Corona: Merkel’s emergency brake chaos! Three counties affected: no one acts, one wants to relax

Update 2.35 p.m .: At least three counties is determined by the federal government and prime ministers Upper limit for new crown infections already exceeded. But the reactions to the specific cases are irritating: on the one hand, the doctors consider that the established limit is too high (see update of 1:00 p.m.); on the other hand, they row Local politicians, but in one case too Acting Chancellor Helge Braun (CDU) is already looking back at possible blocks. State policy also does not appear to be ready.

In thuringium Greiz District about wishes District administrator Martina Schweinsburg (CDU) will even begin easing the restrictions in the coming week. “On the one hand, it is important to prevent the virus from spreading further, on the other hand, we cannot further block our economy or our cuisine,” Schweinsburg said Thursday. It makes “little sense to ban everything you need a few miles away.”

It was also announced on Friday that the Steinburg district in Schleswig-Holstein had also exceeded the upper limit, in part due to an outbreak at a slaughterhouse in the neighboring Segeberg district. A district spokeswoman knew nothing of the planned measures, as reported to the dpa. There is simply no ordinance from the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Health.

Also in the current third access point, in Coesfeld District, apparently there are still no concrete plans for the closure. The circle said Friday morning that the situation was continually assessed and action was advised.

Officially, however, the Chancellery is firmly committed to regulation. With 50 new infections for every 100,000 inhabitants, “the fire brigade has to come, because then the roof structure will catch fire,” Braun explained. Otherwise, there is a risk of waking up “with 100 or 200 infections” and “with overwhelmed hospitals.”

“Veiled”: Experts Warn of Merkel’s Emergency Brake: Three Counties Are in Emergency Danger

Update 2:12 p.m.: Also in Schleswig-Holstein, a district has exceeded the upper limit of new crown infections established by the federal and state governments. With 87 confirmed current cases the era Steinburg District on Friday above the maximum of 50 newly infected people per 100,000 inhabitants. According to the authorities, the limit for the district with 131,000 inhabitants is 66 new infections. There have been a total of 164 confirmed cases of Covid-19 there. Three people died. 74 are healthy again.

A district spokeswoman said information on the necessary measures could not yet be released. There is still no corresponding ordinance from the state health ministry.

“Veiled”: Experts Warn of Merkel’s Emergency Brake: Two Counties Are in Emergency Danger

Update May 8, 1 p.m.: Some experts classify it as too lax (see update of May 7, 11.09 a.m.); however, the “emergency brake” for the loosening of the crown decided by the Federal Government around Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the Prime Minister could soon be the first to seize

The one particularly affected by the corona virus Coesfeld District Be the first to face new restrictions on the pandemic in North Rhine-Westphalia. According to data from Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is the Limit of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week. It has been exceeded Era 52.7 on Friday (as of midnight).

Also in Greiz Thuringia District 75.4 new infections were detected for every 100,000 inhabitants within 7 days of Friday (after midnight), as shown by a summary of the RKI. This is a slight decrease from the previous day (80.5), but still significantly above the planned upper limit of 50.

Debate on “emergency braking”: doctors from health authorities criticize the border – Braun thinks of a special solution for Greiz

In the district, the crisis team wants to decide on new measures to contain the pandemic on Monday. According to the district office on Friday, the focus is still on nursing homes. Now, the planned relaxation across Thuringia when visiting nursing homes and nursing homes for the East Thuringia district could fail. Chief Chancellor Helge Braun (CDU) hinted in a television talk that since the Greiz outbreak was “very narrow,” he could imagine a concept that could work without general and general restrictions.

That too Federal Association of Doctors of the Public Health Service (BVÖGD) has meanwhile criticized the infection limit agreed in the federal and state relaxation plans as being too high. “How the health authorities should treat him is a mystery to me. That is not possible,” said the president of the association Ute Teichert to the German editorial network. “The health authorities will be on their knees without the permanent support of the Personal. “Teichert continued:” Number 50 is an unknown number to me. “We have no idea where it comes from.”

Merkel’s “emergency brake” in criticism: beer and family festival as herd of crowns in Rosenheim and Greiz?

Update 2:01 p.m.: Besides Rosenheim in Bavaria the district of 98,000 inhabitants applies Greiz in southeast Thuringia as a fortress of the Crown. With 85 new infections per 100,000 residents in the past seven days, Greiz not only leads a sad record of infection nationwide. Therefore, the district complies with factor 50, which provides Angela Merkel’s emergency braking regulation, to cause a crash.

