The measures taken against the corona virus largely paralyze life in Germany. Chancellor-in-Office Helge Braun now gave an insight into the government's exit strategy.
- The corona virus * continues to spread in Germany.
- Angela Merkel has extended the ban on contact until April 19.
- Little is known about the government's exit strategy.
- The guide to our corona virus reporting. Here you will find the latest news on the crisis in Germany and a map of Germany with the Corona figures.
Update from April 6, 7:00 p.m .: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's AfD state leader Leif-Erik Holm has asked the federal government to create a national corona immunity register . There, it has been shown that people who have recovered from a corona infection can be registered voluntarily and thus be exempted from exit restrictions, according to a statement published on Monday by the deputy chairman of the AfD parliamentary group in the Bundestag.
"It is a hopeful sign in this crisis that more and more people have survived Covid-19 and developed antibodies," said Holm. The known number of those who have recovered is currently around 30,000. Assuming the number of unreported cases is 10, 300,000 people across Germany are already immune to the corona virus.
"We could already start normalizing for this ever larger group," wrote Holm. Those who have survived the disease should be able to move freely, work and take a vacation again. "It would be a blessing for the economy and especially for our battered tourism industry," continues Holm. The AfD member of the Bundestag did not say how the presence of immunization in travelers, for example, should be checked.
End of corona shutdown reached soon? Parts of the exit strategy have been revealed
First report from April 6: Berlin - For almost two weeks now, contact bans * and other drastic measures have been in place in Germany to limit the spread of the corona virus. Chancellor Angela Merkel recently extended the ban on contacts until April 19 and thus also over Easter.
In the meantime, it became known that Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz wanted to loosen the lockdown from May 1. * However, little is known about when the shutdown in Germany could be over - let alone how the government is planning from the current situation get out.
Corona Exit: Document gives first precise plans for the exit
In the meantime, there are apparently concrete plans for the exit. The picture reports, citing a concept paper from the Interior Ministry. After that, retail and restaurants as well as schools should open again in individual regions. Other individual economic sectors without major customer contact could also re-enter the company. Larger events and celebrations were initially prohibited.
A prerequisite for easing is that the infection rate remains below one - in other words, that an infected person infects less than another person. Helge Braun also refers to other requirements (see below).
However, tightening of the measures in some areas is apparently also planned. * There should be a mask requirement in buses and trains as well as in factories and buildings.
End of corona shutdown in sight? Söder remains tough
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder, however, confirmed to Bild am Sonntag that "with April 20 (...) not everything will automatically be the same as before the crisis". At the same time, Söder was clearly against a discussion about returning to everyday life. This would play down the situation and risk a "strong relapse".
Such a discussion had been launched by several parties relatively shortly after the contact block had been issued. A number of politicians including Angela Merkel and Markus Söder subsequently spoke out against such a debate. * But other voices were also heard. For example, NRW Prime Minister Armin Laschet opposed Merkel and told the world on Sunday at the end of March: "The sentence that it is too early to think about an exit strategy is wrong" . FDP chief Lindner, for example, also considered it advisable to inform the business community when they would be allowed to work again.
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- Helge Braun (@HBraun) March 31, 2020End of the corona shutdown in Germany? Head of the Chancellery on exit strategy
Now Chancellor-in-Office Helge Braun commented on the current plans of the federal government. Braun told RTL and ntv that the planned mobile app for analyzing the corona infection routes * was part of the German government's exit strategy in order to gradually ease the ban on contact and other restrictions.
In addition to more intensive care beds, improved contact tracking of infected people is also needed. "The tracking app, which must comply with EU data protection, plays a decisive role in this - and more personnel for the health authorities," continues Braun. The planned mobile app for analyzing the corona infection routes will therefore be ready for use very soon - in the coming days or weeks at the latest.
Braun made it clear that a possible relaxation of the existing measures in connection with the corona virus will only be discussed after Easter. This corresponds to the statements made by various politicians, including CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.
A study was now trying to find out for the first time when the spread of the coronavirus in Germany could end.
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