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To combat the pandemic Corona to
Easter
the public, economic and private life in Germany shut down as strong like never before in the crisis.
The
Holy Thursday and Holy Saturday are to once as rest days
defined and associated with extensive contact restrictions.
The food retail trade in the narrow sense of the word should only remain open on Holy Saturday.
Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the prime ministers of the federal states decided on Tuesday night, as their decision paper shows.
The
lockdown, which
has been going on for months
, will be extended until April 18.
For
holidaymakers abroad
, a general
obligation to test before the return flight is to be
introduced
through an amendment to the Infection
Protection
Act.
It should be made a prerequisite for entering Germany.
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If possible
, there should be
no face-
to-
face services
over the
Easter holidays
.
The federal and state governments want to approach the religious communities with a corresponding request.
In
counties with a 7-day incidence of over 100
, the applicable corona restrictions are to be
tightened
again.
This can include exit restrictions, stricter contact restrictions and the obligation to wear medical masks for passengers, even in private cars.
The federal government is also planning
additional corona aid
for companies.
"For those companies that are particularly severely affected by closings in the context of the corona pandemic and have been affected for a very long time, the Federal Government will develop a supplementary aid instrument within the framework of European legal requirements," says the decision paper.
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How exactly these additional aids should look like was initially left open.
Additional programs for sectors that are particularly affected, such as tourism or gastronomy, are conceivable.
During the crisis, the federal government has already decided on aid programs worth billions.
Business associations, however, repeatedly criticize that aid arrives too late and that the funding system is too complex.
Most recently, the federal and state governments agreed on a hardship fund for companies that had previously fallen through the cracks.
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