Johnson calls on the British to work from home

For example, private celebrations with a sociable character, such as special birthdays, weddings and anniversaries with 25 or more participants, are notifiable. From 50 participants up to the upper limit of 150 participants, celebrations must be approved by the city. Also, only a maximum of 150 spectators are allowed at sporting events.

Söder announces new corona rules for Bavaria

Markus Söder pulls the reins: Bavaria’s Prime Minister wants to crack down on local outbreaks in the future. He has an explanation for the increasing numbers. Read more here.

Bavarian city closes all schools and kindergartens

In Bad Königshofen in Bavaria, all schools and daycare centers have been closed due to several corona infections after a wedding celebration. This was announced by the Rhön-Grabfeld district office. This makes the city of 6,000 inhabitants the first to take this measure. This reports the "BR". 

The measure should initially apply up to and including Wednesday. 17 people were infected with the corona virus at the wedding celebration. Then around 400 contact persons were identified. On Tuesday morning, 270 of them had already been tested. 

The mayor of Bad Königshofen announced on the city’s website: "Our greatest concern was to avoid such steps, but the safety and protection of all citizens must now have top priority."

Corona requirement: early curfew for British pubs and restaurants

Due to the worsening corona crisis in England, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced stricter protective measures. Pubs and restaurants should close by 10 p.m. on Thursday at the latest, as the government announced on Monday evening. In addition, only table service will be allowed. Johnson wanted to address the British with a speech on Tuesday to make them aware of the seriousness of the situation and to remind them of the applicable distance and hygiene rules.

The number of infections is rising rapidly in England: In the past few days, 3,500 to 4,000 new cases have been added almost every day, and the number of infections has roughly doubled within seven days. If the virus continues to spread unhindered at the same pace, the UK could count nearly 50,000 cases a day by mid-October, leading health experts warn.

The government is therefore also considering a temporary shutdown of public life, a kind of compulsory break of two to three weeks, while the restaurants and pubs could be completely closed again. Much of the country in northeast England, Northern Ireland and Wales are already living with tougher measures.

Corona outbreak again in Hamburg’s Schanzenviertel 

In Hamburg there was the "Jump" now the second corona outbreak. Here you can read more about it. 

The Chancellery wants to leave borders with neighboring countries open 

Despite the increasing number of infections in neighboring countries, Germany’s borders should remain open. "We haven’t had good experiences with border closings", says Chancellery Minister Helge Braun in the ZDF morning magazine. Germany needs commuters, such as nurses from France who work in Saarland, as well as the free movement of goods. "Therefore, border closings are not the first choice at all"says the CDU politician. Rather, the commuter’s employer has to develop hygiene concepts to protect employees and prevent the spread of the corona virus.

Johnson calls on the British to work from home

According to a newspaper, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to urge his compatriots to stay in the home office in view of the increasing number of infections. Johnson also warned MPs that acting now could prevent having to act drastically later, reports a correspondent from "The Telegraph" citing insiders. Johnson is due to speak to MPs and also to the nation later in the day. 

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RKI reports new infections in 1821, ten more deaths

In Germany, the number of known infections increases by 1,821 to 274,158, as can be seen from data on the website of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). The number of deaths increased by ten to 9,396. Here you can read more information about how the different statistics are generated.

Spahn: Germany is better equipped in the fight against Corona than at the beginning of the pandemic

According to Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU), Germany is in the fight against the corona virus today "much better equipped" than at the beginning of the pandemic. Among other things, there is more test capacity and protective equipment for medical personnel, said Spahn on Monday evening in the ARD. However, the CDU politician was skeptical about further easing of the corona measures.

More knowledge also helps in dealing with the novel corona virus, said Spahn. "We know how we can control intensive capacities so that operations do not have to be canceled." Doctors also now know better when corona patients should be artificially ventilated and when not.

Spahn expressed his disapproval of the debate about relaxing the rules for clubs and bars, for example. The virus is transmitted particularly quickly when partying. Particular care should be taken in autumn and winter. The Minister of Health also advised against vacationing outside of Germany in the near future. Be with traveling and mobility "additional risks of infection" connected.

Opera in Madrid defends itself against allegations of lax measures

The Teatro Real opera house in Madrid is confronted with severe criticism for allegedly too lax corona rules. After a performance on Sunday evening was massively disrupted by protesting spectators, the renowned opera house defended itself against the allegations. The Teatro Real had observed the corona conditions imposed by the Madrid regional government and these "even reinforced"said the opera’s head of administration, Gregorio Marañón, on Monday.

The performance of Giuseppe Verdis "A masked ball" had been disturbed by constant clapping and heckling, as seen in webvideos, by some viewers in protest that they believed they were sitting too close together. The performance was then canceled. The protests came from the furthest and therefore cheapest spectator rows. The videos showed that almost every seat there was occupied. In the front, more expensive rows, however, many seats were empty.

The Teatro Real announced that the loud protests had continued, although the protesters had been offered a loudspeaker announcement to move to other seats or to have their entrance fees reimbursed. That is why the performance had to be broken off. Marañón said only 51.5 percent of the seats were occupied, while authorities allowed an occupancy of up to 75 percent. The conditions also do not stipulate that a space between the spectators must remain free. Rather, the only thing that applies is that there must be a distance of 1.50 meters between the spectators. According to Marañón, the Teatro Real is now examining possible further corona measures.

Czech government appeals to citizens – "Don’t want a lockdown"

The Czech government appeals to citizens to adhere to the protective measures and thereby keep harm from the economy. "We don’t want to shut down the economy and thereby endanger jobs", says Prime Minister Andrej Babis in a televised address. 

