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In view of the rising corona numbers, there will be no further opening steps in Bavaria next Monday: Theaters, cinemas, concert halls and outdoor restaurants will have to remain closed nationwide.

Until further notice, the agreement on further opening steps will not be given, said a spokesman for the Ministry of Health on Thursday of the German press agency.

According to the Bavarian Corona Ordinance, the next opening steps would have been possible on Monday - under the following conditions: if a seven-day incidence of 50 or 100 is not exceeded for at least 14 days in a district or an independent city and if the development of the Infection occurrence appears to be “stable or declining”.

According to the ordinance, the responsible district administrative authorities would then have been able to allow further openings "in agreement" with the Ministry of Health.

There is no such "agreement".

Due to the worrying nationwide increase in the number of corona infections, a stable situation within the meaning of the regulation can no longer be assumed throughout Bavaria, the spokesman said.

It is to be expected that the seven-day incidence in Bavaria will exceed 100 in the next few days.

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Hesse is also foregoing further opening steps and the planned return of students from the 7th grade to the alternate classes for next week.

“We have very dynamic events.

The third wave is here, ”says Prime Minister Volker Bouffier (CDU).

The most important thing now is to do everything possible to keep the wave as flat as possible.

In Hesse, the incidence has been over 100 since this Thursday. "Given this initial situation, we cannot accept responsibility for taking further steps." The existing regulations would continue to apply for the time being.

Baden-Württemberg also rejected further easing.

A spokeswoman for the State Ministry announced on Thursday that the opening step planned for March 22 at the earliest will be postponed.

"The current situation is so dynamic that we have to adapt our measures to this infection process," said Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens).

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