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Berlin (dpa) - All over Germany, those who have been completely vaccinated against Corona and those who have recovered can meet more people again as planned from this Sunday and are exempt from exit restrictions.

The relevant ordinance last passed by the Bundestag and Bundesrat was published in the Federal Gazette on Saturday, as announced, and will come into force at midnight.

Vaccinated and convalescent people can thus meet again in a private setting without restrictions with other vaccinated and convalescent people.

At meetings with unvaccinated people, for example with family or friends, vaccinated and convalescent people, as well as children under 14, will no longer count according to the ordinance.

The night exit restrictions no longer apply to them either.

After traveling, fully vaccinated and convalescent people only need to be in quarantine in exceptional cases - for example, if they are coming from a virus variant area.

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There are also no personal restrictions for so-called contactless individual sports, such as jogging, for these groups. And finally, they no longer have to show a negative test when shopping or at the hairdresser's. The proof of vaccination, such as the yellow vaccination booklet, is sufficient. The mask requirement in certain places and the distance requirement in public spaces still apply to everyone.

Those who have received their last injection - usually two weeks - at least two weeks ago are considered fully vaccinated.

Anyone who has demonstrably recovered from Corona and is vaccinated is considered fully vaccinated after just one injection.

In principle, those who have recovered are considered to be those who can prove with a positive PCR test that is at least 28 days and no more than six months old that they have already had a corona infection.

However, initially only comparatively few people will benefit from the withdrawal of the corona restrictions: According to the Robert Koch Institute, almost 7.6 million people (9.1 percent) have been fully vaccinated on Saturday.

Almost 27 million people received a primary vaccination (32.3 percent).

The older part of the population in particular is increasingly vaccinated.

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Health Minister Jens Spahn also gave young people hope on Saturday that they would soon have a chance.

«June is not long gone.

It is now a matter of a few weeks.

Then we will be able to make a vaccination offer to everyone over 16 ”, he said during a discussion with young people in Berlin.

When the time comes, you also need to be ready to be vaccinated.

"I know every day is long and annoying at the moment, but we're still talking for weeks now."

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Ordinance in the Federal Gazette