nowack. With the change in the Infection Protection Act, this service was no longer available. As a spokesman for the Ministry of Health emphasized, Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU) wants to work this Wednesday as chairman of the Federal Health Ministers’ Conference towards a nationwide implementation of the law.

Söder confirms: Clubs and discos are allowed in Open October

Tuesday, September 21, 3:29 p.m .: After a long Corona break, clubs and discos in Bavaria are allowed to like from announced by the state government to reopen in October. “The fact remains: We will then allow the opening of clubs and discos in October,” affirmed Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) on Tuesday after a cabinet meeting in Munich. Only vaccinated and convalescent people should be admitted, or a negative PCR test must be presented. Formally, this should be decided in the cabinet meeting next week – because of the aftermath of the federal election on Thursday instead of Tuesday. “Everyone can adjust to it,” said Söder. The hygiene guidelines are currently still being developed.

Numerous corona violations found in Nuremberg restaurants

Tuesday, September 21, 2:15 p.m.: Police and customs uncovered numerous violations of the Corona rules while inspecting restaurants in Nuremberg. The city announced on Tuesday that the mask requirement and the so-called 3G rule were not complied with. The investigators had checked around 30 restaurants, bars and clubs on Saturday. There were notifications in 50 cases. According to the Corona regulation, the 3G rule applies to the catering trade, i.e. only those who have been vaccinated, recovered or people with a current negative Corona test are allowed in.

Söder criticizes schools: Still not enough air filter

Tuesday, September 21, 12.45 p.m .: Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) has a positive balance moved to the beginning of the new school year. Despite Corona, the start was successful, he said on Tuesday after a cabinet meeting. “We definitely do not want to jeopardize classroom teaching,” said Söder. The 1.6 million schoolchildren in Bavaria would be tested for Corona several times a week. 30 percent of primary and special schools would now use so-called pool tests, which detect infections more reliably than the usual rapid antigen tests Buy scope of air filter. Only 18 percent of the funds provided by the state for the purchase of air filters have been called up by the schools. This is “still not enough,” said Söder. Only 1.6 percent of the subsidies for air filters were claimed by the daycare centers. He appeals to the institutions to use the help of the state to finance the filters, so Söder.

Cabinet balances school start in Corona times

Tuesday, September 21, 9:35 a.m .: One week after the start of the school year, the Bavarian state government wants to draw a first interim balance this Tuesday. The focus is on whether and how the expansion of the previous test strategy has worked – in primary schools, PCR pool tests are to replace the previous rapid tests in the new school year.

In addition Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) announced on Monday that the cabinet is dealing with the issue of gender language . The responsible ministers should submit a report on this. Then one will decide how to proceed.

Incidence in school-age children in Bavaria increases significantly

Tuesday , September 21, 7.15 a.m.: The corona tests in schools may have detected significantly more infections in children and adolescents. This is what the current infection figures from the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL) suggest. Accordingly, the incidence in the age group of six to 15-year-olds has increased significantly in the past week, while the seven-day incidence in Bavaria has declined in almost all other age groups.

On Tuesday of last week, the new school year started in Bavaria after the summer holidays. Since then, according to the Bavarian test concept, the pupils have had to test themselves several times a week in school an increase in incidence from 149 to 191, while in younger children there was a slight decrease to 87 (minus three). The increase in the twelve to 15 year olds from 175 to 202 was similarly clear. In the older adolescents (16 to 19 years old), however, there was a decrease from 194 to 173.

There were also mostly declining numbers for the other age groups, only for those over 80 there was a slight increase. However, the number of infections among pensioners is still below average in Bavaria. According to the State Health Office in Erlangen, the state average of the incidence fell from 94 to 87 in the past week related to the school tests that have been taking place again since September 14th. “There was no testing on vacation,” she said. However, the deputy state chairman rules out the fact that the children were only infected in school as a reason for the significant increase. Due to the incubation period, such infections could not yet appear in the statistics.

The children and adolescents have to test themselves in schools several times a week in order to find undetected infections. From this week on, the quick tests in elementary and special schools will gradually be replaced by the so-called PCR lollipop tests, which are evaluated in the laboratories and are more precise than the previous tests.

