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Germany is moving towards a generalized “blockade”, possibly as early as Monday, as The coronavirus pandemic control measures implemented since November 2 have not yet had the desired results. The number of cases today reached 30,000, while a record was registered in deaths related to Covid-19, which reached 598.
On Sunday morning, in an extraordinary teleconference of Chancellor Angela Merkel with the prime ministers of L κραnder, it is expected to judge the functioning of the market and schools for the near future, with the Local governments should now focus on taking unilateral restrictive measures one after another., the risk that the second wave of the pandemic will spiral out of control. “We have to leave immediately, tighter blocking. “It is the only possibility that we can regain control of the situation,” warned Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, dramatically..
Saxony Prime Minister Michael Kretsmer (CDU) has said outright that “completely different, completely clear authoritarian measures are needed”, as he himself put it. the world “has not realized the state of the country”. He even revealed that he continues to receive messages from citizens asking for relaxation of holiday restrictions. “Social life must stop,” he said, warning of the now visible danger that the country’s hospitals would be overloaded. Kindergartens, kindergartens, schools and retail stores will be closed in Saxony from Monday, at least until January 10.. In addition, citizens will be prohibited from traffic from 22:00 to 6:00 and for 24 hours at a distance of more than 15 kilometers from their residence. “These measures are unfortunately unavoidable, if we want doctors and nurses to do their work in quality conditions and no longer in a state of total overload,” said Mr. Kretsmer.
North Rhine-Westphalia Prime Minister Armin Lasset demanded the absolute closure of the entire country before Christmas, who, however, defended the initial plan of partial relaxation of the measures from December 20 to January 2. “I don’t know of anyone who told us eight weeks ago to go to a universal shutdown,” Lassett said. initially it was thought that Christmas could be something different. “Unfortunately, the estimate that partial blocking would be sufficient was not verified and that is why this decision (ie for general blocking) is necessary for me.” Clearly faster and better tomorrow, “he characteristically said.
The Bremen government also decided today to lift the relaxation of announced restrictions for holidays, announcing that meetings can only take place between five people, without taking into account those under 14 years of age. “We must prevent an overload of the healthcare system,” said Mayor Andreas Boffensulte (SPD) after an emergency Senate meeting. The schools will remain open until December 23, however the presence of students will not be compulsory from Monday, while the sale of alcoholic beverages will be prohibited., a fact that mainly affects the mood of the traditional mulled wine of the festivals (Glühwein).
The state of Brandenburg is also planning drastic restriction measures, with suspension of shops, prohibition of alcohol consumption in public places, even with the prohibition of the movement of citizens.
Baden-Württemberg imposes traffic restrictions from tomorrow, and Prime Minister Winfried Kretsmann (Greens) announces that between 20:00 and 5:00 the citizens will leave the house only for a substantial reason».
Absolutely against any relaxation on New Year’s Eve was the professor of epidemiology and head of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) for health, Karl Lauterbach. “We have nothing to celebrate this year.” Thousands of people in hospitals are struggling to breathe, “he said. He even explained that if the restrictions go into effect on December 21, It is absolutely unrealistic to limit cases to below 50 per 100,000 inhabitants before January 10..
According to Der Spiegel magazine, the next blockade will likely last much longer. Tomorrow’s issue will be published with the title “Winter failure” and criticizes the country’s political order, the federal government and the states, which “fell asleep” in September and limited themselves to limited measures.
