In just over a month, the authorities across the Rhine could in particular remove or limit the vaccination obligations which condition access to the main places of social or cultural life.
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Many European countries have started to turn the page on two years of health restrictions put in place to curb the Covid-19 pandemic. Germany is no exception and plans to phase out, from March 20, most of the measures put in place, according to a government plan unveiled on Monday February 14.
“By early spring, March 20, restrictions on social, cultural and economic life should be gradually lifted”, says this eight-page document which will serve as a basis for discussions during a meeting on Wednesday between the government and the German regions. On this date, the country could thus abolish or limit the vaccination obligations which condition access to the main places of social or cultural life.
The rules encouraging companies to favor telework for their employees should also disappear. However, the document specifies that employers will be able, under conditions, to continue to offer work from home in agreement with employees. Wearing surgical or FFP2-type masks should also remain compulsory, especially in transport or enclosed spaces.
Initially, without yet giving a precise date, the gauges concerning the number of people authorized during private gatherings, for the moment limited to ten people vaccinated or cured, could increase to twenty. Then, from March 4, restrictions in restaurants and hotels should disappear and clubs and discos should be able to reopen for those vaccinated, cured or tested.