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Announced closure: shops and schools in Berlin before closing

Berlin is heading towards one another hard lock a – possibly before Christmas. In the plenary debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday, Government Mayor Michael Müller (SPD) said: “We will have to close the retail sector, also before January 10. There is no other way“According to Müller, the measures taken in early November brought something,” but not what is needed. ” A point has been reached where decisions need to be reconsidered and hardened.

From when to probably next Tuesday Müller left the measures open for the Senate to adopt. “I cannot tell you the specific day if it is the 23rd or the 20th, because we have to do it and we want to coordinate it with Brandenburg,” Müller said.

According to Tagesspiegel, the information is internal December 21 as the first day of the closing under discussion – a Monday. The ruling mayor announced, however, that also on the fourth Advent purchases scheduled for Sunday it will not go as planned. This has reportedly been agreed between Müller and Labor Sen Elke Breitenbach (left). From the ranks of the Berlin-Brandenburg Retail Association, it was said that the legal steps would be examined.

Beyond Retail: From Plans grocery stores are excluded – Müller begged for one Schools closed. These must remain closed beyond the original end of the holiday on January 4 – also until January 10. Alternative lessons are conceivable and advisable. Schooling in face-to-face classes, as Müller had vehemently defended to the end, but no.

It is foreseeable that the partners of the left coalition and the Greens will support Müller on his way. The leader of the Green Party, Silke Gebel, had declared in her speech: “We are going to leave the virus at home in Berlin for 14 days!” Reduce Christmas travel to the absolute minimum and refrain from visiting relatives: “Traveling is not an option in 2020. Because Corona is”, Gebel said.

Carsten Schatz, chairman of the left-wing parliamentary group in the House of Representatives, explained in light of the number of infections that these were “too high” despite a slight decrease. He prepared Berliners for this: “More difficult weeks await us.”



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