Corona summit - participants report irritating: Merkel is apparently silent on the country dispute

On Wednesday, the Prime Minister and Chancellor Angela Merkel will negotiate how to proceed with the corona pandemic.

But some federal states want to go a separate way.

• On Wednesday (November 25), the

  Prime Minister

  and Chancellor

  Angela Merkel will

  discuss the measures to be taken against the

  corona virus

  .

• But for some federal states, the

  tightening

  discussed is

  not tough enough - for others they are too strict.

• Everyone is looking towards

  Christmas

  and

  New Year's Eve

  .

Update November 25, 21:10:

For hours have

quarreled about the schools - for a bizarre Volte thereby caused apparently

, such as, but

reported *.

According to information from the

, the Chancellor does not want to get involved in speeches with the heads of state.

Angela Merkel had "not uttered a word for more than an hour," one summit participant reported to the newspaper.

Merkel's Corona summit: will New Year's Eve be a bone of contention?

New inside information poses a puzzle

Update from November 25th, 5:55 p.m.:

New Year's Eve could

remain

a

beyond the

- or become another example of the much-cited "patchwork".

A consensual summit resolution on how to deal with Christmas has apparently now been made - but how long the

then apply remains unclear.

According to information provided by the

from groups attending the summit,

meetings “with close family or friends” should be possible

from

for a maximum of ten people in total.

Associated children up to the age of 14 should not be included in this number.

This special rule should apparently

apply

.

If it were to stick with this formulation, it would remain unclear whether the easing will ultimately apply everywhere in Germany beyond the turn of the year.

On the other hand, it seems certain that the federal and state governments want to

that

citizens

the turn of the year

.

The use of pyrotechnics should even be prohibited in busy squares and streets in order to avoid larger groups.

The local authorities should decide which places are specifically affected by the rule.

Merkel's Corona Summit: Country Front Against Chancellor?

Massive numbers dispute - round apparently interrupted

Update from November 25, 4:35 p.m.:

There is

at the

another question

- allegedly so violent that the participants

fled

to an

.

The

quotes an unnamed Federal Minister with the words that they wanted to "ventilate their heads".

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Angela Merkel, Michael Müller and Markus Söder (right) at the Corona summit in mid-November.

© Odd Andersen / dpa

The reason is apparently Markus Söders (CSU) call for clear rules for hotspots.

However, the point of conflict is not the introduction of rules as such, but the framework:

are against

using

the

alone

as a trigger point.

The

insists on this level - allegedly out of concern that the

.

Merkel's Corona summit: first dispute is already here - country veto for a spicy reason?

Update from November 25th, 3:05 p.m.:

The

does not seem to take place without

.

One point of contention is apparently the

: Angela Merkel's Chancellery plan to use reservation

rules

to ensure

more

is

no longer included in the current draft of the federal states

, according to information from the

.

According to the report, the background is somewhat explosive: Apparently, the state chiefs fear that similar

could also be made for

- buses, subways, suburban trains, regional trains.

That would

pose major problems

for the transport companies and the countries that are responsible for

transport - even if more distance might be beneficial for infection protection.

After all, there are still large numbers of

in many places

.

There had already been a similar dispute over InterCitys and Co. in the summer.

The

warned against the obligation to make reservations on long-distance trains.

"That would mean that long-distance traffic is no longer manageable, that the burden for the employees is much greater than today," said its chairman Klaus-Dieter Hommel of the

.

Update from November 25, 12.22 p.m.:

The country leaders met

with Chancellor

for a virtual consultation

before the

.

It should go into details of the Corona regulations, such as how many customers are allowed to be in a shop at the same time.

The

learned this from participants on Wednesday.

Update from November 25th, 12 noon: Armin Laschet

, Prime Minister of

, warned before the

with the federal and state governments to agree on the resolutions.

The stronger a “great consensus” at the

succeeds at the federal-state meeting, the clearer the signal is to the people in Germany, said Laschet.

. @ arminlaschet in front of the state parliament: "The exponential growth has stopped. The wave could be stopped. But the numbers are still too high. If you make a mistake now, the exponential growth can quickly be back."

- CDU North Rhine-Westphalia (@CDUNRW_de) November 25, 2020

Update from November 25th, 11.00 a.m.:

, Union parliamentary leader, criticized on Wednesday in the RTL / ntv show

that the

not taken tougher measures earlier.

"There could have been drangehen perhaps earlier must meet tougher measures," said Brink house overlooking the currently high number of daily deaths in connection with the

.

Update from November 25th, 10.30 a.m.:

As a condition for NRW's approval,

new federal government aid.

In the NRW state parliament, Laschet said that there should now be December aid.

The extension of the

endanger many self-employed, which must be compensated.

Lockdown in Germany: Corona summit today on rules - consultation with Angela Merkel on measures

Update from November 25, 10:20 a.m.:

Measures decided on Wednesday should come into effect on Thursday, according to

.

One will not talk about easing today, emphasized the Prime Minister in the

before the

on Wednesday with Chancellor

.

The infection process is very different regionally in Germany.

Nevertheless, he demands that federal states that are not

should also join in.

What

will be decided

today at the

should be

implemented

in

.

He also talks about the fact that all

want classroom teaching in schools.

The best place to learn is school.

receives

applause for this.

That is not a party-political question.

The

should also be improved, according to the Prime Minister's initiative.

If there was any chance in the future to

one would start with youth and

.

Corona summit with Angela Merkel: Rules in Germany - federal states with draft resolutions

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Angela Merkel, Michael Müller and Markus Söder leave the hall after a press conference.

© Odd Andersen / dpa

First report from November 24th, 7:00 p.m .:

Berlin - On Wednesday (November 25th) Chancellor

* and the Prime Minister

will meet again

and discuss possible new measures in the corona pandemic *.

