Corona Exclusive: According to the internal document, Söder wants a significant adjustment and a new lock finish

Munich – Germans have not seen the chancellor as erratic as Monday night for a long time. Angela Merkel, otherwise sober, was confused several times. It was a tough day. And God doesn’t know a nice one. His Chancellery began the Corona consultations with a thick package full of measures, most of which were reversed by the Prime Minister. Finally, the round was postponed until November 25. This time, everyone agrees, the deal should work better beforehand, so we talk about individual behind-the-scenes measures at an early stage.

Corona: Bavaria is moving away from its old goal for Christmas and naming dates for the end of the blockade

Nothing is certain yet. But that Munich Mercury is an exclusive position paper from the Bavarian State Chancellery, showing where the journey is headed. It is a basis for preliminary discussions within countries, which are likely to last until Wednesday. So these are not fixed resolutions yet, Bavaria has only compiled the positions of various states. More documents will be sent before Wednesday.

The tightening of the Contact restrictions Therefore, it could be less strict than in the proposal presented by the Foreign Ministry on Monday. The reduction to a single contact per household had caused widespread discontent, especially among family representatives. Instead, the newspaper says: “Citizens are asked to keep the group of people in the other home as constant as possible.” Therefore, it is not a prohibition or a requirement, but an appeal.

As expected, she sees one Extension of the partial confinement earlier, although the exact date is still open. The document mentions several variants: the shortest extension would be on December 15 and the longest on January 15. Alternatively, there is the possibility of extending the lockdown until shortly before Christmas (December 20) or shortly after New Years Eve (January 2).

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Before the Corona summit with Merkel and Söder: Bavaria’s proposals are a bitter brake on gastronomy, Christmas and winter sports

Stick with the extension Restaurants and cultural institutions more closed. Accommodation offers may only be available to non-tourist guests. This especially affects winter sports. “The Christmas holidays should take place at home this year,” is the Bavarian line.

“The Christmas holidays should be at home this year.”

Retail, however, remained open. The population is called upon to do Christmas shopping during the week to avoid the crowds on Advent Saturdays. The newspaper is even considering the possibility of easing the opening hours of stores from December 1. It can be doubted that this actually becomes the position of the CSU-led government.

Corona: Schools, border controls and New Year’s Eve – Bavaria still difficult

In the field of education, if it is about Bavaria, the previous stipulation was maintained: Schools and kindergartens stayed open. However, face-to-face teaching should only continue through seventh grade and for final grades. “At the hotspots of special infections, the so-called change model is being introduced in all kinds of schools from the seventh grade onwards. For the groups to form in each class, face-to-face and distance lessons are alternated ”, he says. The local health department will decide on the question of what is an infection hotspot based on the seven-day incidence. The document still leaves open the critical value of what a hotspot is.

Also to Limits It should be more closely controlled again and compliance with quarantine regulations monitored. “Therefore, the Federal Police will increasingly verify the online registration tests at border crossings until after the Christmas holidays,” the newspaper says.

Corona in Bavaria: Söder says goodbye to the great Christmas goal?

The goal of the measures is, of course, to keep the number of new infections low. Merkel and Söder had clearly set an incidence value of 50 as a target on Monday. Until now, a Christmas as normal as possible has always been the goal. The newspaper moves away from this: “This Christmas will not be comparable to previous Christmases. It will only be possible to meet in a small family circle, ”he says.

It is already recommended for planning to limit visits to the family nucleus (that is, grandparents, parents, children), cancel more numerous family gatherings “and spend the days before Christmas paying special attention to general hygiene rules to minimize the risk of infection”.

New crown rules: after the anger over Merkel’s role, now it’s the countries’ turn

Until now, the templates for the meetings had always been created in the Chancellery and often appeared in the press the night before. As a result, prime ministers were increasingly faced with fait accompli. This is one of the reasons why countries now want to be more active. Actually, the leader is the ruling mayor of Berlin, Michael Müller, who is the president of the Prime Minister’s Conference.

Söder, as representative of the countries led by the Union, acts as alternate. Therefore, the document should also serve as a working basis for the countries of the Union. A state government spokesman said on request: “There is no authoritative document on possible new measures. In any case, a joint motion for a resolution would have to come from the federal state of Berlin, which is currently chairing the conference of prime ministers. No such proposal has yet been made. However, Söder’s “competitor” Armin Laschet also spoke on Friday with demands on how wade* reported.

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