Corona virus: conceivable Bundesliga ghost games in May

Berlin

• Corona’s measures have been cautiously eased since Monday: many stores are reopening
• Chancellor Angela Merkel warns Germans about carelessly dealing with the crisis
• Virologist Drosten is concerned about the risk of a second wave of infection.
• Mask requirements for stores and local public transportation have been announced in three federal states
• According to Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn, distance requirements and stricter hygiene standards will continue for months.
• There’s a big coalition dispute over planned student aid
• In Germany, more than 146,000 people are infected with the corona virus, and more than 4,600 people died as a result of infection with the pathogen.
• Around 2.4 million infections have been confirmed worldwide, and there are more than 167,000 deaths worldwide.

Germany is looking for a way back to normal, or what could be normal with the corona virus. After public life by Coronavirus pandemic had almost stopped, at least with caution, request since Monday Relaxation of the measures.. Stores with a sales area of ​​up to 800 square meters can reopen. Schools will also gradually reopen, initially for classes about to take their final exams.

Some states have one Mask requirement advertised for store visits and public transportation.

Chancellor Angela Merkel warns of too much relaxation. She emphasized that future development must depend on the number of infections. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced that the rate of reproduction of the coronavirus in Germany had dropped to 0.7. This means that statistically one person is less infected than another.

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Monday, April 20: Corona measures relaxation: the first stores reopen

5.47 p.m .: The Bundesliga was closer to resuming play on May 9. Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) and NRW Prime Minister Armin Laschet (CDU) have indicated in a video interview with the Bild newspaper that they are ready to take this step, provided that the clubs comply with certain regulations.

“The prerequisite is that there is a well thought-out concept. What the DFL has presented these days shows that there are protective measures. I imagine we can go back to the state of ghost games, “said Laschet. Söder admitted that it was a “tightrope walk”. “Now we have to be careful not to start too much or be frivolous. Ghost games are also a tightrope walk, ”said Söder.

However, it is “conceivable that we can play a round of ghosts as soon as possible from May 9,” added Söder.

Crown in Germany – Christian Drosten warns of second wave of infections

17:27: Virologist Charité Christian Drosten warns of the possibility of a second wave of infection. If the so-called replay number returns to greater than 1 after the measures are loosened – that is, an infected person infects more than another person – the epidemic activity could start again with unexpected force, Drosten said on the NDR podcast.

Already at the end of last week I had before the Danger of a second wave warned that it no longer only deploys to individual locations. Drosten also emphasized that the number of people infected at Charité in Berlin has increased for weeks. In intensive care units, it’s always a little crowded. This is an effect that makes you worry. According to an epidemiological modeling study, the virologist said that the patients were most infectious the day before symptoms began. The predominant infection activity ends after four days with symptoms.

4.37 p.m .: Apparently, the next federal state will introduce a mandatory mask after Saxony, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Bavaria: according to the German press agency, the Baden-Württemberg state government introduced the introduction of a mask requirement to contain the coronavirus.

Consequently, the cabinet wants prime minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) advised this Tuesday on the obligation to cover your mouth and nose on local public transport and when shopping. Also in Berlin This obligation is apparently being considered: Coalition circles confirmed on Monday the relevant considerations to the German Press Agency.

The rector mayor Michael Müller (SPD) advocated such regulation, he said. The “Berliner Zeitung” had previously reported. Müller had already stated a week ago that he could imagine a mask requirement “for certain situations”.

Angela Merkel: “The best way is the one that is careful”

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3.30 p.m.: Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) He continued to call for great caution in the crown crisis: “The more sustainable the number of reproductions is below 1, the sooner we can return to normal.” The effects of opening individual stores on the extent of the coronavirus pandemic will only be apparent in 14 Days. Merkel had been internally outraged in the morning about “opening discussion orgies” in individual countries.

In the afternoon, Merkel defended her choice of words criticized by the opposition: “The best way is to be careful and not carefree.” When asked about the different easing of measures in individual federal states, Merkel said: “It may also be a mistake to move too fast, that is my great concern.”