Incidence in Bavaria drops minimally to 87.0

Tuesday, September 21, 6.46 a.m .: The corona incidence is slightly decreased again in the Free State. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the value on Tuesday is 87.0 (Monday: 87.1). Despite the falling value, the Traunstein district continues to report the highest corona incidence with 196.6 (Monday: 218.0). The Neustadt an der Waldnaab district continues to show the lowest value. On Tuesday it is 9.5 (Monday 8.5). The hospital traffic light is still on green.

Vaccination campaign week brings only a slight increase in first vaccinations

Monday, 20 September, 4:27 p.m .: During the seven-day campaign “Here is vaccinated” is the number of first vaccinations against the coronavirus in Bay increased only slightly compared to the previous week. Partly animated by attractions such as a free round on the Ferris wheel, 78 065 people received their first dose last week, as the Bavarian Ministry of Health announced on Monday. That was a little more than in the seven days before (77 261), but less than in the two weeks before (88 503 and 81 478).

As part of the nationwide During the week of the campaign, unvaccinated people should be convinced of the uncomplicated and low-threshold offers from last Monday. According to the ministry, more than 400 of the 1,400 actions took place in the Free State. In addition to the campaign with a Ferris wheel in Munich, there were offers on Bavarian marketplaces, in shopping centers or on the football field. The vaccination quota is not yet sufficient for a carefree autumn, said Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU). In the Free State, 63.9 percent are vaccinated at least once and 60.9 percent are fully vaccinated. In a national comparison, Bavaria has the fifth lowest vaccination rate.

German cable car operators are preparing for the 3-G rule for winter

Monday, September 20, 3:58 p.m .: The cable car operators in Germany are also preparing for the so-called 3-G rules for the winter season. Support these rules; they guaranteed safe winter sports and the guests felt better, the Association of German Cable Cars and T-bar lifts announced on Monday on request. However, the obligation to monitor is regulated too strictly and is the sole responsibility of the operator, criticized the association. This must be improved. “We are of course pleased about the promise of the Bavarian state government that there will be no lockdown and that the cable cars can safely plan the winter season with 3G”, said Association President Matthias Stauch of the German Press Agency.

The strict controls of the 3G rules are not feasible in practice in terms of personnel and economics, criticized the association. “Here we expect pragmatic solutions from politicians, such as random checks,” explained the association. “And we would like the personal responsibility of our guests to come to the fore.” Chair lifts and drag lifts are not closed spaces. Mask requirements and distance apply there. Actually, the association does not regard cable car cabins as a “closed space” either. Studies on the aerosol flow showed how well the cable car cabins are ventilated compared to other means of transport or, for example, offices. In addition, the cable car ride is very short. As the first ski area in Germany, winter sports operations are to start on the Zugspitze on November 19th.

3-G random checks at Bavarian universities

Monday, September 20, 8.15 a.m .: Bavarian students can prepare for random checks of their 3G status at the beginning of the semester. In contrast to theater visits, it is not possible at universities to check at each entrance whether those entering have been vaccinated, tested or recovered against the coronavirus (3-G rule), said Bavarian Science Minister Bernd Sibler (CSU) on Monday in ” Radiowelt “on Bayern 2.

Instead, he relies on” structured and close-knit samples “. With students you have to deal with people with a high degree of personal responsibility. He is therefore optimistic that there will be a good relationship. Compared to the last three Corona semesters, there should be more face-to-face events at the universities in the winter semester. Sibler: “So far, many have really only experienced their studies digitally, that will now be a completely different feeling.”

Up and down in the incidence value continues

Monday, September 20, 6:26 a.m .: The corona incidence rose slightly again in the Free State at the beginning of the week. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the value is now 87.1, on Sunday it was 86.0. The districts of Traunstein and Berchtesgadener Land report the highest corona incidences with 218.0 and 198.3. The district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab has the lowest value. It is 8.5 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the past seven days. The hospital traffic light is still on green.

