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Status: 16.10.2020 17:43 h.
As of Saturday, there is a curfew and a ban on the sale of alcohol in Hamburg restaurants between 11 pm and 5 am Only 15 people are allowed at private parties. The mask is mandatory in secondary schools and vocational schools.
Due to the growing corona number, all restaurants in Hamburg must close at 11pm on Saturday. The Senate announced on Friday that the curfew is valid until 5 am During this period there was also a blanket ban on the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages.
Tschentscher: Hamburg want to act early
At a Senate press conference, Mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD) said Friday afternoon: The background to the strict rules is the growing numbers in Hamburg. Hamburg has been overtaken by almost all the big cities. But: you want to act early. “The further the dynamic progresses, the more momentous our decisions must be,” Tschentscher said. “A look at the European surrounding area shows what a situation it can get into in a very short time.”
Contact tracing in case of infection becomes more difficult
From an incidence value of 50 refinements per 100,000 inhabitants in a week, it becomes even more difficult to trace contacts. “It is the number of contacts that is decisive for the dynamics of the infection,” Tschentscher said. Therefore, the new regulations were aimed at public spaces, private celebrations as well as catering and large events.
Leonhard: The later, the closer you are
Social Senator Melanie Leonhard (SPD) explained: Experience shows “hour later – closer, more alcohol – closer” and this increases the incidence of infections. Therefore, the curfew decision was made. Today there are many so-called “secondary infections”.
Grote: The police will control the curfew more closely
Interior Senator Andy Grote (SPD) said that starting Saturday, the police will increasingly monitor the enforcement of the curfew and the ban on the sale of alcohol in Hamburg. In St. Pauli, among other things, a hundred riot police are deployed.
Fine of 5,000 euros for breach of the curfew
“The term ‘curfew’ has yet to appear in the vocabulary of Hamburg and St. Paulian,” Grote explained. Therefore, the control must act “with a sense of proportion.” But: “We don’t come three times.” The catalog of administrative offenses has been adjusted. Failure to comply with the curfew could result in a fine of 5,000 euros. “In the end, it also helps the restaurant industry if we don’t have to take more steps, and that is our goal.”
Restrictions also for private parties
The number of participants in private parties will also be further restricted. As of Saturday, only a maximum of 15 people are allowed inside their own apartment. So far, the number has been 25. Outside your own home, only meetings with up to 25 people are allowed. In addition, it is recommended to reduce physical contact to the minimum absolutely necessary and comply with adequate hygiene measures.
Outdoor events with only 100 participants
Events without fixed seating are only allowed outdoors with up to 100 participants and in closed rooms with a maximum of 50 people. If alcohol is served during the event, the number of participants allowed is cut in half.
Mask requirement in high school and vocational schools
In addition, the mask requirement will be expanded: pupils from vocational schools, as well as from the upper levels of general schools, will have to wear face-to-face masks in class starting next week. This also applies to teachers, said School Senator Ties Rabe (SPD). Additionally, classrooms at all schools must be ventilated every 20 minutes after fall break, the Senate said. So: at every break and once per school lesson. “We have to wait for schoolchildren to get infected in their spare time,” Rabe said. “Teachers can have their family physicians test Corona three times free of charge between fall and winter break.”
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Reviews of the gastronomic association
The president of the Dehoga industry association in Hamburg, Franz Klein, called on the Senate on Friday to remove both the accommodation ban and the curfew for restaurants. For him, neither one nor the other is an adequate means to contain the pandemic, but it sinks an entire industry in crisis. Most of the owners adhered to all the guidelines very carefully.
Hamburg continues with accommodation ban
the The accommodation ban will remain in Hamburg for the time being; on Friday there was an urgent decision of the administrative court. However it also finds Mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD) does this well. However, it insists on uniformity in all federal states. This is also what the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce requires. Several federal states had overturned the ban in recent days, or it was overturned by the courts.
Hamburg is approaching the limit
In reality, a hardening was only expected if the limit value was exceeded, which is set at 100,000 inhabitants per week for 50 infections. Hamburg surpassed the first critical value a good week ago: with 35 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in a week. On Friday, after a correction, the value was 42.2 and therefore not far from the limit of 50 new infections.
Contagions also in the workplace
However, it is not just parties and celebrations now that are the problem, but also the workplace. The Hamburg health authorities make this observation. So once again there is an urgent call to stay home if you feel bad.
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