▁traffic ▁and , ▁to ▁protect ▁its ▁staff , ▁susp ended ▁further ▁ticket ▁ins pe ctions . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁March , ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Bav aria ▁declared ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁emer gency ▁for ▁ 1 4 ▁days ▁and ▁introduced ▁measures ▁to ▁limit ▁public ▁movement ▁and ▁provide ▁additional ▁funds ▁for ▁medicine ▁supplies . ▁Bav arian ▁minister ▁president ▁Mark us ▁S öder ▁ordered ▁clos ures ▁of ▁all ▁sports ▁and ▁le is ure ▁facilities ▁starting ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁March . ▁R estaur ants ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁limit ▁their ▁d ine - in ▁opening ▁hours ▁to ▁before ▁ 3 : 0 0   pm ; ▁to ▁ensure ▁a ▁minimum ▁distance ▁of ▁ 1 . 5 ▁metres ▁between ▁guests ; ▁and ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁guests . ▁Super mark ets , ▁chem ist ' s ▁sh ops , ▁banks , ▁pet ▁sh ops , ▁and ▁all ▁business ▁that ▁sell ▁essential ▁basic ▁needs ▁are ▁allowed ▁extended ▁opening ▁times ▁including ▁on ▁Sund ays , ▁while ▁non - ess ential ▁sh ops ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁closed ▁at ▁all ▁times . ▁After ▁public ▁out rage ▁over ▁fl ights ▁from ▁Iran ▁still ▁landing ▁in ▁Germany ▁without ▁tests ▁or ▁quar antine , ▁the ▁German ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Transport ▁stopped ▁all ▁fl ights ▁from ▁Iran ▁and ▁China . ▁Italian ▁scient ists , ▁including ▁v iro log ist ▁Roberto ▁Bur ioni , ▁war ned ▁Germany ▁against ▁under est im ating ▁the ▁danger ▁and ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁Eur ac ▁Research ▁said ▁Germany ▁needed ▁a ▁lock down ▁or ▁the ▁numbers ▁would