The government around Markus Söder received a lot of criticism because of its decision to make vaccination compulsory for the facility. Is the turning point now? All news in the ticker.
- The seven-day incidence* in Bavaria has fallen slightly. Markus Söder* exchanged ideas with students (see first report).
- Holetschek speaks of a “few weeks” delay in compulsory vaccination (see update from February 10, 8:51 a.m.).
- This news ticker is updated regularly.
Update from February 10, 9:55 a.m .: The Bavarian government around Markus Söder had caused a lot of criticism with the temporary move away from partial vaccination. In the meantime, Minister of Health Klaus Holetschek has made it clear that the general obligation to vaccinate must come quickly and that the facility-related obligation to vaccinate will continue to be adhered to. But in order to do justice to their “sense and purpose at all”, “reasonable and pragmatic implementation times” are needed. Söder made a similar statement to Merkur.de . Holetschek spoke of a postponement of a “few weeks” (see previous update). How does virologist Hendrik Streeck feel about this? “Just like the general obligation to vaccinate, I am skeptical about the facility-related obligation to vaccinate,” he said in the Merkur.de interview.*
“The effects of the introduction of facility-based compulsory vaccination will vary greatly from region to region. The staffing situation may worsen in some clinics and nursing homes. In other regions it will not matter. It is good if politicians allow this consideration to flow into their decision,” says the Bonn doctor, who is also part of the expert council that advises the government.
Söder with Corona turnaround? After heavy criticism, Holetschek speaks up – now everything sounds completely different
Update from February 10, 8:51 a.m .: The Bavarian state government now wants to introduce compulsory vaccination for healthcare workers a little faster than Prime Minister Markus Söder initially promised. Bavaria still thinks the introduction of facility-related compulsory vaccinations is a good idea, emphasized Health Minister Klaus Holetschek on Thursday on Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR). However, their introduction will be postponed by a “few weeks” because many questions are still open.
Söder, on the other hand, had spoken of “the most generous transitional regulations” on Monday, which “de facto initially amounted to a suspension of enforcement”. “For how many months, we will see.” The state government had thus triggered sharp criticism.
In all likelihood, however, a punctual start of the facility-related compulsory vaccination on March 15th is still not to be expected in Bavaria. Holetschek said in the BR that the implementation has simply not yet been clarified. “Of course the law makes sense. But it also has to be feasible in practice.” For his part, Holetschek accused the Federal Government and Chancellor Olaf Scholz of not making any progress in introducing a general obligation to vaccinate.
Holetschek had already made a similar statement to the Munich Merkur on Tuesday. “So that we do not misunderstand each other: Of course, the general obligation to vaccinate must come, and as quickly as possible,” said the CSU politician of our newspaper*. And the Free State also continues to adhere to the institution-related vaccination requirement. But in order to do justice to their “sense and purpose at all”, “reasonable and pragmatic implementation times” are needed. Söder makes a similar statement when asked.
After a hard accusation: Söder speaks to students – and names three important points for more relaxation
First report from February 10, 7:27 a.m .: Munich – The Robert Koch Institute * reports a seven-day incidence of 1817.5 for Bavaria on Thursday. It has thus fallen slightly compared to Wednesday (1840.4). Germany’s hotspot number 1 is currently the district of Eichstätt (3888.3).
Eichstätt with Germany’s highest incidence: These are Bavaria’s other corona hotspots
- City of Rosenheim: 2505.1 (second largest hotspot in Bavaria, fourth in Germany)
- District of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen: 2504.9 (third largest hotspot in Bavaria, fifth nationwide)
- District of Fürstenfeldbruck: 2428.9 (fourth in Bavaria, eighth nationwide)
High incidences also in Munich – relaxed corona rules since Wednesday
The districts of Weilheim-Schongau (2397.6), Dachau (2354.4) and the city of Munich (2321.9) follow in the next places. Despite the high incidence, the Corona * rules have been relaxed since Wednesday – there is an overview here. Among other things, the curfew was canceled without replacement, 3G instead of 2G now applies to the hairdresser and more spectators are allowed again at cultural and sporting events.
Massive corona loosening in Bavaria, Söder declares “entry into the exit”
Corona in Bavaria’s schools – Piazolo defends himself against accusations
The high number of infections can also be felt in the schools, said Minister of Education Michael Piazolo at a press conference on Tuesday. But the accusation that contagion would be allowed in schools is “a huge and malicious insinuation”. After all, there are many measures for one reason: protection.
After talking to students: Söder names three points for easing
Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU*) confirmed this: “Another exciting exchange with students: we are there for our children and listen,” he assured with a post on Twitter on Wednesday. “School should be as everyday and safe as possible. With tests*, masks* and vaccinations*, more is possible again. We want good final preparations, but without additional pressure to perform,” wrote the CSU boss for a picture of himself with a group of students. (kam) *Merkur.de/bayern is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
