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The lockdown to contain the corona pandemic in Germany, which is limited to the end of January, will be extended to mid-February in view of the continued high number of infections and deaths.
Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the prime ministers of the federal states decided on Tuesday at their switching conference.
At the same time they agreed
to tighten
the
mask requirement
.
In the future, so-called surgical masks or mouth-nose covers of the KN95 / N95 or FFP2 standards will have to be worn in public transport and in shops.
Normal everyday masks are then no longer permitted there.
The federal and state governments also want to introduce extensive rights for workers to work from
home
.
In the future, employers will have to enable their employees to work from home wherever the work permits.
To this end, the Federal Ministry of Labor is to issue an ordinance.
More home office would reduce contacts at work, but also on the way to work, so the argumentation.
In the decision paper, employees are also asked to make use of the offer.
The regulation is limited to March 15th.
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The next steps in the
schools were
discussed for a
particularly long
time.
It was agreed that they, too, would remain closed until February 14th or that attendance would be suspended.
This should be implemented restrictively.
The same procedure should be used in day-care centers.
With the decision,
restaurants
and
pubs
,
theaters
and
opera houses
as well as
large parts of the retail trade will
remain closed.
Exceptions still apply to supermarkets and drug stores, for example.
The federal government
promised
to improve
its
bridging aid 3
.
Among other things, the entry requirements are to be simplified and the maximum monthly support amounts for companies and self-employed individuals are to be increased significantly.
The federal government also wants to noticeably increase the down payments.
You can read the full decision here.
The lockdown discussion
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