No one wanted a “new general shutdown,” Merkel said. Such a step would be “inevitable” if the number of infections grew “exponentially” again. The Chancellor assured her that she knew about the needs of many people: parents and children, workers, artists or even believers and lonely people. “This pandemic demands a lot from all of us.” She believes the best way to meet needs and wants is “if we continue to have the strength to take strict and strict action at the beginning of this pandemic.”

Sick leave on the phone must be extended

3:05 pm: In the Corona crisis, sick leave due to colds is still possible over the phone. This was announced by the chairman of the Joint Federal Health Care Committee, Josef Hecken, on Monday. The Federal Committee, which is made up of representatives from doctors, clinics and legal health insurance funds, will revert to the issue later in the day and, with “high probability”, will decide to extend the regulation until May 4, 2020. In anticipation of this decision, physicians may continue to issue certificates of incapacity for work based on a telephone history.

Therefore, the duration of sick leave by phone should be limited to one week and may be extended once “if the disease persists”. “All those responsible today have to weigh daily and based on an uncertain knowledge base and decide how gradual production of regular medical operation is possible while maintaining the necessary protection against infection,” Hecken said.

02.05 p.m .: Special honor for Professor Charité Christian drosten. This year, the virologist will receive the “Special Award for Outstanding Scientific Communication in the Covid-19 Pandemic”. The award was endowed with 50,000 euros, the German Research Foundation (DFG) and Stifterverband announced on Monday.

Drosten explains to people in a clear, transparent and fact-based way what science knows, how it works and what uncertainties exist. As a specialist in emerging infectious diseases, he has become one of the minds most present in the crown crisis. Drosten is director of the Institute of Virology on the Charité Mitte campus, a scientist at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and a professor at the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH).

Bavaria expects the risk of infection to be many times higher

13.53 p.m .: Chancellor had in the morning Angela Merkel Debates on relaxation measures at a conference are apparently called “opening discussion orgies.” Now there are criticisms of the opposition: vice of the FDP party Wolfgang Kubicki The German press agency said: “The chancellor is also not above the law. Angela Merkel is assuming regulatory powers in the crown crisis she does not have.”

Federal states are responsible under the Infection Protection Act. Kubicki went on to say: “It is legally clear: it is not only the opening that has to be justified, but the maintenance of the closure.” For the FDP politician, it is clear: “Uniformity at the national level is not an admissible criterion under the infection law.” Federal states themselves should carefully consider whether it is massive. Deficiencies in fundamental rights are still justified.

In Bavaria with a fourfold increased risk of infection, this should be treated differently than in Schleswig-Holstein. “It would be good if the chancellor took note of the latest decisions of the Federal Constitutional Court.”

1:19 p.m.: In the opinion of the Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg, the contact blocks imposed to contain the coronavirus will become Winfried Kretschmann Apply for a long time. “It is safe to wait months and not weeks,” said the green politician from our newspaper.

“The distance requirement, without groups, hygiene measures will continue to accompany us for a long time.” Kretschmann appealed: “We all have to make sure that a new second wave does not build up, and we would be forced to enter yet another closure.” Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) previously said. “Until there is a vaccine, we will have to take care of each other,” he said.

1:02 p.m .: Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU) describes it as a success that so far the Intensive capabilities in the coronavirus pandemic. The goal remains to break the chain of infection, Spahn said at a press conference in Berlin. Reports of infection happen. This is important for contact tracking.

For this, employees in the public service must be increased. Digital solutions They are essential for quickly and accurately identifying contact chains and for informing vulnerable contacts of how to proceed, Spahn says.

To question about different approach of each Federal states Spahn says: “In the past few weeks, too, there has been a common corridor among the prime ministers.” Due to regionally different infection events, different decisions were made.

12.17 p.m .: Germany wakes up this Monday, the first derogations from the Crown closures. The first editions are relaxed. Among other things, this affects schools and shops. However, the details depend on the industry and the federal state. Read here which crown loosening is now in effect – an overview.

