Berlin. In our news ticker we continuously report on the corona situation in Berlin and Brandenburg. Current information on the corona pandemic in Germany, Europe and the world can be found in this news blog.
+++ Saturday, May 30th +++
The most important corona news of the day in Berlin
▸ Demos in Berlin again for the first time without participant limit
▸ Appointments in Berlin’s citizens’ offices are a test of patience
1:17 p.m .: Police accompany demos with 550 emergency services
The police accompanied the many demos in Berlin with a total of 550 emergency services. The situation was manageable until noon, and meetings are expected to be held around afternoon and evening, said police spokesman Thilo Cablitz.
12.50 p.m .: Slight increase in new infections – another death
In Brandenburg the number of officially confirmed corona infections increased slightly, but is still at a low level. The Ministry of Health counted a total of 3,279 confirmed cases on Saturday (10 a.m.), nine more than the previous day. The number of new infections was eight from Thursday to Friday, and six new cases were added from Wednesday to Thursday. The number of sufferers is around 110, around 3000 people are considered to have recovered from Covid-19. That is ten more than on Friday.
To date, 170 patients have died in connection with the Sars-CoV-2 pathogen; that’s one more death than on Friday. The hotspot of corona infected people is still Potsdam with 632 cases, followed by the district of Potsdam-Mittelmark with 548 infected people. In contrast, there are only 25 confirmed cases in Prignitz, and 29 in Frankfurt (Oder).
12.09 p.m .: Protest against Corona measures – car parade started
As a protest against the Corona measures, a car parade started in front of the Berlin Olympic Stadium at noon. Around 50 cars and motorcycles honked the eye-catching Porsche from vegan chef and best-selling author Attila Hildmann. They wanted to arrive in front of the chancellery in the afternoon. Hildmann (39) was most recently noticed with the spread of conspiracy stories, he had called for meetings several times. At the start on Saturday morning, he posed with a German flag in front of the stadium. The police accompanied the action.
Overall, numerous demos have been announced in Berlin for the weekend. After weeks of corona restrictions, there is now no limit to the number of participants.
According to the police, meetings are registered on Saturday at Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, at Alexanderplatz, at Großer Stern and in front of the Reichstag. On the one hand, the demonstrators are calling for all restrictions on fundamental rights to be ended by the corona pandemic. In addition, there are lifts that counteract rushing and conspiracy myths.
The Berlin Alliance against Right had previously announced that supporters of conspiracy ideologies staged themselves in symbolic locations. You want to oppose that
11.46 a.m .: Police ask for compliance with the distance and hygiene rules
11.17 a.m .: The need for blood donations increases significantly after loosening
Since the first easing in the corona pandemic, the German Red Cross (DRK) has seen a surge in blood donation requirements in Berlin and Brandenburg. The supply of blood preparations is currently “at a low level,” said the spokeswoman for the DRK blood donation service North-East, Kerstin Schweiger, on Saturday in the RBB-Inforadio. The stock currently lasts one to two days, four to five days are desirable.
During the first eight weeks of the pandemic phase, the hospitals’ demand was lower due to postponed operations and treatments. In the past two weeks, however, demand has increased rapidly by up to 30 percent, Schweiger said. That could not be compensated for within a few days.
In the coming weeks and months, people were asked to take advantage of the donation dates offered to replenish the stock, the spokeswoman appealed. If you want to donate, you have to book an appointment in advance online. According to Schweiger, the blood is not tested for Sars-CoV-2.
10 a.m .: No extension of Sunday opening times due to Corona
Because of the Corona crisis, there will be no extended Sunday openings. Numerous shops in Berlin have even shortened their opening times because of the pandemic, as the Senate Department for Integration, Labor and Social Affairs announced. Also, the legally eight possible Sunday or public holidays open in Berlin could not be exhausted this year due to Covid-19.
9.23 a.m .: These are the tips of the health authority at Pentecost
7 a.m .: Despite the corona crisis: craft businesses are still looking for trainees
Despite the Corona crisis, the Berlin Chamber of Crafts is hoping for as many training contracts this summer as in the previous year. In 2019 there were around 3,900 that still existed until the end of the year. Around 3,000 craft businesses are trained in Berlin.
