Before the Corona summit: top virologists express massive criticism of Merkel's lockdown plans

Before the meeting between Angela Merkel and the Prime Minister, representatives of the scientific and medical profession presented a position paper.

They advise against a lockdown.

• Hendrik Streeck

  is Professor of Virology at the University of Bonn.

• Streeck and colleagues submit their own demands to Angela Merkel to fight the

  coronavirus *

  in front.

• The scientists and doctors speak out against a second

  lockdown

  .

Bonn - On Wednesday,

and the prime ministers of the federal states will discuss the further timetable during the

.

Before this meeting, the committee received a

the scientists working with the

Prof. Hendrik Streeck and Prof. Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit.

The representatives demand a nationwide uniform traffic light system, which is not based exclusively on the number of new infections, but "includes all relevant key figures such as infection numbers, number of tests carried out, inpatient and intensive care treatment capacities".

Scientists are against a corona lockdown: position paper by virologists raises questions

The signatories of the position paper would like to place a special focus on the protection of

, as they would be worst affected by an infection.

According to the scientists and doctors, visitors should only be given access to

after a negative rapid test

.

The staff of these facilities must also be tested regularly.

The virologist @hendrikstreeck supports the position paper of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians @ kbv4u.

He calls for more protection for # risk groups and a move away from the strategy of # contact tracking.N #Corona @unibonn pic.twitter.com/yUlu0lpF5n

- phoenix (@phoenix_de) October 28, 2020

Probably the most important topic at meetings between

and the Prime Minister is likely to be the question of a second lockdown and the associated rules.

Another

response to the

Doctors and scientists consider it unnecessary, rather they hope for bids instead of bans for citizens.

"As soon as regulations appear to be contradictory, illogical and therefore incomprehensible for the individual or are overridden by the courts, we get an acceptance and credibility problem," says the position paper.

Against corona lockdown: Streeck and other virologists call for a focus on the risk group

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Hendrik Streeck conducts research at the University Hospital in Bonn.

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Therefore the aim should be to give the citizens hope and courage and to show them alternatives instead of installing new bans.

“The virus will remain part of our lives.

It's a marathon, not a sprint, ”said

.

It is all the more important to keep everyone ready.

From the point of view of scientists and doctors,

are therefore not the right answer, as branches of the economy are facing the abyss and important medical treatments are being left out.

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