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Faced with the acute situation of the crown in Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) insisted on compliance with protection measures. “Today we know a little more about the virus,” Merkel said a day before further consultations with the prime minister on the corona crisis. “We know how we can protect ourselves. We can proceed in a more specific way. But even with the increasing numbers, we see that if we don’t adhere to what we know about the virus, we will end up in situations that are frankly difficult. They are.”
Merkel does not want to exclude the sick and in need of care through restrictions
Merkel turned against the exclusion of sick people, people in need of care and people with disabilities from social life in the course of protecting against infections. Contact restrictions for people in hospitals, nursing homes, and hospices are very stressful. For them and for the entire Federal Cabinet, such restrictions are difficult to bear, they should only be temporary.
“The restrictions served and still serve to protect society, but also to protect particularly vulnerable groups,” Merkel said. “But it has to be a concept of protection that does not lead to a separation of parts of society.” They will also try not to give in to “somehow exclude millions of people through the back door” from social life.
“Beautiful words are one thing, deeds are another”
In a statement to members of the Federal Government’s Concerted Care Campaign, Merkel thanked all health workers for “their extraordinary commitment.” Now the government also expects rapid tests. “These antigen tests are now approved and you can get a result relatively quickly.” A test regulation from Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) has been in effect for a few days. The tests would have to be applied by specialized personnel. You can quickly determine if someone is infectious.
“One of the biggest challenges is, of course, that we protect nurses from excessive workloads,” Merkel said. As far as possible, working conditions should be improved. Merkel mentioned the improvements brought by the latest collective agreement for public service. “Nice words are one thing, deeds are another.”
