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Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder called for a change of mentality in politics and the population on Monday.

That is the central goal, so the CSU boss.

One should no longer think about how best to circumvent or exhaust a measure, but how to implement it better, he said in a press statement before a virtual meeting of the party executive in Munich.

The aim is to get everyone to take part in the restrictions in the coming weeks.

He wanted to achieve the same level of motivation as with the lockdown in the spring.

“We have to realize how serious the situation is.

The number of deaths is increasing from week to week. ”Söder is“ firmly convinced ”of the tightening of the measures in Bavaria - they are the right thing to do.

According to Söder, the current partial lockdown is only a partial success.

“The fact is, it's just not enough.” It can no longer be waited for - “waiting doesn't bring any improvement”.

The measures to be voted on in the Bavarian state parliament on Tuesday are the "penultimate stage that can be done".

The still possible increase is to close more shops and limit contacts to one's own family.

The motto is now "stay at home"

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He fully understands that it is a burden on people, but they are necessary.

The motto now is "stay at home".

Therefore, there will also be additional police checks in the Bavarian city centers: "Trust is good, control does not harm." The corona pandemic is also a test for Western democracies.

You don't help the economy by ignoring Corona - in the long run the damage to the economy is much greater.

Söder spoke out against tightening the contact restrictions for Christmas.

Being together in the family is very important to many people.

"It's also an incredibly positive moment in these times."

Christmas is contemplative and unlike New Year's Eve there is no party, so a balance is needed.

In addition, there are no parties and no opportunity to go out on Christmas Eve.

Being alone for Christmas is an additional hard burden for many people at this special time - especially for the elderly.

Disaster from December 9th

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In Bavaria, there is a relaxed contact limit for up to ten people and their children up to 14 years of age at Christmas.

On Sunday, due to the persistently high number of corona infections, the Free State significantly tightened its course on contact restrictions and overturned the relaxation planned for New Year's Eve.

This means that a maximum of five people from two households can meet at the turn of the year.

Alcohol consumption in the open air is also prohibited nationwide on New Year's Eve.

The cabinet also decided in a special meeting that the disaster should be declared again on December 9th.

The regulation is initially limited to January 9th.

In addition, face-to-face lessons for older students will be significantly restricted from Wednesday: From the eighth grade onwards, these should be divided and switched to alternating lessons.

In hotspots with an incidence of 200 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in one week, the pupils from the eighth grade should switch completely to distance learning.

In addition, stricter exit restrictions nationwide from Wednesday and a nightly curfew between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. in hotspots with an incidence of 200 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days.

You may then only leave your own apartment for valid reasons.

This should also include Christmas shopping, visits to the doctor, sports and the way to work and school.