12.02 p.m .: At Canary Islands The regional government believes that the strict curfew that applies to all of Spain could be eased soon. The development of the crown numbers in each of the eight islands should be taken into account, regional president Ángel Víctor Torres told Cadena Ser on Monday.

No new cases have been reported on some islands for days. So far, there is not a single infection on the smallest island of La Graciosa with 700 inhabitants. In total, around 2,000 cases of Corona were confirmed in the Canary Islands with its approximately two million inhabitants, more than 1,300 of them in Tenerife. Torres said the isolated geographic location off the northwest coast of Africa and the closure of the borders, along with strict air traffic restrictions, had benefited the islands.

Crown pandemic: Söder introduces mask requirement in Bavaria

11:21 am: Bavaria wants the Crown crisis Artists in the country monthly with 1000 euros to help financially This was announced by Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) in his second government statement on the crown pandemic in the state parliament in Munich. Although cultural institutions already receive help with the measures taken to date, it is true that there is a group that “falls into each grid”. Therefore, the approximately 30,000 artists who are also organized in the artists’ social security fund would receive 1,000 euros a month, Söder said.

10.35 a.m.: Bavaria leads one Mask requirement total Shops and in public transport to. Starting next week, mouth protection or scarves should be mandatory there, as Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) announced Monday in a government statement in the state parliament.

Also, parents in Bavaria should not have to pay childcare or daycare fees for at least the next three months, provided they are closed due to the crown crisis, Söder said.

10:22 am: Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia Armin laschet He has advocated further relaxation in his state after strong criticism from Chancellor Angela Merkel (both CDUs). North Rhine-Westphalia is that Kitchen Builders LandLaschet said Monday, according to participants at a CDU Presidium change conference on Monday. Other participants also said that Laschet was fundamentally supportive of Merkel.

The North Rhine-Westphalia state government had announced, among other things, that it wanted to take the first step. additionally furniture stores and open specialized baby stores.

“Opening discussion orgies”: Merkel criticizes the relaxation discussion

10.10 a.m.: This very rarely happens: Heidi klum (46) has a photo of their children published. The image on Instagram shows her four children from the front, which the German model has avoided on social networks until now. The faces are covered with mouth and nose masks. Klum’s husband Tom Kaulitz can also be seen in the photo. The family appears to be walking with two dogs.

9.29 a.m.: Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has had extraordinary discussions on further relaxation of restrictions in the fight against coronavirus strongly criticized. According to information from the participants’ German news agency, Merkel made clear at a CDU presidium change conference on Monday how dissatisfied she was that the cautious relief message in some countries is increasing “Opening discussion orgies” carried. This greatly increases the risk of relapse.

Merkel made it clear that she was very concerned that the proper development of corona infections would be reversed because very few people would comply with the contact restrictions. The discussion about relaxation was not helpful.

9.24 a.m .: Before the EU video summit on Thursday, the head of government of Italy Giuseppe Conte your call to call Crown bonds renewed Now it needs “all the firepower of the European Union, through the issuance of joint bonds,” Conte said of the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” (Monday edition). The EU’s monetary commissioner, Paolo Gentiloni, requested the “mirror” financial aid of at least another trillion euros.

Conte said of the German resistance to the crown’s bonds: “Not a single euro from the Germans is used to pay Italian debts.” Solidarity is “very specific and limited in time”. The Netherlands also rejects such community ties. Heads of state and government are discussing new measures in a video conference on Thursday.

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports new cases of coronavirus

8.27 a.m.: SPD boss Norbert Walter-Borjans has chosen to support those particularly affected by the ongoing closure in the Corona crisis Hoteliers and restaurant operators. pronounced “The last to come out of the relaxation exercise is the hotel industry. They certainly are among those who need help, ”Walter-Borjans said on Monday on Bavarian radio.

It’s about “not trying to jump-start the economy.” The hotel industry demands a VAT reduction of 19 to 7 percent and a state rescue fund with direct help for companies. Walter-Borjans said a temporary cut in VAT was “a variant”. Still to be discussed.

