The tough corona lockdown in Germany should continue until mid-January.
In view of the number of infections, experts fear an extension of the measures.
Experts
comment on the
lockdown
in
Germany
.
That
easing
over
Christmas
could for rising
Corona
-
infection levels
provide.
An
extension of
the tougher
Corona
* measures is apparently likely.
Kassel -
Germany
has been locked down for
almost two months
.
While initially only the "light version" was valid, the Germans have been in a so-called "hard"
lockdown
since December 16,
2020
.
According to experts, the
hoped-for falling
corona infection
numbers are not yet noticeable - will the strict measures be extended in January?
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Experts fear an extension of the corona lockdown - possibly until Easter 2021. (symbol image)
© Andreas Arnold / dpa
If you look at the
corona
infection numbers in
Germany
, the measures taken do not have the desired effect: the exponential growth is stopped, but the numbers are hardly falling.
The “lockdown light” did not result in a positive turnaround.
Corona in Germany: There has been a hard lockdown since mid-December
The hard
lockdown
should now
apply
until January 10,
2021
, which is why
restaurants
, fitness studios and
day-care centers
, among other things
,
have closed,
as in March
.
The
government
hopes that this will result in
significantly fewer infections and control over the
pandemic
.
Corona pandemic: Expert predicts extension of the lockdown
However, epidemiologists doubt
that these goals will be achieved by
mid-January
.
The chairman of the World Medical Association, Frank Ulrich Montgomery, predicts tough
lockdown
measures
to “Focus Online”
that could apply
until
Easter
2021: “Even if the
vaccinations
start earlier than expected, the effect will only gradually improve the situation . "
According to
the
expert
,
citizens should be prepared
for an extension of the lockdown.
The reason is the fact that the
aim is to
achieve 50
new
corona
infections or less per 100,000 inhabitants, and these numbers should not be reached until the end of January at the earliest.
Montgomery is certain: "There will be an
extension of
the lockdown beyond January 10."
Easing at Christmas despite lockdown: will the corona numbers rise again?
Epidemiologist Ralf Reintjes assesses the situation in a similar way in an interview with “Focus Online”.
He does not want to commit himself to explicit dates such as
Easter
, but does not expect "that we will see a significant decline in the numbers in three to four weeks".
In addition, the
doctor
thinks
that it is “very likely” that the peak has not yet been reached and that the
easing
over the
Christmas period
could ensure that the
Corona
numbers will certainly not fall in January.
“The
probability
that one of my contacts is infected was
rather low
in the first
lockdown
.
Meanwhile, if five or ten times as many - depending on how high you the
real figure
assumes - Infected run around outside, then that is
risk
higher today many times and it takes only a few contacts to an infected person to deal with, "the epidemiologist continue.
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Germany is in a tough lockdown to contain the corona pandemic.
The police check compliance with the measures (symbol image).
© Andreas Arnold / dpa
Due to Corona in lockdown: "Have to do our homework"
The doctor could not think of possible loosening at the moment, as he
observed
an unsuspecting handling of the
corona
virus
and was convinced that a certain "corona fatigue" had crept into people.
Therefore, he is not yet thinking of the end of the current
lockdown
and says that one is
still “very far away”
from possible
easing
.
Reintjes' hope, however, is given by the
corona vaccine from
the German-American tandem
Biontech
/
Pfizer
: “I am optimistic that next year will be a completely different winter than this one.
We only have to do our homework for that. ”(Nail Akkoyun)
* hna.de and fnp.de are part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network.
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