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Saarbrücken (dpa / lrs) - In the fight against the corona pandemic, the Saarland state government passed a new regulation with tightened rules on Friday.
It comes into force this Sunday (November 29th).
«The tightening measures taken at the beginning of November have flattened the infection curve slightly.
The numbers are no longer increasing exponentially, but they are still at a high level every day, ”said Health Minister Monika Bachmann (CDU).
"Our goal is that we can loosen the contact restrictions a little over Christmas, so that the closest family and friends can come together," said Prime Minister Tobias Hans (CDU) according to a message that was spread in the evening.
Despite the need for stricter measures, personal contacts should also be made possible.
"Our aim is to find an acceptable mix of rules and appeals to reason."
For example, the mask requirement is being expanded: In future, mouth and nose covering must also be worn in front of shops and in the associated parking lots.
In addition, according to the information, this generally applies to closed rooms that are accessible to the public or as part of customer traffic, in offices and companies.
This does not apply to one's own workplace, provided the minimum distance is maintained.
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Private meetings are limited to a maximum of five people from your own household and one other household, not including children under 14 years of age.
Meetings in public spaces are also limited to a maximum of five people from two households;
so far the number had been a maximum of ten people.
The current Corona regulation in Saarland will formally expire at the end of November 29th.
Under the new ordinance, the local police may prohibit the setting off of fireworks in busy squares and streets.
Public fireworks are banned.
The regulations for entering hospitals and similar facilities remain unchanged.
For Christmas and New Year's Eve, the contact restrictions are due to be relaxed: From December 23 to January 1 at the latest, meetings of up to ten people, even from more than two households, should be possible, the Ministry of Health announced on Friday after a meeting of the Council of Ministers .
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The wholesale and retail trade will remain open.
In shops with a sales area of up to 800 square meters, there should be a maximum of one person per ten square meters of sales area.
In the case of larger shops, a maximum of one person per 20 square meters of sales area may come onto the additional area.
Daycare centers and schools should also remain open.
In schools in Saarland, masking is compulsory from the 5th grade onwards.
Next Tuesday there will be a special session of the state parliament on the current corona situation, as the parliament announced.
This was requested by the left group.
A spokeswoman said the coalition factions had signaled their approval.
Previous corona regulation