Headmaster angry: Pool tests from Monday unrealistic

Sunday, September 19th , 6.18 p.m.: Actually, the so-called pool tests in elementary and special schools should start this Monday, but the headmasters are on the barricades because of additional bureaucracy. The introduction of the tests “with this time pressure without solidly verified administrative lead time is unrealistic”, wrote the chairwoman of the Bavarian school management association, Cäcilia Mischko, in a letter to Minister of Education Michael Piazolo on Sunday.

“The school administrators have to familiarize themselves with a completely unrealistic and unnecessary appointment setting in a medical area,” says the association that represents the interests of primary, secondary and special school administrators. Parents would have to consent to the tests, but many would be skeptical of them. The Ministry of Culture had announced that the pool tests should ensure even more security. However, a spokesman had already stated on Friday that it will probably not work everywhere with the introduction from Monday.

With the new PCR tests that are evaluated in the laboratory and the The children are supposed to suck on two swabs as more precise than the previous rapid tests. First of all, the samples are collected from all of them in a larger tube – i.e. as a pool – examined. If there is evidence of an infection in the class, the second samples from the children are analyzed individually.

Further relaxation for the cultural sector

Sunday, September 19, 12.15 p.m .: For the culture industry in Bavaria there are further easing in the corona pandemic. For example, cultural institutions can now decide for themselves whether they place guests at a distance of 1.5 meters – then without a mask requirement for visitors – or whether minimum distances are waived – but with a mask requirement. This emerges from the new framework that the Ministry of Art presented on Sunday.

The 3G rule applies to cultural events from an incidence of 35, so visitors must be vaccinated and recover or tested negative. With more than 1000 visitors, the rule applies outside and inside regardless of how high the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants is within seven days. Outside there is no longer a mask requirement, even at larger events. Participants do not have to wear a mask if it interferes with the artistic performance. In addition, for artistic reasons, the minimum distance between the participants can be dispensed with. Contacts are still recorded, but no longer related to the seat. Now the contact details of the ticket buyer are sufficient.

SPD files a complaint against the end of the investigation in mask affair

Sunday, 19 September, 10.46 a.m .: SPD parliamentary group leader Florian von Brunn has lodged a complaint against the inconclusive investigation of the Munich I public prosecutor’s office in the mask scandal. “I find the setting of the Emix investigation here in Bavaria very questionable shortly before the general election. I have therefore now lodged a complaint against it and will examine the files carefully,” he said on Sunday in Munich. Von Brunn complained that the public prosecutor’s office had not properly examined the process, but “relied completely on the statements of the Söder government”.

The Munich I public prosecutor’s office had at the end of August her investigations into employees of the Bavarian Ministry of Health because of the purchase of expensive and allegedly inadequate protective masks have been discontinued. The authorities announced that the “investigation against unknown persons” had been discontinued “in the absence of criminal action” . They were accused of having bought one million overpriced FFP2 masks for 8.90 euros each from the Swiss company Emix in March 2020 and having accepted defective goods. The accusation was of (household) infidelity. Von Brunn also filed a criminal complaint at the end of February 2021. “The allegation of criminal behavior has not been confirmed by the investigation,” said the public prosecutor. The contract with Emix was concluded at a time when the pandemic situation in Germany had worsened dramatically. The high purchase price agreed with Emix was the result of a very high global demand for FFP2 masks and a very limited supply. At that time, the ministry also had no alternative offer from another provider. The conclusion of the contract is therefore “not in breach of duty”. September, 8.33 a.m .: From Monday on, unvaccinated employees in day-care centers in Bavaria have to prove that they have tested negative for Corona. Family Minister Carolina Trautner (CSU) recalled this on Saturday. The ministry announced that the security for children, parents and employees should be increased. Starting next week, employees will have to test themselves three times a week. They are not allowed to enter the facility without proof. The cabinet had decided on the rule last week. In addition to the company’s own employees, the obligation also applies to external employees, e.g. cleaning staff or music teachers. The Free State provides the daycare centers with self-tests. In this way, vaccinated or recovered employees could also test themselves voluntarily.

Parents do not have to be tested if they want to bring their children and pick them up or briefly talk to the educators. There should be so-called lollipop tests for children, and parents will also receive authorization certificates for free self-tests – but this is not mandatory. Adults must continue to wear masks. Trautner said that very few daycare centers are currently closed due to Corona.

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