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At the Corona summit on Sunday, the federal and state governments will once again discuss tightening the measures. A federal state wants to announce an immediate “total lockdown” at the meeting.
Schleswig-Holstein Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU) has spoken out in favor of a tough lockdown on the Corona crisis before Christmas. In view of the high number of infections, he wants to campaign for the upcoming Prime Minister’s Conference, Günther said Thursday after a special cabinet meeting. Assume this conference will take place on Sunday. The coalition in Kiel is fighting for a common path for all federal states.
Little support for Günther so far
But so far the proposal has had little approval from the country’s leaders. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig (SPD) has spoken out in favor of shutting down retail for the fourth time in Advent. Schwesig said in Schwerin on Thursday after a general meeting of government, companies, unions and local authorities that this should be discussed quickly in an exchange between heads of government and Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU). Every day counts, the situation is serious. According to a government spokesperson, grocery stores should remain open.
Saar Prime Minister Tobias Hans (CDU) has announced a special cabinet meeting for this Friday due to the sharp increase in crown numbers. You will discuss the consequences for the state. “We have to act so that the numbers do not continue to increase, we owe it to the people of our country and the employees of our health system,” Hans said Thursday. He also needs courageous action across the country: “To control the situation, a tough blockade is necessary.”
The number of new corona infections reported to the Robert Koch Institute in one day has reached a peak. Health authorities reported 23,679 cases in 24 hours, according to figures from Thursday morning. The previous record was reached on November 20 with 23,648 reported cases. Last Thursday there were 22,046 new cases.
In addition, 440 new deaths were reported to the RKI in 24 hours. The day before, with 590 dead, the previous maximum had been reached.
