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Wednesday, November 11, 2020
A kind of “pre quarantine”
NRW advances the Christmas holidays
Before all federal states can discuss a proposal by Prime Minister Laschet, North Rhine-Westphalia creates facts: all school-age children must go to Christmas holidays two days before. So they don’t infect their families so easily under the tree.
In North Rhine-Westphalia, students can start the Christmas break earlier than planned due to the corona pandemic. To allow families to have as carefree a Christmas as possible, the decision was made to release on December 21 and 22, NRW School Minister Yvonne Gebauer of the FDP told the WDR. So Friday, December 18, will be the last day of school this year at NRW. The minister described the advanced start as “pre-quarantine.”
In the coming days he wants to clarify with teachers, parents and student associations how the absence can be compensated in the current school year and how emergency care can be guaranteed on December 21 and 22. In reality, winter break would have started on December 23. The Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Armin Laschet, had started the winter school holidays at NRW two days earlier the day before. The state government will discuss this with the associations, Laschet said.
Merkel expects a tougher second wave
The background of the considerations is that people should limit their contacts as much as possible a few days before Christmas so that there are no infections in family celebrations. With this idea, the minister spoke of a “pre quarantine” that she wanted to implement. Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn commented positively on the considerations. “That is certainly part of the debate,” said the CDU politician in the “early start of ntv.” Planning is important for parents, children, and teachers. “That would be the case with such a measure.” That could also be part of the debate on Monday, when the country’s leaders and Chancellor Angela Merkel discuss next steps to combat the pandemic.
The Chancellor hopes that the second wave will occupy the country for a longer time. You have to assume that the second wave will be tougher than the first, Merkel said at an event of the “economic wise men.” The second wave falls in a worse season, that is, in the winter months. “That means it will keep us busy all winter,” Merkel said, even if there are positive messages about vaccine development.
