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Now Corona managers are driven by fear
Loosening here, confinement there: disagreement in Germany
Crown numbers are on the rise again, and yet there are countries that are trying to relax. But the demands for a strict lockdown are also growing stronger. Germany seems to be divided into two camps.
Due to the increasing number of infections, prime ministers fear that their crisis management may fail. They appeal to citizens to voluntarily isolate themselves. Hamburg wants uniform rules across the country, also on exit restrictions.
NorthAfter the failure of the so-called Easter rest, the fear of an uncontrollable third crown wave grows in politics. The Robert Koch Institute reported 20,472 new infections on Saturday and 17,176 on Sunday. The seven-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants was higher on Sunday than since mid-January: 129.7 nationwide (previous day: 124.9).
Lower Saxony Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD) on Sunday appealed to all citizens of his state to “close public life in Lower Saxony as much as possible in the next 10 to 14 days.” Otherwise, a “gradual return to normal life” is out of the question. At the same time, the head of government ordered stricter contact restrictions in all districts and urban districts of his state, in which the seven-day incidence exceeds 100.
Nominations opening in a window of a closed shop in the capital of Lower Saxony, Hannover
Source: pa / dpa / Julian Stratenschulte
The heads of government of Hamburg, Saxony and Baden-Württemberg also warned about the dynamics of the uncontrolled infection; they called for stricter national enforcement of “emergency brake” regulations by the federal and state governments.
There is no stricter closure in sight across the country, as demanded by federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU). The same applies to bringing forward the next Corona summit between the Chancellor and the Prime Minister or uniform curfews at the national level, as suggested by SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach.
Instead, countries are trying to control the pandemic with their own measures. While Saarland and Schleswig-Holstein have already formulated initial relaxation modeling projects, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Lower Saxony tightened their rules this weekend, especially for high incidence areas.
In the future, visits to the hairdresser and shopping will only be possible there with the presentation of a current negative test result; Exceptions apply to the food trade and to pharmacies and drugstores.
Tschentscher insists on uniform rules at the national level
Hamburg’s first mayor, Peter Tschentscher (SPD), is calling for a uniform set of rules at the national level for various areas of society, including rules on exit restrictions. “Even if it is not possible to extend the regulation of the Easter holidays for legal and practical reasons, the dynamics of the infection must be urgently slowed down,” said Tschentscher WELT.
“If this is not done quickly, expanding an efficient testing strategy is no longer sufficient to stabilize the infection process,” Tschentscher warned. “In the last phase of the pandemic and before adequate vaccination protection is achieved, Germany threatens to overload the healthcare system.”
Tschentscher further criticized: “The restrictions envisaged according to the MPK level concept are not implemented consistently enough and on too small a scale. This patchwork quilt leads to a lack of acceptance, increased mobility and insufficient effectiveness of measures. Therefore, we need uniform regulations on retail, sport, gastronomy, contact and exit restrictions, which are constantly implemented in all parts of Germany. The sooner it happens, the better it will be for everyone. “
Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder made a similar statement. The CSU chief asked his colleagues to “constantly implement the emergency brake.” At the same time, Söder spoke out against bringing forward the next crown summit of the federal and state governments, which was previously scheduled for April 12.
“Anyone who has not understood the seriousness of the hour can hardly be helped.”
After a year of Corona, people feel fatigue from the confinement. Easter is coming. The desire to travel is great. Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder still advocates consistent curfews.
Saxon Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) made the same note: “All countries must apply the Corona emergency brake consistently. We agree on that, and this is required by the dramatically increasing number of infections. ”
Making negative rapid tests a prerequisite for vacancies is fine, but they are not a “panacea,” according to the head of government. “The widespread spread of Corona in the population overwhelms hospitals and widens the path to vacancies, restaurants and vacations. A look at our neighboring countries shows how high the incidence can increase and what severe restrictions will be necessary. “
“Last chance for MPK to be useful”
In the Bundestag, the uncoordinated approach of federal states in fighting pandemics is viewed with skepticism. For example, the vice-chairman of the SPD parliamentary group, Bärbel Bas, advocates canceling the planned model projects to open steps: there is a risk that “everyone wants to declare themselves a ‘model region’ and therefore the wave will not can break ”.
In view of the resolutions of the Prime Minister’s Conference, the AfD spoke to the Federal Chancellor of “incomprehensible regulatory confusion” and called for the abolition of the round.
The health policy spokesperson for the Union’s parliamentary group, Karin Maag (CDU), called for solutions at the national level, for example on the issue of store openings, to avoid possible travel between regions. “Another prime minister conference could be scheduled for this as well.” From Maag’s point of view, that would be “the last chance for the prime minister’s conference to prove its usefulness.”
