Covid-19: in the face of the epidemic, Bavaria tightens its restrictions
Bavaria's Minister President Markus Söder has announced new measures to fight Covid-19.
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If Germany is a good student in its fight against the pandemic, the country is struggling to fight effectively against the second wave.
The measures adopted in early November did not bring the expected effects and were extended.
Faced with this situation, Bavaria has decided today to tighten the measures already in place.
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With our correspondent in Berlin,
Pascal Thibaut
“
Hope is good;
action is better
”.
Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder is not satisfied with the results of the restrictive measures adopted a month ago in Germany.
The closure of restaurants and bars as well as that of cultural venues and the reduction of private contacts have only allowed the country
to stabilize the number of infections.
The death toll has increased significantly.
Bavaria is one of the hardest hit regions with an incidence rate of 175 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants over seven days.
While other countries are making their arrangements more flexible, the region will therefore give an additional turn of the screw.
From Wednesday, Bavarians will only be able to leave their homes for specific reasons: to do their shopping, to go to work, to school or to the doctor.
In the most affected areas, it will be forbidden to leave your home from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
For older students, classes will be split in two and will alternate face-to-face and online education.
Where the pandemic is more severe, digital will be the rule.
These measures are valid until January 9.
Restrictions for private meetings - up to five people - will only be lifted from December 23 to 26 for the Christmas holidays.
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