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Status: October 19, 2020 5:39 pm
Hamburg has passed a critical mark in new corona infections: on Monday the incidence value exceeded the limit of 50. Now they threaten new restrictions.
The number of new registered infections has increased by 93 since Sunday, the health authority announced. A total of 10,001 people have been infected with the virus since the beginning of the pandemic. The incidence value, which quantifies the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days, increased to 50.6. The federal and state governments had decided that stricter rules should be applied in regions where this value is greater than 50.
RKI expects a value less than seven days
However, this ranking is not yet completely official, because the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the value of seven days for Hamburg on Monday at 42.9. This information is decisive from a legal point of view if the residents of Hamburg want to spend the night in other federal states with accommodation restrictions. The spokesman for the authorities explained the difference in values with a time delay when registering the cases in Berlin.
VIDEO: Corona infections: Hamburg exceeds warning threshold of 50 (5 min)
Health Authority: Even less possible
After the rules were tightened last Friday, Hamburg will likely refill. A new, stricter Corona regulation should take effect later this week. The people of Hamburg have to be prepared for the fact that next weekend will be even less possible than last, according to the health authority.
Mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD) had already announced that private gatherings can be reduced to a maximum of ten people or two households.
AUDIO: Crown limit exceeded in Hamburg (1 min)
But are there no Christmas markets?
More restrictions on gastronomy and events are also possible. Therefore, the Christmas markets and the winter cathedral are less and less likely. Sports could also be affected. Sports state councilor Christoph Holstein said in an interview with NDR 90.3 over the weekend that he expects more restrictions in terms of the number of spectators. Voluntary hiring is already being discussed in various leagues.
The Senate has already responded with stricter rules
burgers Due to the number of infections, which had been increasing for weeks, the Senate on Friday announced several tightening of the crown’s rules. The curfew from 11 pm to 5 am and the ban on the sale of alcohol have been in effect since Saturday for restaurants. The Hamburg Senate will consult again on Tuesday. The results will be announced at noon at 12.30 pm in a press conference, which will be broadcast live on NDR.de.
Lawsuit against curfew
Meanwhile, there is a first lawsuit against this curfew: a swingers club wants to take action against the mandatory closure between 11 pm and 5 am Several restaurants and bars had also announced that they wanted to sue.
Stricter rules are also threatened in schools
Education Senator Ties Rabe (SPD) said over the weekend that he would not rule out adjusting the mask requirement in schools. Since Monday, teachers and students from professional and secondary schools have had to wear mouth and nose protection in class. In addition, classes must air every 20 minutes. “If the infection rate drastically worsens, we will gradually and carefully expand the requirement for masks in schools,” Rabe said.
Infections in a nursing home in Harburg
At a Harburg nursing home, at least 27 residents were also infected with the corona virus. Employees may also be affected, a spokesman for the health authority said on Monday. In another care center in Hamburg-Nord there are still 23 cases, in a house in Wandsbek 31. Eight more infections were reported in five houses in Hamburg, the spokesman said. The 27 Harburg cases are included in the 93 new infections that were reported for all of Hamburg on Monday.
AUDIO: Corona: this threatens if the limit value is exceeded in Hamburg (1 min)
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