Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder will appear in front of the cameras at around 1 p.m. today. Before that, the cabinet advises on the current corona situation in Bavaria. Is there room for further openings?
- Markus Söder * will discuss the current Corona * situation in Bavaria with his cabinet from 11 a.m. today.
- From 1 p.m. there will be a press conference with Söder and his ministers, which you can follow here in the live stream and live ticker.
- By the way: The most important stories from the Free State are now also available in our brand new, regular Bayern newsletter.
1:08 p.m.: Schools – if the incidence is below 50, absolute classroom teaching should be possible again. In addition, there should be extra “bridging courses” so that the students can catch up on their learning deficiencies. Daycare centers should also be allowed to reopen, and tests should also be carried out there, but differently than in schools. Parents should test at home.
1:06 p.m.: Tourism, culture, sport: Everywhere should be opened wider. Sports events can again have up to 250 spectators. The fitness studios will run under “Sport” in the future, under the motto “Click and fit”, these may also be visited again under certain conditions.
1:01 p.m.: The PK begins. Söder speaks and is initially happy about the falling incidence (currently just under 81 for all of Bavaria). Around 28 counties and cities are still over 100. Nevertheless, Söder sees the situation easing and feels that his strategy of “cautious opening” has been confirmed. Bavaria will start the tourism season on Friday. Outdoor swimming pools, hotels, guesthouses are allowed to open from Friday if the incidence is below 100. Cultural events with 250 participants in the open air should also be possible.
12:59 p.m.: Markus Söder is still waiting. Also announced are Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU), Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger (Free Voters) and Science Minister Bernd Sibler (CSU).
12.45 p.m .: The press conference with Markus Söder starts in a few minutes. We ticker them live here, you can follow the PK in the video stream above.
Update, May 18, 11:33 a.m.: The press conference starts as planned at around 1 p.m. Meanwhile, there is bad news for the state capital. In the morning, an incidence below 50 was reported from Munich. Unfortunately, this number is incorrect. There was a transmission error at the RKI. The corrected incidence is still just above the 50 mark, to be precise: at 53.8.
Munich, May 18, 10.15 a.m.: There is good news from Munich: With an incidence of 46.2, the state capital is below the 50 mark for the first time in months. Nevertheless, Bavaria is still represented in the top places nationwide in the district incidences. Schweinfurt is currently in second place with a 7-day incidence * of 262.5. Coburg is in third place with 221.6. Overall, at least according to the official RKI figures, the incidence for the Free State is falling with the infections newly reported on Monday. With 604 newly reported cases, it is 81. As I said, these are the official figures. It remains to be seen to what extent the health authorities in Bavaria are not a little behind in terms of the actual number of infections due to the weekend and the public holiday on Thursday.
Corona situation in Bavaria: Söder appears in front of the press at 1 p.m. – are there any new easings?
Markus Söder is currently discussing new opening steps with his ministers. The opening of outdoor pools is planned for the end of this week. How many outdoor pools actually make use of the opportunity is, of course, an open question given the current capricious weather in Bavaria *. It is also always assumed that the incidence in the respective region is stable below 100. Hotels and holiday apartments should also be able to receive guests again. After all, cultural events with a maximum of 250 participants should be possible again.
In addition, the move away from vaccination prioritization for general practitioners is on the agenda. From Thursday, vaccinations should be given in doctors’ offices without prioritization. However, various general practitioners see this critically. *
Furthermore, according to the State Chancellery, the government coalition should conduct a mid-term review. Free voters under Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger and CSU under Söder have been ruling Bavaria since autumn 2018. The press conference begins at 1 p.m. We are there live. * Merkur.de / bayern is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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