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Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the Prime Ministers decided last week to extend the lockdown largely until March 7th, but the states are free to decide on some early easing measures.
For example, the opening of schools and daycare centers is not regulated uniformly, but is left to the discretion of the individual countries.
Throughout Germany, hairdressers are allowed to reopen from March 1st, subject to certain hygiene requirements.
The next major opening step should only be when there is a stable seven-day incidence of no more than 35 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants.
Then the retail trade, museums and galleries as well as businesses with body-friendly services should be able to reopen.
The implementation of the federal states at a glance:
Baden-Wuerttemberg
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The corresponding ordinance in Baden-Württemberg was changed again at the weekend, the changes will come into effect on Monday or February 22nd.
It now stipulates, among other things, the opening of the
hairdressers
on March 1st - if the infection process allows it.
If you want to have your hair done, you need an appointment.
In addition, both the customer and the hairdresser must wear a medical mask or an FFP2 or KN95 / N95 mask.
The plans for the
opening of schools and daycare centers
are now also tied down in the ordinance.
Daycare centers are scheduled to open for regular operations under pandemic conditions from February 22nd.
In elementary schools there are face-to-face lessons in alternation.
However, the requirement to be present remains suspended.
Distance learning is still available at secondary schools until March 7th - until then, the ordinance has been extended.
In addition, at least 14 hotspots have again issued nightly
exit
restrictions, according to a list from the Ministry of Social Affairs.
Bavaria
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The changed Corona regulation applies from this Monday.
In corona hotspots with a seven-day incidence of more than 100, there should continue to be night
curfews
, but in future only from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
In addition, primary school classes and graduating
classes will return to
schools
from February 22nd
- but only in alternating or face-to-face classes with a minimum interval and only in rural districts and urban districts with a seven-day incidence of less than 100 open restricted control mode.
The step will be accompanied by a mask and test concept.
At the borders with the Czech Republic and the Austrian state of Tyrol, stricter
entry
rules have been in effect since this Sunday because of the more contagious variants of the corona virus that are spread there
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Hairdressers
can reopen their business from March 1, 2021 subject to hygiene requirements, reservations and an FFP2 mask requirement for customers and staff.
Berlin
After about two months of lockdown, Berlin's schools will gradually open from February 22nd - for
grades 1 to 3
, alternating lessons in half the class size are planned according to the education administration.
The
day-care center
will also be gradually ramped up again from February 22nd.
First of all, the utilization, which is limited to 50 percent of normal capacity under the current “emergency supply”, is to be increased to 60 percent.
Hairdressers
are allowed to start again from March 1st under strict hygiene and distance rules.
So far it has been said in the infection protection ordinance that leaving one's own home or normal accommodation is only "permitted" for valid reasons.
Now the citizens are "encouraged" to leave the apartment only for valid reasons.
The ban
on drinking
alcohol in the open
only applies in green areas and parking lots.
The ban on public space as a whole is removed.
Brandenburg
With the new rules, the outdoor facilities of
zoos and animal parks are reopening
.
Counties and urban districts can order an alcohol ban on public streets and squares.
The Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court had previously overturned a nationwide ban on alcohol in public spaces.
Primary schools in Brandenburg open again on February 22 with alternating lessons.
Barbershop open
on March 1st.
Otherwise, the hard lockdown applies until at least March 7th.
Further openings should only be made if the seven-day incidence does not exceed 35 for several days.
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If the seven-day incidence rises above a value of 200, rural districts and urban districts can take their own protective measures and close daycare centers, for example.
Bremen
The
compulsory attendance
in schools has been lifted, but they remain open.
Distance teaching should be made possible and perceived, according to the city.
Emergency care takes place in daycare centers - that is, a maximum of 10 children per day from a fixed group of a maximum of 12 children.
Hairdressers will be
closed until February 28th.
As in all shops, medical masks must be worn.
Hamburg
Despite some opening steps in the neighboring federal states, Hamburg is extending the corona lockdown practically unchanged.
The only exception is the opening of
hairdressers
from March 1st.
