Coronainfo 05-2021 No.9 Current Corona rules 28-05-2021 – 24-06-2021 Please note: Changes are possible at short notice! This is no legally binding information. CORONAVIRUS PROTECTION RULES IN NRW Overview of current rules pursuant to the Coronavirus Protection Ordinance BASIC INFORMATION Get protected by the DHM + A + A formula Suspected of being infected and testing Help / information in the EN district Home quarantine I stayed in a risk area abroad. What do I have to do next? Coronavirus vaccination: Who can book an appointment and what is the vaccination proce- dure? ADDITIONAL OFFICIAL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY • Corona information by the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreises www.enkreis.de • Special coronavirus sites of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia www.land.nrw. • Health Department of North Rhine-Westphalia www.mags.nrw • Integration Commissioner (information provided in several languages) www.integrationsbeauftragte.de • German government www.bundesregierung.de • Federal Ministry of Health www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de • Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (BZgA) www.infektionsschutz.de • Robert-Koch-Institut (RKI) www.rki.de - 2 - Overview of current rules pursuant to the Coronavirus Protection Ordinance If incidences in a district or in an urban municipality are constantly below 100, more restrictions will be lifted in a three-phase procedure from Friday, 28 May 2021 pursuant to the Coronavirus Protection Ordinance of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. In case of incidences > 100 the Federal emergency brake shall apply. Incidences applying in districts and in urban municipalities are updated on a daily basis (see website of the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affiars of North Rhine-Westphalia) (MAGS). The following table was taken from the special MAGS website: https://www.mags.nrw/coronavirus-regeln-nrw Phase 3 Phase 2 Phase 1 Seven-day incidence con- Seven-day incidence con- Seven-day incidence con- stantly between 100 and stantly between 50 and stantly below 35 50.1 35.1 Contact restrictions In public spaces, members In public spaces, members In public spaces, members of two households can of three households can of five households can meet. meet. meet. In public spaces, 10 per- In public spaces, 100 per- sons from any number of sons from any number of households can meet sub- households can meet ject to negative coronavirus subject to negative coro- test result. navirus test result. Outdoor face-to-face Face-to-face teaching Extracurricular education Extracurricular education teaching permitted – no subject to negative corona- subject to adequate airing limitations of persons and virus test result and min. (no face mask) and fixed contents. distance permitted provid- seats. ed that there is a seating Indoor face-to-face teach- plan with fixed seats. Indoor face-to-face teach- ing subject to negative ing without coronavirus coronavirus test result. Indoor music lessons with test result permitted if singing / wind instruments incidence at state level is Indoor music lessons with for up to 10 persons sub- below 35. singing / wind instruments ject to negative coronavirus for max. five persons per- test result. mitted. Working with children / Indoor groups (10 young Indoor groups (20 young Indoor groups (30 young persons) and outdoor persons) and outdoor persons) and outdoor young persons groups (20 young persons) groups (30 young persons) groups (50 young persons) without age limitation and without age limitation and without age limitation (no subject to negative corona- subject to negative corona- coronavirus test result virus test result. virus test result. required). Holidays and holiday trav- Indoor groups permitted els permitted subject to (no face mask required) negative coronavirus test result. » BACK » - 3 - Culture Outdoor events up to 500 Indoor concerts, theatre, Outdoor and indoor persons subject to seat opera, cinemas up to 500 events, theatre, opera, plan, negative coronavirus persons subject to seat cinemas up to 1,000 per- test result as well as plan, negative coronavirus son subject to seat plan, checker seating arrange- test result as well as negative coronavirus test ment. checker seating arrange- result as well as checker ment. seating arrangement. Indoor concerts, theatre, Non-commercial indoor Non-commercial indoor opera, cinemas (up to 250 rehearsals including sing- rehearsals including sing- persons) subject to seat ing / wind instruments (up ing / wind instruments (30 / plan, negative coronavirus to 20 persons) subject to 50 persons) subject to test result as well as negative coronavirus test negative coronavirus test checker seating arrange- result. result. ment. Non-commercial outdoor Museums, etc. can open From 1 September 2021: rehearsals (unlimited num- (no prior appointment re- Music festivals (up to ber of persons). Indoor quired). 