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After a corona outbreak in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, 700 people were tested for the corona virus over the weekend. This is what “Süddeutsche Zeitung” and “Bayerische Rundfunk” report. It is not yet clear how many were infected. The responsible district office expected the results on Monday.
The Garmisch-Partenkirchen district office assumes that the current outbreak is mainly due to a so-called super spreader. The 26-year-old is said to have wandered various pubs in the market town at the foot of the Zugspitze and infected several people in the process.
According to the authority, he had already been waiting for symptoms in the bar crawl and the results of his corona test. In Bavaria, violations of quarantine requirements can result in a 2,000 euro fine.
The Munich II prosecutor’s office is investigating the woman on suspicion of negligent bodily harm, Attorney General Andrea Mayer said Monday. “What’s in the room is a possible violation of quarantine rules.” The “Münchner Merkur” had reported for the first time about it.
The woman worked in a hotel for the US military and their families. The vacation home was closed for two weeks Monday after multiple employees tested positive, the hotel announced on its website.
The case shows, according to the conviction of Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU), how much “carelessness and irrationality endanger others”. Söder said Sunday night in an “image” talk that he said “over and over again, we have to protect the sensible from the unreasonable.” In the case of women, it is now possible that “a very high fine” is a sanction.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is now above the critical value of 50 new infections in seven days per 100,000 inhabitants. The district office has already imposed various restrictions, for example, on opening hours in the restaurant sector.
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The Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) also calls for consequences for women. “If it is confirmed that the woman has deliberately ignored the quarantine despite the clear symptoms of the crown, she should expect a hefty fine,” Herrmann told the “Münchner Merkur”.
“In the face of such recklessness, a clear signal and an example of a warning must be given that anyone who violates the rules in this particular pandemic situation and deliberately puts others at risk,” Herrmann said, should expect sensitive sanctions.
In Bavaria, violations of quarantine requirements can result in a 2,000 euro fine.
“The lady had symptoms, she was with us at the test station and she was asked to remain in quarantine due to the symptoms. But she didn’t do that, ”district administration spokesman Stephan Scharf said Saturday. The 26-year-old had just returned from a vacation in Greece.
It is not yet clear whether he was infected during the trip or later in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. “We don’t know where it got infected,” says Scharf. He corrected his previous information that it was a tourist who came from the United States. There was a “transmission problem” within the authority.
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“There are more cases where people don’t wait for the test result,” says Scharf. “And nationality doesn’t matter either. But we wanted as many people as possible to be contacted who remembered having contact with the woman in a bar in recent days. “
Because not all contact persons have been traced so far, health authorities are asking those who were in local bars tonight or earlier to contact the health department hotline (08821 / 751-500) and get tested. The appeal is mainly aimed at young people between 18 and 35 years old, who may have been infected, are invited to get tested.
All district restaurants must close by 10 pm
According to Scharf, 24 people have so far tested positive in an accommodation where the woman works. Overall, the number of new infections for Saturday was 37. The seven-day incidence was 54 and therefore above the critical mark of 50 new infections per 100,000 population in seven days. “Of course, not everyone has to be infected with it,” emphasizes Scharf. 453 positive cases have been detected in the district since the start of the Corona crisis.
“From a medical point of view, a significant increase in infections in the district is to be expected,” the district office said, imposing restrictions on public life in the commercial city of about 26,000 residents on Friday. “We want to end the nightlife that triggered it.”
All restaurants must close by 10 pm Only a maximum of five people can meet in the public space; this also applies to all restaurants. For private events, the number of participants is limited to a maximum of 50 people in closed rooms or up to 100 people outdoors.
Due to the high number of infections, the organizers canceled the “Ausbremst is” event scheduled for this Saturday. The farmers’ rally in protest against the spread of wolves in Bavaria this Sunday was also canceled due to the crown. (dpa)
[Hinweis: In einer früheren Version des Textes hieß es, die Frau sei eine Touristin aus den USA. Das Landratsamt hat sich später korrigiert.]
