Corona summit: Merkel calculates the time for system collapse - restrictions “as planned in March”?

On Wednesday, the Prime Minister will join forces with Chancellor Angela Merkel for another conference.

The Chancellor wants to decide on decisive measures.

• Time is of the essence,

  Chancellor Angela Merkel

  *

  warns

  repeatedly.

• In order to reduce the number of cases, a "breakwater shutdown" may now be threatened.

• Facilities that serve entertainment could

  soon be closed

  with a decision by the

  Prime Minister

  on Wednesday.

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  news ticker

  is updated regularly.

Update from October 27th, 6:05 p.m.:

When asked by a journalist whether there would be

restrictions on a maximum of one person outside of one's own household, NRW Prime Minister

replied

that he expected a situation like in March.

In the afternoon, Laschet spoke to journalists about the current

and the

on Wednesday.

Update from October 27, 5:17 p.m.:

On Wednesday afternoon, the 16 state bosses discussed with Chancellor Angela Merkel about the further measures in the

.

There may well be another heated discussion.

Merkel wants to call everyone on Tuesday evening to prepare the video switch.

A "

in Germany" is being

discussed

, said

(CDU), Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt.

This could therefore apply for three to four weeks.

The governments wanted to

avoid

a state of emergency around

.

Ramelow is rebelling even before the Prime Minister's Conference - Thuringia against lockdown

Update from October 27th, 5:00 p.m.:

The

have

not yet got together

with

(CDU), there has already been a rejection: Thuringia's Prime Minister

(left *) does not want a decision by the states on a possible new lockdown carry along, as he said after a cabinet meeting in Erfurt.

The

Conference would perform an important structuring task.

"However, this task must not be too much," said Ramelow.

Instead, he speaks out in favor of strengthening

when it comes to deciding on measures against the

virus.

Ramelow rejects

a procedure in the Prime Minister's Conference, "in which resolutions that are introduced at very short notice" with particularly intrusive measures such as curfews, contact bans and the imposition of a

negotiated and decided.

Prime ministerial conference with Angela Merkel: will tough decisions be made on Wednesday?

First report from October 27, 3:24 p.m .:

Berlin - Chancellor

(CDU *) wants to make far-reaching decisions.

The circuit with the 16

was brought forward and will take place on Wednesday from 1 p.m.

It is about something important, namely about decisive measures from the Chancellor's point of view to prevent the number of

.

Because the numbers are clear: Federal Minister of Economics

(CDU) expects 20,000 new corona infections in Germany by the end of the week.

"We are dealing with

."

According to

information, Merkel warned again clearly in the parliamentary group meeting on Tuesday afternoon: The

of the cases is crucial.

Currently, the number of new infections doubled every seven to eight days, and the number of intensive care beds occupied every ten days.

"Another four times doubling and the system is at an end," Merkel warned.

Angela Merkel and the Coronavirus: Measures to get “air for the holidays”

As with her weekly

, she urges taking every single day seriously.

Everyone has to join in and obey their order of the day: “Reduce contacts.

Meet fewer people. "According to the

,

Merkel also looks

at the days around Christmas Eve:" If we do more, we will gain air for the holidays. "

One could not wait any longer with stricter measures, especially not in view of the situation in other European countries.

As

reported by

, the internal name for further restrictions is

.

Accordingly,

that serve pleasure,

such

as restaurants, museums or theaters

, may be

closed.

reports that Merkel also

wanted to close

, but did not succeed in doing so.

SPD * health expert

also used the word "Wellenbrecher-Shutdown" in his mouth.

It refers to the

numerous facilities for two weeks.

Private meetings should be minimized.

"But schools, daycare centers and essential shops remain open," said Lauterbach of the

.

Merkel / Prime Minister: Is the "breakwater shutdown" coming now in Germany?

Recently there was repeated

talk

of a

that could be decided on Wednesday.

According to

information, the SPD-led states such as Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Bremen or Berlin are also planning a “gradual shutdown of public and economic life” as a lockdown in several steps.

According to the Robert Koch Institute, the health authorities

reported

11,409

within one day on

Tuesday morning

.

On Tuesday a week ago, the number was 6868.

On Saturday, 14,714 new infections, a new high since the start of the corona pandemic * in Germany, was reached

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