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In Berlin, new stricter crown rules will apply from Saturday (October 10). The Senate decided Tuesday night. You are reacting to the large number of new infections. The measures are initially valid until October 31.
There will be a curfew from 11 pm to 6 am – all stores must close during this time. This applies to bars, restaurants and Spätis, among other things. Gas stations can only sell necessary fuel and spare parts. Pharmacies can continue to sell drugs. This amounts to a nightly sale of alcohol ban, which the Senate has already controversially discussed.
There will also be new contact restrictions from 11 pm to 6 am During this time, only five people or people from two households can meet at a time. At the moment, there is no special ban on gatherings in parks.
There are also more restrictions for private parties. Inside, only ten people are allowed for a meeting instead of the previous 25.
Health Senator Dilek Kalayci (SPD) defended the new tightening against criticism on Wednesday. “The time to socialize is over. The situation in Berlin is serious, ”Kalayci said in the morning on RBB news radio. Everyone has a responsibility to control the pandemic.
Kalayci: “Now distance is simply the order of the day”
“This is the nightlife in Berlin that has caused us problems in recent days and weeks,” the senator continued. That is why the Senate took specific action and said the night party is over. “Now distance is simply the order of the day. Winter is a very dangerous time. “
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The Berlin FDP parliamentary group had criticized the Senate for allowing a minority to dance on the nose. If the measures cannot be enforced, further tightening is pointless. Kalayci said the pandemic initially slowed down. “But now we are noticing that discipline has waned, especially among young people.” A minority can also be very dangerous if it is highly mobile and infects many others. The senator also referred to the regulations on fines.
Müller: Charité warns of more serious cases
Ruling Mayor Michael Müller (SPD), Judicial Senator Dirk Behrendt (Greens) and Culture Senator Klaus Lederer (left) presented the new rules Tuesday night. The economic senator and mayor Ramona Pop (Greens) has been on vacation since Tuesday.
Berlin would approach a new blockade without further restrictions, the ruler said at a press conference Tuesday night at the Rotes Rathaus. Then there would be no way to open bars and restaurants. “I ask for your understanding and help in all areas of life to avoid further escalation,” Müller said. During the day he telephoned the director of the Charité. He warned that the number of severe courses was also increasing.
Culture Senator Klaus Lederer (left) announced priority checks at known access points. “If we cannot reduce infection rates, we will have to take tougher measures, we don’t want that,” Lederer said. Berliners would have to take responsibility for this and adhere to the rules. “We must ask all people to give up unnecessary social contacts and also to limit private contacts.”
Berlin wants to organize aid for bar operators
Bar operators will be particularly hard hit by the rules, says Judicial Senator Dirk Behrendt. Help should be organized for this group. Behrendt believes that restaurant operators are less affected; his business usually ends before 11 pm He didn’t mention any additional help for restaurateurs.
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Behrendt also said that fines for violations of Corona’s rules will also be increased. She also expressly encouraged districts to increasingly shut down food businesses in case of violations, if nothing else helps. The Justice Senator also called on school children not to gather in large groups in the parks during the fall break, not even during the day. As of 11pm, the ban that Behrendt described as the “detour requirement” still applies.
According to the three politicians, parts of the administration could be closed again to reduce the risk of contagion. Or reorganized to deploy employees where they are particularly needed at the moment, for example to follow up on contacts. Service in citizens’ offices, where there were major problems during the pandemic and still exist, must remain “efficient,” Müller stressed.
The governor defends himself against the criticisms of Söder and Spahn
Michael Müller delivered it at the press conference against Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) and Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU). Both had previously voiced criticism of Berlin’s handling of the crown crisis.
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Söder had said that the situation in Berlin was “on the verge of becoming unmanageable”, and Jens Spahn had noticed that in Berlin they looked at you with a mask in some bars, as if you were from the moon.
Müller said, referring to Söder: “I find it unbearable that some give marks of posture.” He deliberately did not sit with his legs spread on talk shows or warn against traveling to Bavaria, although thousands of corona tests had disappeared there.
Michael Müller: “Mr. Spahn tells a sad story”
Müller later criticized Jens Spahn. “The fact that Mr Spahn told a sad story yesterday about how he went to a Berlin pub and had to fight to be allowed to wear a mask is a good start, that he fought for it,” Müller said after the extraordinary session of the Senate. . “It would have been even better if he had fought to get everyone in the bar to wear a mask, or if he had given us a quick tip so we could intervene quickly.”
But the head of government not only rejected criticism of Berlin. Other large cities such as Munich, Cologne or Frankfurt also had values above the average of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days. “Who can point a finger at whom on this basis?” He asked. “We all have something to do.”
For the first time two traffic lights crown red
Only since last Saturday have new restrictions been put in place in Berlin, which the Senate decided last week: Private outdoor celebrations with more than 50 participants have since been banned. There is a maximum limit of 25 participants in closed rooms. The requirement for masks in office buildings is also new.
But the number of infections in Berlin has increased considerably lately: for the first time, two crown traffic lights are red, there was a record pandemic in the city with more than 300 new infections in one day, Schleswig-Holstein has declared four districts as Risk areas and the incidence throughout Berlin (number of new infections in 100,000 inhabitants in seven days) is approaching the critical limit of 50.
It is currently 44.2. From the age of 50, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) classifies a region as a risk zone. If that happens, Brandenburg has announced a ban on accommodation for Berliners. (with dpa)
