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Bavaria decides to quarantine day-trippers – Söder recommends “nature encounter”
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Söder reports on the tightening of measures in Bavaria
After the cabinet meeting, Markus Söder spoke about the tightening of anti-crown measures in his state. See the speech of the Prime Minister of Bavaria here.
Ski slopes are closed in Bavaria. To keep people from traveling to elevators in Austria, the cabinet in the Free State has now tightened quarantine rules. Markus Söder advises other winter sports.
secondyesterday implements the crown resolutions of the federal and state governments. The cabinet in Munich decided at noon to extend the partial shutdown under the new contact restrictions. With a quarantine obligation for winter sports enthusiasts and daytime tourists returning from abroad, Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) has once again tightened the agreed regulations.
“Day trips for tourists or leisure activities abroad, such as skiing, are avoidable sources of risk,” the state government said. An exception for stays of less than 24 hours should only apply if there are valid reasons, in particular work, school, doctor visits, family matters and everyday business.
Basically “encounters with nature” are possible, Söder emphasized, for example on ski tours or cross-country skiing. The lifts and slopes, on the other hand, must remain closed so there are no crowds. Elevator operators in Germany reject this closure.
A class division has also been decided based on a seven-day incidence of more than 200 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants. In Bavarian districts and urban districts, there should be alternate or hybrid lessons from the eighth grade onwards if the minimum distances cannot be respected. Graduating classes and schools with special needs are excluded from the regulation.
Additionally, music and driving schools will need to close in these special regions, and alcohol will be banned throughout the day in certain public places. Markets and weekly markets have to close, except for food sales. According to Söder, 27 districts and urban districts are currently above the value of 200.
At hotspots with a seven-day incidence of more than 300, local authorities should be able to impose stricter requirements and restrictions, including exit restrictions and other restrictions on schools, according to a cabinet decision.
“Hospitals are full,” said the Prime Minister.
After the cabinet meeting, Söder pointed out the serious consequences of the high number of infections today. “Hospitals are full,” Söder said, the first clinics sent emergency signals. If the current number of 83 deaths per day continues until Christmas, 2,500 people would die in Bavaria alone by then. “This is a difficult destination for people,” Söder said.
Söder described the currently applicable partial block as a partial success. Tougher measures would lead to quicker relief, the prime minister said. The level of infection is currently the highest in the entire pandemic to date. “We are experiencing a very heavy burden, even though we have more intensive care beds,” Söder said, referring to the situation in the health sector.
