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It's an announcement from the City I live in..
Current information
The city of Mannheim has made far-reaching decisions in view of the significant expansion of measures to slow the spread of the corona infection that was initiated yesterday at the federal and today at the state level. In particular, the city of Mannheim decided today, March 13, 2020, to close part of its public facilities.
Mayor Dr. Peter Kurz asks for understanding of the closings and restrictions: “The drastic reduction in social contacts, which the specialist departments and medical experts see as necessary, can only be achieved through far-reaching measures. The extensive cessation of public life for the next four weeks is necessary to save time and relieve the public health system. "
“Above all, closing the daycare centers and schools will be a major challenge for many parents, but also for companies. Here I rely on the understanding of the employer and on the fact that joint solutions such as working in the home office can be found. ”
The city of Mannheim emphasizes that the decisions were not made because the risk potential had increased. With the 28 confirmed corona infections in our city, the route of infection can be traced almost continuously, the course of the disease has so far been mild. Only one infected person was in hospital treatment!
General services and assistance for individual citizens are maintained. The employees of the city administration will do everything to ensure the central tasks of the public service.
Public transport will be maintained, in particular to ensure rush-hour traffic. 1. The City of Mannheim has issued the following general decree:
No events with more than 50 participants
There are new requirements for the organization of events and meetings: Until further notice, these must not exceed 50 people. This applies to both public and private events, both outdoors and indoors. Events with fewer than 50 participants must be reported to the local police department of the city of Mannheim in advance.
In addition, the operation of all types of catering facilities is prohibited - except for restaurants and establishments in which predominantly food is handed in or delivered for consumption on the spot or to take away.
Cinemas, clubs and discos, saunas, arcades, indoor playgrounds and prostitution facilities also remain closed.
Outdoor activities in which there is no close physical contact are considered to be fundamentally unproblematic.
The general ruling applies from Sunday, March 15, 2020 and is also available on the city's homepage:
No events with more than 50 participants
There are new requirements for the organization of events and meetings: Until further notice, these must not exceed 50 people. This applies to both public and private events, both outdoors and indoors. Events with fewer than 50 participants must be reported to the local police department of the city of Mannheim in advance.
In addition, the operation of all types of catering facilities is prohibited - except for restaurants and establishments in which predominantly food is handed in or delivered for consumption on the spot or to take away.
Cinemas, clubs and discos, saunas, arcades, indoor playgrounds and prostitution facilities also remain closed.
Outdoor activities in which there is no close physical contact are considered to be fundamentally unproblematic.
2. The city of Mannheim closes the following areas
: Education, youth, day care centers In
accordance with the Ministry of Culture, all schools, day care centers and day care centers for the public sector and the independent organizations will remain closed from next Tuesday until the end of the Easter holidays.
There will also be no leasing of classrooms or gymnasiums in schools during this period.
The Ministry of Social Affairs and the City of Mannheim recommend that grandparents or older people should not use childcare.
Child day care
Childcare in other suitable rooms is also affected by the closure. Likewise, day care for children in the household of the day care worker. Day care for children in the parents' household can continue, since usually only the children of one family are cared for there.
Offer for special occupational groups
For parents from occupational groups that are relevant to the medical and public infrastructure (such as medicine, police, fire brigade), the city will offer childcare from birth to the end of primary school despite the closings. We will inform you promptly about the detailed regulations.
In particular, it not only addresses staff in institutions, but also nurses in home care for those in need of care.
The central library and the branches of the city library remain open. Individual offers may be reduced or eliminated, as well as events.
The music school will also be closed from Tuesday.
The same applies to institutions in the youth development department and the youth welfare institutions of the independent organizations and thus all youth homes and clubs.
The Mannheim Evening Academy and subsidiaries will also close on Monday (irrelevant for childcare).
b.Sports venues: Closing
from Sunday
• Indoor pools (Herschelbad, garden pool Neckarau, indoor pool Seckenheim, indoor pool Vogelstang, indoor pool Waldhof-Ost)
• Sports halls (sports hall at Boehringer Dreieck, Herbert-Lucy-Halle, GBG-Halle am Herzogenried, athletics hall, sports hall Schwetzingerstadt, Lilli-Graves Hall, Rhein-Neckar Sports Hall)
• Ice sports halls (ice sports center Herzogenried, side halls SAP Arena North and South)
• Stadiums (Seppl-Herberger-Stadion, Rhein-Neckar-Stadion, Carl-Benz-Stadion)
c. Cultural institutions
• The city museums and planetarium will close on Sunday.
• The events of the old fire station were immediately canceled.
• The Congress Center Rosengarten is closed.
• Already yesterday, March 12, 2020, it was decided that the Nationaltheater Mannheim would cease to play until Sunday, April 19, 2020.
d. The senior meetings are closed.
3. Further measures:
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Visits are generally no longer possible in hospitals. Visitation restrictions apply to nursing homes. In nursing homes, only one member of the family may visit the resident for one hour each day.
In the case of highly demanded services, an entrance control in urban office buildings ensures that there are no queues in the waiting areas in the building.
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