Corona-Pandemie
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Bundestag relaxes the mask requirement for children
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A surgical mask could be sufficient for children in many places in the future.
Photo: dpa / Boris Roessler
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Berlin The mask requirement for children will be eased somewhat in the Corona crisis in Germany. The Bundestag has now decided – but the Bundesrat still has to give its approval.
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Despite the corona pandemic, children aged 6 to 16 in Germany will in many cases no longer have to wear FFP2 masks in the future. The Bundestag deleted a corresponding obligation from the Infection Protection Act on Thursday evening. If the Federal Council also agrees, a simple surgical mask will in future be sufficient for children on buses and trains, when visiting the hairdresser or at medical appointments. In any case, children under the age of six are generally exempt from the mask requirement.
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At the same time, the Bundestag passed stricter penalties for falsifying vaccination passports. Anyone who uses falsified vaccination documents or test results can expect up to a year in prison. Entering false information even threatens two years imprisonment.
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In addition, corona vaccinations can no longer only be entered in a digital vaccination pass by doctors, but also by pharmacists. In addition, universities – unlike schools – are exempt from the obligation to alternate teaching thanks to the amendment to the law.
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