Resolutions at the Corona Summit: Vaccination at the doctor and imprisonment until the end of March – internal politics

The first agreements have been made at the Crown Summit!

Chancellor Angela Merkel has been advising the prime minister on Corona’s measures since 2:30 pm, after much Zoff and hours of discussion, the following has been decided so far:

► From the end of March, the Germans will finally be vaccinated in medical offices; This measure is intended to considerably increase the vaccination rate. Next week, federal states should be able to make more flexible decisions about the sequence of vaccinations.

► As expected, the blockade is being extended: in principle, the containment measures will remain in force until March 28.

► From March 8 we will be able to see more people again: then it is possible to reunite with your home with another, limited to a maximum of five people (children up to 14 years are not explicitly included).

► Garden markets, flowers and bookstores may reopen nationwide starting March 8, but with conditions. These include hygiene concepts and the restriction to one customer for every ten square meters (for the first 800 square meters of sales area) and one additional customer for every additional 20 square meters of sales area.

BILD reports live and updated on the day of decisions:

Then there was a real bang: The nationwide rapid test offensive announced by Health Minister Jens Spahn (40, CDU) actually on March 1. it will be postponed, at least until the beginning of April.

Because: There just isn’t enough tests available in March, because the federal government hasn’t ordered any yet! A “task force” should now take over the order.

After the Chancellor opened the conference, two important points were highlighted: the tests and the vaccination campaign.

Spahn said: The AstraZeneca vaccine is likely to be approved soon for people 65 and older. This is thanks to the data we have from Scotland and England. The Permanent Commission on Vaccination is making a final decision here.

Then, the Prime Minister of Bavaria, Markus Söder, began to criticize the frontal: there had to be a fundamental change in the vaccination schedule. The motto should be: “You can all vaccinate!”

Means: All doctors should be involved in vaccination (school, business, home, private doctors and specialists) and the rigid “vaccination bureaucracy” should be straightened out.

According to BILD information, Söder received encouragement from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Hesse and Berlin. Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (60, SPD), for his part, defended Stiko’s priorities and warned of great chaos. The Chancellor listened.

Plans for the next few weeks

The federal and state governments pursue the goal of allowing the first steps to be taken.

Numerous openings will be linked with extensive additions to the national test strategyto be rolled out gradually in early April. To keep the risk of a growing number of infections under control, citizens should be entitled to at least one free rapid corona test per week: on the one hand, companies must allow their employees to undergo a corona test once per week. In addition, citizens of their communities should be able to take the test weekly, the costs will then be borne by the federal government.

In addition, a general concept of opening is being discussed, divided into (for the moment) five steps: the first is the opening of schools in February and the hairdresser on March 1. In the case of crucial points, the paper is left open, of what incidence Certain steps need to be taken, such as retail store openings, museums, or sports.