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Medical representatives call travel within Germany a “pseudo-danger”. And the economy is also criticizing the ban on traveler accommodation from Corona hotspots. Especially in criticism: The jumble of regulations.
Several of the new regulations to combat the corona pandemic receive strong criticism from businesses, but also from medical professionals. The “regulation mania” of the federal states is “often quite counterproductive,” said the chairman of the board of the National Association of Statutory Doctors of Health Insurance (KBV), Andreas Gassen, of the “Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung”. “However, due to the confusion of incomprehensible regulations, we can lose the acceptance of the measures that really contribute something.”
“Superfluous and not to be implemented either”
Gassen was especially critical of the ban on accommodation for guests in “risk areas” in the interior of Germany. Most federal states had decided that travelers from places with a very high number of corona infections could no longer be admitted to hotels and guesthouses, unless they could present a negative corona test that is no more than 48 hours old.
“Travel restrictions are superfluous to combat the pandemic and cannot be implemented,” Gassen said. Travel within Germany is just a “pseudo-hazard”. Rather, the problem lies in “large traditional weddings, in meat-processing companies, through uncontrolled celebrations.” These things would not be avoided at all with quasi-travel bans. Instead, the meager testing capabilities would be wasted, Gassen criticized. “That is almost silly.”
DIHK: Great uncertainty between companies
The German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) also criticized the “uncoordinated regulations”. Currently, this is causing great uncertainty among companies, DIHK president Eric Schweitzer told the Funke media group newspapers. After all, companies in the tourism industry in particular have crafted safe hygiene concepts, developed digital solutions, and continued to engage in difficult conditions.
The hotel and restaurant association Dehoga warns of the economic consequences for the industry. Dehoga CEO Ingrid Hartges described it as “completely unsatisfactory that we don’t have national regulations.” Both guests and hoteliers would have countless questions and would not know what would apply in detail. “That is why we urgently need more uniformity,” Hartges demanded at the “Passauer Neue Presse.”
Ramelow: regulation is “nonsense”
In fact, it is difficult to understand what the regulations look like in individual federal states and to whom exactly they apply. In fact, they should take effect for travelers from areas with more than 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days. This currently applies to Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, Hamm and Rosenheim.
Several federal states have already announced that the accommodation ban should not apply to them, or at least not automatically. Thuringian Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow even called the regulation “nonsense.” And the first mayor of Hamburg, Peter Tschentscher, also pointed out that it is of little use that people from hotspots cannot travel to large countries, but conversely, people from outlying areas drive to large cities to work or go out. .
The ban applies in Bavaria, but not in Bavaria
Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder, on the other hand, is one of those who campaigned for such a lodging ban. In your federal state, however, it will now only be partially implemented, and exclusively for travelers who come from another federal state.
Travelers from a Corona hotspot within Bavaria must continue to be accepted at hotels throughout the Free State. A spokesman for the State Ministry of Health justified this with the fact that the authorities in the Free State areas could much better assess the situation and take other necessary measures if necessary.
Three of the five largest cities above the threshold
And Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, a federal state that is economically dependent on tourism like no other, stands out once again for its particularly rigid regulations. For travelers from risk areas, a quarantine obligation of at least five days must apply even if the test is negative, which should make a trip to this state extremely unattractive for those affected.
It is also becoming clear that a large number of Germans will be affected by the accommodation ban, especially during the fall holidays. With Berlin, Cologne and Frankfurt, three of the country’s five largest cities have already passed the corresponding threshold, and Munich is only slightly below.
