[ad_1]
Thursday, October 22, 2020
In many places it is now mandatory to wear a mask. However, the director of the German Medical Association, Reinhardt, does not believe in its benefits, neither for self-protection nor for the protection of others. For SPD Lauterbach health politician, Reinhardt’s statement is “unforgivable” and even a reason to resign.
The president of the German Medical Association, Klaus Reinhardt, doubts the usefulness of everyday masks to combat the corona pandemic. He was not convinced of everyday masks “because there is no real scientific evidence that they are really useful,” he said on the ZDF talk show “Markus Lanz” on Wednesday night. “Especially not in self-protection and probably very little in protection from infecting others.”
In relation to the mask requirement, the doctor spoke of a “mask requirement” at one point.
SPD health politician Karl Lauterbach described this in a tweet as “unforgivable” for the “highest ranking German medical officer.” “In my opinion, a reason to resign if you do not withdraw it immediately,” he wrote.
Outdoor masks?
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) recommends the use of everyday masks in certain situations as a component to protect groups at risk and reduce the speed of spread. Reinhardt said he believed mouth and nose protection could be worn where distance could not be maintained, such as on local public transportation or in rooms where they were necessarily close together.
As for taking it outdoors, he said, “I think it will be of little use.” In some places, the mask requirement was also made on busy public streets and squares where there is not enough space for everyone to keep their distance.
Don’t scare people too much
At the beginning of the week, Reinhardt said on Deutschlandfunk that he did not view the current corona pandemic situation as seriously as Chancellor Angela Merkel.
An increasing number of infections was to be expected. You shouldn’t give the go-ahead, “but you can’t scare people on tour.” I feared a boring process so that some people could no longer take the warnings seriously.
“I think the idea that this virus can be completely eliminated is a mistake. We have to learn to deal with an increase in the number of infections and live with it,” Reinhardt said.
