The corona measures are relaxed in the federal states. The Corona cabinet meets again.
- The tone in the debate about corona loosening * in Germany is getting worse.
- The Corona measures * are also an issue at the federal press conference on Monday.
- CDU boss * Annegret Kamp-Karrenbauer warns the federal states beforehand.
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1.30 p.m .:
The second
Federal government legislative package
to curb the pandemic of Corona plans to test more and expand reporting requirements. Health ministers said negative test results should also be reported in the future
Jens Spahn
(CDU) in a press statement.
In addition, a financing concept for the so-called nursing bonus is intended to guarantee the crisis subsidy for nursing staff. Employees in old people's homes should receive such a bonus because of the special burden in the Corona crisis.
The long-term care insurance cover the costs for the tax-free bonus payment of up to EUR 1,000; they should receive a subsidy from the federal government. The highest bonus is given to full-time employees in direct care and support. Spahn appeals that countries and employers in nursing can increase the Corona premium to up to € 1,500, particularly to employers. The non-profit organizations are resisting this.
"We want to be able to find, test and care for people with corona more quickly in the future," said Spahn (CDU) about the new version of the Infection Protection Act . "This is the only way we can effectively break the chain of infection and prevent an uncontrolled outbreak of the epidemic in Germany."
The cabinet decision stipulates that the federal government will support the 375 health departments with 50 million euros in order to advance their digitization. The corona pandemic had repeatedly criticized the fact that the authorities still partially sent their infection numbers by fax.
Coronavirus in Germany: Second infection protection law excludes immune from quarantine measures
1:22 p.m .:
The second Infection Protection Act apparently stipulates that immunized people will
Quarantine measures
could be excluded. Whether that's not under
Discrimination
fall, asks a journalist. So far, it has not been possible to prove whether those affected are immune after a disease. The antibody tests would get better and better, Spahn said.
If an appropriate immunity can be demonstrated, says Spahn and emphasizes the subjunctive, if immunity after a Covid 19 disease can be demonstrated, or even with a vaccine, it would be a relief for these people, not of possible measures to be affected.
Corona virus in Germany: regional complexity poses political challenges
1:03 p.m .:
The counties in Germany are affected to different degrees, says
Health Minister Jens Spahn
. In some places, there have only been five new infections in the past seven days. To this
regional complexity
you have to react now in Germany. "The second infection protection law is a reflection of this complexity," says Spahn.
You want to do more tests to avoid hotspots.
Update 12:58: There should be a Corona bonus for nurses . The cabinet's decision on Wednesday provides for some changes to previous plans. For example, all employees in geriatric care should receive a tiered claim for a one-time bonus of up to EUR 1,000 for this year. The long-term care insurance covers the costs. In the second half of the year, the federal government should then determine the scope of federal subsidies. Countries and nursing employers should be able to increase the bonus, for example, up to 1500 euros.
Not all measures against the corona pandemic are accepted without criticism. An ARD commentator criticizes the mask requirement with balaclava - which in turn leads to outrage among some viewers.
Corona: Federal government wants to expand tests and reporting requirements
Update 12:51: In view of the corona epidemic , tests for the virus are to be significantly expanded. This is provided for in a bill by Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU), which the Federal Cabinet passed on Wednesday. From now on, the corona tests should also be paid for by the health insurance companies - even if the person concerned has no symptoms. Until now, people without symptoms had to finance a corona test themselves.
This should also enable more testing to be carried out in the environment of particularly vulnerable people, for example in nursing homes. Spahn said: "We want to be able to find, test and care for people with corona more quickly in the future." The package of laws also includes a financial injection of 50 million euros for the 375 health authorities in Germany who are to track the infection chains. In addition, there should be financial relief for those in need of care.
Update from April 29: The second anti-corona legislative package of the federal government provides for tests and reporting requirements to be expanded. In addition, the legislative proposal includes the financing of the planned care bonus that the employees in nursing homes, who were particularly hard hit by the Corona crisis, are to receive.
According to this, two thirds of the costs should be borne by the long-term care insurance funds , and they should receive a subsidy from the federal government. The remaining third should be raised by the federal states and employers, with the non-profit organizations defending themselves against participation.
Corona measures: Spahn (CDU) on epidemic protection law
Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU) had previously announced regular tests by residents and nursing staff. The costs for the tests should be covered more extensively than before.
