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FFor most Germans, it will be serious next Monday (April 27): to protect against infection with the coronavirus, the mouth and nose should be covered from now on. Failure to comply with the mouth guard obligation can be costly; in Bavaria, for example, up to 5000 euros must be paid. This can be seen in the updated catalog of fines available to the German Press Agency in Munich.
Consequently, if there is no nose and mouth protection on buses, trains and shops, 150 euros will be charged. It is particularly expensive for traders who do not make sure their staff uses a mouth-to-nose cover: the fine catalog provides for a payment of 5000 euros for this.
Important for parents: In many federal states, the obligation already applies to children of school age or from the age of six. Some countries, such as Saarland, initially only considered wearing a mask for ten-year-olds, but later it was already established for younger children. Saxony-Anhalt is particularly strict. Two-year-olds should already cover their mouth and nose here.
Meanwhile, the police union called for uniform nationwide regulation of the mask requirement. “It cannot be the job of the police to explain the differences in federal state regulations to citizens,” said the union president in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Christian Schumacher. “There shouldn’t be an individual attempt or superior competition in federal territory.”
Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and Prime Ministers initially agreed last week to strongly recommend wearing so-called everyday masks on buses and trains and in stores.
States in mask verification
WELT documents individual federal states and their current regulations.
In Schleswig-Holstein Starting April 29, a mask requirement will apply for shopping and public transportation. People now have a week to equip themselves accordingly, Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU) said. It is important that actual FFP protective masks are available to medical personnel. Facial protection is required for children from the age of six.
In Saxony The masks have been mandatory in stores and local transportation since Monday. The state was also the first in Germany to make facial covering compulsory. A simple cloth or scarf is enough to cover the nose and mouth. With regard to children, the state government remains unclear: “Children only have to wear a mouth and nose cap if they can,” he says online. In other words, the decision is at the discretion of the parents.
Baden-Württemberg It will force wearing protective masks in stores and on local public transport starting next Monday (April 27). Even simple coatings help inhibit the spread of the virus, said Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens). Children over the age of six should also wear the face mask.
Saxony-anhalt Introduces the use of a face mask when shopping and on public transportation early Thursday (April 23). A scarf or scarf was enough for that, he said. The federal state is stricter regarding offspring: the mask requirement applies from the age of two. Violations of the regulation would not initially be punished with a fine.
In Thuringia Starting Friday (April 24), citizens must wear a face mask on buses and trains and when shopping. The state government decided on Tuesday in Erfurt. A mask requirement has been in place in Jena for two weeks, making the city a pioneer across the country and has since reported no new Covid-19 infections. The oral protection obligation also applies to children from the age of six.
In Bavaria Starting next week, citizens will be required to cover their mouths and noses on local public transportation and in stores. Children from the age of six should also wear face protection, as decided by the cabinet in Munich on Tuesday. Students who return to school starting Monday are exempt from this. There is also the saying good for masked people.
In Hamburg Again, starting next Monday (April 27), wearing a mask will also be mandatory. This was announced by the Mayor of Hamburg, Peter Tschentscher (SPD). He said that previous recommendations on the use of masks against the spread of the crown pandemic had not been fruitful enough. Thereafter, these would have to be used in retail, weekly markets, and local public transportation. Children should use them from the age of three, but not at school.
In Lower saxony initially only individual cities came forward. In Wolfsburg, for example, it has been mandatory to wear a face mask since the beginning of the week. Braunschweig wanted to follow suit next Saturday. On Wednesday, the Health Ministry announced that since April 27, the wearing of a mask throughout Lower Saxony was mandatory for local transport and retail. This also applies to children from the age of six.
North Rhine-Westphalia initially it was based on voluntariness. Health Minister Karl-Josef Laumann also rejected the obligation of citizens to wear masks because retailers are currently unable to offer so-called everyday masks, the “Rheinische Post” said on Tuesday. Now the state government has turned around: starting next Monday (April 27), wearing a mask when shopping, as well as on buses and trains will also be mandatory in NRW, this also applies to children from the age of six . However, there is no fixed fine for non-suppliers, regulatory authorities must regulate regional infringements.
At first there were also doubts Rhineland-Palatinate. Until now, the red-yellow-green state government had left it alone to recommend nose protection in stores and on public transportation. On Wednesday, however, the general trend met. Since April 27, mouth and nose protection is mandatory for local public transport and in-store purchases, this also applies to children from the age of six. Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) announced that it would distribute hundreds of thousands of disposable masks to around two dozen stations.
This is exemplary Saarthat provides protective masks to its citizens. They all receive five masks, Prime Minister Tobias Hans (CDU) told the “Bild” newspaper. These would be issued free of charge by the municipalities in the coming days. In Saarland, the mask requirement applies starting next Monday (April 27). People who use local and long-distance transport and want to visit stores are affected. Children six years and older should also wear a mask. Originally, the obligation should only apply to children ten years of age or older.
In Hesse A mask requirement will also be introduced immediately. At the request of the German Press Agency, a government spokesman said that this should apply to commercial and local public transport, also to children from the age of six and is mandatory from April 27.
In Berlin Starting next week (April 27), people will be required to wear mouth and nose protection on buses, suburban trains, and subways. This was decided by the Senate. Unlike in other federal states, this should not apply to retail, and not to children. The Greens in particular had opposed a general mask requirement in the capital.
The state Brandenburg It has long resisted the trend of the mask. However, after Berlin introduced the obligation to use local and long-distance transport, Potsdam did the same on Wednesday. Starting next Monday (April 27), a mask will be required on suburban trains, buses, and trams, as well as in stores. It applies to children from the age of six, but no fines are imposed.
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Starting next Monday (April 27), the masks will also be mandatory on local public transportation and, as the law tightened on Wednesday, they will also be in stores. This also applies to children from the age of six. Manuela Schwesig’s government (SPD) has a special feature: face protection should also be used in libraries.
Bremen Originally I wanted to see until Friday if many people voluntarily wear a mask. Otherwise, the Senate will decide on a mask requirement, said Interior Senator Ulrich Mäurer (SPD). On Wednesday afternoon, things went faster: Bremen was the last federal state to introduce the obligation to wear mouth and nose protection. Then it will apply from Monday to local transport and shopping, and also to children from the age of six.
