German Crown: Lindner and Laschet press to open the border; now Merkel reacts

Coronavirus: Laschet wants the border to be closed quickly

Update May 12, 8:36 p.m.: Prime Minister of North Rhine-WestphaliaArmin Laschet (CDU) wants a quick end to it Border closure. “My soul hurts when I see that the barriers in Europe have fallen again,” he told the Süddeutsche Zeitung (Wednesday). “So we should be this week Border closure divide and restore Europe, “said Laschet.

“In North Rhine-Westphalia we are in close contact with our neighbors in Belgium and the Netherlands to fight the pandemic together and to make cross-border tourism possible again in the future,” said Laschet, who is also CDU federal vice president.In light of the number of infections, it must be decided at European level whether tourist travel can be done again. “We quickly need a solution for the border with France and Luxembourg to restore the open borders in the Schengen area.” Quarantine rules should be limited to travel outside Europe as soon as possible.

Merkel gives hope for the opening of the border

Update May 12, 6:05 p.m.: Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has hope for one in the crown crisis gradual opening of borders to neighboring countries done. Changes to border controls should always be made in cooperation with neighbors, Merkel said Tuesday, according to information from the participants’ German press agency, in a virtual meeting of the Union faction in the Bundestag. There will often be a two-step process. It is important to her that the checks do not continue “until the end of the day,” Merkel said.

Lindner demands that borders be opened as quickly as possible

Update May 12, 5:27 p.m.: According to FDP party and parliamentary group leader Christian Lindner, Germany must Open borders with neighboring countries as quickly as possible. “Infection is no longer a reason for these border closings,” Lindner said in Berlin on Tuesday. He accused federal interior minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) of “stubborn“To be – this is not a contribution to international understanding.” If there is the will to open up across the border, then there can no longer be a blockade on the German side. “This also applies to the unnecessary Quarantine requirement for travelers from other European countries.

Lindner announced that her groupThe second law to protect the population in an epidemic situation this week in the Bundestag. The FDP still supported the urgent procedure for the first law. The second law grants new ordinance powers that the FDP wants to discuss longer. In addition, there are data protection problems in some points that may justify the unconstitutionality of the law. “Therefore, in our view, such a hasty procedure is not advisable, we should take more time,” Lindner said.

NRW and Saarland want to suspend quarantine obligations for returnees

Update May 12, 4:50 p.m.: Prime Minister of North Rhine-WestphaliaArmin Laschet (CDU) He has promised to suspend the quarantine obligation for returnees from abroad for his state. Laschet on Tuesday referred to a court ruling that voided the 14-day quarantine obligation in neighboring Lower Saxony. North Rhine-Westphalia also has “the intention to immediately suspend this quarantine agreement”Laschet said.

The regulation does not contribute to the protection of health and is “anti-european“Laschet said further.” We will discuss this at the national level. “

Due to the crown pandemic, almost all travelers who came to Germany from abroad have had to quarantined for 14 days. Exceptions apply to travelers in border regions.

The Lower Administrative Court of Lower Saxony (OVG) in Lüneburg annulled the regulation for Lower Saxony on Monday night: Its reason: the global numbers of crown cases no longer allowed to compel immigrants to quarantine.

too Saar Prime Minister Tobias Hans (CDU) plans to suspend quarantine measures for the time being.

In Bremen, restaurants and pubs will be open from Monday.

Update May 12, 4:28 p.m.: In Bremen can next to Restaurants Starting next Monday, bars will also open under strict conditions. The Senate decided to relax the crown restrictions on Tuesday.. In particular, a minimum distance of one and a half meters should be observed between the guests. Each visit, including contact details, must also be documented.

However, the regulation applies to restaurants and pubs. not for nightclubs, bars, discotheques or game rooms. The relevant license is decisive, according to the economic authority. In the case of pubs, however, counter operation is also prohibited.

At the same time, the sales area in Bremen is limited to 800 square meters in retail stores. Alternatively, a rule applies from Monday, according to which a customer is allowed ten square meters.

The number of infected people in Coesfeld is increasing

Update May 12, 4:12 p.m.: After the outbreak of Corona in one Meat factory in Westphalia Coesfeld is the number of workers who tested positive for the virusrose to 260. As of Tuesday afternoon, 1,012 of the approximately 1,200 Westfleisch company employees had been evaluated, 571 with a negative result, as announced by the Coesfeld district at noon at the request of the German Press Agency. The district had reported 254 infected on Monday. Crown infections have recently increased in German slaughterhouses.

Possible demonstrations in Thuringia without limit of participants

Update May 12, 2:12 p.m.: In Thuringia supposed to start on wednesday Manifestations again without restrictions on the number of participants. This provides for a regulation that the cabinet has agreed to, as announced by the Ministry of Health in Erfurt.

