Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
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Important note
Important: we are trying to keep the translations for this page as up-to-date as possible. You can always find the latest update at www.leipzig.de/coronavirus (in German).
Current regulations
Mandatory mask wearing
In health and social care facilities
- FFP2 face masks are mandatory for all persons in hospitals and rehabilitation facilities as well as care facilities
- FFP2 face masks are mandatory for patients and visitors in doctor’s surgeries, dialysis facilities, day clinics, emergency services and other health care facilities
Exemptions from the mask requirement for
- children up to the age of 6
- Persons who can credibly demonstrate by means of a medical certificate that they cannot wear respiratory facemasks
- Deaf people and the hard of hearing and those who communicate with them, as well as their companions
- persons treated, assisted, accommodated or cared for in the facilities in the premises intended for their permanent residence