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“Avoid the usual Halloween parties,” Laschet appeals
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“We have to do without leisure activities”
Following the federal and state government lockdown decisions, NRW Prime Minister Laschet briefs the state parliament on the measures. Now the resignation is necessary to achieve a calmer situation again in December.
NRW Prime Minister Armin Laschet wants to break the second crown wave. Defend the new rules as “appropriate” and ask that Halloween parties be avoided. Anyone who does not adhere to the measures should expect sanctions.
northNorth Rhine-Westphalia Prime Minister Armin Laschet (CDU) defended the new crown measures, which will take effect from 2 November, in a special session in the North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament. “What we do is proportionate, adequate and appropriate.”
In the last seven days, more than 25,000 new infections were added in North Rhine-Westphalia. “That is more than in the first seven weeks of the pandemic.” This infection process can also be felt in hospitals and intensive care units, for Laschet the “really relevant point.”
The Prime Minister compared: “On October 20, 231 intensive care beds were occupied by Covid-19 beds, on October 30 there was almost exactly double the occupancy rate, namely 463.” This exponential development shows that there could be bottlenecks at Christmas, if this system is not broken. “We want to avoid that.” The second crown wave should now “break”.
“We will have to live with the virus”
Your call to citizens: Practice dispensing with and avoiding unnecessary contacts, even before the strict Crown Protection Ordinance goes into effect. “Don’t go to the usual Halloween parties,” Laschet said. Everyone should expect strict controls and sanctions. “Local regulatory authorities will not tolerate any abuse.”
November is a slowdown month. “Then we could have air to breathe again for Christmas.” He referred to the “huge sums” that the federal government made available and noted that this could not be repeated as often as desired. In his speech, he promised that if the numbers fall, “the violations of fundamental rights will be reversed.”
When asked why restaurants have to close again despite their hygiene concepts, the CDU politician said: “With 75 percent of infections, we don’t know where they come from.” Sometimes quick action is required. “We will have to live with the virus. But first we have to break the curve. “
Laschet spoke out against the turmoil and controversy, but says the counterarguments must be taken seriously. “We can’t just ban.” That does not work. When asked if all the measures were necessary, he said: “Look at our neighbors.” It was an illusion to believe that already dramatic events in neighboring countries like Belgium or France could not spill over. “What we do is appropriate, even if it is an imposition.” The Robert Koch Institute reported 5,396 new infections in North Rhine-Westphalia on Friday morning.
