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Corona’s situation is coming to a head: Söder advocates for the Prime Minister’s Conference
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The number of corona infections is rising again with more force
France reported around 13,500 new corona infections in one day. The figures are also increasing again in other EU countries. Some governments are trying to counter this with tougher measures.
“Figures too high, figures too high”: In Munich, new coronavirus infections rise above the cutoff value, Berlin even surpasses Bavaria in terms of 7-day incidence. There are also several critical regions in NRW.
WDue to the corona infection situation next fall, Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) wants to reconvene the Prime Minister’s Conference. He wanted to speak with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) this week, he said, according to participants at a meeting of the CSU board on Monday. The Heads of Country conference could take place next week or the week after the next.
In Munich and other corona hot spots in Bayern There should be a mask requirement in public places where distance rules are not observed. Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter also announced new contact restrictions. As of Thursday, only five people, or two households or family members can meet online. In addition, in private celebrations, a maximum of 25 people inside and 50 outside will be allowed to gather. “We have to do everything possible to avoid crowds, and this is especially true when it comes to partying,” Reiter emphasized at a press conference. Söder’s cabinet reportedly wants to adopt a corresponding mask requirement for all municipalities in Bavaria where the number of new infections is more than 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days.
Also in several cities of North Rhine-Westphalia the authorities want to advise if stricter corona measures will be introduced again due to the increase in the number of infections. Hamm It is with 46.9 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days, shortly before the important mark of 50. The city of Westphalia was on Monday at the top of the list of the so-called 7-day incidence and surpassed it with a increase of almost four points from the previous day Gelsenkirchen.
Also in other cities, the corresponding value is still above number 35, of which the first measures are already being carried out: Gelsenkirchen it was – unchanged from the day before – at 44.1. Remscheid at 37.8, so the value according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) was still 36.9 the day before. For Cologne, the value on Monday was 33.2 (previous day: 34.2). Of the Oberbergische Kreis stuck at 33.0.
Also in Sedan there are rapidly increasing numbers: in the Berlin district Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg the number of new infections also reached more than 50 per 100,000 residents on Monday. That’s what the “Tagesspiegel” reported. Consequently, the 7-day incidence in the district is 50.8. According to the RKI, Berlin as a whole is now the leader ahead of Bavaria in terms of incidence in a comparison of the federal states with a value of 20.4.
Health Senator Dilek Kalayci worries that it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep track of the chains of contacts. The rise in new infections in Berlin is gaining momentum, he said. It is to be expected that the infections that are currently widespread among young people will also increasingly reach the older age groups and that the number of hospital cases and deaths could increase.
“The images from the Viktualienmarkt were haunting”
He has very mixed feelings, Bavarian Prime Minister Söder said, looking at photos of certain replacement Oktoberfest celebrations in Munich over the weekend. “The photographs of the Viktualienmarkt were disturbing,” he criticized. The photos showed people huddled there, without distance and without a mask.
Now you have to react so that the crown numbers are below the limit value again. On Sunday, the crown’s figures in Munich reached 55.6 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants in a week. “Munich has too high numbers, too high numbers.” Söder announced that the Bundeswehr should now support the health department in Munich with staff.
In view of the upcoming Super Cup match between FC Bayern Munich and FC Sevilla in the crown risk area of Budapest, Söder also announced stricter quarantine rules for returning fans. The corresponding quarantine regulation will be changed, Söder said. So far, the following applies: Anyone who has been in a risk zone abroad for less than 48 hours does not have to be quarantined at home.
“We will and will have to change that,” he stressed, cautioning that everyone should carefully consider whether they really want to go there. You couldn’t allow 2000 to 3000 people to possibly cause a “big wave of infections” in the end.
So far, UEFA of the European Football Union has stuck to its plans to play the Super Cup final in front of the spectators on Thursday (9pm) at the Puskás Arena. The stadium’s 67,000-seat capacity will be used up to 30 percent. Both clubs have around 3000 tickets available. Around 2,100 soccer fans want to accompany FC Bayern to Budapest on Sunday, according to the information.
