From this Wednesday, the 3G rule will apply throughout Germany in buses and trains as well as in the workplace. The value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants remained just below the 400 mark. The number of free intensive care beds in the clinics fell by around 300 to just under 2,400, Berlin. A majority in Germany thinks a new lockdown over Christmas is likely.
Hesse’s Prime Minister Volker Bouffier (CDU) affirmed that the pandemic could not be brought under control without a general vaccination requirement. It depends on care. Baden-Württemberg’s Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) said compulsory vaccination could also reduce the polarization of society: the state would then attract the conflict between those who support and oppose vaccination. Schleswig-Holstein’s Vice-Prime Minister Monika Heinold (Greens) called for mandatory vaccination at the turn of the year.
Too late for fourth wave?
The Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate, Malu Dreyer (SPD), promoted an open-ended discussion. Lower Saxony’s Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD) sees such an obligation as a last resort. The managing health minister Jens Spahn (CDU), however, said on Deutschlandfunk that the effect of a mandatory vaccination would come too late for the fourth wave. As one of the first FDP top politicians, NRW Family Minister Joachim Stamp was open to vaccination requirements on the ARD program “Hart aber fair”: A constitutional lawyer had convinced him.
Hamburg’s Mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD) does not rule out a general compulsory vaccination – but according to his own statements, it is much more important for him to immediately introduce the facility-related compulsory vaccination, for example in clinics and care facilities. The FDP had recently signaled that certain professional groups would give in to a possible corona vaccination. The SPD deputy parliamentary group leader Dirk Wiese told the dpa: “It makes sense to initiate a facility-related vaccination requirement before Christmas.”
Contact restrictions in Bavaria
Bavaria will introduce contact restrictions for unvaccinated people from Wednesday. Only a maximum of five people from two households are allowed to meet, with the exception of children under twelve, those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered. All clubs, discos and bars have to close, restaurants are only allowed to stay open until 10 p.m. Christmas markets are canceled. In addition, the 2G rule then applies almost everywhere – access only for vaccinated and convalescent people. For cultural and sporting events, trade fairs and leisure facilities, 2G plus will apply in the future – access only for vaccinated and convalescent people with an additional negative rapid test.
In North Rhine-Westphalia too, 2G will apply nationwide in the leisure sector from Wednesday and 2G plus in discos, clubs or at carnival celebrations. There will soon be a similar regulation in Berlin. In Lower Saxony, from Wednesday in many places only those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered will be admitted. Due to Corona, students will soon no longer be required to attend schools in Brandenburg, according to Education Minister Britta Ernst (SPD) in the RBB.
3G controls in the train
3G at work, on buses and trains, i.e. access only for vaccinated, convalescent and tested people – this Wednesday, the corresponding regulations of the new Infection Protection Act passed by the nascent traffic light coalition come into force. Deutsche Bahn announced corresponding controls during the journey. If you don’t have proof, you have to get off at the next stop. For the time being, there are no longer any nationwide exit restrictions or school closings. However, the law is to be evaluated as early as December 9th in a federal-state round and, if necessary, refined.
Source From: Nachrichten
