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Crown measures: Baden-Württemberg is massively tightening the screws – shopping tourism is still possible
Saturday’s departure restrictions and a harsh post-Christmas lockdown in Baden-Württemberg also hit Swiss shopping tourists.
The southern German state of Baden-Württemberg is tightening its crown measures. Shopping tourism is still possible for the moment. In the picture: the Kreuzlingen / Konstanz border crossing.
You should only come out if you really have a reason to do so, Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) urged on Friday. Starting on Saturday, only retail visits, gatherings of a maximum of five people from two households, or sports and exercise for two from two households are allowed during the day.
After 8 pm you are only allowed to leave the house for “really vague reasons.” Kretschmann made it clear: “The situation is alarming and dramatic. We no longer have control over the virus. “He warned against social indifference to the many deaths, no matter how old they are.
The restrictions will be relaxed on Christmas days. After December 27, the state north of Basel will tighten up with a complete lockdown. Then retail will be closed until at least January 10.
However, the Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg assumes that the prime ministers of all federal states will agree tomorrow at the conference together with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) a strict blockade across Germany. “The shutdown light failed,” Kretschmann admitted. It cannot be ruled out that the hard lock will come even before Christmas.
Quarantine regulation is not affected
Baden-Württemberg is leading the way in Germany with these adjustments. This also has an impact on the Basel region, especially on shopping tourism. Although the details of the regulations are not yet clear, the Ministry responsible for Social Affairs and Integration said yesterday afternoon, but the exit restrictions affect everyone who is in Baden-Württemberg, including Swiss people who shop in Germany.
The previous quarantine regulations when crossing the border of a maximum of 24 hours remain in force, explains Markus Jox, head of press and public relations at the ministry. “A border crossing would still be possible without a subsequent quarantine obligation. It is no longer possible to buy at certain times, for example after 8 pm “If the strict lock goes into effect, shopping tourism will stop anyway from December 28 to January 10.
Certificates again for border crossings?
Because the way to work will remain possible despite the exit restrictions and the blockade, cross-border travelers working in the Basel region are not affected by the adjustment. That is crucial for the economy on the Swiss side. The weekly exchange between Baden-Württemberg and the border cantons, in which federal agencies also participate, has been firmly established in the days of Corona, reveals Sabine Horvath, director of Foreign Affairs of the Canton of Basel-Stadt.
“All the organizations involved in the border region are aware of the great importance of the operation of border traffic. Even when the border was closed in spring, the borders remained open for travelers. ”Meanwhile, the 24-hour rule has been established in the border region, which also allows border crossing for family or private reasons. According to Horvath, it may now be the case that proper certificates are required for these border crossings.
