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However, there is still disagreement on the completion date.
Germany. According to the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung”, the heads of the state chancelleries agreed on Saturday afternoon to extend the closure. It is not yet clear whether the lockdown should be extended by two or three weeks.
The federal states of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony and Thuringia, which have been particularly affected by the corona pandemic, are calling for an extension until January 31. Other federal states, in turn, tended to make new decisions earlier. These include Bremen, Hamburg, and Hesse, for example. The federal government supports the last variant, the report continues, as reported by “FAS”.
Discussion about schools and kindergartens
The discussion about schools and kindergartens developed in a similar way: the most affected countries want to keep them closed and the least affected are considering opening kindergartens and schools up to the seventh grade starting on January 11. In higher classes, alternate or distance lessons should be done.
According to “FAS” there is the possibility for individual countries to decide for themselves how they want to proceed from January 11.
The German health minister wants to extend the blockade
German Health Minister Jens Spahn wants to maintain the nationwide lockdown beyond January 10. “In view of the still too high numbers, it is necessary to extend the measures and restrictions”, quotes the CDU politician “RTL Aktuell”. There is currently a maximum number of corona patients in intensive care units. Now it is essential to reduce the incidence of infections and keep them low for a longer period of time.
“This is better than relaxing too early and then possibly facing tough questions again in a few weeks,” said Spah, who, according to the report, also believes that schools and daycare centers should be closed again. The goal of vaccinating all nursing home residents could be achieved in the course of January. “And that is what we want and we will achieve it with the federal states”, quotes the announcer Spahn.