The range of advice offered in the employment agencies and in general schools is limited by the corona. The biggest challenge right now is to place the young people in training, said Chamber of Trade Managing Director Ulrich Wiegand.
The craft businesses conclude their training contracts relatively late. Training usually begins on September 1st. Contracts can also be signed afterwards. According to the Chamber of Crafts, Wiegand is also “hardly aware of any cases” in which companies would have terminated training contracts due to the Corona crisis.
+++ Friday, May 29th +++
The most important corona news of the day in Berlin
▸ Corona test series planned at 24 Berlin schools
▸ Berlin’s gyms are looking forward to a new start
▸ Excursions to the Baltic Sea are possible again at Pentecost
▸ Operator of the traditional cinema “Colosseum” reports bankruptcy
▸ These new customs will soon apply in Berlin’s pubs
▸329 current Corona cases in Berlin, 6240 people recovered
7:31 p.m .: Expansion of the new bicycle lanes in Berlin should continue
The expansion of the new bike lanes in Berlin should continue, the existing bike lanes should remain as possible. The Senate Department for Transport and the Environment has decided to extend the corresponding orders for the so-called pop-up bikelanes on main roads, on which cyclists are supposed to get through the city more safely, until the end of the year. So far, they were limited until the end of May – as a measure to give cyclists more space in the corona pandemic. The Senate administration announced on Friday that the district would be informed accordingly. According to the Senate administration, 15.16 kilometers of the new cycle lanes have now been implemented and 7.2 kilometers – in Kantstrasse – currently under construction.
More on the subject: Pop-up bike paths should remain in Berlin permanently
The cycle lanes are initially provisionally marked with warning signs and yellow construction site markings. The goal is to permanently implement as many routes as possible. The previous markings and mobile traffic signs are then to be replaced by permanent and white markings. According to its own statements, the Senate administration is currently coordinating with several districts that have submitted proposals for such bicycle lanes.
The Senate Department has the first pop-up bikelane Arranged at the banks of Hallesche in late March. They are now also available on Schöneberger Ufer in Mitte, on Danziger Straße in Pankow and on a number of streets in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, for example on Lichtenberger Straße, Kottbusser Damm / Kottbusser Straße and Petersburger Straße.
also read: Activists spray pop-up bike path onto Hermannstrasse
7:12 p.m .: Corona traffic lights in Berlin are still green
The Senate Department for Health, Nursing and Equal Opportunities submitted the current indicators of the Corona traffic light to the Senate to assess the situation of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Berlin. Accordingly, the current reproduction number “R” is 0.41. The traffic light thus stands for the indicator “R” on green.
The other two traffic lights continue to signal green with a new infection rate of 4.7 per 100,000 inhabitants within one week and a proportion of the places in intensive care units required for Covid 19 patients of 3.2 percent.
18:56: 329 current Corona cases in Berlin, 6240 people recovered
Another person died in Berlin as a result of a coronavirus infection. The number of deaths rose to 197. 29 new infections were confirmed, 35 had occurred the day before. We have a total of 329 current Corona cases in Berlin. 333 were yesterday. 6240 people have now recovered. The number of patients in intensive care units is 40, seven fewer than yesterday. A total of 148 people are in hospitals, two more than yesterday.
The case numbers by district
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5:16 p.m .: Other outdoor pools open on Whit Monday
From Whit Monday (June 1st), bathing fans can go swimming again in the Neukölln summer pool and in the summer pool in the combined pool in Gropiusstadt. Because of the measures against the corona pandemic, the outdoor pools are not open all day, as the Berlin pool companies announced on Friday. Open from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. This gives the employees one hour each to disinfect and clean the swimming pools before new guests are allowed to come. According to the information, visitor quotas apply depending on the size of the bath and the swimming pools. Tickets can only be bought online.
