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19:33 | Prime Minister Kretschmer: “Urgently Needed” Protection Ordinance
Saxony Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer has described the new Crown Protection Ordinance as “urgently needed”. It was not difficult to reach an agreement, Kretschmer said in the MDR SACHSENSPIEGEL. The reprimands and the request for information had no prospect of success with part of the population. Action must now be taken.
The decision is bitter, but it is urgently needed. “This country has to come to rest, everyone must move only where it is absolutely necessary, only make essential purchases, small family gatherings so that we have the opportunity to survive this wave.” It is important to guarantee medical care and make it possible to follow up contacts again from January.
7:24 pm | Hard closing for school and daycare
Schools, boarding schools and kindergartens in Saxony will remain closed until January 8, 2021. In the week before and after the Christmas holidays, students are studying at home, Education Minister Christian Piwarz said on Friday. The school attendance requirement will be waived at this time. Emergency care is provided to elementary school pupils, as well as daycare and after-school children. Universities are not affected by the closures.
Piwarz promoted the use of the state’s online offerings during the home study. “We have used the time since the first blockade and we are much better positioned with our digital services than in the spring,” the minister said. At the same time, Piwarz called for understanding for the restrictive approach to emergency care: “The goal of the lockdown is to limit the number of contacts to an absolute minimum, so that emergency care can only be offered to a limited group of people. “.
7:04 pm | Saxon government adopts new crown protection regulation
The Saxon state government passed the new Crown Protection Ordinance on Friday. Health Minister Köpping announced it at a press conference that night. The new regulation will apply as of Monday and will remain in effect until January 10.
The measures include an expansion of the mask requirement, the closure of stores, the suspension of classroom teaching in schools and a ban on alcohol in public.
The top priority is to forgo contacts, Köpping said. “I ask people not to look for loopholes to circumvent the measures. Take care of yourself and your family and refrain from traveling,” said the minister. People should act in solidarity and stay home as much as possible. This is the only way to reduce the number of infections. “We didn’t even dare to dream of these numbers in the spring,” Köpping said.
6:01 pm | Görlitzer district administrator calls for reduction of contacts
In a video message on Friday, Görlitz district administrator Bernd Lange again asked people to reduce contacts and comply with all protection rules. This is especially difficult in the run-up to Christmas, according to the district administrator. But only with these measures will it be possible to quickly regain freedom, which is dear to all.
Lange said that the Görlitz district is now a sad leader. The 7-day incidence is currently 603 per 100,000 population.
5:56 pm | A total of 3,479 new infections in Saxony
Saxony’s independent districts and cities reported a total of 3,479 new corona virus infections on Friday. This is a new daily high for Saxony. Most of the new cases occurred in Erzgebirgskreis with 603 and in Dresden with 559 new infections.
The number of people who died related to the coronavirus infection rose to a total of 1,629. On Friday alone, there were 95 new deaths. A total of 2,754 people are currently being treated for Covid 19 in hospitals in Saxony. 494 of these people require intensive medical care.
