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Stores, schools, home office: since Wednesday, the federal government wants to send the country to closure. A draft for the federal-state summit provides for this. The sale of fireworks on New Year’s Eve should be prohibited.
In view of the persistently high number of corona infections, Germany faces a severe lockdown long before Christmas. In a draft resolution sent by the Federal Chancellery to the federal states in the morning for the federal-state round with Chancellor Angela Merkel, it is proposed to close retail trade, with the exception of stores for daily necessities, from next Wednesday until the 10th of January. Design adapts to that ARD capital study as well as other means.
Important contact restrictions in schools and nurseries
For the period from December 16 to January 10, the draft also recommends significant contact restrictions in schools and daycare centers. “During this time, children should be cared for at home whenever possible. Therefore, schools will be closed or compulsory attendance will be suspended during this period, ”says the newspaper. Based on these ideas, additional opportunities should be created for parents to take paid leave to care for their children during the mentioned period.
For the Christmas days of December 24-26, it is proposed in the draft that federal states may allow “gatherings with five people plus children up to 14 years of age in the immediate family” as an exception to the applicable contact restrictions. .
According to the document, the closest family circle includes both spouses and other life partners, as well as direct relatives such as siblings, siblings, and their respective household members, even if this means more than two households. This would make up for the more generous relaxation currently planned for Christmas, which provided up to ten people.
No fireworks sale on New Years Eve
According to plans, a “ban on gathering and gathering” will be implemented across the country on New Years and New Years Day. In addition, a ban on fireworks will be applied in public places, which are determined by the municipalities. The sale of fireworks will be banned in general this year. In addition, drinking alcohol in public will be prohibited from December 16 to January 10. “Violations will be fined,” says the draft. Hairdressing salons, aesthetic studios, massage practices and tattoo studios will close after these ideas, “because physical closeness is essential in this area.”
More recently, Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder reiterated his call for swift action in the fight against the corona pandemic. “We must not waste any more time. We need a total shutdown,” said the CSU party leader of “Welt am Sonntag”. “The numbers are worse than ever.” Söder spoke out in favor of nationwide exit restrictions, store closures, company vacations and extended school vacations. “We have to close the country wisely to protect our people,” he told the newspaper. “This is the only way we can control Corona.”
FDP calls for a long-term strategy
FDP President Christian Lindner voiced his criticism of the federal government’s crown policy. He told the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung” (FAS) that “a crisis strategy lasting more than a few days was missing. The social and economic damage caused by prolonged stagnation is so great that it cannot be sustained in the long term.” According to the report, Lindner demanded that the federal government now use the time, unlike the summer, to develop a long-term strategy. Protection of risk groups should be a “national effort”.
Warn medical professionals
In view of the high number of corona infections, calls for a rapid lockdown had become significantly stronger in recent days. The Robert Koch Institute today recorded 20,200 new infections in one day. The peak was reached on Friday with 29,875 reported cases.
Doctors warn of a dramatic situation in clinics at Christmas and the so-called triage, that is, the weighing of which patient can still receive sufficient intensive care. According to the Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (Divi), there will be an average of 30,000 new infections per day in the next two weeks and 420,000 people infected by Christmas. Since some of them show severe disease processes, it may no longer be possible for all appropriate intensive medical care.
