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As of Monday, Germany will enter a partial lockdown. Its purpose is to prevent hospitals from running out of intensive care beds. The Federal Ministry of the Interior has developed a new concept for this.
The federal and state governments want to distribute intensive care patients suffering from Covid-19 between federal states if capacities are in short supply. “If a situation develops that forces people to move beyond neighboring countries or regions, the so-called cloverleaf principle is applied,” says the concept of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, which is available for the newspapers of the media group Funke ( Saturday).
Divided into five regions
The chairman of the conference of health ministers, Berlin health senator Dilek Kalayci (SPD), told Funke newspapers: “For this purpose, Germany is divided into five regions, which are reported on the utilization of clinical capacities both within regions and between regions, and if necessary, free ones Provide clinical capacities. In case a state or federal region shows signs of heavy use or even overload, supra-regional transport of patients to receptive regions is organized through centralized offices in the regions “.
A spokesman for the Federal Ministry of the Interior told the German Press Agency: “Clear structures and processes, specialist medical advice and pooling of transport resources ensure that in the event of an imminent or actual regional overload of the intensive care capabilities, compensation within Germany can be managed even under complex framework conditions. “
Partial lock can also be extended
Meanwhile, the Union faction leader Ralph Brinkhaus does not want to rule out that the recently decided partial shutdown will remain in effect longer than at the end of November. “The plan is for us to loosen up in December. No one can guarantee that,” Brinkhaus told the newspapers of the Funke media group (Saturday). “But the fact is: without doing something, we certainly won’t have a good December. We have to fight.” Saarland Prime Minister Tobias Hans (CDU) had not previously ruled out an extension.
The coronavirus “is nothing that can be planned on the drawing board or for a long time,” said Foreign Minister Helge Braun of “Bild.” “Such a pandemic is a natural disaster. It is constantly changing. That is why it is very, very difficult to make long-term predictions.”
As of Monday, due to the sharp increase in the number of infections, the the most drastic measures since the big spring close grab. The number of people that can meet in private and public spaces is strictly limited. Unlike spring, schools, nurseries, and outlets remain open. However, restaurants, bars, cinemas, museums, theaters, baths and other leisure facilities must close. Hotels can no longer accept tourists.
Resolutions at the state level partially modified
This partial blockade was decided on Wednesday by the federal and state governments. In some federal states, the resolutions have already been written and converted into state ordinances. Others want to determine how the stricter regulations will be implemented over the course of the weekend. In a letter from the federal government to heads of state available to the German Press Agency on Friday: “If less drastic measures were not taken, the infection rate would escalate rapidly.”
The letter is signed by the Minister of Justice, Christine Lambrecht (SPD), and the Minister of the Interior, Horst Seehofer (CSU). From the point of view of the federal government, the requirements of the federal-state resolution of Wednesday “allow in any case the implementation through state ordinances in a constitutionally permissible manner.” “Pay particular attention to the requirements of the principle of proportionality.”
However, lawyers expect a wave of lawsuits against the announced closings. The first urgent applications have already been received at the Berlin Administrative Court. It is not yet possible to predict with certainty to what extent legal protection proceedings will occur due to anticipated violations of fundamental rights, said the president of the Federation of Administrative Judges of Germany, Robert Seegmüller of the “Rheinische Post”.
The month of mourning November should be a reminder
From the point of view of patient protectors, the new rapid corona tests should also be used to allow dying and family members to say goodbye together. “It should never happen again that they are isolated from each other and left alone,” said the governing body of the German Foundation for Patient Protection, Eugen Brysch, of the German press agency. The federal and state governments are required to provide sufficient rapid tests for persons in the last life, relatives, and companions, such as pastors or hospice aides. The month of mourning in November should be a reminder.
The FDP wants to make sure that rapid tests are not only performed by medical professionals. “The implementation of rapid tests cannot be additionally assumed by the nursing staff,” said FDP parliamentary group nursing policy spokeswoman Nicole Westig of “Welt.” With proper training, the appropriate additional people should be able to perform the tests.
