In some cases, mask mandates will be in place. However states have the right to impose more restrictive restrictions.
German officials have outlined their Covid-19 regulations for fall and winter, which include masking the requirements in public places and allowing local officials to take more aggressive action.
On Wednesday, the Health and Justice ministers announced that the draft plan requires masks to be worn in hospitals and nursing homes as well as long-distance bus and train travel. Except for those already vaccinated visitors to hospitals and other similar facilities will be required to submit a negative Coronavirus test in order to gain entry.
Additional restrictions will depend on the severity of local outbreaks, with Germany’s 16 states authorized to impose a variety of “more extensive” regulations. They include rules that mask public transportation, indoor public events, schools, fifth-grade students, or compulsory testing in certain places.
If the officials decide that there is a pandemic, “concrete danger to the functionality of the health system,”They may also impose stronger restrictions, including outdoor mask mandates, social-distancing and capacity limitations for indoor spaces, and more stringent sanitation rules for business.
“If the number of cases rises sharply – masks [can also be enforced]Outside, in areas where it is not possible to travel sufficient distances. [visitor] limits indoors,” Health Minister Karl Lauterbach saidThe new rules were announced.
The draft is still expected to be passed, although it must be approved in parliament. It would be in effect from October 1, 2023 through April 7, 2023. The current rules will expire in September.
The regulations for fall and winter retain much of Germany’s existing Covid infrastructure, and the government has stressed that it would like to avoid a return to lockdowns and closures, particularly at schools.
“Children have a right to school education and a school day that is as carefree as possible. School closures must therefore not be allowed,”Marco Buschmann from the Justice Ministry insists there “should only be restrictions on freedom if they are necessary”That’s the new plan “rejects lockdowns and curfews.”
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