No contact
NRW prohibits meetings of three or more people in public. Families and people living in a household are exempt from the ban. Wherever possible, a minimum distance of at least 1.5 meters must be kept from other people than those mentioned.
The way to work, emergency care, shopping, visits to the doctor, participation in meetings, necessary appointments and exams, help for other or individual sports and exercise in the fresh air and other necessary activities remain possible.
Curfews
There is therefore no complete curfew. The state government believes that an exit ban is at most another means of containing the coronavirus if people do not follow the call to keep social contacts to a minimum. Such a measure could also not be decided by a country alone, but only in consultation with the federal government and the other federal states, said Laschet on Tuesday.
Gastronomy
By law, all restaurants and inns are closed until at least April 19. This does not apply to the delivery and collection of meals for consumption at home.
Retail trade
Until further notice, grocery stores are also allowed to open on Sundays and public holidays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. to ensure supplies - Easter is the exception. This also applies to weekly markets, delivery services, pharmacies and wholesale shops. However, stores must ensure proper hygiene and avoid queuing by controlling access.
Celebrations
Groups of people celebrating in public places, in apartments and private institutions are unacceptable. Violations of the contact restrictions should be monitored by the regulatory authorities and the police and sanctioned in the event of violations.
Leisure and culture
All pubs, bars, cafes, clubs, discos, arcades and casinos must close. Cultural life also stands still: theaters, cinemas, museums are obliged to close. You also need to stay at gyms, saunas, swimming pools. Training in sports clubs or meetings in other leisure facilities fall flat. Music or folk high schools or other non-school learning venues must also remain closed. No people should come together outdoors: All playgrounds and football fields will be blocked from Wednesday. Leisure and animal parks have to close.
Service companies in the field of personal care
Hairdressers, beauty salons, massage practices, tattoo studios and similar businesses are closed because physical proximity is essential in this area. Medically necessary treatments remain possible.
Services
The churches and religious communities have committed to cancel their services, prayers and other gatherings. As long as the faithful stick to it, the state government sees no need to issue an official ban.
Educational institutions
For the time being, there will be no lessons in the schools until the end of the Easter holidays. Daycare centers and day care facilities are also closed - exceptions only apply to parents whose professional activity is essential for the functioning of the critical infrastructure and who can demonstrate that they have no other childcare options.
School Minister Yvonne Gebauer (FDP) called on teachers to provide students with tasks and learning material as digitally as possible. Flexible regulations and follow-up dates are intended to ensure that the Abitur exams can take place. The start of lectures at universities was also postponed until the end of the Easter holidays. Refectories are no longer open to the public, but are allowed to supply the staff.
Local transport
The S-Bahn, regional trains and buses roll, but in limited operation. People are also asked to avoid unnecessary journeys. Those who can should only travel after 9:00 p.m. to reserve the rush hours for commuters whose jobs are necessary to maintain the critical infrastructure.
Old people's and nursing homes
Visits to old people's and nursing homes in NRW are only permitted in urgent exceptional cases. Entering the nursing homes for returning travelers is completely prohibited. They are also prohibited from visiting hospitals or universities 14 days after their return.
The borders shared with the Netherlands and Belgium should not be closed, but should only be checked more closely. It is important not to hinder delivery traffic in particular, the state government said. In any case, unnecessary trips abroad should not take place according to the Chancellor's will.
Political events
According to Laschet, the democratic parties have agreed to suspend all political events until the end of the Easter vacation. This also applies to the list of municipal elections. So far, the country is holding on to the election date on September 13. Required legislative proposals by the state parliament are also to be pushed ahead.
