The current Corona measures were heatedly discussed at Markus Lanz.
Baden-Württemberg's Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann was particularly pissed off on one topic.
A
tough lockdown has been
in place in Germany
since
December 16
.
Recently, the number of
infections has
decreased significantly and the number of
infections
has eased somewhat
in many federal states
.
Due to the falling number of
Corona
cases, school openings are heatedly discussed.
Hamburg - In the last few days, the declining
corona infection numbers *
gave cause for hope again.
Therefore, the relaxation of corona measures is being discussed more and more often.
In the talk show with
Markus Lanz
, possible school
openings
and Baden-Württemberg's
going it alone were
heatedly discussed.
Especially the
green *
-
Prime Minister
Winfried Kretschmann
fell on his emotional reaction.
Markus Lanz: Winfried Kretschmann loses his composure in the talk
It's a topic that many quickly get emotional about - the
Corona *
measures
and the associated school closings.
For many parents, the current
restrictions are
an enormous burden.
A burden that will remain at least until February
14th
, because that is how long the current measures should apply nationwide.
But the state government around Prime Minister
Winfried Kretschmann
already
prepared a paper for
the extension of the
corona lockdown in
mid-January that provides a different path.
In
Baden-Württemberg
, the primary schools and daycare centers are to
be reopened
from February
1st
, regardless of the joint resolution proposed by the federal and state governments.
The final decision should not be made until January
28th,
but the schools are
expected to
open given the current infection rate (incidence of 86.9 as of January 27, 2021) in
Baden-Württemberg
.
Secondary schools and vocational schools are not due to reopen until February 14th.
Kretschmann's
solo effort in the matter of
Corona
met with a wide media response and a lot of criticism.
At
Markus Lanz *
, the Prime Minister seized the opportunity and defended the corona measures in his state.
Winfried Kretschmann at Markus Lanz: "Now I just have to be clear"
Kretschmann got
emotional when
Lanz
spoke to him about his plan to open schools earlier than agreed at the ministerial conference.
Kretschmann first emphasized that, apart from minor deviations, the Prime Ministers and Chancellor agreed and they would work together.
When
Lanz asks
him again about
going it alone
,
Kretschmann
reacts
somewhat angrily. "The Prime Minister's Conference has usually stayed together for the most part."
Kretschmann
reacted
blankly
to
the criticism of the premature opening of the primary schools
.
“I don't know why it's being exaggerated.” In addition, one shouldn't pretend that primary schools are the problem with this
pandemic
.
Above all,
Kretschmann
emphasized
that the
risk of infection
in primary schools is low and that the home office in particular
would play
a relevant role in containing the
infection
.
His plan “is only about elementary schools, all others will remain closed”,
Kretschmann
insists
staccato-like.
"You don't have to pretend that villains are at work with every small deviation."
It is personally important for
Kretschmann to
be weighed with the gold scales “with the children, with the little ones”.
"We owe it to them," said
Kretschmann
on
ZDF
.
Kretschman faces difficult election campaigns in Baden Württemberg
The emotional appearance at
Lanz
and the broad media response to his single-handed approach to school opening should come in handy for
Kretschmann
with a view to the upcoming
state elections *
.
The
Kretschmanns
Greens are
currently in
a head-to-head race with their current small coalition partner, the
CDU
.
According to a poll by the polling institute INSA on January 13th, 30% of the votes fall on the
CDU
and the
Greens
.
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