In the autumn, the adapted corona rules arrived in Germany. Basic protective measures and quarantine also apply in Bremen in January. What about the obligation to wear a mask in public transport?
The cold season has arrived and with it the adapted corona rules in Germany. Since 1 October, these have been slightly tightened. The aim is in particular to improve the protection of vulnerable groups in autumn and winter federal government on your website. Of the Federal Council finally passed a corresponding law.
For the time being, the new corona measures apply until April 7, 2023. The rules have been divided into two phases: so-called “winter tyres” and “snow chains”. The latter should come into force in the individual federal states if the situation worsens and there is a concrete danger to the health system. Some of the rules are set at the national level.
But some measures can be decided by the countries themselves. In October, the Senate passed its own Corona ordinance, which applies in addition to national rules. As a result, there is a stricter mask requirement in the Hanseatic city than in other federal states. Read the overview of the measures currently in force in Bremen to find out whether these will still be observed in January 2023, when the end of the pandemic will be discussed everywhere.
Corona rules in Bremen in January 2023: masks are mandatory
The basic protection has been in effect throughout Germany since 1 October. As a result, the mask requirement is strengthened. Countries have no room for maneuver in this regard. Masks are mandatory in the following places:
- long distance: Staff and children over the age of six must wear at least one medical mask. From the age of 14 the FFP2 mask is mandatory.
- hospitals and care facilities: There is an FFP2 mask requirement and a proof obligation.
- medical practices: Patients and visitors must wear an FFP2 mask.
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Corona rules in January 2023: tougher measures in Bremen
In order for the functionality of the healthcare system or other critical infrastructure to continue to be guaranteed, the federal states may independently introduce further corona measures in addition to the nationwide stricter mask requirement. Due to the regulation of basic protective measures, the following provisions also apply in Bremen Crown Rules:
- public transport: Passengers and staff must wear a mask.
- Homeless shelters and community shelters for asylum seekers: Even there it prevails Mask obligation and one in the community for asylum seekers proof obligation.
- prison facilities: There is one there proof obligation.
These additional measures would also be possible in Bremen in January 2023:
- interior rooms: One Mask obligation for medical or FFP2 masks could also be unrolled inside.
- Restaurants, bars, cultural and leisure area e Sport: Again, you could Mask obligation They are valid. But there should be an exception. With a test certificate you are of the Mask obligation exempt. Countries can extend this exemption to people who can prove they have just been vaccinated or recovered.
- schools and kindergartens: Countries can use one proof obligation in schools and kindergartens and in one Mask obligation compulsory in schools from the fifth grade.
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Should the Bremen government identify a specific threat to the functionality of the healthcare system or other critical infrastructure for the entire state or a specific region, it could introduce the following additional measures against the corona pandemic:
- events: For outdoor events, countries can Mask obligation establish whether a minimum distance of 1.5 meters cannot be maintained. Also, one Mask obligation possible without exception for publicly accessible indoor events. A maximum number of people can also be introduced for events in internal spaces accessible to the public. A hygiene concept may also be required.
- Restaurants, bars, cultural and leisure area e Sport: The creation of hygiene concepts can become mandatory for the wholesale and retail trade, companies, facilities, trade and for events in the areas of leisure, culture and sport.
Corona rules in Bremen in January 2023: quarantine and isolation requirements
In January 2023, the federal state of Bremen will initially continue to adhere to the existing order: anyone Crown infected must go into quarantine for at least five days. The free test is not mandatory. However, to end the isolation, the person concerned must be asymptomatic for at least 48 hours.
Corona rules in Bremen in January 2023: Is Bremen abolishing the mask requirement in public transport?
Yes, it is currently mandatory to wear mouth and nose protection on local public transport. However, the competent authorities – the departments of health and transport – have already announced the relaxation of the timetable for the period after the winter, so the mask requirement in local transport will be abolished on March 1st.
“We have been experiencing full football stadiums, concerts and events without masks for months,” says Maike Schaefer (Greens), transport senator in the Hanseatic city of Hamburg. More and more people go around without a mask even in restaurants, shopping centers and supermarkets. “Therefore, from our point of view, there is no longer any reason to stick to the mask obligation after the winter, as long as the pandemic situation allows it.”
Other corona rules – such as the solitary confinement obligation – should also be dissolved “step by step” from March, Schaefer continued. However, Bremen keeps a small back door open: All easing ultimately depends on how the corona situation and the situation in the hospitals are.