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Saturday, January 23, 2021
Call for the end of February
Longer “not responsible” lock
Extended crown measurements apply through mid-February. For many, the time has come for the first relaxation. The vice-president of the Nüßlein trade union faction calls for “a different path from the previous one. In Saxony, people are already thinking about opening schools and hairdressers”.
After the extension and tightening of the crown measures, there are now voices that are pressing for an end to the blockade in mid-February. The vice-president of the parliamentary group of the Union, Georg Nüßlein, calls for the closure to be definitively ended once the previous period has expired. “Due to the massive effects, it is not justified to prescribe a nationwide lockdown until the incidence number falls below 50 or below 35,” said the CSU politician from the “Augsburger Allgemeine.”
“If something does not happen in the next few weeks that we cannot foresee now, for example, a massive spread of mutated viruses, then by mid-February at the latest we will have to take a different path than before.” Saxony Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer also wants to implement easing after February 14, if he is responsible, as he told the “world”, initially in schools and hairdressers. “In March we can talk about retail. And after Easter also about gastronomy.”
The opening of schools has been a highly controversial topic since the first wave. The union faction leader Ralph Brinkhaus warned of its opening too quickly. “We are doing ourselves no favors by allowing face-to-face lessons too early. Health comes first,” he told the “Passauer Neue Presse.” The new mutations in the virus made him “very concerned.”
Medical President Klaus Reinhardt, actually a supporter of the blockade, also demanded perspectives for the population from politics. “It is understandable that people are tired after ten months of the pandemic and that Corona’s protection measures are stressful,” said the president of the German Medical Association of the “Rheinische Post”. Prospects also include clear communication on vaccination capabilities.
Mutation of the virus can be fatal
In this sense, the federal Minister of Health, Jens Spahn, was confident that, despite delivery problems at the vaccine manufacturer Astrazeneca, many people could be vaccinated with the vaccine in February. He expects the vaccine to be approved in a week and “then there will be deliveries from Astrazeneca also in February, of an order of magnitude that I’m still sure will make a difference already in February compared to when we get to Astrazeneca.” . “He hadn’t,” said the CDU politician in ARD.
Britain’s new findings, according to which the virus mutation could not only be more contagious, but also more deadly, will be “evaluated and we’ll see what conclusions we can draw from it,” Spahn said. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had previously stated that there was “some evidence” that the variant first discovered in southern England may be more deadly than the one previously prevalent. However, experts advised caution. It is still highly uncertain whether and how much more lethal the new variant is, warned the government’s scientific advisor, Patrick Vallance.
Due to mutations in the virus, the Federal Minister of Labor, Hubertus Heil, reserves the right to extend the central office requirements for employers if necessary. “We will see in time whether an extension beyond March 15 is necessary,” he told the “Rheinische Post.” Heil’s plans to support Hartz IV recipients more financially during the pandemic are also welcomed by the FDP. The now-required OP or FFP-2 masks are more expensive than previously allowed masks, and that affects Hartz IV receivers “more” and has to be compensated by the federal government, said FDP Secretary General Volker Wissing of “Picture”.
The left believes the idea is going in the right direction anyway, but they demanded that the surcharge be at least 100 euros. Salvation’s proposal came “almost a year late,” Sabine Zimmermann criticized the social policy group Funke.
