Jena | 1,250 students use the corona rapid test A corona quick test campaign for students shortly before Christmas met with great demand. A total of 1,250 students, schoolchildren, trainees and residents were tested in Jena and Weimar. According to the organizers, twelve people received a positive result. They also had to have a PCR … Read more
Wartburg district | Corona outbreaks in nursing homes There are new corona outbreaks in two nursing homes in the Wartburg district. According to the health department, 19 people tested positive in a home in Vacha. There should also be at least four cases in a home in Wutha-Farnroda. A day care facility in Eisenach with … Read more
The Thuringian state government does without a nationwide corona early warning system. The Free State’s Scientific Pandemic Advisory Board had already proposed the test concept six months ago. It had been reported nationwide. According to MDR THÜRINGEN information, the state had finally planned around 20 million euros of the Corona special fund for a period … Read more
12:54 pm | Berlin also wants to close almost all shops Berlin’s Governing Mayor Michael Müller has announced that most shops in the capital will be closed. Beyond the grocery store, all shopping offers would have to be shut down. There is no other way, said the SPD politician. The lockdown should apply until January … Read more
Thuringia’s red-red-green minority government has agreed on a budget for 2021 with the CDU. The jointly established budget is the prerequisite for the planned new elections. The state budget was negotiated for weeks. Last 19 hours until early Tuesday morning. The parliamentary leader of the Left, Susanne Hennig-Wellsow, spoke of a good negotiation result. It … Read more
A serial fraudster from Mühlhausen has to be imprisoned for three and a half years. The district court of Mühlhausen convicted the 24-year-old on Wednesday for 50 cases of commercial fraud and data falsification as well as driving without permission and insurance. – Expensive devices sold multiple times The drug addict accused had confessed to … Read more
The city of Erfurt wants to accommodate retailers who have been badly hit by the corona pandemic. Mayor Andreas Bausewein (SPD) announced on Wednesday that several offers of help are being talked to with city management, which could quickly take effect after the lockdown. Among other things, lower parking fees and targeted advertising campaigns are … Read more
The Awo district association Saale-Holzland-Kreis has terminated the employment relationships of two board members. The chairman of the board, Klaus-Dieter Kunze, has been examining technical facilities and playgrounds as a safety specialist for the district association. The association’s lawyer announced on Friday that he received 3,000 euros a month for this service. – Treasurer Hans-Peter … Read more
2:06 pm | Werner defends Thuringian Sonderweg Thuringia’s Minister of Health Heike Werner (Linke) has rejected the idea of reintroducing more stringent general restrictions. There is a functioning system to combat the coronavirus pandemic, Werner said today. The authorities then reacted on site to local outbreaks. If these measures are not sufficient from the state’s … Read more
The reason for the closure is construction work on the section near Hallstadt in Upper Franconia. The two-track line will be extended to four tracks over a length of five kilometers. The Hallstadt section is part of the high-speed line between Munich and Berlin. It was opened at the end of 2017 with the completion … Read more