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Merkel was pissed off with the Prime Minister - that's why the Corona conference lasted so long

2020-05-06T13:45:02.546Z


The new corona loosening continues to create tension between the federal and state governments. At the switching conference with Merkel, one prime minister did not pay much attention to one point.


The new corona loosening continues to create tension between the federal and state governments. At the switching conference with Merkel, one prime minister did not pay much attention to one point.

  • On Wednesday, the country heads discussed with Chancellor Angela Merkel about further easing measures * in the Corona * crisis. 
  • There was a significantly expanded need to talk about the contact restrictions
  • Saxony-Anhalt's Prime Minister Rainer Haseloff (CDU) opposed the Chancellor
  • Here is our Corona Virus Reporting Guide * and our “Corona News” * on Facebook. The current Corona case numbers for Germany can be found here as a map *.

Berlin - Will Germany remain a patchwork in terms of loosening corona , or is there a common strategy despite regional differences? At the switching conference of the country heads with Chancellor Angela Merkel, things were particularly high when it came to contact restrictions. “Bild” even claims to have learned that the Chancellor offered the Prime Minister to significantly extend the conference. But they would allegedly even a canceled connection date at 16 o'clock

According to dpa information, there was an expanded need for discussion because  Saxony-Anhalt's Prime Minister Rainer Haseloff (CDU) opposed the Chancellor in terms of contact restrictions. In his state, up to five people from different households have been allowed to meet since Monday .

Merkel on Corona loosening in contacts: "This is going too far" "

But Merkel decided that this regulation went too far: "One plus five does not go at all, that goes too far," the Chancellor said, according to "Bild" in the video section. Merkel campaigned for the Saarland approach , according to which two households can meet . This was a good suggestion, the Chancellor was quoted by participants in the Wednesday afternoon meeting. In Saarland, the regulation stems from a court ruling that members of two households can meet. 

The proposal was also reportedly supported by Schleswig-Holstein's Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU) and Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU). Söder said that he could live well with it because it corresponded to the reality of life, according to participants.

Coronavirus: Marathon conference with Merkel - Haseloff had to give in

In the end, Haseloff had to give in. After some back and forth, the participants agreed to generally extend the corona-related contact restrictions in Germany until June 5. As desired by the Chancellor, only two households are allowed to meet unrestrictedly and have lunch together, for example. 

Merkel and the country heads have agreed: From 50 new corona infections per 100,000 inhabitants, a tough restriction concept must be implemented in municipalities. Who that would currently hit.

dpa / mb

Source: merkur

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