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Saxony lifts the ban on accommodation for people at Corona hotspots. This was announced by Prime Minister Kretschmer. The administrative court of Baden-Württemberg had previously suspended the state ban on accommodation.
The accommodation ban in Saxony will be lifted. However, this was not done by a court, but by the government of the Free State. State Health Minister Petra Köpping (SPD) announced that on Saturday the restriction for tourists from inland Germany from the Corona hotspots will be lifted.
“Design type not provided”
Saxon Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) had previously announced the lifting of the accommodation ban. It affects people “who have nothing to do with the disease,” Kretschmer said in Dresden after a meeting with district administrators and mayors. “The type of design is not proportionate,” he criticized.
At the same time, Kretschmer expressed concern about the significant increase in infections. “That is why it is correct that we propose together to break this development.” Kretschmer referred to the Czech Republic, where the healthcare system is on the brink of collapse. That shouldn’t happen here. However, the procedure must be adequate, sensible and decisive.
The Court of Justice repeals the ban in Baden-Württemberg
The Administrative Court of Baden-Württemberg had previously suspended the accommodation ban due to its disproportionate nature.
Following a decision on an urgent application published in Mannheim, the accommodation ban disproportionately affects the fundamental right to freedom of movement and is therefore likely to be unconstitutional.
Family from North Rhine-Westphalia submitted an urgent request
The applicants come from the Recklinghausen district in North Rhine-Westphalia, which is considered an access point. He had booked a vacation in the Ravensburg district. The family with their three children claimed to have spent more than 2000 euros on the planned one-week vacation just for the accommodation booked.
The accommodation ban makes holidays impossible, so the ban is disproportionate. The family also affirmed that the possibility of presenting a negative corona test that does not take more than 48 hours discriminates against people from regions with little testing capacity. In previous tests, the family never managed to get a test result in less than 72 hours.
In addition, the family has to pay for the test privately, which entails costs of 774.55 euros for the five members of the family.
Court of Justice: disproportionate interference
The Baden-Württemberg administrative court followed the family’s arguments. The purpose and intensity of the intervention are not proportional to each other. Despite the growing number of cases, no outbreaks have been reported in accommodation establishments, but celebrations are the drivers of the pandemic.
A national regulation on the controversial accommodation ban for people from inland risk areas in Germany was postponed at the federal-state peak meeting on Wednesday.
