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Bavaria implements the corona resolutions of the federal and state governments.

The cabinet in Munich decided at noon to extend the partial lockdown under the new contact restrictions.

With a quarantine obligation for winter sports enthusiasts and day tourists who return from abroad, Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) has tightened the agreed regulations again.

"Tourist day trips or leisure activities abroad, such as skiing, are avoidable sources of risk," said the state government.

An exception for stays of less than 24 hours should only apply if there are valid reasons, in particular work, school, visits to the doctor, family matters and everyday business.

Basically, “encounters with nature” are possible, emphasized Söder, for example on ski hikes or cross-country skiing.

Lifts and slopes, on the other hand, should remain closed so that there are no crowds.

The lift operators in Germany reject this closure.

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A class division from a seven-day incidence of more than 200 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants has also been decided.

In Bavarian rural districts and urban districts, there should be alternating or hybrid lessons from grade 8 onwards, if minimum distances cannot be maintained.

Graduating classes and special needs schools are excluded from the regulation.

In addition, music and driving schools will have to close in these special hotspot regions, and alcohol will be banned all day in certain public places.

Markets and weekly markets have to close, with the exception of food sales.

According to Söder, 27 districts and urban districts are currently above the 200 value.

In hotspots with a seven-day incidence of more than 300, the local authorities should be able to impose further strict requirements and restrictions, including exit restrictions and other restrictions at schools, according to a cabinet decision.

"The hospitals are full," said the Prime Minister

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Following the cabinet meeting, Söder pointed out the serious consequences of the currently high number of infections.

"The hospitals are full," said Söder, the first clinics were sending emergency signals.

If the current number of 83 deaths per day continues until Christmas, 2500 people would die in Bavaria alone by then.

"This is a difficult fate for the people," said Söder.

Söder described the current partial lockdown as a partial success.

Tougher measures would lead to faster relief, said the Prime Minister.

The level of infection is currently the highest in the entire pandemic to date.

"We are experiencing a very heavy burden, even though we have more intensive care beds," said Söder, referring to the situation in the healthcare system.