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meChancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and prime ministers agreed that the lockdown should last until March 7, but states are free to decide on some early relaxation measures. Throughout Germany, hairdressers can reopen from March 1, subject to certain hygiene requirements. The opening of schools and kindergartens is not regulated uniformly, but is at the discretion of each country.
The next important opening step should only be when there is a stable seven-day incidence of no more than 35 new infections per 100,000 population. So retail, museums and galleries, as well as businesses with body-friendly services, should be able to reopen.
All countries at a glance:
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann urgently warned of a slowdown in the fight against the corona virus. However, kindergartens and elementary schools should reopen on February 22, if the number of infections allows, Kretschmann said.
The concept of returning to face-to-face operations in elementary schools is already in place. It is based on the regulations that applied after the first crown lock last year at the end of the Pentecost holiday. These are essentially alternate operations, where two grades meet face to face and the other two grades learn from home.
Bayern
The nationwide night curfew in Bavaria expires at the end of this week. Only at Corona access points with a seven-day incidence of more than 100 should there continue to be night curfews, but in the future only from 10 pm to 5 am This was announced by Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU).
In addition, primary school classes will return to schools from February 22, but only in alternate classes and only in rural and urban districts with a seven-day incidence of less than 100. Nurseries will also reopen on this date with regular restricted hours. operations. The step is accompanied by a mask and a test concept. At present, only high school graduates go to schools in Bavaria.
Sedan
In Berlin, primary schools will gradually return to face-to-face classes from February 22. This was announced by the ruling mayor and current president of the Prime Minister’s Conference Michael Müller (SPD) after deliberations by the federal and state governments. The inauguration will be organized in strict compliance with hygiene regulations and with alternate lessons, Müller said.
Brandenburg
Brandenburg wants to gradually open primary schools with alternating lessons from February 22. “These are models that have already been used in schools,” Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD) said on RBB information radio. Distance learning works only to a very limited extent in primary school. That is why the signal is correct, “that the little ones can go back to school first.” When the high schools reopen, Woidke left it open. The situation is different there, distance learning works better there. The state government wanted to inform parliament about the new federal-state resolutions at a special session of the Brandenburg state parliament on Thursday afternoon.
Bremen
It should be discussed intensively in the Senate, the red-green-red coalition and with parents and teachers, and what changes could there be for schools and kindergartens in Bremen. The changes would take effect on February 22 or March 1 at the earliest. Schools are not closed in Bremen, but compulsory attendance has been lifted.
Hamburg
Unlike many other federal states, Hamburg does not want to open primary schools before March. This was announced by the Mayor of Hamburg, Peter Tschentscher. One would consider how to continue after spring break, which ended on March 12 in Hamburg. “We have to be careful,” says Tschentscher, referring to mutations in the virus. The number of new infections is currently only slightly decreasing, the virus variants are much more aggressive.
Hessen
Hessian Prime Minister Volker Bouffier (CDU) was happy about the gradual opening of schools. “We will open elementary schools and fifth and sixth grades with alternating classes starting February 22,” said Bouffier. “I’m glad that we were able to prevail.” According to the Ministry of Culture, as many face-to-face lessons as possible should be offered to as many students as possible during the planned alternation of lessons. Nurseries in Hesse could also go into regular restricted operation again from February 22.
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Elementary schools and nurseries are scheduled to reopen after winter break on February 22. This should apply to rural and urban districts that have an incidence value of less than 50. What this means for districts with an incidence greater than 50 will be clarified Friday at the Corona state summit. Upper grades must continue to study at home across the country, with the exception of final grades.
