11:02 am | Leipzig promotes solidarity with a banner
With a 40 square meter banner on the south facade of the New Town Hall, the city appeals to the community spirit of the people of Leipzig at the beginning of the second hard lockdown in Saxony. Mayor Burkhard Jung said today: “The situation is very serious. More and more people are getting so seriously ill with Covid-19 that they have to be treated in hospital.” The disease is real. The responsible behavior of the vast majority of Leipzig residents has so far helped a lot in overcoming the crisis. Now it is important “not to exhaust the maximum number of permissible contacts and also to show personal responsibility where there is no control”.
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10:32 am | More garbage in households due to the corona pandemic
During the corona pandemic, private households generated more rubbish this year. This is the result of a survey by the Federal Association of German Waste Management, Water and Raw Materials Management among its member companies. Accordingly, the amount of plastic, glass and other lightweight packaging collected rose by around six percent compared to 2019. The association cited one reason that people eat more often at home in times of pandemic. Instead, they bought more or had food delivered to their homes.
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09:58 am | New rapid test procedure at the Diakonie in Rothenburg
The Diakonie St. Martin in Rothenburg in Upper Lusatia has developed a concept to be able to carry out rapid corona tests in the elderly and disabled assistance. In the future, four mobile test teams will be in the houses of the Diakonie in Upper Lusatia to examine residents and employees for a Covid 19 infection. As the Diakonie further announced on request, the goal is to be on site with a test team once a week. There will also be a central test center at Martinshof in Rothenburg. A daily quick test should also be made available to visitors to the facilities shortly.
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08:54 am | Kretschmer and Haseloff advise against going to church
The Prime Ministers of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Michael Kretschmer and Reiner Haseloff, advise against going to church at Christmas. Kretschmer told the MDR that everyone had to reduce contacts. He will not attend the service for the first time this year. Joseph and Mary were also alone on Christmas Eve. Saxony-Anhalt’s head of government Haseloff also waived the service this year. Instead, he wanted to watch the Pope’s midnight mass on television.
The Saxon regional bishop Tobias Bilz continues to advocate keeping the churches open for Christmas. It would also be the wrong signal to Christians and the whole population if nothing happened at Christmas.
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08:33 am | Employment agency: Companies should quickly apply for short-time allowance
Companies that have not applied for short-time work allowance for their employees in the past three months must now apply again if necessary. The Regional Directorate Saxony of the Federal Employment Agency referred to the new lockdown. The employment agencies assume that many companies will use the instrument of short-time working to keep their employees in the company. Applications should be submitted as soon as possible, it said.
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07:54 am | Three corona cases in the Leipzig ice hockey league
The Leipzig Icefighters have stopped their training and game operations. The reason is positive corona tests with three team members, announced the association. You are in quarantine at home. The company has now been idle for 14 days. The ice hockey top division had canceled the Friday game against the Crocodiles Hamburg as a precaution, now all further home and away games have to be postponed until December 26th.
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07:37 am | No accommodation fees for the homeless
During the current exit restrictions, homeless people in Leipzig do not have to pay any fees for accommodation in emergency shelters, as the city announced. They also get three free meals a day so that they don’t have to leave their accommodation as often. The offer is valid from today until March 31st. The social welfare office expects up to 150 people to take advantage of the offer. The city of Leipzig is paying just under 83,000 euros for this.
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06:50 am | In the districts of Leipzig and Northern Saxony, the holiday schedule applies
In the districts of Leipzig and Northern Saxony, the holiday schedule is being switched to today. The background is the new Corona Protection Ordinance and the lockdown, said Juliane Vettermann from the Central German Transport Association. In particular, trips that primarily transport schoolchildren are omitted.
In the city of Leipzig, the public transport company holiday schedule will apply from December 23rd. The thinned timetables should apply until January 10th.
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05:25 am | Hairdressers will be closed from Wednesday
From Wednesday hairdressers will also close in Saxony. This was confirmed by Saxony’s Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer in the MDR SACHSENSPIEGEL after the federal-state meeting. The Christmas visit rules should now also apply in Saxony in accordance with the nationwide agreement. So should be allowed to visit: one household and four other people from the family. Children under 14 are not counted separately. Kretschmer promised economic aid to the trading companies affected by the closure. Aid should be brought forward and fixed costs reimbursed. “We want to bring as many as possible over this difficult time,” said the Prime Minister.
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