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Coronavirus: Merkel gives drastic number - Seehofer can breathe easy

2020-03-11T09:19:36.907Z


The corona spread also restricts politicians. So Seehofer stays at home after a critical contact. Meanwhile, Chancellor Merkel is concerned.


The corona spread also restricts politicians. So Seehofer stays at home after a critical contact. Meanwhile, Chancellor Merkel is concerned.

  • The corona virus also restricts politicians. Seehofer remains at home after contact with a suspected corona case.
  • The Italian President of the European Commission, Sassoli, has been put in quarantine because of the orders of his state government.
  • Campaign meetings in Poland were canceled due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus.

Update at 9.48 a.m .: Due to the coronavirus outbreak , CDU presidential candidate Norbert Röttgen assumes that the special party convention previously planned for April 25 must be postponed to the new election of the party leader. The course of the infection in other countries suggests that "we will have a very similar situation in Germany in a few weeks," said the former Federal Environment Minister of the Augsburg General (Wednesday edition). Larger events would then no longer take place, "there will be no exceptions".

Coronavirus: Merkel invites employer representatives and unions to crisis meetings

Update of March 11, 2020, 8.09 a.m .: Chancellor Angela Merkel invites top representatives of employers and unions to a crisis meeting in the Chancellery because of the spread of the corona virus, according to a newspaper report. The conversation should take place on Friday evening, the editorial network Germany reported on Tuesday, citing government circles.

At the meeting, advice will therefore be given on “the effects of the corona virus on the German economy and possible economic countermeasures”. Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil and Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (both SPD) should also take part.

Coronavirus: Seehofer can return to Berlin

Update 8:00 p.m .: Federal Minister of the Interior Horst Seehofer (CSU) can breathe a sigh of relief: He returns to his place of work in Berlin on Wednesday - after the suspicion of coronavirus has been cleared up at a participant at the recent EU Interior Ministers' meeting . "All test results are available," Seehofer will therefore be back in Berlin on Wednesday, the spokesman for the Interior Ministry, Steve Alter, wrote on Tuesday evening on Twitter.

All test results are available. BM #Seehofer is back in #Berlin tomorrow. # COVID19 # COVID2019 https://t.co/MefcBY8hhP

- Steve Alter (@BMISpeaker) March 10, 2020

Seehofer and all members of his delegation had tested negative for the Sars-CoV-2 virus after returning from the Brussels meeting. It had previously become known that a Croatian participant in the EU Interior Ministers' meeting was said to have had contact with a Sars CoV-2 infected person. The Federal Minister of the Interior therefore stayed at his place of residence in Ingolstadt at the beginning of the week. Seehofer and the contact person were in the same room during a meeting.

The federal government meanwhile wants to "intensify" controls "at the southern borders" because of the corona virus.

Coronavirus: Merkel speaks at parliamentary group meeting - police union dissatisfied with Chancellor

Update 5.17 p.m .: Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has spoken out behind closed doors for a strict procedure by the authorities in the fight against the new corona virus . All unnecessary events should be canceled, the CDU politician said on Tuesday during the meeting of the Union faction , as the dpa learned from participants. With a view to Bundesliga soccer games without spectators, Merkel said: "Games in front of empty ranks are not the worst thing that can happen to this country."

According to participants, Merkel thanked Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU) for his work. She was quoted as saying: "Jens Spahn does it really well." The MPs then gave long and loud applause. Merkel said at the meeting that it can be assumed that 60 percent of the people will be dealing with the virus (see 4:50 p.m.).

In view of the uncertainty and speculation surrounding the new type of corona virus, the police union (GdP) also wants more public leadership from Merkel. "In uncertain times, people demand transparent information, understandable guidelines and clear language from their political leadership. We should be able to expect the Chancellor to go ahead now, to show strength and to send the necessary signals, ”said Deputy GdP Chairman Jörg Radek .

He was convinced that "with a realistic assessment of the development of the disease and the consequent avoidance of scaremongering, there will be no escalation of the situation". In order for the police officers in the federal and state governments to ensure security and order across the board in the coming months if there is an uncertain situation, it is important to minimize the number of avoidable occasions on which officers could become infected.

Corona virus meets politicians: Seehofer stays at home - Merkel gives drastic numbers behind closed doors

Update at 4:50 p.m .: In addition to CSU politician Horst Seehofer , who is currently staying at home in a distant environment due to a suspected corona case , Chancellor Angela Merkel is also apparently aware of the seriousness of the situation. In a meeting of the Union faction, she is said to have predicted information from world editor Robin Alexander that 60 percent of people will have something to do with the novel virus .

Merkel also fears that the corona virus will spread further. Nevertheless, previous measures have not been in vain. The most effective way is now the "time factor" to prevent overloading of doctors and hospitals, for example. The spread of the virus must be slowed down - also so that science can search for a vaccine.

Corona virus: Seehofer stays at home after contact with a suspected corona case

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Horst Seehofer initially stays at home in Ingolstadt because of contact with a person suspected of having corona.

© dpa / Kay Nietfeld

First message from March 10, 2020:

Berlin / Brussels - The corona virus is rapidly developing and does not spare politicians either. Now Federal Minister of the Interior Horst Seehofer is also at least indirectly affected, although he had taken precautionary measures against infection at an early stage and is therefore no longer shaking hands, for example. Although there is no suspicion of corona , the CSU politician remains at home in Ingolstadt for the time being because of contact with someone who may have been infected with the virus. The test result of the contact person should only be awaited, as Seehofer spokesman Steve Alter told the AFP news agency on Tuesday. "We expect to have more clarity tonight," he announced.

Coronavirus: Seehofer was in the same room with the contact person in Brussels

Alter announced on Twitter on Monday evening that the 70-year-old Seehofer and the contact person were in the same room at a meeting in Brussels . Therefore, the minister did not return to Berlin from his place of residence in Ingolstadt on Monday. The meeting came at a meeting of EU interior ministers last week in Brussels.

The President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli , is even more affected. He remains in quarantine for two weeks because of the coronavirus *. The reason: The decision of the Italian government * to impose blocking measures across the country *. It would also affect the behavior of Italian MPs, Sassoli said. "For this reason, after I was in Italy last weekend , I made a precautionary decision to follow the measures indicated and to act as President from my place of residence in Brussels in accordance with the 14-day recommendation in the health protocol," he said further.

Corona virus: Campaign meetings in Poland were canceled due to concerns about spreading

The Coronavirus * also influences politics in Poland . The parliamentary election is scheduled to take place there in two months, but head of state Andrzej Duda now wants to avoid major campaign events to protect the virus from spreading further . Since these events with hundreds of participants usually take place in closed halls, the risk of the spread of the corona virus is high *, said Duda at a press conference late Monday evening. "I don't want to expose people who come to these meetings to such a security risk, " he emphasized. And not only the general election in Poland is affected by the corona virus. In Iran, the run-off elections due to CoVid19 may now be postponed.

It is also strange that the next meeting of the EU Council of Ministers , which should deal with the effects of the coronavirus on global supply chains and trade flows, has now been canceled due to the coronavirus crisis . This was confirmed by a spokeswoman for the Croatian EU Presidency in Brussels on Tuesday.

* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

List of rubric lists: © dpa / Michael Kappeler

Source: merkur

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