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Germany introduces a robust new package of measures to overcome the spread of the virus. These are closures in the culture and leisure sector, as well as food and beverage outlets. Additionally, meetings are limited to a maximum of ten people from a maximum of two households.
Request the use of a mouth guard at Karlsplatz in Munich. Proceedings
Schools, preschools and stores will remain open, announces Chancellor Angela Merkel. But the number of people who can stay in the tents at the same time is limited to one for every ten square meters.
The strict restrictions apply from Monday and last until November.
– We must act now, says Merkel and urges residents not to travel to the country, unless necessary.
She describes the situation as “very serious”.
Cinemas, theaters, restaurants, bars and gyms will be closed. The hotels will not receive tourists, only guests with the necessary reasons for their stay.
Professional sporting events are only allowed without spectators. This means that football in the Bundesliga returns to the empty stands after a period of allowing a small audience.
To the sectors affected by the new restrictions, the state offers a financial support package of ten billion euros (approximately 103 billion Swedish crowns).
Small businesses (with up to 50 employees) will be able to receive 75 percent of their income in November 2019 in financial support.
– We will compensate the companies, institutions and clubs that are affected, he said after presenting the agreement negotiated with the 16 state leaders of the federal state on Wednesday night.
According to Merkel, the health capacity limit will have been reached in a few weeks if the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to increase at the same rate as now.
Over the past 24 hours, infection rates have risen from nearly 15,000 to more than 464,000, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
The death toll increased by 85 to 10,183.
In her statement, Merkel noted that health authorities can no longer trace origin in about 75 percent of cases, making it difficult to know exactly which measures are the most powerful.
– We have to reduce contacts (between people) somewhere. If we wait any longer, we must further reduce contacts, he said.
Corona situation in Germany
Germany, with 83 million people, has performed relatively well during the corona pandemic compared to most European countries. To date, around 450,000 cases have been reported and just over 10,000 people infected with COVID-19 have died.
In the last month, however, the number of new cases has increased dramatically, as in many other countries, and the infection control authority RKI has repeatedly reported daily figures of more than 10,000 new cases, which is much more than Spring Highs.
The growing number of infections has sparked fierce political debate among state leaders, who have taken different lines to combat the virus.
Source: Robert-Koch-Institut
