The Omikron variant has become the dominant virus variant in Munich. As the city reports, the health department has recorded 3812 suspected Omicron cases in the past two weeks – more than three times as many as infections with the other variants (1243), most of them Delta (as of Monday). Associated with this, the seven-day … Read more
The Corona variant Omikron can now be detected in Munich wastewater. On December 7th and 10th, the research team headed by the Tropical Institute at the LMU-Klinikum took water samples at six locations. Five of them are positive, as Andreas Wieser, specialist in medical microbiology and hospital hygiene, confirmed on Monday. “This is not a … Read more
The city could fill more vacancies again in the coming year – that would also benefit the people of Munich. Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter (SPD) wants to propose to the city council not to stick to the further reduction of the personnel budget planned for 2022. He also asked the administration to work out a … Read more
The city is stable above the 50 mark for incidence. Anyone who has not been vaccinated, has recovered or is under 14 years of age is only allowed to meet a maximum of ten unvaccinated people from three households. The 3G rule still applies. – Everyday life for unvaccinated Munich residents is getting a bit … Read more
Part of Maximiliansplatz could become an outdoor club in the coming weeks. It is another push by the city to create celebration opportunities despite the corona pandemic. The proximity to the neighboring clubs enables “seating and the offer of music”, it says in a submission of the social department, on which the vacation senate of … Read more
The number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within a week fell to 53.8 on Tuesday. At first it looked like Munich was under 50 – there would have been a prospect of easing from Monday. – Confusion about the Munich corona numbers: In the morning, the Robert Koch Institute reported that the number of … Read more
The allegations are tough: “Local democracy is trampled if city councilors are further hindered in the exercise of their mandate,” says Stefan Jagel (left). His city council colleague Jörg Hoffmann (FDP) points out that many people currently fear that democracy will be damaged by Corona: “The mayor and the city council majority are doing everything … Read more
A new round in the fight of Munich restaurateurs for benefits from their business closure insurance – this time: Guido Schweighart, who has been running the “Guido al Duomo” on Frauenplatz, behind the cathedral, since 2002. He wants around 160,000 euros from Allianz because – like all other inns – it had to close from … Read more