Germany decides temporary blockade as of November 2 – Coronavirus –

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has just confirmed the measures that have already been rumored to the press. In accordance with this, a temporary closure was decided from November 2 to the end of November together with the state prime ministers. Among other things, restaurants and cultural and leisure facilities are closed for four weeks. The tough crown measures that the federal and state governments agreed to on Wednesday apply across Germany, according to Chancellor Merkel.

In public, a maximum of ten people from your own home and a second home should be allowed to stay together. Events are canceled and spectators in the Bundesliga are suspended again.

The events are prohibited from Monday, bars and clubs are closed, as are cosmetic studios, massage practices, tattoo and fitness studios or cinemas. Service companies, leisure activities and overnight stays in Germany are restricted. Retail remains open with certain conditions, schools and nurseries must also remain open. Mobile home work should be possible. And the government wants to focus more on vulnerable groups.

Due to the increasing number of corona infections in November, German professional sport can only be played without spectators, this also applies to the Bundesliga. Amateur and recreational sports are also largely banned, as Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and ministers of state decided on Wednesday.

According to Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), Germany must avoid an “acute national health emergency” due to the increasing number of corona infections. Development is now at a point where 75 percent of infections are no longer known from. Therefore, people’s contacts in Germany would now have to be reduced by 3/4. The health system can handle it. But if it keeps up with the infection, it will reach its limits in a few weeks, the Chancellor said.

The Chancellor said at the press conference: “We have to reduce contacts again and reduce the risk of infection again. We have to re-establish control over follow-up!”

The number of people receiving treatment in intensive care units for corona is increasing significantly. Today is a difficult day for policy makers.

“We have to act, and now,” the foreign minister said on Wednesday after consultations with the prime ministers of the federal states. “The curve has to flatten out again.” Now a temporary “national effort” is needed in November, Merkel said, speaking of tough and stressful measures.

Merkel speaks of a “national effort” that will be necessary again from November 2 to stop the increase in the number of infections. The healthcare system can cope with today’s challenges.

“But if the infection rate continues at this rate, we will be able to run this system in a few weeks.”

The new rules should initially apply until the end of November. After two weeks, it should be checked whether the measures are working and how they work. The federal government is making available up to 10 billion euros for one month, for the areas that are affected by the temporary restrictions.

According to Chancellor Merkel, regulations for tourist travel will remain in effect. The federal police will control more strictly, for example, in border areas. “But we don’t want any border control beyond Bavaria and Austria.”

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