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That was really the “ultima ratio,” he said Wednesday morning. The number of new infections remains “very high” and the situation is “very, very serious”.
The Ministry of Health shared the position of the Ministry of Education, according to which the end of face-to-face teaching for the primary and secondary levels should be prevented “as long as possible,” Auer said. In the morning newspaper, the Chamber of Commerce also spoke in an “urgent appeal” against the closure. Because a closure would not be necessary in terms of health policy and would be economically “fatal”, explained WK Vice President Martha Schultz. This would pose problems for many small businesses in particular. Because for them, the absence of employees would be difficult to deal with.
Auer still considers the development of the number of infections and those of the hospitals very serious. When asked what numbers would lead to an actual lockdown, Auer said he couldn’t judge that today, Wednesday.
“Do your best to avoid a real blockage”
“The numbers are still very high, maybe they are stabilizing a bit at a very, very high level. The situation is still very, very dire. Strong growth has slowed down, but I don’t see any decline anywhere Numbers.” Meanwhile, the hospitals have “adjusted well” and activated all the alarm plans. “But even there, we know, we are slowly reaching our limits.”
The decisive limit is “if we can continue to grow rapidly”. How far the numbers are falling, “we certainly won’t be able to say that on Friday.” “We have to do everything we can to avoid exactly that (a real block, note). Nobody wants that, but if the numbers develop differently, then it is.
Auer was optimistic about a possible vaccine: “We have already concluded many contracts with manufacturers in the EU.” As soon as approval is available, all EU countries will be supplied “simultaneously and equally”. “Ideally, at the beginning of the year, January or February, we could already vaccinate 600,000 people.”
