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The head of the chancellery, Helge Braun, considers probable an extension of the blockade of the crown beyond 10 January. “I hope that on January 5, when we meet next time, we cannot assess everything accurately and therefore we will have to continue with the lockdown,” Braun said in an interview with RTL / ntv.
The number of deaths is still significantly too high
Vice-government spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer made a similar statement. The current declining number of new registered infections should be “treated with great caution” due to the holidays. To get a realistic assessment, you would have to wait days after the turn of the year, Demmer said. The number of cases is clearly still too high.
In particular, he referred to the more than 300 new deaths reported on Monday. The situation in hospitals clearly shows how difficult the situation is. Therefore, people would have to keep reducing their contacts. “Of course, that also applies to New Year’s Eve.” In addition, unnecessary travel should continue to be avoided.
Bodo Ramelow: lockdown until March
Thuringian Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow (left) assumes “that we will have to live with restrictions until March,” he told the German publishing network newspapers. “If the prime ministers consult again on January 5, there will be no signs of relaxation. We all assume that the blockade must be extended.”
Saarland Prime Minister Tobias Hans (CDU) also spoke in favor. The current infection figures are misleading, he told RTL / ntv. His impression is “that people have withdrawn a lot during Christmas.” But he was worried about New Years Eve. “I am very concerned that New Year’s Eve will be celebrated. That must be stopped urgently.”
Schwesig: “There is still a long way to go”
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig (SPD) told “Bild”: “We are not done yet and we have to get well below an incidence of 50 so that we are in better waters again.” That “will still be a long way off,” Schwesig said.
Lower Saxony Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD) warned against too high expectations in the context of the first corona vaccines. “Unfortunately, the infection figures will not be very reliable for the next few days due to the holidays,” SPD politician from the “Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung” said on Monday. “So it is very doubtful that we can speak directly about relaxation again in the New Year,” Weil emphasized.
Consultations on January 5 – debate on schools
The state heads of government want to discuss how to proceed in the crown crisis with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) on January 5. Before this date, the ministers of education want to discuss how school lessons should continue.
Baden-Württemberg Education Minister Susanne Eisenmann (CDU) called for primary schools and kindergartens to be reopened after the Christmas holidays. Homeschooling cannot replace face-to-face teaching, he said.
Bavaria’s Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs, Michael Piazolo, understands that many parents, students and teachers want instruction in the classroom. But first you have to show how quickly the lock will take effect. The number of infections should decrease. Piazolo acknowledges that some alternative lessons will be necessary at first.
