Due to the Corona crisis, the Bundestag has continued to determine an "epidemic situation of national importance".
On Wednesday, 325 MPs voted for a corresponding motion from the governing parliamentary groups of the Union and the SPD.
253 parliamentarians voted against, five abstained.
The special situation will initially apply for a further three months, i.e. until the end of November.
Without further confirmation by Parliament, it will expire after three months.
The ascertained “epidemic situation” creates, among other things, a legal basis for state regulations on specific crisis measures such as mask requirements or contact restrictions.
The Bundestag first established it in March 2020 and last confirmed on June 11 that the special situation persists.
According to the Infection Protection Act, it exists “if there is a serious risk to public health in the entire Federal Republic of Germany”.