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The Chancellery wants to announce possible additional restrictions on public life in the federal-state round on Wednesday due to the rapid increase in corona infections. This could affect the catering and events industry again.
Chancellor Angela Merkel is apparently planning a drastic reduction in social contacts if the number of infections continues to rise. Merkel and the country’s leaders could agree to a “social closure” on Wednesday. Ntv learned this from government circles. On Wednesday, Merkel and the state prime ministers will again discuss how to proceed.
Unlike the spring closure, schools and daycare centers will remain open. There should only be exceptions for regions with a catastrophically high number of infections. According to Merkel, schools “should never close first and open last.” According to the rector, 50 percent of the lessons are better than 0 percent.
Meanwhile, the newspaper “Bild” reports that stores can remain open with restrictions. On the other hand, Merkel wants to “act tough” on gastronomy and events: restaurants and bars must close and events must be banned.
Use the time advantage
Just two weeks after the federal-state summit on October 14, public life in Germany could again be severely restricted. Meanwhile, it is no longer five to twelve, but twelve, according to the Foreign Ministry. In Spain or France there are already curfews in some areas. In Germany, they want to take advantage of the time advantage of two or three weeks.
Merkel will discuss how to proceed in the Corona crisis with the prime ministers of the federal states on Wednesday. A video conference is scheduled for 1 pm, government spokesman Steffen Seibert announced. A change was originally planned for Friday. Seibert stressed that the number of new infections has almost doubled since last Monday. “This dramatic increase creates a situation that is dire in many ways.” On Thursday, the chancellor will also deliver a government statement on the issue in the Bundestag.
Resolutions must reflect the grave situation
The question everyone was asking was how to “stabilize” the number as quickly as possible, and the last few weeks had shown “that every day counts,” Seibert said. “So I also look forward to resolutions.” But he did not want to give details. He does not want to “speculate on individual measures before the meeting.” It’s about what the federal and state governments should do together to break the trend of new infections as quickly as possible. Everyone knew that it was a serious situation in which it was necessary to proceed with “political coherence”. “This will also be reflected in the resolutions,” the government spokesman announced.
Seibert warned that the number of sick elderly was increasing again, that follow-up was no longer possible in many municipalities and that hospitals recorded a significant increase in Covid 19 patients, even in intensive care units. The number of people requiring artificial ventilation is also increasing. “It is everyone’s responsibility, it is also in everyone’s hands how the number of cases will develop in autumn / winter,” he emphasized.
