In Bavaria, the incidences are still high, but the easing discussion is picking up speed. Markus Söder has a clear opinion. The news ticker.
- The Bavaria-wide incidence has fallen, but the validity of the data is limited (see update from February 14, 7.47 a.m.).
- Germany’s interior minister criticized Söder’s solo effort (see first report).
- This ticker is updated regularly.
Update from February 14, 7:47 a.m.: The Bavaria-wide seven-day incidence has fallen again, but the validity of the data is currently limited. The Robert Koch Institute gave it 1772.0 on Monday morning (as of 3:19 a.m.). The previous day the value was 1798.3. It is currently difficult to assess whether this is really a turnaround in the infection process. Instead, it could also be that the decline in incidence does not reflect the actual occurrence of infection, but is the result of an overloaded reporting and testing system.
The number of newly infected people on Monday was 17,457, plus three deaths related to the virus. The incidences were highest in the districts of Eichstätt (3539.1), Straubing-Bogen (2858.1) and Regen (2705.9). According to the RKI, the incidence in Munich on Monday was 1708.6. Six cities and counties were below an incidence of 1000.
The number of corona patients in the intensive care units has increased slightly in the past few days: the Divi intensive care register reported 351 corona patients in intensive care units in the Free State on Monday (as of 6:05 a.m.), a week earlier there were 328. 163 of them had to be invasive be ventilated.
Söder calls for a gradual exit strategy – but also an emergency plan
Update from February 14, 7 a.m.: Will the Omicron summit soon be over, can the corona rules actually be relaxed? The federal and state governments will be advised on this on Wednesday. Markus Söder (CSU) has clear ideas about how to proceed – and clear demands on the traffic light parties.
Söder calls for a gradual exit strategy from the corona restrictions
Bavaria’s Prime Minister calls for a gradual exit strategy from the corona restrictions before the federal-state meeting. “If the omicron peak is reached and the health system is still intact, it is necessary to start exiting,” said Söder of the German Press Agency in Munich. He advocated a phased plan to gradually reduce the corona rules. At the same time, he called for a longer-term legal basis for protective measures such as the obligation to wear masks and distance rules, as well as an emergency strategy for possible new waves. “Decisions cannot be postponed on Wednesday. Now the time has come to set the course – not in a hurry, but gradually,” said Söder. The traffic light must now disclose its plans.
“A step-by-step plan is required for the exit,” emphasized Söder. “First of all, 2G can be abolished nationwide in retail and switched from 2G plus to 2G in gastronomy. In addition, more spectators should be allowed nationwide: 50 percent in sport with a limited maximum number and 75 percent in culture. ”In Bavaria, Söder had recently relaxed the corona rules accordingly.
End of the Corona contact restrictions? Söder with a clear opinion
In addition, the CSU boss called for an end to the contact restrictions – so far, a maximum of ten people have been allowed to come together privately, provided that everyone has been vaccinated or recovered. As soon as an unvaccinated person is present, only a household with two other people is allowed to meet. “The contact restrictions in the private sector can now also be lifted,” emphasized Söder. Then a schedule is needed “how and when to switch from 2G to 3G”. Söder, on the other hand, does not see the opening of clubs and discos as a first step. “The areas that can be opened last are certainly clubs and discos with 2G plus,” he explained.
Basically, Söder called for a revision of the entire Corona regulations. “Unfortunately, Germany has become entangled in a jungle of different regulations. We therefore need fewer rules and instead need clear and understandable principles.”
First of all, the federal government has an obligation: the federal government must now make a clear statement on how things should continue in March – there is a heated debate about this within the traffic light. However, the federal government needs to have a unified position before the federal-state meeting.
Söder becomes clear before the federal-state round: “Adjournment does not apply this time”
In fact, according to the will of the FDP, the legal basis for the corona protection measures, which is limited to March 19, should be completely eliminated. Should this happen, “at least protective measures such as masks and distance are needed,” said Söder. “But there needs to be a legal basis for this. All of this needs to be decided and planned now. In addition, an emergency strategy against possible new waves and mutations is required. Adjournment does not apply this time.”
Update from February 13, 10:00 a.m.: The virologist Oliver Keppler warns of the unreliability of rapid corona tests with a view to the omicron variant. According to Keppler in the BR24 Rundschau, his institute at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich examined nine tests that are frequently used in Germany. Only two of the tests would have shown results within a reasonable range at higher viral loads.
With a lower viral load, however, even these supposedly good tests would only have detected ten percent of the infections. The study is currently being reviewed and will be online next week, according to Keppler. The virologist warned against taking negative rapid tests as a free pass: the tests often failed, especially in the early phase of the infection, and one could still be contagious. Keppler has always been considered a great representative of the “Team Caution”. He has repeatedly warned against classifying the novel omicron variant as mild and relying too much on the effect of the vaccines.
First report from February 13, 9:09 a.m.: Munich – The corona numbers in Bavaria are declining slightly, but the incidences with peak values of over 3000 are still dizzyingly high. Even in the state capital of Munich*, with an incidence of over 1800, there is currently no relaxation in sight. In order to protect risk groups in particular from a possible infection or severe courses, a facility-related vaccination is to apply throughout Germany from mid-March. This primarily affects medical staff and nursing staff, but overall every employee who works in a hospital, for example. This regulation had been decided by the Federal Council in the presence of all Prime Ministers of the federal states.
Corona in Bavaria: Debate about compulsory vaccination – Söder confused with the announcement
It was all the more surprising when the Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU *) rushed forward last week with the announcement that Do not implement compulsory vaccination immediately to want. Then, according to Söder, there would be a supply chaos due to the absence of the previously unvaccinated staff. Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU) later put Söder’s statement into perspective slightly after criticism had come from many quarters.
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–Vaccination debate in Bavaria: Federal Interior Minister Faeser criticizes Söder going it alone
The new Federal Minister of the Interior, Nancy Faeser (SPD), also criticized Söder’s announcement in an interview bild.de now sharp. The obligation to vaccinate protects against severe corona courses and death, which is why she considers an obligation to vaccinate to be constitutional. You need a high vaccination rate in order to be able to live again without restrictions on freedom. The fact that Söder now wants to go his own way in Bavaria “is not possible”, as Faeser thinks. “The Basic Law also applies in Bavaria. The Bavarian Prime Minister must also abide by the law,” said Faeser.
Söder himself was there when the Federal Council decided on the institution-related vaccination requirement. The federal government demands compliance with the regulation. She cannot imagine that Söder would question the basic principles of the constitution, says Faeser and makes a clear announcement: “I expect Mr Söder to implement the vaccination requirement. Point.” * tz.de / muenchen is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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