Further corona measures fall. Photo: dpa picture radio
Mask and test obligations for employees and residents in facilities fall
More nationwide Corona protection requirements According to plans by the federal and state governments, the 1st March leak. The health ministers agreed today (February 14, 2023) to end earlier than the April 7th Mask and test requirements for employees and residents in health and care facilities. This was announced by the Federal Ministry of Health.
Visitors must continue to wear a mask
For Visits to doctor’s offices, clinics and nursing homes should therefore also still masks are still compulsory are valid. Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) said that the bottom line is that the infection situation has been stable for weeks. The hospitals could take good care of corona patients. It is still important to be careful when visiting medical facilities. Anyone who visits patients or residents and makes doctor’s appointments must continue to wear a mask. “The protection of vulnerable groups should be worth it to us.”
Lauterbach: The pandemic has lost its horror
Lauterbach emphasized: “The pandemic is not over yet. But the pandemic has lost its terror. The virus is manageable in everyday life. And we are drawing conclusions from that.” In preparation for a potentially more critical pandemic situation this winter, several nationwide corona regulations were laid down in the Infection Protection Act. The last time was early February Masks are compulsory on long-distance trains and long-distance buses prematurely suspended. In the local transport According to the corresponding regulations of the federal states, there are also no longer any mask requirements. Gradually, the federal states had also phased out the obligation to isolate people infected with the corona virus.
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– German press agency