It is also planned that recovered patients and negative test results will have to be reported in the future. Spahn will issue a statement on the second epidemic protection law in Berlin on Wednesday afternoon .
Meanwhile, opposition politicians in the Corona crisis miss public statements by Federal Minister of the Interior Horst Seehofer * (CSU).
Corona restrictions in Saarland need to be relaxed
Update of April 28, 8:52 p.m .: In Saarland , the exit restrictions imposed by the corona pandemic must be relaxed immediately after a decision by the Constitutional Court. The constitutional judges ruled on Tuesday that "there are currently no reliable reasons for the uninterrupted continuation of the strict Saarland regulation of the ban on leaving the apartment". This means that family encounters and spending time outdoors while maintaining the necessary distances and restrictions on contacts are now possible again.
Update from April 28, 6.09 p.m .: Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) is aiming for a gradual return to normal operations in the hospitals. The development of new coronaviruses allows part of the hospital's capacity to be used again for planned operations from May, according to Spahn's recommendations to the state health ministers , which were published on Tuesday. Many patients did not go to the hospital for fear of corona infection, Spahn complained.
Since mid-March, the clinics nationwide have all medically necessary not necessarily predictable operations shifted to be prepared for the treatment of Corona patients. The new Spahn concept, initially reported by the newspapers of the editorial network Germany (RND), now says that the capacities created for the corona patients in the clinics are currently not being fully used.
Therefore, the number of intensive care beds reserved for infected people in the hospitals could be reduced and the clinics gradually reopened for the care of other patients.
A permanent prioritization of only a certain group of patients "cannot be justified, especially due to the principle of equality" . There are also signs that patients are no longer seeking medical help, even in emergencies such as heart attacks or strokes. But even in Corona times, it must remain a matter of course that the care of these patients "has the highest priority".
Citizens would have to be sensitized to the fact that they would have to seek medical help in such emergencies. "The fear of a corona infection must not prevail here."
Coronavirus: Spahn maintains a course of cautious loosening
Update of April 28, 4:33 p.m .: Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) is sticking to the course of cautious easing in the corona epidemic despite the recently temporarily increasing reproductive rate . "This is an important factor," he admitted on Tuesday in Hanover with regard to the number of reproductions, but added in relation to the total number of sufferers: "But the absolute number is also important."
In Germany, an absolute number of corona cases has now been reached, which "we can handle better," explained Spahn. In the coming week, the federal and state governments now want to advise on further easing . " May 6th is the date on which we can see if and which step we can take."
Coronavirus crisis: RKI reports a decline in reproductive numbers to 0.9
There is also good news from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) . Because while the RKI reported a slight increase in the reproductive rate to 1.0 on late Monday evening , this value has since dropped back to 0.9 . This is so crucial because a reproductive rate below 1 means a decrease in the number of new corona infections, albeit only a slight one, while the infection rate remains constant at a reproductive rate of 1 and the epidemic is therefore not contained. The number of reproductions describes the number of people infected with a coronavirus on average.
The further slight decline in reproduction number is expected to Health Minister Spahn in his projects, cautious easing also to ask introduce and future Covid-19 cases kept free hospital beds yet another patient, encouraging .
Corona virus crisis: further easing in schools and hospitals in prospect
Update of April 28, 2:39 p.m .: The culture ministers of the federal states gave a conference call on Tuesday about the further procedure for gradually opening schools in Germany. The Chair of the Conference of Ministers of Education, Dr. Stefanie Hubig , presented in the afternoon. According to this, no regular classes will take place before the summer holidays . Nevertheless, every pupil should be trained at least once a day or week at school before the summer holidays.
The Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder also said on Tuesday how to deal with the Corona crisis in his state. He informed that a roadmap for the month of May should be found next week . This will always be in line with the latest figures. Furthermore, extended Bayern applicable output restrictions until May 10 . Söder is certain that a second corona wave will come at some point. "We have an emergency plan so that we can always react," emphasized the CSU politician.
Meanwhile, opposition politicians in the corona crisis miss public statements by Federal Minister of the Interior Horst Seehofer (CSU).
Coronavirus crisis: hospitals are expected to perform more predictable operations from May
Update of April 28, 11:40 a.m .: From May onwards, because of the currently contained spread of the coronavirus, hospitals should again occupy more beds with other sick people from the perspective of the federal government . After almost six weeks of postponement and cancellation, the clinics could now perform more predictable operations, according to a concept by Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) .
