Coro­na: Cau­tious open­ing steps, reg­u­la­tion will be adjusted

The state gov­ern­ment of Baden-Würt­tem­berg wants to dare small and cau­tious open­ing steps with an adjust­ment of the Coro­na Ordi­nance. These are three impor­tant changes, which are to come into force on Feb­ru­ary 9. The three changes con­cern the areas of data col­lec­tion, the num­ber of spec­ta­tors at events and the access reg­u­la­tions in retail. 

Exten­sive repeal of the require­ments for data collection

The aim is to ease the bur­den on oper­a­tors and event orga­niz­ers in this respect. For this rea­son, the cur­rent reg­u­la­tions on data col­lec­tion are to be lift­ed as far as pos­si­ble. Only in areas where there is a high risk of infec­tion (e.g. dis­cothe­ques) will data pro­cess­ing con­tin­ue. On this point, the state gov­ern­ment also con­tin­ues to rec­om­mend the use of the Coro­na warn­ing app.

Events with more spectators

In Baden-Würt­tem­berg, the amend­ment in the ordi­nance rais­es the upper lim­it of per­sons at events in alert lev­el I.

  • A capac­i­ty restric­tion of 50 per­cent applies in each case.
    • Indoors:
      • For 2G: 2,000 peo­ple (pre­vi­ous­ly 1,500), at a max­i­mum of 50 per­cent capac­i­ty utilization.
      • Vei 2G+: 4,000 peo­ple (pre­vi­ous­ly 3,000), at a max­i­mum uti­liza­tion of 50 percent.
    • Out­doors:
      • For 2G: 5,000 peo­ple (pre­vi­ous­ly 3,000), at a max­i­mum uti­liza­tion rate of 50 percent. 
      • For 2G+: 10,000 peo­ple (pre­vi­ous­ly 6,000), at a max­i­mum uti­liza­tion rate of 50 percent. 
    • If there are more than 500 spec­ta­tors, fixed seating/standing areas must be allo­cat­ed. A max­i­mum of ten per­cent of the seats may be stand­ing room. (unchanged)
  • For city and folk fes­ti­vals, the FFP2 mask require­ment also applies out­doors, as well as in alert lev­el I addi­tion­al­ly a vis­i­tor cap of 50 per­cent but not more than: 
  • at 2G: max­i­mum 5,000 vis­i­tors (pre­vi­ous­ly 3,000)
  • with 2G+: max­i­mum 10,000 vis­i­tors* (pre­vi­ous­ly 6,000)

3G reg­u­la­tion lift­ed at retail lev­el in Alert I

The FFP2 mask require­ment remains, but in Alert Lev­el I, the 3G retail access restric­tion no longer applies. 

The step con­trol at a glance

In the basic lev­el, the pre­vi­ous rules with 3G remain in place in the vast major­i­ty of areas; the 2G option mod­el is new here. For per­sons recov­ered from COVID-19, the same rules con­tin­ue to apply as for ful­ly vac­ci­nat­ed persons.

Basic lev­el

7‑day hos­pi­tal­iza­tion inci­dence* less than 1.5 and no more than 249 ICU beds occu­pied by COVID-19 patients*.

In the basic lev­el, the pre­vi­ous rules with 3G remain in place in the vast major­i­ty of areas; the 2G option mod­el is new here. For per­sons recov­ered from COVID-19, the same rules con­tin­ue to apply as for ful­ly vac­ci­nat­ed persons.

In the warn­ing lev­el, the rules are sup­ple­ment­ed by a PCR test­ing oblig­a­tion or by a ban on access and par­tic­i­pa­tion for unvac­ci­nat­ed and unre­cov­ered per­sons (2G). In addi­tion, there are again con­tact restrictions.

Warn­ing level

7‑day hos­pi­tal­iza­tion inci­dence of 1.5 or from 250 ICU beds occu­pied by COVID-19 patients*.

In the warn­ing lev­el, the rules are sup­ple­ment­ed by a PCR test­ing oblig­a­tion or by a ban on access and par­tic­i­pa­tion for unvac­ci­nat­ed and unre­cov­ered per­sons (2G). In addi­tion, there are again con­tact restrictions.

In Alert Lev­el I, peo­ple who have not been vac­ci­nat­ed or who have not recov­ered are banned from attend­ing and enter­ing some areas (2G). In addi­tion, con­tact restric­tions are tightenedf

Alert lev­el I

7‑day hos­pi­tal­iza­tion inci­dence­of 3.0 or greater 390 ICU beds occu­pied by COVID-19 patients*.

In Alert Lev­el I, peo­ple who have not been vac­ci­nat­ed or who have not recov­ered are banned from attend­ing and enter­ing some areas (2G). In addi­tion, con­tact restric­tions are tightenedf

In alert lev­el II
applies in cer­tain areas 2G+. This means that even vac­ci­nat­ed and recov­ered per­sons present a neg­a­tive rapid or PCR test
must. For non-vac­ci­nat­ed or non-recov­ered per­sons, con­tact restric­tions of 1 house­hold + 2 oth­er per­son apply (see excep­tions). For vac­ci­nat­ed and recov­ered per­sons, applies to pri­vate
gath­er­ings, a restric­tion to a max­i­mum of 10 peo­ple indoors and 50 peo­ple out­doors. In addi­tion, FFP2 masks are manda­to­ry in almost all areas. 

Alert lev­el II

7‑day hos­pi­tal­iza­tion inci­dence­of 6.0 and from 450 ICU beds occu­pied by COVID-19 patients*.

In alert lev­el II
applies in cer­tain areas 2G+. This means that even vac­ci­nat­ed and recov­ered per­sons present a neg­a­tive rapid or PCR test
must. For non-vac­ci­nat­ed or non-recov­ered per­sons, con­tact restric­tions of 1 house­hold + 2 oth­er per­son apply (see excep­tions). For vac­ci­nat­ed and recov­ered per­sons, applies to pri­vate
gath­er­ings, a restric­tion to a max­i­mum of 10 peo­ple indoors and 50 peo­ple out­doors. In addi­tion, FFP2 masks are manda­to­ry in almost all areas. 

Sources:
https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/service/presse/pressemitteilung/pid/anpassung-der-corona-verordnung-mit-vorsichtigen-oeffnungsschritten/