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Corona in Lower Saxony: School strategy and more vaccine | NDR.de – news

Status: 22.06.2021 7:30 p.m.

Lower Saxony has updated its Corona regulation: From now on, further easing for incidences below 10 will apply. This mainly applies to meetings and celebrations.

If the incidence is below 10, the number may be increased from 10 to 25 people indoors and 50 people outdoors. Meetings beyond this are allowed if all adults have a negative test result. For example, birthday, wedding and school enrollment celebrations are now possible again.

Relaxation in leisure activities

Other areas that benefit from the easing of incidences below 10 are, for example, city tours and guided tours through nature and landscapes, here neither a distance requirement nor a mask requirement apply. In the case of tourist overnight stays, a negative corona test only needs to be proven on arrival. Club and discotheque guests must provide evidence of a negative test or proof of full vaccination or recovery. Here, too, there is no mask requirement and distance requirement. In the future, it will be possible to shop at the weekly markets without a mask.

It is no longer necessary to wear a mask in schoolyards

Also: relief for all students in Lower Saxony, because the mask requirement in the playgrounds is no longer necessary. In school buildings, however, the mask requirement remains in the hallways, stairwells and toilets, as Minister of Culture Grant Hendrik Tonne (SPD) announced on Friday. The step is possible because measures such as the mandatory regular corona self-tests continue to apply.

Ton: “Nobody has to worry about their child”

Speaking of schools: Lower Saxony’s pupils will start the new school year with face-to-face lessons and protective measures after the summer vacation. The compulsory test will continue until the end of September and the mask requirement will continue to apply – if the incidence is over 35, even during class, said Tonne (SPD). Schools should also continue to ventilate regularly. “For me, it is right at the top of the agenda that the educational and graduation opportunities of our students are preserved and comparable to previous years. Nobody has to worry about their child,” said the Minister of Education.

AstraZeneca also for people under 60

There is also a new development when it comes to vaccines: In the vaccination centers in Lower Saxony, people under the age of 60 can also be vaccinated with the AstraZeneca product from next week. If you put yourself on the waiting list for a vaccination, you can report your readiness for a vaccination with Astrazeneca, announced State Secretary Heiger Scholz on Tuesday in Hanover. Normally, the drug is only intended for people over 60, but with appropriate advice, younger people can also be vaccinated with the vaccine if they wish.

Limit 35 incidence

In all districts and urban districts with a constant incidence below 35, ten people from up to ten households are allowed to meet according to the currently applicable ordinance, as the Lower Saxony State Chancellery announced on Friday evening. In addition, fully vaccinated, convalescent and children under 14 years of age can take part in a meeting without being counted.

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Anyone who thinks they have been infected with the coronavirus should contact the on-call medical service on 116 117 or their family doctor. The doctor then clarifies over the phone whether it is a suspected case and takes appropriate measures. If an infection is detected, the patient has to be quarantined at home. Contact persons of the sick person are also usually isolated at home for 14 days if they are in close contact. The Most important protective measures remain: keep your distance, wear a face mask, regularly Wash your hands and do not cough or sneeze into your hand.

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