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Certain restrictions are to be eased for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or have recovered from a proven infection with SARS-CoV-2. The Cabinet adopted regulations that have now been approved by the two chambers of the German parliament, the Bundestag and the Bundesrat. The new regulations are to come into effect as of Sunday 9 May.
In future if the seven-day incidence in a district or town exceeds 100, additional measures, standardised at national level, are to be triggered to stem the rise in infections. The German Bundestag has voted to amend the Infection Protection Act. The amended version is to help stem the third wave of the pandemic.
people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 so far in Germany (as at 11 May 2021). 8.022.890 people have already had both vaccinations. The Federal Ministry of Health’s vaccination dashboard has more details.
On Friday and Saturday, Chancellor Angela Merkel took part online in an informal meeting of the European Council in Porto. The focus was on combatting the pandemic and on European social policy. An EU-India summit looked at stepping up relations with the world’s largest democracy.
The Federal Chancellor and the Heads of Government of the Länder intend to lift the priority system for vaccinations no later than June. Restrictions are also to be eased for people who have been vaccinated or have recovered from a COVID-19 infection. They will not be required to provide evidence of a negative test result in order to go shopping or to the hairdresser.
