In Bavaria will no longer have access to retail outlets from next Wednesday onwards. “We implement 2G in retail,” said Prime Minister Markus Söder on Friday in Munich after a cabinet meeting of the state government. Despite loud criticism from the industry, which fears high losses in the middle of the important Christmas business, CSU boss Söder said that the companies are definitely ready. You give the companies several days to prepare for the practical implementation and the controls. The shops have to take on this too.
Söder added that there are exceptions for shops for daily needs, which all citizens are still allowed to go to – regardless of their vaccination status in the coronavirus pandemic. According to the cabinet decision, these include grocers, beverage stores, health food stores, baby specialty stores, pharmacies, medical supply stores, drug stores, opticians and hearing care professionals, gas stations, newspaper sellers, bookstores, flower shops, animal supply stores, animal feed markets, DIY stores and garden centers as well as wholesalers.