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Presscouncil City of Chemnitz
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Seven-day incidence still above 10

Stricter regulations come into force from Wednesday

Today, the seven-day incidence of 10 was exceeded in Chemnitz on five consecutive days. In accordance with the Saxon Corona Protection Ordinance, this will therefore come into force from Wednesday, 18 August:

Contact restrictions:

  • Meetings of a maximum of 10 people (regardless of the number of households) are permitted
  • Family, club and company celebrations are permitted with up to 50 people

Fully vaccinated or recovered persons are not taken into account when determining the number of people.

Masks are compulsory:

  • Obligation to wear a mouth-nose cover in outdoor areas if the minimum distance of 1.5 metres cannot be maintained, as well as in all indoor areas
  • Medical mouth and nose protection in all shops and markets
  • in motor vehicles when occupied by people from different households, with the exception of the driver

schools/day care centres:

  • Testing is mandatory twice a week for pupils (including holiday daycare centres) and staff and other persons with access (except for drop-off and pick-up)

Municipal offices and facilities:

  • There is an obligation to wear a medical mouth and nose cover
  • Contact tracing for visitors:


Gastronomy:

  • Contact data collection in the indoor area

Accommodation:

  • with contact registration on arrival (except camping and caravanning sites and holiday flats)

Cultural and leisure facilities and events for less than 1000 people:

  • Visits with contact tracing (except drive-in cinemas, botanical and zoological gardens and media loans in libraries)
  • Mandatory testing at sporting events with an audience (under 1000 people) if the minimum distance is to be maintained
  • City, guest and nature tours indoors with a maximum of 30 people, outdoors with a maximum of 50 people

Swimming pools and saunas:

  • Contact data collection
  • Visits to steam baths and steam saunas with daily test

The current regulations for the city of Chemnitz can be found at www.chemnitz.de/coronavirus_regelungen

Please note:

According to §9 of the Saxon Corona Protection Ordinance of 26.07.2021, testing obligations do not apply to fully vaccinated and recovered persons.

An overview of providers of rapid tests in Chemnitz can be found at

www.chemnitz.de/CoronaSchnelltest