Angela Merkel is alarmed about the increasing number of corona infections and warns urgently.
Is Germany doing like other countries?
Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU)
is very concerned: In
Germany
, the number of infections is increasing exponentially.
So that the number of coronavirus cases * does not continue to explode, the Chancellor now wants to
set
priorities
- on Tuesday she will meet
with the country leaders
at a
summit
.
In order
to prevent
the
lockdown
,
Laschet
and
Söder
want to
tighten the rules for private parties.
Berlin -
Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU)
has long been more than concerned: Throughout the summer, she repeatedly warned citizens to be responsible and vigilant, after all, the
corona virus is
not
taking
a vacation and an end to the
pandemic
is far from in sight.
Now in autumn they are fast
Infection numbers are rising again across Europe, including in Germany.
A
corona summit
with the country leaders
is therefore
scheduled for
Tuesday
.
“If the trend continues like this, we will have 19,200
infections a day
.
It's like in the other countries, "said
Merkel
in a video conference of the CDU presidium after information from
Bild
. Meanwhile,
Germany has
long been an international model student in the coronavirus pandemic * - and it should stay that way for the Chancellor. For comparison: at the end of March the number of
new infections
in Germany was around 6,000 per day, which is why the 66-year-old is more than alarmed today.
Coronavirus in Germany: Case numbers are increasing - Merkel wants to set priorities
"We have
to contain
the
infection process
quickly * and intervene," she told the
CDU presidium
, as reported by the
picture
.
You have to set priorities, that is, keep the economy going, schools and day-care centers open - and "
football
is secondary here," the
Chancellor
decided.
She therefore regards parties and visits to restaurants, but also religious events, as extremely problematic - they often have a more than negative impact on the numbers.
"What leaves me at a loss is that things are exploding in the countries around us," said Merkel.
The
infections in Europe
are extremely worrying and in
Germany
everything must now be done so that the numbers do not continue to grow exponentially.
The Prime Ministers of
North Rhine-Westphalia
and
Hesse
,
Armin Laschet (CDU)
and
Volker Bouffier (CDU)
, pleaded in the
video conference
with the
Chancellor
to find regional solutions again to get the infection process under control.
Laschet
now
wants
to tighten the rules for private events again
in
NRW
.
Germany: Markus Söder (CDU) calls for uniform corona rules for the winter
In the video campaign with
Merkel
, neither
Bouffier
nor
Laschet
assumed that there would be another general
lockdown
.
Also
Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (CDU)
made on Saturday clear: "We do not want a second, general, nationwide
lockdown
."
Söder
had before the scheduled for Tuesday
Corona Summit
called for the state leaders with the Chancellor, a
nationwide "corona lights * “
To install.
On Monday, Söder told the SZ that they finally needed a “binding, proportionate and reliable set of rules for the winter”.
We do not want a second comprehensive lockdown.
The consequences would be devastating.
In addition to the economy, daycare and school must also remain open.
Children must not suffer from a lockdown.
Respect and thanks to teachers and educators.
# csuvpt20
- Markus Söder (@Markus_Soeder) September 26, 2020
The approaching cold season and the already rapidly increasing number of cases are on the politicians' necks.
In addition to the
"Corona warning light"
for
all federal states
,
Söder
also
asked for
precise information on which measures should be taken if the number of infected people exceeds certain limit values.
If
Bavaria's regional chief has its way
, the traffic light should
turn
yellow as soon as there are 35 or more infected people per 100,000 inhabitants in a district within seven days.
He, too, is in favor of
setting
priorities
in terms of
containment
measures
:
Bundesliga games
should take place again without spectators, tests for
risk groups should be
arranged and the
mask requirement
in schools from the fifth grade should also be extended to lessons.
Corona in Germany: Which rules is Merkel changing?
If
the number continues to rise to
50 infected people
, the number of participants allowed at
private events should be
reduced to a quarter of the previous number.
Wherever distances are difficult to maintain, such as in public places, looks
Söders
proposal
mask duty
before.
Restrictions on
alcohol sales
and earlier
curfew
as well as double testing
to increase
the reliability of
infection detection *
could
complement
Söder's coronavirus plan
.
The background for Söder's advance was also the reputation of the
National Academy Leopoldina
, which, in view of the alarming figures, demanded binding, uniform regulation from politics.
Appeal to the federal and state levels: In its sixth ad hoc statement on the # coronavirus pandemic, the National Academy Leopoldina calls for clear and uniform # corona rules for # autumn and # winter.
For download: https://t.co/rFtB6qAHVP#Coronakrise # Covid19 #COVID ー 19 pic.twitter.com/W4wB1bOMR7
- National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (@Leopoldina) September 23, 2020
Karl Lauterbach
,
health expert of the SPD
, firmly rejects Söder's idea of the "warning light". On Sunday evening he warned
Bild Live
: "The whole
symbol of a traffic light
with green, yellow and red does not fit in with the time". It creates that too often “Feeling of
false security
”, because if it were green,
the signal
would be given to a
district
“You can live as if everything were normal”.
Therefore, the said
SPD expert
from a maximum of 25 people at private parties, which "
super spreader
would make -EVENTS" less likely they were but for about 80 percent of
new infections
responsible.
For a
mask duty
in places where the distance can now be difficult issue, but also spoke
Lauterbach
off.
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