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Top SPD and CSU politicians are calling for the current partial shutdown to be extended until December. “In order to have a nice Christmas, we have to extend the blockade and certainly deepen it,” Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) of “Bild am Sonntag” said. “Definitely two or better three weeks. At least until we have reached the incidence value of 50 “again.
Politicians have declared that the value of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days is the benchmark in the corona pandemic. The brand was already mentioned as a target value when the stricter restrictions were issued in early November, because then it is assumed that the healthcare system will not be permanently overloaded. Currently the value is around 140.
The federal and state governments will discuss how to proceed on Wednesday. Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) also spoke in favor of an extension of “Bild am Sonntag”. “Everything indicates that the current restrictions will have to continue for a time beyond November 30”. So the aid paid so far would also have to be further expanded.
Better now than Christmas
At the end of October, the federal government and the 16 federal states decided on a partial shutdown throughout November. Measurements should be reviewed after two weeks. However, the chancellor and the prime ministers could not agree at their last meeting. While Angela Merkel wanted to toughen the measures, some countries wanted to keep waiting.
With the restrictions, politics also had Christmas in mind. Söder, who had always advocated for more restrictive measures, now said: “A longer lockdown is better than a complete exit restriction during Christmas.” At Christmas, the head of CSU would like to at least allow family celebrations: Christmas should be more “free”, “but the Year more consistent again,” he explained. For New Year’s Eve, Söder would like to ban firecrackers or alcohol in bigger places.
SPD-ruled countries also want relaxation during the holiday season so close friends and families can see each other, as “Bild am Sonntag” continues to report. Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD) told the newspaper: “At Christmas and New Year’s Eve, people should be able to meet their loved ones.”