Coronavirus: Merkel calls for continued caution towards citizens

Update May 11, 3:08 p.m.: Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) happens after your video conference with the county health department Resin in front of the microphone and thank you all Health offices in germany Public health service played a central role in the fight against the pandemic. “Committed people work there, they will do this work,” said Merkel. Where reinforcements were necessary, they would be provided together with the countries. The Bundeswehr is also ready to provide support.

The health service “will decide if we can really understand all the contacts in newly infected people.” It is “crucial” that health authorities work well, “they do,” says Merkel.

The chancellor emphasized that one was entering a “new phase of the pandemic”, with the relaxation of conditions, but that Crown protection measures, the rules of distance and hygiene must be maintained. It is very important to be considerate of each other. With this appeal, Merkel ends her statement by the Chancellery, which lasts only a few minutes.

Update from 3:05 p.m.: The press conference with Chancellor Merkel was announced for 3 p.m., but there is still a wait.

Update 2:44 p.m.: Chancellor Angela Merkel after his video conference with the health department of the Harz District make a statement at the chancellery.

Crown crisis: Merkel once again warns of caution

Update, 1.30 p.m.: Chancellor Angela Merkel has also given the Manifestations against the conditions in the Crown crisis again caution when facing the pandemic. You had been denouncedthat a lot of people went shopping without masks over the weekend, Merkel said according to information from German press agency of groups of participants in one Video change of the CDU Presidium. In part, this behavior was even seen as a test of courage, they criticized. Chancellor. But the command must still comply with the applicable distance rules.

Merkel Also, only in two or three weeks will you know how last week ended Relief the Crown restrictions at Infection numbers Impact He also announced that next Wednesday (May 13) in the Bundestag in the government poll again to comment on relevant measures for the federal government to classify the pandemic. Merkel and the federal government He was last accused of causing confusion with different key figures.

Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU) used this information to emphasize that Germany had been so successful in managing the pandemic because citizens had adhered to the restrictions. He asked people that Hygiene’s norm continue to adhere.

Corona virus in Germany: infections in abattoirs and corona demonstrations are a problem

01.01 p.m .: The federal press conference has ended.

12.57 p.m.: Now it comes to the question of Let’s give * against Corona’s measures over the weekend. “Of course, they are allowed within the framework of our laws,” says Seibert, but if the distance rules are not followed, it would be “worrying,” he explains. “If you attack police or journalists, I cannot invoke freedom of assembly, but attack our democracy,” said Seibert.

12.51 p.m.: The R factor * it’s just a reference point for the Loosening of the crown. the “Emergency break” * It has been exceeded as one more brand in several counties. Should another block be considered? Seibert responds that the indicator of 50 infections per 100,000 people in a district within seven days “should not serve to blame counties,” but that the focus could be on how municipalities react to the measures.

Merkel Crown Cabinet PK: Seibert rejects slaughterhouse charges

Update from 12.45 p.m.: What can be learned from the rapid spread of the coronavirus among refugees in mass housing for slaughterhouses? What does the federal government say about the accusation that they will accept the death of these employees? A journalist wants to know. “I firmly reject the accusation,” replies Seibert.

Update, 12:23 p.m.: Government spokesman Steffen Seibert is now speaking at the federal press conference for advice in the Crown cabinet.

Berlin – almost everywhere Germany will be theCrown restrictions Relaxed Meet up with members of another household, shop at department stores, more outdoor sports, and in some places even visit Restaurants they are now allowed again. However, normality has not yet returned: the strict rules of distance and hygiene remain, as does the constant vision of the number of infections *. The recent increase in infection rate (R factor) from 0.65 to 1.13 in a few days may play a role in the way forward.

Corona virus in Germany: Chancellor Angela Merkel advises Corona cabinet – video statement expected

In Berlin Various committees come Monday (May 11) Federal parties together to talk about the way forward and the current situation of Corona in Germany. the CDU Leadership warns from 9 a.m. At video conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the other closest Leadership circles the CDU It is probably also about the current infection numbers.

Numerous Discussions There was also the recently decided corona emergency brake by Angela Merkel: out of 50 new corona infections per 100,000 residents, action must be taken. That could also be the case with Summit video be spoken to again some counties had this Upper limit It’s over again.

Angela Merkel statement on the crown situation: numerous demonstrations against measures

Demonstrations against Corona’s current measures also caused a stir across the country over the weekend. In numerous Federal states people took to the streets to protest regulations, sometimes without mouth and nose protection * and without adequate protection Safety distance. Different Politicians I have already commented on the Let’s give anti-measures.

Video: easing and emergency braking: Angela Merkel recently announced these measures

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These questions are interesting to many people in Germany right now: Is it possible for Pentecost to go away during the pandemic * or the summer holidays in the time of Corona *? And if so, which countries open their borders to tourists?

* *Merkur.de it is part of the national network of publishers Ippen-Digital.

It is the first government survey in 2020 for Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU); the topic, of course, is the crown crisis.

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