Merkel summit advises on corona rules: "Lockdown Light", "Wellenbrecher" and "Plan C" - the options briefly explained

The number of new infections with the corona virus is increasing dramatically.

The federal government and the minister-presidents are forced to take measures to contain the second wave of infections.

However, there are several ideas about this.

An overview.

• The number of

  corona cases

  are currently increasing.

• Angela Merkel

  and the

  prime ministers are

  therefore discussing new measures to contain the

  pandemic

  .

• There are several options for

  lockdown

  under discussion.

Berlin - "

", "

" and "

" are just some of the terms that are currently read everywhere and describe a combination of measures due to rising

from the

and the

seized could become.

Which measures will be implemented will be decided today (October 28th) in the

Conference

.

With the jumble of terms and actors who have shown options for action, it is becoming increasingly difficult to see through.

Which measures exactly describe the terms?

And how do they differ?

An overview should help.

Lockdown light: Merkel wants to close catering establishments

The term “

” dominates the debate about possible measures in the

.

As the

reports,

wants to

propose a "lockdown light" to

the

.

This variant provides that bars and restaurants are closed and events are canceled.

With the exception of the worst-hit regions, schools and daycare centers should remain open.

During the first

in the spring of this year, schools and daycare centers also remained closed, which meant a considerable burden for parents and children.

However, this planned package of measures is not without controversy.

Various actors have argued that bars and restaurants

do not have a significant impact on

the spread of the

.

For example,

to the

gastronomy

should not be seen as the main driver of the

.

Criticism is particularly loud in the catering industry.

So says

the

that the hospitality industry is not a pandemic drivers and it can not therefore be that this industry was again bearing the brunt of the measures.

Zöllick warns of a new #regulatory chaos & #pleitewelle.

Measures must be proportionate!

Restaurants & hotels are not pandemic drivers.

If an industry is closed due to a pandemic to prevent a #lockdown, compensation for the damage must be guaranteed.

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- DEHOGA Bundesverband (@DEHOGA_BV) October 27, 2020

does not want to enforce

measures that only apply to the elderly, the sick and people with disabilities

.

This would mean the isolation of the groups mentioned from social life.

According to

a protection concept should

not lead to a “separation of parts of society”.

Breakwater lockdown: Lauterbach pleads for a drastic lockdown

The

* in particular spoke out in favor of

a “

”

.

In order

to stop

the exponential increase in

, a temporary

take place

soon

.

If this does not happen, we would have a situation like in spring again.

However, according to Lauterbach, we would then have a long winter and a complete lockdown ahead of us.

If we don't act now, there would be no

alternative to

a complete

.

A look at the neighboring countries should give us a warning: The intensive care units are overloaded and the number of cases is increasing dramatically.

According to Lauterbach, Germany is currently only 15 days ahead of the situation abroad.

He suggests closing restaurants, fitness clubs, sports clubs and shutting down recreational activities for a limited period of time.

The closure of the catering establishments is particularly important, as he sees them as a pandemic driver.

Strobl lockdown: economy should be protected

In addition, a drastic

discussed, but this should only apply for a short time.

This can

efficiently

limit the

*.

This measure was proposed by the

among others

.

told the news portal “The Pioneer”

that it should be considered “to shut everything down for a week”.

However, this would mean that schools and daycare centers will also be closed again.

Shops would also be affected by a closure and border controls would be reintroduced.

argues that this solution

would enable

Christmas business and a

together with

the family.

There are also voices from business that support this variant.

The

has spoken out in favor of

carrying out

a sharp

for a short time.

"No sales for two or three weeks - and then we can start again," he told SWR.

This path would be advantageous for the economy, as it could quickly return to normal.

It cannot be said often enough: it is not rules and restrictions that harm the economy, it is the spread of the virus that causes the damage.

There is no contradiction between protecting health and protecting the economy, both are dependent on each other.

- Marcel Fratzscher (@MFratzscher) October 27, 2020

Plan C: Initiative focuses on personal responsibility

Finally, a group around the

advocates a voluntary

every three weeks.

According to this concept, citizens should massively restrict their contacts seven days a month.

In this way, a

be interrupted again and again.

and a group of doctors, restaurants and entrepreneurs from all over Germany assume that

a relatively free life would be possible

with this procedure and constant compliance with the

and the

rules

.

The “

”

initiative

is now calling for a first voluntary lockdown from November 8th to 14th.

The cat is out of the bag: We have @DerPlanC on October 22nd.

founded and are live today.

One week of voluntary lockdown every month to prevent a major #lockdown.

#PlanC #lockwochen #Corona #pandemie @c_drosten @rki_de @HBraun @peteraltmaier

- Marcus Ewald (@maewald) October 27, 2020

Corona pandemic in spring: looking back at the first lockdown

The term “

” describes far-reaching restrictions on public life.

In spring, during the outbreak of the

there was an initial lockdown, in the course of which schools * and daycare centers as well as cultural and sports facilities will be closed.

Restaurants, bars, shops and service providers also had to close.

There were also strict

: no more than two people from different households were allowed to meet.