"We want to do this with measures that affect our lives as little as possible." However, restrictions would have to be complied with and face masks had to be worn. Health Minister Adam Vojtech had previously resigned in view of the drastic increase in new infections. He said the government was considering a state of emergency.

Monks infected in Orthodox Greek monastery

In an Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos in Greece, eight monks tested positive for the novel corona virus. The monastery of Saint Paul in northern Greece was quarantined, as it was called from church circles. One of the infected was admitted to a hospital in Thessaloniki.

Mount Athos is an important spiritual center of the Orthodox Church. The peninsula with its 20 monasteries enjoys a semi-autonomous status as a monastic republic, but belongs to Greece under international law. Almost 1,700 monks live on the island – women are not allowed.

Key figure rises above critical value in Hamm

In Hamm, the number of new corona infections has risen well above a critical mark. According to the city, 70.9 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants have been registered within the past seven days. Mayor Thomas Hunsteger-Petermann announced this. Most recently, 86 people were infected at a wedding party. 236 guests from Hamm attended the celebration.

The critical level for the so-called 7-day incidence is 50. If the numbers rise above this level, districts and municipalities should introduce more restrictions in public and private life. 

Dozens of corona cases in workers’ accommodation in Stuttgart 21

In Stuttgart there was another corona outbreak in the vicinity of the Stuttgart 21 construction project. Dozens of construction workers are said to have been infected in a shelter. Read more here.

Spahn urges countries to refrain from corona relaxation

Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) has appealed to the countries in view of the increasing number of infections to adhere to the agreed waiver of further easing of the corona measures. "I very much hope that we will develop a common understanding of what the ‘no further major opening steps’ agreement actually means"said Spahn.

The health minister pointed out that the federal and state governments had agreed at the end of August not to relax the existing measures. There are now discussions about a possible reopening of clubs or bars. Spahn also emphasized that the corona virus is currently often spreading through family or wedding celebrations.

"As of today" the health authorities could handle what is happening very well, said the Federal Minister of Health. The dynamics of the spread in neighboring countries are worrying. There is no neighboring German country that does not have a multiple of the number of infections measured against the population.

Federal government warns "highest mindfulness"

The federal government has increased the number of corona infections "highest mindfulness" called. "There are currently more infections and transmissions within Germany"said government spokesman Steffen Seibert. Politics and citizens would now have it in their hands "whether the infection numbers are spreading uncontrollably again". Germany is "in a phase of the pandemic in which it will be decided how we go into these winter and autumn months". At the same time, there is a significantly higher rate of infection in neighboring countries.

Thousands of students are in quarantine

The increasing number of corona cases is also noticeable in schools. More than 8,800 students and 771 teachers in the Free State are currently in quarantine, the Bavarian Ministry of Education announced on Monday in Munich. 343 students and 48 teachers are currently demonstrably infected with the corona virus. The ministry was referring to numbers from Sunday evening. In Bavaria there are 1.65 million students and 150,000 teachers. Current figures on school closings due to the corona pandemic in Bavaria were initially not available.

Many schools in North Rhine-Westphalia are also affected by the corona pandemic. According to the latest figures from the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry of Education, there are almost 7,000 students and around 580 teachers in quarantine. Infection with the virus had been confirmed in 238 students and 46 teachers, reported the one published in Düsseldorf "Rheinische Post" citing the Ministry. Four schools are completely closed because of the pandemic, plus 106 partial closings.

In order to protect against infection, a mask was compulsory in secondary schools during the first two weeks of school. In some places, this obligation to wear a mouth and nose cover still exists because of the high number of infections, for example in Munich. The Association of Teachers NRW criticized the fact that the abolition of the mask requirement after two weeks had led to massive uncertainty among students and teachers in the state.

NRW: In the state, more than 7,000 students are in quarantine (symbol image). (Source: Rainer Unkel / imago images)

Several cities are scratching the RKI limit

With 46.9 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants, Hamm is close to the important mark of 50 within seven days. The city in Westphalia was at the top of the list of the so-called 7-day incidence throughout North Rhine-Westphalia on Monday and overtook it with an increase of almost four points to the day before Gelsenkirchen.

Prof. Dr. Lothar H. Wieler: Some cities are scratching the limit of the RKI. (Source: Jens Schicke / imago images)

In other cities, too, the corresponding value is still above the number 35, from which the first measures are already taking place: Gelsenkirchen was – unchanged from the previous day – at 44.1. Remscheid at 37.8, whereas the value according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) was 36.9 the day before. For Cologne the value on Monday was 33.2 (previous day: 34.2). The Oberbergische Kreis stagnated at 33.0.

This Monday, the authorities want to decide whether stricter restrictions will be introduced again in Hamm, Gelsenkirchen and Remscheid. A spokesman said the crisis team should meet in Cologne on Tuesday.

In the Berlin district of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, too, the number of new infections has risen to over 50 per 100,000 inhabitants. The reports "Daily mirror". Accordingly, the 7-day incidence in the district is 50.8. Health Senator Dilek Kalayci is concerned that it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep track of the contact chains.

Too little distance: Söder wants a mask requirement in public places

Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder has announced that a mask will be required in public places in Munich, where the distance rules cannot be observed. He has very mixed feelings, for example when he looks at the pictures of wild Wiesn substitute celebrations like the weekend at the Viktualienmarkt. Therefore, he wanted to advise the city about mouth and nose protection, the CSU boss told the radio station on Monday "B5 currently". "I don’t want to take the joy away from anyone"said Söder. But given the high number of infections in Munich, joy and reason should better go together.