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Chancellor Merkel still considers the number of new corona infections too high. They stabilized too slowly. Therefore, the federal government advocates for more extensive contact restrictions. Several countries are slowing down.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed concern about the continued high number of new corona infections. According to the dpa news agency, Merkel made it clear at the CDU presidium meeting that the restrictions in place since early November had stabilized. But this is not enough. “The numbers are stabilizing a bit. But too slowly,” said the chancellor.
The Chancellor also drew attention to different developments in individual cities. There is no reduction in the number of infections in Berlin, unlike in Hamburg or Bremen. There you have to take measurements for the hotspots.
According to the information, the federal Minister of Health, Jens Spahn, spoke at the meeting of a lateral movement in the number of infections. The dynamics of the increases are decreasing. But that is not enough.
The federal government wants stricter contact regulations
During consultations with the federal states in the afternoon, the federal government wants to advise on new restrictions to break the wave of infections in the pandemic. As can be seen in the draft resolution of the virtual meeting, that the ARD capital study is available, fewer people from different households should be able to meet. Private celebrations should be avoided entirely until Christmas.
In addition, citizens should be asked to self-quarantine immediately at home whenever they have symptoms of a cold, especially a cough and runny nose. Before visiting elderly relatives or people at risk, people must adhere to strict hygiene rules for a week.
Mask requirement in schools
Measures in schools will be reinforced. The use of mouth and nose protection should be mandatory for students of all ages and for teachers on the school premises and during lessons. Without exception, there should also be fixed groups of students, reducing the size of the groups in the classrooms by half compared to normal operations.
In accordance with the federal government’s will to protect itself against the coronavirus, people at particular risk, such as the elderly and the infirm, should receive discounted FFP2 masks starting in December. The federal government will bear the costs.
Countries apparently don’t want any adjustments yet
At this Corona summit, however, the federal states apparently want to limit themselves to drawing a tentative conclusion about the November closure: according to information from the dpa news agency, at the preliminary meeting on Sunday, several countries advocated continuing to monitor development. and make powerful decisions. waiting. The “Crown winter calendar” should only be decided when consultations resume on 23 November.
The Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Armin Laschet, said in “Bild live” that today’s date was intended as an intermediate balance. “No decision can be made about how things will go after November 30.” He recommended “act calmly and prudently.” Decisions could be made a week later.
Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Malu Dreyer said in the Report from Berlin, for the “real consequences”, now, after two weeks, it is too early. Although the dynamics of new infections are slowing, the numbers are still too high. “One thing is clear: the numbers have to go down.” Dreyer did not rule out that contact restrictions could be tighter.
He also recalled why the focus is on limiting contacts in free time: “We do this so that our educational institutions can remain open.” The crown’s situation in schools and how it was handled recently sparked discussions. There could also be a dispute on this issue in the federal-state consultations. While the federal government wants to toughen the measures in schools, most federal states currently reject the changes.
Söder: Wait a week
Am ARD and ZDF Morning Magazine Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder also spoke in favor of waiting a week before deciding on further adjustment. You have to take the time to prepare.
Söder was open to some points in the federal motion for a resolution: Contacts would have to be further reduced, and schools and nurseries should remain open as long as possible. But there you have to think of “alternative ways”. The Prime Minister is critical of the proposed new quarantine rules.
Söder also said that the block should be maintained until it had a real effect. During this time, the federal government must cushion costs for those affected, such as restaurant operators, with more help. One should not break the blockage prematurely: “Yes, then correctly, sustainably and in such a way that it works for a long time.”
Söder spoke that the measures taken at the end of October, for example with the closure of restaurants, leisure and cultural facilities, “were already showing initial successes”. “The strong growth has slowed down. But I fear that it will not be enough to reach the number that is decisive for us, that is, the so-called incidence of the 50s,” he added.
