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In Berlin, a mask requirement in the car will also apply in the future due to Corona.
The driver and, when driving in a private car, members of the household are excluded.
The Senate decided on Tuesday, as the Governing Mayor Michael Müller (SPD) announced on Tuesday after the Senate meeting.
A medical mask is compulsory, just like when shopping and when using public transport.
The new rules also affect gatherings in the form of a car parade and should come into effect in the coming days.
The current infection protection ordinance will be adapted accordingly.
Müller said the regulation had to be sharpened at this point.
The corona infection numbers in Berlin are falling.
"We are on the right path.
But we want to stick with it, we don't get cocky. "
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Müller believes a debate about possible easing of the corona crisis is premature, as he emphasized after the Senate meeting.
"I'm very cautious about that at the moment," said the SPD politician.
The chairman of the Prime Minister's Conference (MPK) recalled that an incidence of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within a week was a guideline for nationwide measures in lockdown.
“In Berlin we decided on an incidence of 30 as a warning line.
And are now at a good 80, ”he continued.
"That means that at the moment I cannot speak in good conscience of opening scenarios and easing, because we still have a way to go."
The lockdown to contain the corona pandemic is currently limited to February 14th.
On February 10, the federal and state governments want to consult with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) on how to proceed.