8.18 a.m.: Than Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has new case numbers reported. According to the RKI, there are 141,672 coronavirus infections in Germany as of Monday morning. That’s 1775 more than the day before. According to the RKI, a total of 4404 people died after an infection. As for other countries, experts also expect a large number of unreported cases in Germany.

According to research by our editorial team, there are 145,742 confirmed infections. 4642 people have died. We obtain case numbers from the German federal states directly from official press releases and reports from state health authorities. The RKI now only counts electronically transmitted cases, leading to large differences between the number of cases published by the federal states and the RKI.

Crown crisis: VW demands state subsidy

8.02 a.m.: The actor couple Ashton Kutcher (42) and Mila Kunis (36) have one in common “Quarantined Wine” brought to market. “100 percent of the proceeds go to a handful of charities that we have reviewed for you and that we are very proud of at the moment,” Kunis said in a video posted Sunday (local time) on the Twitter channel of Kutcher.

7.58 a.m .: The automaker Volkswagen calls for a new one due to the imminent drop in demand in the Corona crisis state subsidy. “In this situation, a premium should be broad and also include modern vehicles with internal combustion engines,” said Ralf Brandstätter, manager responsible for the daily business of the VW brand, in an interview with the “Handelsblatt” (Monday).

“Pre-financing for electric vehicles should continue,” said Brandstätter. A new financing model could be based on saved carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from climate-damaging exhaust gases. “We are emerging from the crisis and entering the green transformation.”

7.52 a.m .: The crown crisis hits hoteliers and restaurateurs hard. Why Hotels and Restaurants The doors remain closed. Every third company is even threatened with the end. The government gives signs of help. There’s more here:
Crown crisis: restaurants and hotels on the verge of bankruptcy

7.12 a.m.: The Deutsche Post According to their own statements, the crown pandemic continues to try to deliver packages on Sundays. Because in the crisis, more packages are sent. But many employees are already working at the limit, as reported by Thomas Schneider, head of operations at Deutsche Post DHL for the federal territory. So he is looking for new employees. Read the interview with Thomas Schneider here:
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Grand coalition discusses student aid in Corona crisis

6.15 a.m.: At Grand coalition there is controversy over planned aid for Students in the crown crisis. Social Democrats were “amazed” by the “persistence” of Federal Education Minister Anja Karliczek (CDU) to resist giving students “real and not bureaucratic help,” SPD deputy director Bärbel Bas told the Germany publishing network (RND, Monday editions). The minister’s previous proposals were not enough.

Many students have theirs in the Corona crisis Half-time job lost, for example in the catering sector. Karliczek therefore wants to offer these students interest-free loans. However, students need “real help” and not just a loan, SPD faction education spokesman Oliver Kaczmarek told the RND. Subsidies would be awarded to other groups, such as freelancers, medium-sized companies, and entrepreneurs. He sees no reason “why we should offer loans to students of all people,” Kaczmarek said.

The SPD education politician demanded that Bafög Shortly open to students who have not yet received this service and who have lost their part-time jobs due to the Corona crisis. To do this, a hardship fund had to be created so that these students could receive Bafög.

5.32 a.m.: Head of the chancellery Helge Braun (CDU) has called on people in Germany to use the reduction of harsh restrictions in the fight against the crown crisis in a disciplined and wise way. “Now it is about transferring the discipline that we have shown at home to other areas,” said Braun of the German Press Agency in Berlin. If the number of infections increased too much again, “more restrictions would be necessary, otherwise a vicious circle would arise.”

4.15 a.m.: The vice president of the Union faction in the Bundestag, Carsten Linnemann, has warned citizens and companies against the government Crown aids Abuse Quick help is recommended, Linnemann said of the “Rheinische Post” (Monday). Tax authorities would use tax returns to verify whether the aid paid was also justified. “Our money is finite. We cannot save all companies,” said the head of the middle class and the economic union.

