Category: Corona

For many years, the rule for students and young professionals from the countryside or small towns was: get out of the children’s room and into a student dormitory or a shared apartment in a large city for the new phase of life after school.

However, the corona pandemic put the brakes on everything last year. In view of digital lectures, the move was postponed. Other job-related moves were also lower – in times of pandemic-related short-time work and uncertain future prospects, job and location changes are rare. This is also reflected in the figures published by the federal statistical office on thursday: there were declines in 2020 both in moves within germany – so-called internal migration – and in moves to and from abroad.

Only a little more money in the wallet, but secure jobs: a new collective agreement has been agreed for german railroad employees in the corona crisis. Wages and salaries at the highly indebted group will then rise by 1.5 percent at the beginning of 2022.

Until the end of the term at the end of february 2023, redundancies for operational reasons are ruled out, as the rail and transport union (EVG) and the group announced on friday. They spoke of a contribution to coping with and protecting against the corona crisis.

The coronavirus does not like the usual spectacle. But at least the DDM reopened on whit saturday after a week-long break. Those responsible had prepared intensively for the reopening and had worked out guidelines to protect the 500 or so visitors. It was particularly pleasing that after a break of around three years, the miniature railroad was finally able to make its rounds in the open countryside again, as the rail network had been fundamentally renovated as part of the museum development concept. Free rides were offered to the visitors, which caused great joy especially among the smallest railroad enthusiasts.

What triggered a huge aha effect among the visitors right from the start in the new entrance building was the running gear of the 012 080-8 express locomotive, which was placed on a rail in the original and also started to move. District president henry schramm (CSU), who together with district administrator klaus peter sollner () and mayor alexander wunderlich (CSU) was among the first visitors, said: "it really is a great new entrance area, and with the lauerk, visitors can see very clearly how a steam locomotive works." Millions have been spent on the new entrance area alone; the redesign is intended to help make the museum more attractive.

The corona crisis could keep the country busy for another two years. Udo schonfelder (candidate for mayor of bamberg and the bureau of public affairs) is based on this assessment by the robert koch institute

Chairman of the CSU parliamentary group) and his city council colleague karl-heinz fleckenstein (CSU) in their letter to mayor uwe kirschstein (SPD). In their letter, the two CSU local politicians argue that forchheim must be prepared for a scenario like the one that is taking place in many italian cities.