BERLIN – The parliamentary groups of the Grand Coalition have decided on the changes that will be adopted in the new anti-Covid law decided by the Merkel government, after the controversies of recent days. And the proposal, which will be voted on by the government majority, has shortened, according to the document that Republic is able to anticipate the highly contested night curfew, which will start from 10 pm instead of 9 pm, if the incidence exceeds 100 per 100 thousand inhabitants in the last seven days. But until midnight individuals will be allowed to circulate even if they do not take the dog out or return from work. And all the new rules are valid until June 30th at the latest. An important political novelty is that the next decisions can be taken “only with the assent of the Bundestag”.
One of the important innovations concerns schools: beyond the incidence threshold of 165 infections per 100 thousand inhabitants, they will remain closed.
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While the incidence 100 will be used as a parameter to close the gyms and solariums, in addition to the commercial establishments already planned so far. Wholesale shops, contrary to the rules established so far, will be able to remain open, and under the incidence 150 the “click and meet” rule can still apply: you can have access to the shops with an online reservation plus the negative result to the buffer, to have access to the shops.
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As for the home office, another novelty is that the company can impose work from home.
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