5.11 p.m .: Emergency aid in Brandenburg ends – 70,000 applications processed
The Brandenburg State Investment Bank (ILB) has processed around 70,000 applications for Corona emergency aid since March 25. 550 million euros have already been paid out, as can be seen from an interim ILB balance sheet on Friday. Beneficiaries can still apply for emergency aid until Sunday. They should be processed by mid-June.
Of the 70,000 applications processed so far, ILB approved some 62,000. For most of the rejected applications, the applicants were not entitled, for example because their company headquarters were outside of Brandenburg, the documents were incorrect or the financial bottleneck could not be proven. The ILB suspects fraud or other criminal offenses in around 180 applications.
4:08 p.m .: Parties demand Corona emergency aid from the state for students
Student representatives and parties in Brandenburg are calling for Corona emergency aid for students. At the same time, they criticize the federal emergency aid program as unrealistic and inadequate. The Green Party state chairwoman Alexandra Pichl and the university political spokeswoman for the left in the state parliament, Isabelle Vandre, therefore called on the state of Brandenburg on Friday to provide funds from the Corona rescue fund for students.
The Federal Ministry of Education had announced that the emergency aid fund of the German Student Union would increase by 100 million euros. Students should be supported with up to 500 euros each for a maximum of three months – but only if they have no more than 500 euros in their accounts. In addition, student loans should remain interest-free until March.
15:58: Normal operation of the casino is not yet possible from June 2
The Berlin casino will start operations on June 2 with its own hygiene and safety concept. From then on, the branches on Potsdamer Platz, Alexanderplatz, Los Angeles Platz and Ellipse Spandau will open. “Given the corona pandemic, normal operation is currently not entirely possible,” says Managing Director Gerhard Wilhelm. “However, we are certain that if the course of infection is positive, we can gradually expand the range and, if necessary, loosen further regulations.” The more than 550 employees have been comprehensively trained and prepared as best as possible for the new game operations.
3:15 p.m .: Sports halls in Lichtenberg will only open from 8 June
The district councilors of Lichtenberg responsible for the sport agreed that the sports halls could only be reopened on Monday, June 8, 2020. “Due to the necessary lead time for the adaptation, financing and expansion of cleaning services, the establishment of hygiene plans by the sports clubs and the development of a concept for physical education by the schools, an earlier opening is impossible,” said a statement. The Berlin Senate had decided on Thursday that sports halls for school and club sports will be released again on June 2.
15:13: operator of the cinema “Colosseum” reports bankruptcy
The operating company of the Berlin cinema “Colosseum” has filed for bankruptcy. A corresponding application to open insolvency proceedings was filed at the Charlottenburg District Court. Due to the corona virus, the “Colosseum” had to shut down like all other German cinemas in March, the provisional insolvency administrator Sebastian Laboga announced on Friday.
The loss of sales, which lasted for more than two months, finally led to the bankruptcy application of the company, said Laboga. He is currently getting an idea of the situation in discussions with the management. The bankruptcy application was made for the “Kino Colosseum Betriebsgesellschaft mbH”. Previously, “Berliner Kurier” and “Berliner Zeitung” reported about it.
13:39: Gastroverband welcomes relaxation for pubs
The Berlin gastro association Dehoga was pleased to see Berlin pubs open soon – however, there were still unanswered questions. “We now have to see how many companies cannot implement the new regulation because, for example, they do not have the appropriate capacities to implement the clearance and hygiene rules,” said the deputy general manager, Gerrit Buchhorn, on Friday. “In accordance with the new regulation, tables and bars are compulsory with a minimum distance of 1.5 meters.” If a pub has only one counter, implementation will be difficult.
The Senate decided on Thursday that pubs and bars in the Corona crisis may reopen from June 2. However, only those in which guests sit down at tables. Clubs and discotheques remain closed. So far, only restaurants, cafés and snack bars with their own food offer have been able to open.