Coronavirus: Smaller stores may reopen

4.12 a.m.: After weeks of standing still in public life, Germans are allowed to go first today careful loosening of the crown pads. May from the beginning of the week Shops reopen with a sales area of ​​up to 800 square meters. However, they must comply with hygiene, access control and avoid queues.

Regardless of the size of your retail space, car and bike stores and bookstores can reopen. School operations should also gradually begin again for some of the students. However, restaurants, bars, inns, and hotels remain closed. Large events are prohibited until at least August 31. Starting May 4, hairdressers should be able to reopen under certain conditions.

2.48 a.m.: In Cuba have more than 1000 people shown to be infected with the novel coronavirus. In all, 1,035 patients tested positive for 26,982 tests, the Caribbean Island Ministry of Health said Sunday (local time). To date, 34 people have died from Covid-19 lung disease.

Sunday, April 19: Austria sees possibilities for summer vacations despite the crisis in Corona

10:33 p.m. Czech President Milos Zeman recommended that citizens discover the beauties of their own country this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, for travel abroad, state borders should a full year They remain closed, “so that travelers traveling to countries where the epidemic has not yet ended will cause a new wave of infection,” the head of state said in a radio interview on Sunday.

9:54 pm: The distance requirements and strict hygiene rules are, in the opinion of the Federal Minister of Health. Jens Spahn (CDU) is applied for a long time. He is waiting “for months,” he said Sunday night in the “heute journal” on ZDF. “Until there is a vaccine, we will have to take care of each other.”

Spahn pointed out the importance of the health authorities, that the Chains of infection clarify and identify contact persons. Chancellor Angela Merkel said: “It should be our goal to be able to trace every chain of infection.” However, practitioners complain that this cannot be guaranteed.

“There are problems in certain areas,” said Spahn. Health authorities so far “have not received the attention they deserve.” He added: “We want to strengthen them in terms of personnel and also digitally.” It is known that additional staff capacities will be created in public health services, at least a team of 5 people for every 20,000 inhabitants.

France wants to allow nursing home visits again

8:08 p.m .: In France As part of the relaxation of coronavirus restrictions, visits to the elderly and nursing homes should be allowed again. Starting Monday will be another visitation right, albeit with restrictions, French Health Minister Olivier Véran said at a press conference with Prime Minister Édouard Philippe on Sunday night. No more than two family members may visit a resident in a welfare or elderly center at the same time. Furthermore, physical contact is still prohibited, Véran said. The visitation ban has been in place since mid-March.

France has had strict regulations since mid-March Exit restrictions. They should last until May 11. Thereafter, schools and kindergartens should gradually open again, but universities should not open before summer. According to Philippes, it has not yet been decided how exactly the school should open. One option is to open schools in the least affected areas first.

“Our life since May 11 It will not be the life of before, “Prime Minister Philippe said. The health crisis continues. The French could” not immediately “return to everyday life. Protective mask It could be mandatory on public transportation, said Philippe.

Among other things, in stores, there must be a gap when queuing. Restaurants, cafes or hotels are said to be closed for now. Companies are also encouraged to continue regulations for work in the home office.

No more sick leave on the phone

7.42 p.m .: The online mail order company Amazon keeps its logistics centers in France closed after a court ruling on crown protection measures. Employees in France would certainly stay home until Wednesday inclusive, the company said in France on Sunday. In light of a court ruling in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, they were still “stumped.” The company is now looking forward to the appointment date on Tuesday.

A court ruled last week that the logistics center’s employees were not sufficiently opposed Coronavirus threats Be Protected The Nanterre judges ruled that Amazon should limit itself to ordering food, hygiene and medical items until protection measures have been improved. Given the imminent sanction of a million euros for infringement, the company decided to temporarily close the logistics centers.

7:01 p.m .: Workers who want to be on sick leave due to a cold have to go to the doctor again this Monday. A sick leave is no longer possible. The corresponding Federal Federal Committee of Doctors, Clinics and Statutory Health Insurance Funds (G-BA) did not extend the corresponding exemption on Friday, against the votes of doctors and hospitals. Lesen Sie mehr:
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