In view of the comparatively low Corona numbers, the Hamburg
day-care centers
should
go out of emergency operation before the end of the spring break and thus before the schools.
The social welfare authorities hope to be able to “take the first steps towards regular daycare operations” as early as early March, said their spokesman, Martin Helfrich, to the German press agency on Friday.
We are currently in talks with the porters.
The spring break begins in Hamburg on March 1st.
According to the Senate, the schools will only be relaxed after the two-week vacation.
Hesse
Hairdressers
are allowed to open again on March 1st if they strictly adhere to hygiene requirements.
The aim is to also accommodate older people who need help with washing their hair, for example.
As announced, Hessen wants to
enable
the
alternate teaching
model for students in grades one to six from February 22nd
.
From grade seven on, distance teaching applies, with the exception of final grades.
For the time being, this should last until the Easter holidays.
“If an incidence develops that goes very, very far down, we can talk about further steps,” said Prime Minister Volker Bouffier.
Restricted regular operations will also apply to daycare centers again from February 22nd.
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
"In districts and urban districts that are below the threshold of the risk area (50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 7 days),
grades 1-6
will
return
to regular
classes
from February 24," says the state website.
In regions between 50 and 150 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, the requirement to be present is still lifted.
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Most of the students were last at school just before the Christmas break.
Daycare centers and primary schools remained open afterwards, but parents were urgently asked to keep their children at home.
Regions with high numbers of infections switched to emergency care
Hairdressing salons
in the state can, as stated in the federal-state resolution paper, reopen from March 1st.
This applies nationwide with the exception of high-risk areas.
Lower Saxony
Children up to the age of six are no longer
affected
by the
contact restrictions
in Lower Saxony
.
So far this only applied to children up to three years of age.
This eases the requirement that households are currently only allowed to be visited by one person with regard to the age limit of the children excluded from it.
The following applies to the schools: "Even after the federal-state consultation on Wednesday, the schools in Lower Saxony will remain closed for face-to-face teaching in February - only the primary schools, special needs schools GE and final classes are in alternating classes."
There are further relaxations for
florists, garden centers and garden supply outlets
.
They are allowed to sell their perishable goods.
The garden departments of hardware stores are also likely to open, but the rest of the sales area will remain closed.
Hairdressers are likely to serve their customers again from March 1st.
North Rhine-Westphalia
The current corona measures will initially apply in North Rhine-Westphalia until February 21.
The
resolutions of the Prime Minister's Conference
with the Federal Chancellor last Wednesday would soon be implemented in state law.
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With a view to a decision of the Higher Administrative Court of North Rhine-Westphalia on February 10 (AZ: 13 B 1932 / 20.NE), the
mask requirement
in the vicinity of shops now
applies
at a distance of ten meters from the entrance.
Previously, citizens had to wear a mask in parking lots in front of retail stores or on the way to the store.
The second change affects
teachers
in schools and
employees in care facilities
.
According to the NRW Ministry of Health, you must now also wear a medical mask - a surgical mask or an FFP2 mask.
Hairdressers in NRW should also open from March 1st.
The primary schools, final classes and special needs schools should return to face-to-face teaching on a daily basis, as NRW Prime Minister Armin Laschet (CDU) had announced.
The children should then be taught at home for a maximum of five days.
Then there should be a change.
The limited pandemic operations are to be continued in daycare centers.
Rhineland-Palatinate
After the federal-state resolutions to contain the corona pandemic, the previous state ordinance in Rhineland-Palatinate remains in force longer than initially planned.
The first change to the 15th Corona Control Ordinance of January 22nd, which is limited until Sunday, will probably not be replaced by a new set of rules until February 28th.
On February 22nd, the
primary schools will start
alternating
classes
, alternating between small groups in the classroom and distance learning at home.
If the minimum distance of 1.50 meters can be maintained in one class, lessons in the entire class are also possible.
Secondary school students initially stay on distance learning.
Hair washing and cutting are possible again from March 1st.
The opening of
hairdressers
is justified with their particular hygienic importance, especially for the elderly.