In advance, the federal states had already

agreed

on a

and proposed new tightenings.

But not everyone was satisfied with it.

Bavaria's

Prime Minister

calling for the

federal and state governments to tighten the previous state proposals

before the

.

Söder said on Tuesday on the sidelines of a state parliament meeting in Munich that some areas still need to be sharpened and supplemented.

Among other things, he wants to discuss again whether the

loosening of the

intended

for

actually also

apply

over

or whether the period should not be shortened.

Even the Baden-Württemberg Prime Minister

is not entirely convinced of the concept at hand.

Among other things, he thinks the period of the proposed easing from December 23 to January 1 is too long, said

on Tuesday in Stuttgart.

A resolution proposed by the Prime Minister on Monday evening has so far provided that a household should be able to meet up to ten people with non-household people between December 23 and January 1.

Children up to 14 years of age should be exempt from this.

For

,

behind this solution - that is a "good regulation".

“Imagine someone has three children who are all grown up.

They want to come together.

Christmas has to be possible. "

Corona summit on Wednesday: Söder speaks of a “compromise” that is not yet enough

In addition,

“urgently” for a more comprehensive strategy for

with particularly high numbers, for example with even stricter contact restrictions as well as additional requirements and an even wider

for schools.

He called it, for example, a “shame” that the majority of countries have difficulties with the subject of mask compulsory at school.

At what

regions should be considered such hotspots in the future, however, one still has to advise.

“The paper we decided on yesterday is a compromise.

But from my point of view it is not enough, "said Söder about the Prime Minister's paper * from Monday evening.

If there is no agreement on Wednesday,

will

“re-sharpen” some points itself - the states also have the express option of doing this.

Corona summit: Schleswig-Holstein does not want to support contact restrictions

The federal state of

wants to take a completely different path and not support the planned stricter contact restrictions.

Private gatherings should still be possible there with up to ten people.

There is a corresponding

on this in

the federal states' draft resolution

.

Also,

Prime Minister

has previously been critical and opposed the restrictions of school life starting at a value of incidence 50th

Schwesig said on Tuesday in Schwerin that she did not agree if the Federal Chancellery called for measures such as changing lessons and compulsory masking for older students in regions with more than 50 new corona infections per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days.

Rather, it should be possible to decide in each region depending on the location.

Corona summit in Berlin: Schwesig calls for "as much normality as possible for the students"

"We are sticking to face-to-face teaching," emphasized Schwesig.

“We want as much normality as possible for the students.” In

, 98 percent of the students went to school normally and that should stay that way.

The country currently has an incidence value of just under 50.

The school topic will be an important one on Wednesday.

The federal states have agreed in advance on various

and

curb

the spread of the

* and infections in schools.

However, the actual implementation is still

reserved

for the

themselves, as is legally stipulated.

Education and schools are their responsibility.

The applicable Corona rules * in schools are in some countries already stricter than suggested in the joint paper.

Corona summit on Wednesday: The states are planning these measures and recommendations for schools

Mask requirement:

In hotspot regions with "significantly more" than 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within a week, pupils from the 7th grade should also wear masks in class, suggest the federal states.

It should be possible to deviate from this in schools without Corona * cases.

In reality, depending on the federal state, there have long been stricter mask regulations: In

for example, elementary school students also have to wear masks in class, in other countries a mask requirement also applies in class from the 5th grade.

Corona summit: Hybrid lessons are to be implemented in "infection hotspots"

Alternating

Class division and alternating learning at home and at school are already taking place regionally today.

There are, for example, national step-by-step plans and local regulations for schools by the authorities, depending on the

*.

This regional principle is now reaffirmed in the paper of the federal states.

Further measures, such as so-called

, should be implemented in "special infection

" specifically for the school.

The "older age groups" are explicitly mentioned.

The federal states agree that younger pupils and primary school pupils should be the last to

forego

to-

.

Corona summit in Berlin: New quarantine rules for schoolchildren - holidays start earlier

Quarantine rules for schoolchildren:

The federal states propose a uniform approach here.

If a student

tests

positive for

*, a group of classmates determined by the local health department should immediately be sent to a five-day

* - the days on the weekend are counted.

The teachers should not be included in this “

”

because of “the temporary and differently structured contact”

.

After five days of quarantine, the affected students should then take a

.

Anyone who is negative can go back to school.

Those who are positive should be tested again every three days until the test is negative and only then should they be allowed to go back to school.

The federal states expect the federal government to ensure sufficient test capacities.

Longer Christmas holidays:

This could reduce the number of contacts directly before the holidays and thus the risk of infection in the family.

Several federal states, such as

,

,

and

have now announced and announced that their

will be extended.

As in most other federal states, they should not start the day before Christmas Eve, which falls on a Thursday this year, but on the weekend before.

Corona summit on Wednesday: partial lockdown, financial aid and contact restrictions

In the country paper, the prime ministers also made suggestions for other areas.

The

, which

has been in force since the beginning of November,

is to be extended to at least

.

Unnecessary contacts and travel should continue to be avoided.

Wholesale and retail stores should remain open.

In addition, further financial aid for companies affected by the partial lockdown is promised.

Contacts are "to be limited to a maximum of five people," says the country paper.

Children up to 14 years are excluded.

There

should be special regulations

for

and

.

Chancellor

welcomed the prime ministers' proposals, but at the same time

announced

her own proposals to

contacts.

The paper of the states is good, the considerations would largely find the support of the federal government, said Merkel on Tuesday according to information from the

from participants in the virtual meeting of the Union faction in the

.

The federal government will make further suggestions.

Specific measures may be necessary in some areas.

After receiving this information, the Chancellor announced that she would

interconnect with the Prime Minister again

on December

to assess where the infection situation would be.

(fmü / dpa)

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