But where do the high infection rates in Greiz come from? In Rosenheim, the large number of infected people was due to a strong beer festival. And also in Greiz they were noisy Bild.de largest festivals for the dissemination of the Corona virus Responsible However, these were just two family celebrations, with at least more than 500 guests each.

The celebrations apparently took place in late February and early March. Several participants must have been infected. For the first time on March 13. Infection chain it can be attributed to a party guest and the spread has probably not stopped yet. More than 500 people were infected in the district.

Unfair and manipulable? Expert breaks Merkel’s emergency brake using the example of Munich

Update May 7, 11.09 a.m. Crisis management in the Coronavirus pandemic He has been primarily responsible to the federal states since Wednesday. A call Emergency break Chancellor Angela Merkel was able to affirm in her consultation with the Prime Minister. If more than 50 new infections are reported in a district within seven days, a shutdown must follow. East The brand is questionable and unfair., explains Ulrich Mansmann, director of the Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometrics and Epidemiology (EBI) at Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich
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“For the city of Munich, for example, this means more than doubling the current infection rate, which last week was 21.5 infections per 100,000 inhabitants,” said Mansmann. Should in the City of millions If this limit is reached, it is questionable whether the rapid spread can be stopped.

In populated urban areas, the spread of the virus according to the “emergency braking” factor may go unnoticed. In one City of millions therefore, measurements are only taken for 500 cases. Smaller counties are at a disadvantage at the same time Mansmann. With around 100,000 inhabitants, the blockade already continues with 50 infected people. “Such a border should be phased regionally. Because in a smaller district, you can get there quickly if there is an outbreak, “said the expert.

Merkel’s emergency brake can also be manipulated. To make the number of infections beautiful, the tests could simply be reduced. “Such a solution The upper limit number could be manipulated. But against that, clear and understandable documentation of the tests helps, ”says Mansmann.

Criticism is also voiced now due to the borders still closed. The Munich Mercury Comments: The federal government should now address a “Europe-worthy border policy” *.

Merkel Red Line for New Crown Infections: Two Counties Must Remain on Blockade

Original article from May 6, 2020:

Munich – It is one of the central cornerstones in the federal government concept in alleviating the crown crisis: federal states must ensure that in rural districts or urban cities with More than 50 new infections for every 100,000 inhabitants. immediately within the last seven days consequent constraint concept must be implemented

Specifically, this means: If the number is greater than 50, then the district or city must take closure measures again. Merkel agreed to this with the country’s heads on Wednesday at a change conference.

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Upper limit of the crown: fierce discussion about new infections

Had in the exchange between the heads of country and Merkel fierce discussions given this point because the city states of Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen in particular did not want to accept this upper limit.

At the end Chancellor Merkel prevailed with her proposal. The Chancellor is campaigning for cautious relaxation, because some virologists fear severe setbacks if they are too outspoken.

Urge quick countermeasures in case of possible regional crown outbreaks. For this, an “emergency mechanism” agreed with the federal states is important, he said in Berlin on Wednesday after consulting with the prime minister. “When the regional herds of infection reappear, they should be able to re-use special measures immediately.”

New crown infections: Rosenheim and Greiz are above the upper limit

Although the number of new infections has decreased considerably in Germany, there are currently two regions on the other side of the hard border of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants. On the one hand, it is the city ​​of rosenheim. According to the Robert Koch Institute, there was an average of 52.1 new cases extrapolated to 100,000 inhabitants. The city itself currently has just over 63,000 inhabitants.

According to Söder, the “emergency brake” is an emergency policy that shows everyone when to start again. This is the “central element” of all planning.

Expected to be found Also the Greiz district in Thuringia. The number of new infections there is 84.6 per 100,000 inhabitants, which is even higher than in Rosenheim. The district is Germany’s first place in RKI statistics.

Some counties are close to: The Zollernalbkreis and the Heidenheim district (both in Baden-Württemberg) had an average of 47.6 and 49.8 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the last seven days.

Crown restrictions are only possible for individual furniture

It is still unclear how the authorities will react in Rosenheim and in the Greiz district. With a clearly defined infection event, for example in a facility, you can a restriction concept only includes installation, so the country’s agreement is directed with the federal government.

In the case of a more widespread regional outbreak and unclear chains of infection, the general restrictions that have now been lifted would also have to be reintroduced regionally. Such measures should be applied up to the benchmark of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants. drop below at least seven days.

By the way: After the federal and state consultations on Wednesday, details of the course of the conference were released. Chancellor Angela Merkel and a prime minister are said to have had a particularly great need for discussion.

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