Crown ticker Saxony on December 7: Kretschmer announces further tightening of crown rules

Because the Hebelei Zoo in Niederlommatzsch in the Meißen district is currently not authorized to receive visitors and state aid has not yet flowed in, the operators considered the emergency killing of animals. This was justified according to a report from the “Sächsische Zeitung” with food shortages. The situation has now eased. As the local newspaper writes, donors from all over Saxony, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland have signed up to help the destination on the Elbe. For example, a donor would bear a current fee for the zoo. At the moment, there is no need for any emergency slaughter.

The Leverei Nature Experience Center is committed to saving ancient breeds of domestic animals that are in danger of extinction.

Hundreds of federal police and security personnel from Deutsche Bahn now verify compliance with the mask requirement on trains across Germany. Priority checks for the S-Bahn have also been announced on the Dresden network. Last week, the railroad announced that it wanted to monitor compliance with crown rules on half of its long-distance trains every day. The infractions are only the exception, said from the directory of the transport company.

From today, all nurseries in the North Saxony district will enter into restricted regular operation. According to the District Office, this means that children are cared for in fixed groups in a room and only by one teacher. In addition, providers can restrict the opening hours of their nurseries. Also starting today, the Mügelner Goetheschule, the Oberschule Torgau-Nordwest and the Thomas-Mann-Gymnasium in Oschatz are switching to alternate classes.

For students at Lossatal high school near Wurzen, the Leipzig district has ordered quarantine until December 11 after a teacher’s corona infection.

The district music school in Bautzen will be closed again. The district office announced. The reason given was the persistently high number of corona infections. The closure affects all teaching facilities at the music school, he said. The Free State had recently decided to allow individual lessons in Saxon music schools. The last courses were conducted online.

The Muldental Clinics at Grimma and Wurzen want to evaluate every new patient for Corona starting today. This applies to both inpatient admissions and outpatient treatments, said managing director Mike Schuffenhauer of “Leipziger Volkszeitung.” In addition to the PCR tests that are already in use, the clinic also uses so-called rapid antigen tests. These gave a result after only 15 minutes. At Clínica Sana in Borna, only patients admitted to the hospital are examined.

Representatives from the Federal Association of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses of the Ore Mountains have approached district manager Frank Vogel about the Corona crisis. In it, they demand an exit strategy and more transparency. For example, the district administrator should better explain why decisions are made to contain the pandemic.

Case numbers on hospital occupations and corona infections in larger cities in Erzgebirgskreis should also be disclosed. In addition, the catering, commerce and crafts sectors need predictable prospects for March and more financial help.

Saxony wants to advise on further tightening of the crown’s rules in the coming days. Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer told the MDR that it was obvious that the measures taken so far were not enough. Hospitals are increasingly overloaded. Therefore, readjustments must be made. There will have to be changes in the school and kindergarten area, the CDU politician said Sunday night. Kretschmer declined to comment on whether there will be a complete lockdown in Saxony.

Saxony has the highest corona infection rate of all the federal states. Two regions of the Free State are particularly affected. In the districts of Bautzen and Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains, the incidence value of seven days rose to more than 500 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants.