Coronavirus in Dresden: 829 currently infected in Saxony

The amusement parks in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia were ready to go. The season should start at Easter. But Corona suddenly slowed them down. “We are currently only managing an emergency team,” said Bazil El Atassi, managing director of the “Belantis” amusement park south of Leipzig. Only a few of the 250 to 300 employees are there to maintain the technology and keep the 25-hectare site in good repair.

“We could start at any time,” said El Atassi. The technology was approved by the TÜV. Provisions in the course of the Corona virus, such as disinfection and remote regulations, could also be followed. With roller coasters, for example, only every second car could be busy. It also relies on the caution and responsibility of visitors. “We experience that every day.”

He hoped the park would reopen in the summer. Easter’s breakaway business only resulted in losses of 15-20 percent. I did not want to give absolute numbers. The park is one of the largest in eastern Germany. Several hundred thousand visitors come annually. Read more >>> here.

Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer looks with concern at the closed border between Germany and Poland. What is happening there is great suffering, the CDU politician said in Halle on Sunday.

“I think the Polish government has exceeded the target.” The EU has managed to ensure that the border is no longer the end of an economic and living space and that people in the region have become accustomed and travel back and forth to live and work. Due to the rigorous closure of the border in the Corona crisis, it became a great necessity.

His Brandenburg counterpart Dietmar Woidke (SPD) had previously asked Poland to relax the strict crown rules for travelers working in Germany. Kretschmer said that an opening should be sought and that the Polish side should actually be interested in finding a solution. “The real victims are the Polish citizens.”

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki’s national conservative government closed the borders for foreigners in mid-March in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Travelers must return to Poland for two weeks of domestic isolation after returning to Poland. Saxony and Brandenburg financially support travelers.

On Friday night, there were protests against the border closure on both sides of the German-Polish border. About 300 people took to the streets of the neighboring town of Ggorlitz, Zgorzelec, the PAP news agency reported. Demonstrations took place in the border cities of Slubice, near Frankfurt (Oder), Rosowek in Western Pomerania, and Gubin in Lower Lusatia, each with more than one hundred participants.

In all of Dresden there are currently only 85 infected crown. The number of cured patients is continually increasing.

Museums, libraries and exhibition spaces in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt should be able to reopen from May 4. This was announced by the prime ministers of the two countries, Michael Kretschmer and Reiner Haseloff (both CDUs), on Sunday in Halle after their discussions on the future course of the crown pandemic.

The basis for the reopening is a protection concept of the museum association, with which, for example, hygiene in sanitary facilities is adapted and the concentration of visitors against individual exhibitions should be avoided. “The partnership worked well,” said Haseloff. That is the prerequisite for culture in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt to return to social life.

Kretschmer emphasized that he was talking about what was possible and not just what was not possible. “We make careful decisions. It has to do with finding a life with the virus,” said the Saxon head of government.

Prime ministers continue to advocate moving away from the 800-square-meter rule by reopening stores. Larger stores should be able to open if they have concepts to control visitor flow. Haseloff said he needs to talk about square footage per customer and controlled access. “We need a solution at the national level,” said the Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt.

Saxony’s head of government Kretschmer confirmed that the catering business should also start slowly again. One might think of gradual relaxation, for example, by opening outer areas first. As a quote, it points to a period between Ascension and Pentecost, Kretschmer said.

The zoos and botanical gardens in Saxony are due to reopen from May 4. That was agreed in the Saxon state government, Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (44, CDU) said in Halle on Sunday. There he had previously discussed with his Saxony-Anhalt counterpart, Reiner Haseloff (CDU), the further course in treating the crown pandemic.

Details of the reopening of zoos and similar facilities have yet to be determined, Kretschmer said. It is clear that long queues should not form and the number of visitors should be limited.

In Saxony-Anhalt, zoos have been open again since Thursday in similar conditions. It is important that one can understand contact strings, said Kretschmer. Therefore, at the mountain zoo in Halle, visitors would have to book season tickets online or the night before, which can only be used in the specified window.

According to the Dresden city website, there are five new people infected compared to the previous day. The number of crown cases has increased to 551. There are already around 460 people who have recovered.

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The left wing believes that emergency care for children in the crown crisis should apply to all working single parents. Until now, this has been regulated differently by the federal state for so-called systemically relevant professions, such as teachers, nurses, or sales personnel.

These days, it was a major problem for single parents to organize childcare, said Sabine Zimmermann (left), a member of the Bundestag in Zwickau.

Saxony should follow the example of other countries and provide open care to those affected by all professions. Zimmermann is the head of the Bundestag Family, Seniors, Women and Youth Committee.

