Corona lockdown: Drastic new rules in Lower Saxony – fitness studios have to close

• Der Lockdown Light in Lower Saxony comes – he has Corona crisis summit decided on Wednesday (28.10.2020).
• Reason are high Corona infection numbers.
• Also Gyms are now affected again.

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Lower Saxony / Hanover – They were one of the first parts of economic life that the Corona measures were affected: Gyms. Now the studios have to close again. Also in Lower Saxony McFit, Injos or Kieser Training branches are affected by the measures. In North Rhine-Westphalia, fitness studios have already protested against the possible decision in advance.

“This is exactly the wrong signal and an unreasonable disadvantage for people who consciously want to and should strengthen their immune system right now,” the association writes. But how certain is it that in Gyms indeed Corona is spread?

Corona in Lower Saxony: How high is the risk of infection in fitness studios?

In changing rooms, small rooms or areas of the GymsWhere there is poor ventilation, the aerosol load is high. The risk of dealing with Corona infecting is increasing, says sports scientist Michael Despeghel in an interview with “Spot on News”. But: training areas are designed in such a way that “cross ventilation” is possible. According to the expert, this is “absolutely necessary in order to drive the aerosols away”. Of course you can wear a mask during training. The protection corresponds to that in the premises of a shopping center.

Norwegian Ministry of Health: Corona risk in fitness studios low

A study by the Norwegian Ministry of Health came to the conclusion that that Corona infection risk in Gyms is low. So the findings also have for Lower Saxony a relevance. In 3764 participants, an infection could only be detected in one man. However, the participant was infected at work. If the hygiene concept worked, the risk of infection was negligible, according to the study.

Corona lockdown in Lower Saxony: why are fitness studios closed at all?

But why will Gyms in Lower Saxony closed, if with a functioning hygiene concept a negligible one Corona infection risk present? This could be because the health authorities are no longer able to keep track of the contacts. According to a survey by the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”, just over 60 percent of the cases in Hessen could no longer be traced back. In Baden-Württemberg the value is almost 56 percent, in Bavaria even 80 percent. Such infections could therefore be attributed to fitness studios.