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Covid Tests for People Cost Three Euros from July

According to the German Health Minister, Karl Lauterbach, there will be no more free Covid tests as of July. Starting from Thursday, June 30, three euros must be paid for every lateral flow test (LFT). Free Covid tests will continue to be offered only to children under five years of age and to those in risk groups. Several groups are classified under risk groups, such as pregnant women, visitors to clinics and nursing homes, relatives of infected persons, residents of facilities for people with disabilities, and people who cannot be vaccinated. The free tests have so far cost the state… Read More

Corona vaccination for children from the age of five

Experts expect that more people will be infected with the Corona virus again in the fall and winter. Therefore, the Standing Commission on Vaccination (Stiko) now recommends vaccination for healthy children between the ages of five and eleven as a precautionary measure. They should only be vaccinated once. A reduced dose of the vaccine Comirnaty from Biontech is used for this purpose. From the age of six, vaccination can also be given with the vaccine Spikevax from Moderna. Previously, the Stiko had recommended vaccination only for children with pre-existing conditions or with contact with high-risk patients and for adolescents 12… Read More

Monkeypox: no general danger

In Germany, some people are infected with monkeypox. Will this disease become a new pandemic? Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach sees no general danger for the population. The pathogen is known and it is known how to fight it. The virus is transmitted through close contact, not through the air. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle pain and skin rashes. The federal health ministry recommends that infected people be isolated for at least 21 days. Close contacts and household members should also be quarantined. Most people recover from the disease after a few weeks. Germany has ordered 40,000 doses of a… Read More

Daycare centers and schools freed from corona tests

First the masks were dropped. Now the corona tests are now also omitted. After the Easter holidays, the pupils in Baden-Württemberg no longer have to be tested. The obligation to test also comes to an end for day care facilities and day care centers for children. This is what the Ministry of Education writes on its homepage. There are exceptions for special education and counseling centers and school kindergartens with a focus on mental and physical-motor development. There, testing will continue to be mandatory from Monday, April 25, until the summer holidays. Staff and students there have to be tested… Read More

Reduced vaccination offer in the district

As the demand for vaccinations against the Corona virus in the district of Tübingen has dropped sharply, many of the vaccination facilities set up especially for this purpose are closing: – Alte Post Rottenburg, Poststraße 15: closed since March 25. – Tonnenhalle Mössingen, Löwensteinplatz 1: closed from Friday, April 1, last opening on March 31 from 2 to 6:30 p.m. – Alte Universitäts-Apotheke Tübingen, Röntgenweg 9: from April 1 until the end of April, reduced opening hours from Thursday to Saturday, 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. As of May 1, all pop-up vaccination centers of the district, the university hospital and… Read More

Mask requirement ends with exceptions

Corona is not over. But in Baden-Württemberg, from Sunday, April 3, there will no longer be a mask requirement and 3G rules in most places. This was agreed by the state government on Tuesday. This means that masks will no longer have to be worn indoors in most cases. In addition, there are no more access restrictions. Even those who have not been vaccinated or tested can, for example, go into restaurants again. But there are still exceptions: Masks must still be worn on public transport, in clinics or doctors’ offices. The mask requirement also continues to apply, among other… Read More

Test result suffices as proof for quarantine

Employees no longer need to go to the regulatory office for a quarantine certificate. A PCR or rapid test result from an official testing station is sufficient proof that employees infected with Corona have been in quarantine. Employees present this proof to their employer. The employer can then apply to the state for loss of earnings. The regional council is responsible for this. Previously, the employer needed a certificate of isolation from the Ordnungsamt for this. If an employer does not accept the test certificate but requires the certificate, the Ordnungsamt will continue to issue this certificate. This writes the… Read More

Final exams at schools: more time and additional tasks

The final exams at schools are running a little differently this year, too. The reason is the Corona pandemic. The total time for completing the tasks will be extended. In addition, graduates can choose among additional exam tasks. The Ministry of Education assures students “fair conditions this year as well,” said Minister Theresa Schopper in a Ministry press release. In concrete terms, this means that for exams with a total working time of 180 minutes or more, there will be an additional 30 minutes. If the total working time is shorter, 15 minutes extra are added. However, this does not… Read More

Sick leave on the phone extended until May 31

Patients with a mild cold can already take sick leave over the phone. This possibility is extended because of the continuing Corona infection danger by two months to 31. May. This was decided by the joint committee of physicians, health insurance companies and hospitals, as it now announced. Physicians in private practice must personally convince themselves of the patient’s condition by means of an in-depth telephone interview. Sick leave over the phone for minor upper respiratory illnesses is possible for up to seven days. It may be extended by telephone for an additional seven days. This special regulation is intended… Read More

Private meetings possible indefinitely / Mask and 3G still apply

The Bundestag and Bundesrat have passed a new Infection Protection Act with relaxations. Baden-Württemberg will only partially adopt them. Here, some stricter rules continue to apply from Saturday, March 19th, up to and including Saturday, April 2nd. The most important changes: At private gatherings such as birthday or wedding parties, there is no longer a limit on the number of guests. For public events such as soccer matches or concerts, the audience restrictions will be dropped as well. The FFP2 mask requirement will continue to apply in enclosed spaces such as restaurants, gyms and public transport for people over the… Read More

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