In the Erzgebirge district, the number of confirmed crown cases has increased by two: it is now 503. In the Free State, 3430 people are currently cured.

The Prime Ministers of Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony, Reiner Haseloff and Michael Kretschmer, want to jointly discuss the subsequent course to tackle the crown pandemic this weekend. For this purpose, the two CDU politicians will meet on Sunday at the Halle Zoo, as announced by the Magdeburg State Chancellery.

Saxony-Anhalt government spokesman Matthias Schuppe said it should be weighed together, allowing for more relaxation and openness options and how risk should be assessed in light of the current infection situation. After the deliberations, the two prime ministers want to present their results to the public (2.30 p.m.).

In Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, strict contact and exit restrictions have been in place since mid-March to curb the spread of the coronavirus. This was recently successful, and the number of new cases has increased significantly more slowly for a long time. Many cultural and leisure facilities are closed, as are the gastronomy, the hotel industry and some of the shops. More recently, both countries had relaxed some requirements and, for example, started school again for the final classes. In exchange, a mouth guard obligation applies on local public transportation and when shopping.

Compared to the previous day, 25 new cases were registered in Saxony. The number increased to 4,530. At the same time, however, another 50 people are classified as healthy.

The city of Dresden reports 546 cases on Saturday, four more than the day before. The number of crown cases treated at the hospital increased from 65 to 70.

An estimated 449 people are now healthy again.

The drive-in theater at the airport started on Friday. The first movie to be shown on a total of four screens was “Go Trabi Go”. Both this and the next movie “Pretty Best Friends” sold out. There is room for up to 500 cars. Two people can watch by car.

Saxony Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer considers the reopening of the restaurants in late May conceivable. Gastronomy needs perspectives, the CDU politician said Friday night on the “ARD Extra” program about the crown crisis. Read more >>> here.

To curb the crown virus, the Dresden State Theater has now completely halted its season. The decision was not an easy one for the director, Joachim Klement said on Facebook.

A consolation for all lovers of culture: the preparation of the new season is already underway. “The theater is a gathering place, we want to be there for you as soon as possible,” said Klement.

The new bishop of the Evangelical Church of Saxony, Tobias Bilz, has to do without the “great train station” when they present it on Saturday (12 noon). Due to the crown pandemic, the following also apply to this service at Meissen Cathedral: maximum 15 visitors. This affects the family of the former youth minister, as well as the dignitaries of the Evangelical Church in Germany.

The presentation, which will be delivered by the Chief Bishop of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (VELKD) and Bishop of Hanover Ralf Meister, can be seen live on MDR television.

The former Oberlandeskirchenrat Bilz regional synod was elected by the regional synod on February 29 and named the following day. He is the successor to Carsten Rentzing, who left office prematurely in late October 2019 after criticism of his membership in a striking association and in his day as a law student for a right-wing magazine.

Bilz (55) comes from near Wurzen, did an apprenticeship, and then studied theology in Leipzig. He was a pastor in the Ore Mountains and a youth pastor in the region, then in 2007 until he moved to Landeskirchenamt in 2018 as a state youth pastor.

Dynamo Dresden and the Dynamo fan store donate € 30,000 for social purposes as part of the coronavirus pandemic. The second division soccer team announced this on Friday.

Consequently, 15,000 euros of the total amount must go to the Lichtblick Foundation for the “SOS for Culture” project, as well as 7,500 euros each to the Aufwind Fund for Children and Youth Dresden e.V. and the University Medicine Foundation.

The money comes from the sale of special fan items that were developed, produced and sold during the Corona crisis. Part of the proceeds is used to secure the jobs of the ten fan store employees.

In early April, the traditional Saxon association had donated a total of € 50,000 to hospitals and social institutions (TAG24 reported) 35,000 euros of the total amount went directly to hospitals in Dresden and Bergamo as financial support.

The masks have arrived in Saxony from China and Vietnam. The city of Borna, in the Leipzig district, received 6,000 protective mouth and nose masks on Friday as a donation from its partner Chinese city, Dujiangyan.

“I am very grateful for the help of our Chinese friends. Especially since the introduction of the mandatory mask on local public transportation and in stores, demand has skyrocketed again and it is more difficult for us as an administration to obtain masks for our employees.” , said. Mayor Simone Luedtke (left).

Health Minister Petra Köpping (SPD) also received a delivery from Vietnam in Dresden. The Vietnamese community has organized a total of 20,000 mouth-to-nose tapas in Dresden, the ministry said.