1,000 spectators) subject rehearsals (20 persons - to negative coronavirus no singing / wind instru- test result and approved ments) subject to negative hygiene concept. coronavirus test result. Sports Non-contact outdoor sports Outdoor contact sports (up Outdoor and indoor con- at and outside of sports to 25 persons) and non- tact sports (up to 100 per- facilities (up to 25 per- contact sports (unlimited sons) subject to negative sons). number of persons). coronavirus test result. Outdoor pools can open for Non-contact indoor sports More than 1,000 specta- sports (no sunbathing (incl. gyms) (unlimited tors outdoors permitted areas) subject to negative number of persons). (max. 33% of capacity). coronavirus test result. Indoor contact sports per- Up to 1,000 spectators Up to 500 spectators per- mitted subject to contact indoors permitted (max. mitted outdoors subject to tracking and negative 33% of capacity) subject to negative coronavirus test coronavirus test result (up negative coronavirus test result (no percentage ca- to 12 persons). results, seat plan and pacity limitations). checker seating arrange- Up to 1,000 spectators ment. (max. 33% of capacity) permitted outdoors (no Indoor sports (no prior prior coronavirus test re- coronavirus test required) quired). permitted if incidence at state level is below 35. Up to 500 spectators in- doors permitted subject to From 1 September 2021: negative coronavirus test Sports events (unlimited result, seat plan and number of persons) per- checker seating arrange- mitted subject to approved ment. hygiene concept (incl. negative coronavirus test result). Smaller outdoor facilities All swimming pools, sau- Public swimming pools can Leisure can open subject to nega- nas, etc., and indoor play- open (no prior coronavirus tive coronavirus test result. grounds can open subject test required). This includes mini golf to negative coronavirus courses, climbing parks, test result and limited Brothels, etc. can open and high rope courses. number of persons. subject to negative coro- navirus test result. » BACK » - 4 - Outdoor pools can open for If incidence at state level is Clubs, discotheques in- sports activities subject to below 50, theme parks and cluding outdoor areas can negative coronavirus test casinos can open subject open (up to 100 persons) result. to negative coronavirus subject to negative coro- test result and limited navirus test result. Ship excursions (outdoor number of persons. facilities) permitted subject From 1 September 2021: to negative coronavirus Excursions (ships, coach- If incidence at state level is test result. es, historical railways and below 35, clubs, disco- similar things) permitted theques can open indoor subject to negative corona- areas (unlimited number of virus test result. persons) subject to nega- tive coronavirus test result and approved hygiene concept. Non-basic supply retail Non-basic supply retail Number of customers The special rule for shops trade trade permitted (no click & reduced to one person per > 800 square metres no meet and prior coronavirus 10 square metres. longer applies. test required). Number of customers limited to one person per 20 square metres. Trade fairs / markets Trade fairs and exhibitions Fairs and special markets From 1 September 2021: (limited number of persons permitted (limited number Fairs and special markets and subject to approved of persons). including funfair elements hygiene concept) can take permitted (no negative place. Funfair elements permitted coronavirus test result subject to negative corona- required). virus test result. Conferences / congress- --- Outdoor and indoor con- Outdoor and indoor con- es ferences and congresses ferences and congresses (up to 500 persons) permit- (up to 1,000 persons) ted subject to negative permitted subject to nega- coronavirus test result. tive coronavirus test result. Private events (excl. --- Private events (outdoors: Private outdoor events parties) up to 100 guests, indoors: (250 guests, no corona- up to 50 guests) permitted virus test required) permit- subject to negative corona- ted. Private indoor events virus test result. (up to 100 guests) permit- ted subject to negative coronavirus test result. Parties -- -- Parties (outdoors: up to 100 guests, indoors: up to 50 guests) (no distance) permitted subject to nega- tive coronavirus test result. Major festive events -- -- From 1 September 2021: Public festivals, marks- men’s festivals, city festi- vals, etc. permitted (up to 1,000 visitors) subject to approved hygiene concept. If incidence at state level is below 35, there will be no limitation of visitors. » BACK » - 5 - Catering Outdoor catering can open Outdoor catering