In the concept further says, "This is important, as well as the moving of urgent interventions, such as tumors or predictable operations, such as for hip replacements, health for the patients concerned and emotional suffering entail." In the long term let to a do not justify exclusive preference for Covid-19 patients . The editorial network Germany had initially reported on the four-page paper.
Earlier, doctors had already warned dramatically: Professor Hans Theiss, senior physician and CSU city councilor in Munich, told Bild that it was time to find a gradual and slow way out of the restrictions. In particular, one has to be careful that in the end "more people die from corona than from corona".
There are many people who need surgery on the heart, Theiss explains. These surgeries are “not an unconditional emergency”, but you can only push them for days or even weeks.
Coronavirus crisis: Foreign Minister Maas indicates extension of travel warning
Update of April 27, 9:27 p.m .: Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) has announced that the travel warning he had issued in mid-March could be extended. "The travel warning that there is until Sunday this week," said the SPD politician on Monday evening in a special edition of the ZDF magazine "Wiso". He assumes that "for the next few weeks there are no indications to remove this travel warning."
"There are entry bans in many countries , there are curfews , air traffic is on the ground - unfortunately there is currently no evidence that this will improve in the next few weeks," said Maas, thereby dampening the hopes of many German citizens on a vacation in the summer vacation . Maas announced that nobody would be able to spend a vacation this year as he knows it.
Corona virus crisis: Apple and Google create prerequisites for Corona app
Update from 1:42 p.m .: The Apple and Google corporations are currently developing a platform for Corona apps. The federal press conference is now about the right concept for the tracing app - and why the federal government has now switched to decentralized storage of user data? Seibert replies that this decision "clearly increases the chances of implementation". There must be "as much trust as possible", "so that citizens can download and use the app".
Federal press conference on Corona: What role do Apple and Google play in the tracing app?
A journalist follows up and recalls an earlier statement on the subject. "'With a decentralized system, you have to trust Apple and Google' - is the federal government's sentence of Friday no longer valid?" He asks. Seibert replies that the main reason for the reversal is "data protection and data security" and that he has "nothing to add" to the statements by Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) .
Update from 1:19 p.m .: It is again about the opening of services. A journalist wants to know that singing and praying are not particularly suitable for spreading the virus. Press spokesman Hanno Kautz replies that this is certainly true, but one wants to wait for scientific findings. The further consultations are closely coordinated with the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) .
Corona loosening in Germany: Seibert names May 6 as "more important date"
Update from 1:15 pm : Seibert dampens "expectations that are too high" for the Merkel country chief consultations on April 30th. At the business reopening they are in the "first wave of opening" and will have an eye on the effects on the infection - the one can only judge “ten, twelve, 14 days later.” April 30 is too early to “draw any conclusions,” says Seibert - “May 6 is the more important date”.
Update from 13:08 : The government press conference on Monday opens government spokesman Steffen Seibert with the note that the "Corona Cabinet" has recently dealt primarily with the planned corona tracing app . An important topic in the discussions between Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the country heads on Thursday is said to be the opening of church services .
Corona loosening: Kramp-Karrenbauer criticizes rushing ahead of some federal states
First announcement of April 27 : Berlin - CDU chief Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has warned the federal states against a rapid loosening of the corona protective measures * . "Now to talk about massive loosening is a risky bet with 2000 new infections a day," said Kramp-Karrenbauer on Monday in Leipzig.
The number of new infections every day must continue to fall before further loosening can take place. As a target, she mentioned a value of "1000, even better 600 or 500" new infections per day.
Loosening of corona measures: AKK critical at school reopening
Kramp-Karrenbauer continued: "Then we would have a guarantee that we could talk about further easing," she said. She criticized the fact that the actions of the individual federal states differed significantly from country to country in the question of easing - for example in the question of the reopening of schools and daycare centers *. "There are big lines that have to be designed uniformly," she said.
Basis for corona easing: AKK hopes for Merkel consultations with country heads
The ministers of culture and prime ministers would have to find a common “basis” on which everyone moves. From the forthcoming consultations between the country heads with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) on Thursday, she hoped for corresponding agreements.
The Defense Minister spoke at Leipzig Airport, where she received a delivery of protective masks from China . Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) wants to discuss the Corona crisis again with the Prime Ministers of the federal states on Thursday.
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