Düsseldorf (dpa/lnw) – North Rhine-Westphalia is letting the Corona Protection Ordinance expire at the end of February without being renewed – this means that the last protective measures against the pandemic prescribed by the state are no longer applicable. This was announced by the NRW Ministry of Health on Saturday in Düsseldorf. From March 1st, only a few protective measures according to the Federal Infection Protection Act will have to be observed.
In concrete terms, the step means, for example, that the country will waive the obligation to wear masks for employees in medical practices, the ministry explained. A similar decision had already been made at the federal level. The state regulations for people who tested positive, which remained in a few areas, were also dropped, the message said. The special regulations that were regulated in NRW for nursing homes and integration assistance facilities in a special general decree should not be extended either.
The Ministry of Health explained that from March 1st, visitors in hospitals, nursing homes, medical practices and similar facilities would only be required to wear a mask. This then results from the Federal Infection Protection Act.
According to the ministry, the Corona Protection Ordinance – which had decisively determined the lives of people in the state for a long time – will come to an end after exactly 1073 days.