1:38 p.m .: Events, meetings and smaller congresses will soon be allowed again
The state-owned tourism company Visit Berlin welcomed on Friday that events, meetings and smaller congresses in the capital will be allowed again from June 2nd. “The decision is an important impetus for the city and gives the congress industry in Berlin a new perspective,” said Managing Director Burkhard Kieker. “Events with up to 100 people are the decisive lever for the Berlin branch. Meetings and meetings of this size make up three quarters of all events in the city. ”
1:11 p.m .: Health authorities check in Brandenburg slaughterhouses
After cases of corona infections began to accumulate in slaughterhouses in other federal states, Brandenburg started inspections in the state’s meat processing plants. According to the Ministry of Health on Friday, the State Office for Occupational Safety, Consumer Protection and Health (LAVG) this week unannounced checked companies for compliance with occupational safety regulations. There are very few large slaughterhouses in Brandenburg.
Nationwide, businesses in Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria and Schleswig-Holstein have been affected. The infections are favored by the confinement in collective accommodation of foreign workers and the lack of compliance with hygiene rules in the Corona crisis.
11:46: Igor Levit plays against corona episodes
Twenty hours at the piano: The pianist Igor Levit (33) wants to play the piano continuously from this Saturday until about Sunday noon. With Erik Satie’s work “Vexations” (such as torture) he wanted to draw attention to the plight of the musicians in the face of the restrictions caused by the corona pandemic. “This time is brutal for us artists – physically, mentally, emotionally. And that’s why, I think, this work fits so well: to draw attention to the condition we are in, ”said Levit of the German Press Agency. The concert will be streamed from 2:00 p.m. in a studio in Berlin via several channels, including via Levit’s Twitter and Instagram accounts.
11.42 a.m .: Steinmeier thanks for neighborhood help
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier thanked the people who stood up for their needy neighbors in the Corona crisis. They had done great things on a small scale, he said on Friday in Berlin, citing help with homework, visits to the doctor or even shopping as examples. “For many – and we should not underestimate this – all of this has made this difficult time of the past eight weeks at least somewhat more bearable.”
11:36: Eight confirmed new corona infections in Brandenburg
In Brandenburg, eight new infections with the corona virus were reported within one day. The Ministry of Health announced on Friday (as of 8:00 a.m.). This keeps the number of cases low. According to the ministry, six new cases were reported in the country from Wednesday to Thursday morning; ten or eight new cases had occurred the previous day.
In half of the 18 counties and independent cities, no new infections have occurred in the past seven days. According to the State Office for Occupational Safety, Consumer Protection and Health (LAVG), a total of 3,270 Covid-19 cases are recorded. Around 2,990 people are considered to have recovered – ten more than the day before. So far, 169 people have died in the country in connection with the pathogen Sars-CoV-2; no new death has occurred in the past two days.
11.33 a.m .: We start our new Corona news blog
11 a.m .: CDU parliamentary group leader Dregger calls for infection protection plan for daycare and schools
Berlin is introducing further relaxation of the corona rules. But planning is slow at daycare centers and schools. The Berlin CDU is now asking the red-red-green Senate to develop an infection control plan for daycare centers and schools. CDU parliamentary group leader Burkard Dregger told the broadcaster RBB that the institutions had to relieve not only the educational mandate but also the task of working parents. The Senate should work with virologists and doctors. Dregger correctly called the new easing in Berlin. You have to find your way back to freedom.
+++ Thursday, May 28th +++
The most important corona news of the day in Berlin
▸ These corona loosenings now apply in Berlin
▸ Pop-up bike trails put to the test
▸ Michael Müller approaches Angela Merkel
▸ Berlin is at the bottom of the cinema openings
10:22 p.m .: What applies from when? These corona loosening apply in Berlin
Berlin can expect various easing of restrictions due to the corona pandemic in the coming days and weeks. What applies from when? An overview:
- Right away: In addition to members of two households, up to five people can meet at home or outdoors – regardless of whether they live together or not. Up to 50 people can take part in special family gatherings such as funerals, baptisms or weddings.
- 30th May: There is no limit to the number of participants for demonstrations – most recently 100. Open-air services are also allowed without limit.
- 2th of June: Fitness studios, dance schools, taverns, outdoor cinemas and amusement arcades can once again welcome guests. You can train again in sports halls. Outdoor events are allowed with up to 200 participants. In closed rooms there is an upper limit of 150. There is no upper limit for church services, synagogues or mosques. A limitation of the number of participants results from distance and hygiene regulations.
