Angela Merkel's crisis cabinet advises on Thursday how to proceed in the corona crisis. Decisive innovations could be announced in the early afternoon.
- The German Crisis Cabinet advises on the Corona * crisis.
- Are there any loosening or even new measures?
- The first results could be announced at 2 p.m.
- 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 9, 2:15 p.m .: Health Minister Jens Spahn starts. Shortly before Easter, the federal government wants to give an update on the state of the corona crisis, he introduces. You want to document the positive development of the past few days. Spahn also warns with a view to Easter: We must not be careless now, ”and continues:“ I know that it is difficult for many to give up visiting family or friends at Easter. It is difficult for me too ”.
Spahn knows that these cuts in everyday life demand a lot from the population. Nevertheless, the current success is due to the measures that have been initiated. So now you have more than 150,000 healthy and the curve of new infections flat. The Minister of Health thanks the population for this, but reminds that one must stay tuned for the Easter holidays in order not to endanger the achievements.
Then Spahn also discusses a possible end to the corona measures: “Yes, we want to gradually return to normal. But we are far from an everyday life as we knew it before Corona. We will have to do without what we love for weeks and months. This waiver hurts, but it's also important to protect the elderly. "
Then Spahn says: "Easter will be a fork in the road." Depending on how the restrictions are now observed, the epidemic would develop further. Spahn warns: "If we become careless now, the likelihood that an extension of the measures will be necessary increases."
Federal press conference on Corona measures and other plans
Update from April 9, 1:59 pm: Health Minister Jens Spahn, Family Minister Franziska Giffey and the President of the Robert Koch Institute, Lothar Wieler, appear in front of the cameras in a joint press conference at 2:00 p.m. After the deliberations of the crisis cabinet, they want to explain the first results.
Update from April 9, 11:11 p.m .: German politicians are also advising on Thursday how to deal with the Corona crisis. Chancellor Angela Merkel advises, among other things, with her crisis cabinet. The Chancellor could provide information about possible results at 3:30 p.m. Then she will make a statement about the Corona crisis.
Meanwhile, Minister of Economic Affairs Peter Altmaier and Minister of Health Jens Spahn spoke at a press conference on the procurement of protective materials such as breathing masks. They informed that a production staff had been set up in the Ministry of Economy. The aim is to ramp up in-house production in Germany and the EU.
“Production in many areas has been relocated to Asia in recent decades. We have set ourselves the goal of becoming a little more independent, so that the necessary goods can also be manufactured in Germany, ”says Altmaier.
They have improved the investment conditions and want to ensure that production can also be carried out competitively. The Minister of Economy thanked the companies that are ready to convert or rebuild their production.
Jens Spahn added that you are currently feeling the dependency on other countries in the production of medicines and protective clothing. Spahn expects that the first delivery of protective equipment manufactured in Germany could be completed in August. Until then, the focus will be on the procurement of goods from outside.
Coronavirus: Merkel's crisis cabinet advises - press conference with Spahn, Giffey and RKI boss Wieler
First report from April 9th:
Berlin - What's Next in the Corona Crisis? Chancellor Angela Merkel 's Cabinet of Crisis will discuss this on Thursday . This could also be an exit strategy from the current strict restrictions for the economy and the population. *
Health Minister Jens Spahn was already positive on Thursday. In an interview with the Handelsblatt , he confirmed, as before, Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder * that the measures taken are showing initial success. That is why Spahn considers cautious steps out of the state-ordered standstill after the Easter holidays as possible.
Corona virus plans: positive trend thanks to measures
If the trend in infection numbers continues, "we will be able to talk to the Prime Minister about a gradual return to normality after the Easter holidays, " he told the newspaper. In a free constitutional state, far-reaching restrictions on fundamental rights could only work as long as they were understood and accepted. Therefore, it is not only important to justify the action well, but also to show a perspective.
However, the positive corona trend, which is currently reflected in the number of cases, must first solidify, Spahn continues. It is crucial that the strict measures are also observed over the Easter holidays.
Today, 9.4. at 10 a.m. there will be no press briefing on #RKI for COVID-19. Instead, Prof. Wieler will be at the federal press conference at 2 p.m. together with @jensspahn from @BMG_Bund, Franziska Giffey from @BMFSFJ and stress researcher @MazdaAdli.
- Robert Koch Institute (@rki_de) April 9, 2020Corona virus in Germany: Ethics Council criticizes Merkel's exit stance
The current restrictions on public life are limited until April 19 *. Chancellor Angela Merkel only wants to and on the 19th April with the Prime Ministers of the countries to discuss how to proceed. Most recently, even the ethics council had criticized Angela Merkel's negative attitude towards a debate about the shutdown exit . A debate could now be brought forward.
Meanwhile, a new survey shows that measures such as school closings and a ban on contact continue to be understood by the majority of the population. Around 56 percent of citizens believe that it will be too early to relax the drastic restrictions in everyday life due to the corona virus from April 20. This was the result of a representative Civey survey for the magazine "Business Insider", which was published on Thursday. According to this, almost 30 percent of easing from April 20 is considered appropriate, only 9.4 percent too late.
Corona survey: Germans are behind measures
According to the Civey survey, shops, schools and day care centers should be reopened first, followed by hairdressing salons, playgrounds, restaurants / cafes, churches, museums and fitness studios.
This Thursday, the Federal Government's Corona Crisis Cabinet meets for another meeting. Another topic could be the procurement of protective material , as well as a conceivable increase in short-time allowance . A possible mask requirement that Söder recently brought back into play * could also be discussed.
At 2 p.m. , Spahn, Family Minister Franziska Giffey (SPD) and the President of the Robert Koch Institute *, Lothar Wieler, want to provide a press conference with information about the current corona situation in Germany. On Wednesday, the death toll had reached the 2000 mark. Consultations also continue in the federal states, in Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia the state assemblies meet for special meetings.
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