In Germany, things are being eased eagerly. Now the first federal state also wants to open indoor catering. All developments on the corona situation in Germany in the news ticker.
- The corona incidence * in Germany is falling. On Wednesday (May 12) it was 107.8 on a weekly basis.
- Therefore, Baden-Württemberg wants to relax the measures – and also open up indoor catering.
- This news ticker on the corona situation in Germany is continuously updated.
Stuttgart – The corona situation in Germany seems to be easing. A decrease in the number of infections was also reported on Wednesday (May 12). The Robert Koch Institute * reported 14,909 registered new corona infections and thus around 3,100 fewer infections than last Wednesday. The nationwide seven-day incidence fell from 115.4 the previous day to 107.8. As a result, there is more and more loosening in the Federal Republic.
Corona in Germany: Baden-Württemberg wants to open indoor restaurants
In some federal states, outdoor catering has been open again for a few days – depending on the incidence. Baden-Württemberg now wants to go one step further and, from Saturday onwards, under certain conditions, relax the corona rules in gastronomy, tourism and leisure. If the corona numbers in the circles are below an incidence of 100 for five days in a row, the catering industry is allowed to reopen with hygiene requirements and test concepts – and not just outside, as the German Press Agency has learned from government circles.
The green-black government around Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann * (Greens) ends the seven-month forced break for the restaurants. In the southwest there are currently twelve districts under 100 infections per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days. The situation is currently most relaxed in the Main-Tauber district in the north of the country (49.8), and most precarious in the Zollernalb district (236.1).
Corona in Germany: easing announced in many federal states
Baden-Württemberg is a nationwide pioneer in opening up indoor catering, it said. In Schleswig-Holstein, Corona rules are to be relaxed from Monday, especially in tourism and gastronomy, for contacts outdoors and in leisure time. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, gastronomy is allowed to reopen from Pentecost Sunday (23 May) – outside and inside.
At the same time, Hessen is also planning to introduce easing. The Hessian state government has decided on a step-by-step plan for further steps to open the corona. Prime Minister Volker Bouffier (CDU) emphasized that this will give the population important opportunities to open up, especially in areas such as day-care centers, schools, retail, the hotel industry, gastronomy, the cultural sector and sport. Bavaria had previously announced far-reaching easing.
Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn warned on Wednesday at the federal press conference against hasty opening steps. “Everything is going in the right direction,” said the CDU politician, “but we are currently easing incidences where other countries are not yet loosening.” the current one. (as) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