- June 16: Outdoor events are possible with up to 500 participants.
- June 30th: Outdoor events are allowed with up to 1000 participants, events in closed rooms with up to 300 participants.
9 p.m .: Senator Geisel appeals to Berliners: “Protect yourself and others”
Until late in the evening, the Berlin Senate debated loosening the Corona containment regulation. Numerous easing will come into effect shortly. The Cinemas in Berlin, however, have to wait a few more weeks. Cinema houses are only allowed to open on June 30th. Open-air cinemas can show films again on June 2.
Interior Senator Andreas Geisel (SPD) said that the Senate’s containment regulation would become more and more complicated with the start-up. “We are considering whether we will describe what is prohibited the next time.” Geisel appealed to the Berliners: “Protect yourself and protect others. A lot is possible if everyone stays reasonable. “
Senate Chancellor Christian Gaebler said the Senate also dealt with that Judgment of the state constitutional court, which partially overturned the list of fines for violations. That is why the catalog of administrative offenses has now been listed in great detail. “We assume that this can now be implemented in a legally secure manner,” said Gaebler.
8:59 p.m .: Senate extends contact restrictions
The Berlin Senate has extended the contact restrictions due to the corona pandemic until July 4. However, in addition to members of two households, up to five people will soon be able to meet at home or outdoors. This applies regardless of the question of whether they live together or not. As before, there is a minimum distance of 1.5 meters, as interior senator Anderas Geisel (SPD) announced on Thursday after a Senate meeting.
8:56 pm: More opportunities for recreational athletes in Berlin
Leisure athletes will soon have more opportunities for their hobby in Berlin. Sport in groups of up to twelve people should be possible outside and inside again from June 2nd. The Senate decided on Thursday evening at its special session, as interior and sports senator Andreas Geisel subsequently announced. “We are now opening the sports halls again,” said the SPD politician.
The rules for outdoor events, which allow up to 200 participants from June 2, up to 500 from June 16 and up to 1000 from June 30, also apply to sports, as hostage announced.
Clubs have been able to play contactless sports with groups of up to eight participants including trainers since May 15th. Since Monday, non-contact sports have also been allowed to run again. The Senate has also decided that gyms in the capital may reopen from June 2 after around two and a half months of closure.
8:12 p.m .: Berlin Corona traffic lights glow green
According to the Senate administration, the three so-called traffic lights for the current situation assessment are still green.
According to the information, the number of new infections per week remains at 4.7 per 100,000 inhabitants and thus falls significantly below the critical threshold of 30 for Berlin. The proportion of intensive care beds used by Covid 19 patients fell from 4.4 percent to 3. 7 percent and is thus far below the number 25 percent at which the corresponding traffic light would jump to red. If three traffic lights are red, the concept calls for action. For example, more containment measures could then be imposed.
7.50 p.m .: 333 current Corona cases in Berlin, 6208 people recovered
Another person died in Berlin as a result of a coronavirus infection. The number of deaths rises to 196. 35 new infections have been confirmed, 30 had occurred Wednesday. We have a total of 333 current Corona cases in Berlin. It was 332 on Wednesday. 6208 people have now recovered. The number of patients in intensive care units is 47, nine fewer than yesterday. A total of 146 people are in hospitals, 25 fewer than yesterday.
| district | Number of cases | Recover |
|
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf |
743 (+2) |
699 |
|
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg |
524 (+2) |
485 |
|
Lichtenberg |
312 (+8) |
268 |
|
Marzahn-Hellersdorf |
361 (+4) |
334 |
|
center |
968 (+3) |
925 |
|
Neukölln |
749 (+5) |
681 |
|
Pankow |
705 (+4) |
623 |
|
Reinickendorf |
505 (+4) |
465 |
|
Spandau |
302 (+1) |
269 |
|
Steglitz-Zehlendorf |
546 (0) |
509 |
|
Tempelhof-Schöneberg |
671 (+2) |
620 |
|
Treptow-Köpenick |
351 (0) |
330 |
| total | 6737 (+35) | 6208 |
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