Saarland
The Saarland must continue to prepare for massive restrictions in the corona pandemic.
However, there are first relief for children: From February 22nd,
primary schools
in
Saarland will
open with alternating lessons, announced Prime Minister Tobias Hans (CDU).
"This is an important signal to families with smaller children." The step is accompanied by a strict hygiene concept and extensive testing.
In addition, attempts are being made to prioritize the teachers and educators in daycare centers when vaccinating, said Hans.
In addition,
hairdressers
are likely
to open again on March 1, subject to strict hygiene requirements.
Saxony
Primary schools and daycare centers
can open in limited regular operation from February 15.
That means: groups and classes are strictly separated.
If the seven-day incidence exceeds 100 on five consecutive days, daycare centers and schools have to close again.
This mechanism takes effect from March 8th at the earliest.
Hairdressing and foot care shops
are allowed to open from March 1st, but employees and customers must then wear at least medical masks.
It is also planned that owners and employees must have themselves tested weekly.
In
cars, it is mandatory to wear medical masks
if more than one household is traveling.
Contrary to previous planning, the driver must also wear a mask.
As is the order of the day in other federal states, Saxony allows the “Click & Collect” order and pick-up service.
If the seven-day incidence nationwide is below 100 on five consecutive days and this value is also reached in individual counties, cities and counties can decide to lift the night curfew and the 15-kilometer radius.
From March 1st,
driving schools
may open subject to conditions if an exam is necessary for professional reasons.
One-to-one tuition for exam preparation is allowed at the music schools.
Teachers need to get tested weekly.
Saxony-Anhalt
With a few exceptions, Saxony-Anhalt will remain in lockdown until March 10th.
The
schools
are, as announced in January, reopen partially from 1 March.
The primary schools are supposed to start operating with restrictions.
The children should be taught in fixed classes by only one teacher if possible.
The
compulsory attendance is lifted
- if you don't want to send your children to school, you don't have to.
From grade 5 onwards, the children should come to school alternately, either on a daily or weekly basis.
As in the past, the final classes remain in face-to-face classes.
Daycare centers
should also look after significantly more children again on March 1st than in the current emergency care.
The day-care centers would then switch to restricted regular operations, said Minister of Social Affairs Petra Grimm-Benne (SPD).
Hairdressers
and
beauticians
with additional training in medical foot care should also be allowed to reopen from March 1, subject to strict hygiene requirements.
Schleswig-Holstein
With the opening of
zoos, wildlife parks, flower shops and horticultural centers
on March 1, Schleswig-Holstein is taking further steps in the corona pandemic.
In addition, certain
individual sports will
then also be possible indoors, and
hairdressing salons and nail salons will
also be allowed to
open.
As early as February 22nd, practical driving lessons for job-related training can be given again.
That is also the day on which
primary schools and daycare centers go
into regular face-to-face operation - if the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants falls well below within seven days.
In this respect, this opening up for the districts of the Duchy of Lauenburg and Pinneberg as well as for Flensburg and Lübeck is rather unlikely.
The announced opening steps are linked to conditions.
For example,
catering facilities and playgrounds are not allowed to open
in zoos and wildlife parks
.
Unlike garden centers, hardware stores remain closed.
As in general, goods ordered online can be picked up there.
Thuringia
The draft of the new Thuringian Corona Ordinance provides for some relaxation.
This includes the end of the nocturnal exit restrictions as well as a gradual start to the restricted regular operation in schools.
In addition to the
hairdressers
, who can open nationwide on March 1st,
driving schools
in Thuringia should
be able to start teaching again
a week beforehand
.
As already announced by Education Minister Helmut Holter (Linke), schools are to gradually
go
back to restricted
regular operations
from February 22nd
.
Daycare centers and primary schools would start first.
According to the draft regulation, the secondary level is expected to remain closed until the end of February.
In the case of care communities for children from two households, the age limit for children is to be raised from six to twelve years.
It is planned that the
ordinance will come
into force on February 20 and will apply until March 8, i.e. one day longer than the lockdown agreed between the federal and state governments.