Lower saxony
The State Chancellery confirmed that flower shops and garden centers can reopen in Lower Saxony on Saturday. In Lower Saxony, the crown measures in the education sector continue to apply until the end of February. In the so-called scenario B, primary school students receive alternate lessons in divided classes, observing the rules of distance and hygiene, the Ministry of Education said. Scenario B also applies to children with intellectual disabilities in schools with special needs and to young people graduating this school year. School years five through twelve were kept to pure distance education, he continues, as were the students in vocational schools. Emergency care is maintained through sixth grade. Nurseries also continue to offer emergency care, usually up to half the usual group size, but are generally closed.
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia wants to gradually open schools from February 22. Elementary schools should then open on an alternate model, said school minister Yvonne Gebauer. With an incidence of seven days below 50, NRW will switch to classroom teaching. In the school’s email it is said that as of February 22, the classes that plan their final exams in 2021 will return to the face-to-face mode. This could be possible “also in full class”. If spatially and personally feasible, schools could also share final classes or choose a hybrid model. For primary school students and younger students with special needs, it is up to the school management how they want to organize the alternate lessons.
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate wants to gradually reopen schools from February 22. First, there will be mandatory alternate classes for primary school students, Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD) announced. Fifth and sixth grades should follow “quickly” in March. Dreyer initially left open when there might be face-to-face lessons again for older students. At the same time as the gradual opening of schools, primary school teachers and kindergarten staff are expected to have a preference for vaccines. Dreyer promised they could be offered a vaccine by Easter. There are probably enough doses of vaccine available for this.
SAarland
The Saar wants to allow elementary students to take alternate lessons from February 22. “And we do not look very meticulously at the incidence,” Prime Minister Tobias Hans (CDU) said on Wednesday night in Saarbrücken after federal-state consultations. This means that this step must be taken within seven days per 100,000 inhabitants, even if the target of 50 new infections is not reached. A crown summit by state government and district administrators is scheduled for Friday in Saarland.
Saxony
In view of the drastic incidence of corona in the Czech Republic, Saxony wants to significantly restrict passenger traffic. The closure of certain hotspots is urgently required, said Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU). The “Click and Collect” collection service should be available at the points of sale starting next Monday. Saxony was the only federal state that had not yet allowed this service.
On Tuesday, Culture Minister Christian Piwarz (CDU) announced the opening of kindergartens and primary schools in restricted regular operations starting on February 15. The principle of strict separation of groups and classes with fixed reference persons is applied. There are exceptions for graduation classes: he returned to secondary schools and elementary schools in Saxony on January 18. In Saxony, compulsory attendance for primary school students will be suspended for the time being. Thus, parents can decide for themselves whether to send their children to school.
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt will maintain its plan to gradually reopen schools from March 1, Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff (CDU) announced. In parallel with the gradual opening of schools, Saxony-Anhalt will also reopen kindergartens and after-school care centers from March. The nurseries would then switch to restricted regular operations, Social Affairs Minister Petra Grimm-Benne (SPD) said on Thursday after a cabinet meeting. Consequently, as in some cases in the previous year, the children should be cared for in fixed groups and, if possible, always by the same educators.
Schleswig-Holstein
There is a special exception in the north: zoos, wildlife parks, horticulture centers and florists will open in Schleswig-Holstein on March 1. Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU) announced this Thursday in state parliament. The same applies to certain indoor sports, as well as hair and nail salons.
Primary school pupils in Schleswig-Holstein should start studying at the school again from February 22nd and kindergartens should continue to open. Otherwise, according to the decisions of the federal and state governments from Wednesday to March, the closure with shops, restaurants and leisure facilities largely closed.
Thuringia
According to Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow (left), Thuringia will extend the blockade until March 7 with the closure of restaurants, hotels and shops. However, hairdressers should now be able to cut their hair again in early March and not as initially planned in Thuringia on February 20. When it comes to the opening of schools in Thuringia, it is possible to alternate the lessons of an incidence of seven days below 100, said the Prime Minister. He advocated for faster tests in the education sector. With a value of 123, Thuringia is currently the federal state with the highest incidence in seven days per 100,000 inhabitants in Germany.
Note: We update this article regularly.
