Corona Update

The number of people infected with the coronavirus in Bonn is increasing. The 7-day incidence value of 50 was exceeded. The city administration has therefore taken further measures to contain the coronavirus - among other things, masks are compulsory in pedestrian zones and shopping streets.

Obligation to notify private events
Hints for travelers abroad/domestic as well as for testing
No Christmas market in downtown Bonn
Corona virus: current figures
Press releases on Corona virus

Current figures

Currently Infected	New infections/7 days	7-day incidence value
352	292	88.48

Status: October 28, 2020 (More figures can be found here.)

Masks compulsory in pedestrian zones and shopping streets

As of Saturday, October 17, a mask obligation applies in the pedestrian zones of Bonn and Bad Godesberg as well as in the shopping streets of Beuel and Duisdorf.

Bonn City District: Acherstraße, Am Hauptbahnhof, Berta-von-Suttner-Platz, Breite Straße, Bonner Talweg, Bonngasse, Brüdergasse, Dreieck, Friedensplatz, Friedrichstraße, Gangolfstraße, In der Sürst, Kasernenstraße, Markt, Maxstraße, Maximillianstraße, Mühlheimer Platz, Münsterplatz, Münsterstraße, Postrstraße, Remigiusplatz, Remigiusstraße, Sternstraße, Sterntorbrücke, Stockenstraße, Vivatsgasse, Wenzelgasse.

District of Bad Godesberg: Alte Bahnhofstraße, Am Fronhof, Am Michaelshof, Bürgerstraße, Koblenzer Straße, Moltkeplatz, Oststraße, Pfarrer-Minartz-Straße, Schultheißgasse, Theaterplatz.

Beuel district: Friedrich-Breuer-Straße, Herrmannstraße, Hans-Böckler-Straße, Konrad-Adenauer-Platz, Obere-Wilhelm-Straße, Rathausstraße.

District of Hardtberg: Am Schickshof, Im Burgacker, Rochusplatz, Rochusstraße.

Everyone who is on foot in the above-mentioned areas must wear a mask. The city draws attention to the mask obligation with several hundred posters in the pedestrian zones and shopping streets.

Since Saturday, October 17, 2020, masks are mandatory in the areas marked in red.

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Further protective measures

Since Saturday, October 17, only a maximum of five persons (previously ten) from different households will be allowed to meet in public space. In the entire city, alcohol may no longer be sold between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., and there will be a closing hour for restaurants serving alcohol from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.

In addition, the fact that the 50 limit for new infections per 100,000 inhabitants has been exceeded in the past seven days means that further measures are now being taken under the state's Corona Protection Ordinance.

These include:

A maximum of 500 participants (previously 1000) at outdoor cultural events
Maximum 250 participants (500 so far) for cultural events in closed rooms
Maximum of 10 participants (previously 25) at private parties outside of their own homes

The city's additional protection measures were published in the official gazette on Friday, October 16, 2020 by way of a general ruling and will initially apply up to and including October 31, 2020 (only in German language).

For further details, pleas read our press release.

Mouth and nose covering is obligatory in the townhouse

In order to avoid a too large crowd of citizens, public access will continue to be restricted to those who have made an appointment in advance.

The city of Bonn has significantly expanded the range of appointments in the service centre. In addition to extended opening hours, appointments for all services can again be booked online. In the city districts, the offer will also be extended from 1 December at the latest.

Obligation to notify private events

Events in the private sector must be reported to the local regulatory authorities. The notification must be made to the public order office of the city of Bonn at least three working days before the event begins. The obligation to notify applies to private events such as birthday or family celebrations and applies to both indoor and outdoor events.

Permissible events are anniversaries, wedding, baptism, round birthday or graduation celebrations. The guest list, which must be submitted in advance, with the corresponding data of the guests, should enable the responsible public order authority as well as the public health department to better understand the traceability of the participants.

The organization of private celebrations or closed events outside the home is still permitted with a maximum of 10 participants within a certain framework. Nevertheless, general rules of hygiene such as washing hands and regular cleaning of sanitary facilities should be observed. The minimum distance of 1.5 meters must be maintained wherever possible and reasonable. It is also important to ensure that contact tracking is facilitated. The responsibility for compliance with these regulations lies with the organizer.

A private event is subject to notification. For this purpose, please fill out this form and send it to the e-mail: 33-11bonnde. The city also offers a telephone hotline for notifiable events during the Corona pandemic. The number is 0228 - 77 50 90 and is available Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Hints for travelers abroad/domestic as well as for testing

In order to contain the spread of the coronavirus, persons who have been in a risk area at any time during the 14 days prior to their entry into Germany must be immediately quarantined for 14 days. Persons who have a negative test result in German or English are exempt from this quarantine if the test was carried out no more than 48 hours before entry or within the return quarantine period after entry into Germany. The test result must be kept for at least 14 days after entry and must be presented to the health authorities on request. The test can also be carried out by your family doctor after entry into Germany. If you are waiting for a test result, please remain in seclusion at home until you receive the result. The test result must be written in German or English. Antibody tests cannot be accepted.

The risk areas are continuously updated by the Robert Koch Institute. Please check immediately before entering Germany whether you have been in a risk area within the last 14 days. You can find an overview of the current risk areas here.

As soon as you return from a risk area, please report to the Bonn Health Office. Please use the contact form. The city once again points out that people returning from a trip must contact their family doctor's practice or a test centre supported by the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KV).

For certain groups of persons, the Corona Entry Regulation provides for exceptions from quarantine. Whether you fall under one of these exceptions, please refer to the current version of the Corona entry regulation.

If typical symptoms of an infection with SARS-CoV-2 occur within 14 days of your arrival in Germany (such as cough, rhinitis, sore throat, fever, diarrhoea, taste and smell disorders), you are obliged to inform the public health department immediately. Even if you have not returned from a risk area, but are developing typical symptoms of an infection with SARS-CoV-2, the public health department is available Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. via the public telephone on 0228 7175 or you can contact us at the weekend using the contact form.

Those who wish to be tested voluntarily must contact their family doctor's practice or, if necessary, one of the practices on this list.

Persons who stay or have stayed in a domestic hotspot with an incidence of more than 50 and wish to travel within Germany are entitled to testing. The costs for medical and laboratory services are financed by the Health Fund. However, the financing of the costs of smear and laboratory services from the Health Fund requires that the testing has been arranged by the public health service. Further information can be found in the "Regulation on the entitlement to testing for direct detection of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2".

No Christmas market in downtown Bonn

Corona virus: current figures

The corona numbers are updated daily between 10 and 11 o'clock.

Since February 28, 2020, a total of 2,037 people have tested positive for the coronavirus (as of Wednesday, October 28). 15 people have died in connection with Covid-19, 1,670 people have recovered, 352 are currently infected.

In the past 7 days, 292 new infections have been registered in Bonn; this corresponds to 88.48 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants. This means that the emergency mechanism introduced by the federal and state governments against rising infection rates of 50 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days (165 persons) has been exceeded.

At present, 51 patients from Bonn and the surrounding area who have fallen ill with Covid-19 are hospitalized in Bonn hospitals (as of Wednesday, October 28). 36 patients are cared for in normal wards, 15 people are in intensive care units, 11 of them have to be ventilated.