In view of the drastically increasing corona infections, Saxony’s government wants to tighten the protective measures and the Introduce the 2G rule (vaccinated or recovered) for gastronomy, indoor events or major events. These are the cornerstones of the new protection ordinance, which the cabinet discussed on Tuesday. The major events also include football games. FFP-2 masks should be mandatory in local public transport. The mask requirement in class is not waived.
After a The cabinet plans to make a final decision on Friday after the shortened hearing phase. The new regulation is due to come into force next Monday. It is about “prevention in the pandemic,” said Dagmar Neukirch, State Secretary in the Ministry of Social Affairs. Otherwise one would have to declare an emergency if the hospitals were overloaded.
“Unfortunately, we are in a very serious situation,” said Neukirch. With a seven-day incidence of 284.4, Saxony is in second place nationwide behind Thuringia and has almost twice the national value (153.7). In the district of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains, the weekly incidence is even 465.8. The infection process is happening rapidly among the many people who have not yet been vaccinated. For them, the weekly incidence is 600, for those who have been vaccinated it is 58. The burden on hospitals is greater than it was a year ago.
She made an urgent recommendation to companies to test their employees more intensively. At the moment, the 18- to 40-year-olds are the drivers of the pandemic, said the State Secretary and appealed to companies to increasingly send employees back to the home office. According to Neukirch, care facilities should also be better protected. In the future, the entire staff and not just the nurses will be tested here three times a week.