Corona summit: threat of tightening? Health expert Lauterbach calls for stricter measures for schools

What will the federal-state deliberations on Monday reveal?

According to the federal government, any easing is not planned for the time being.

• Government

  spokesman Steffen Seibert is

  dampening hopes for easing measures soon.

  However, some experts and politicians are in favor of corona measures other than

  partial lockdown

  .

• The Germans also doubt the

  effectiveness of the lockdown

  .

• Now there should be agreements to improve the

  Infection

  Protection Act (update from November 13th, 2020, 9:09 p.m.).

Update from November 14, 2020, 10:36 p.m

.: Before the Prime Minister's Corona summit with Angela Merkel on Monday, there were again

against the

in various cities

.

Around 1000 people took part in Karlsruhe.

In Frankfurt, water cannons were used during demonstrations organized by the “lateral thinking 69” initiative - the police also used them against counter-demonstrators.

Before the Corona summit by Angela Merkel (CDU): Shared reactions to a tweet from government spokesman Seibert

Update from November 14th, 2020, 6.48 p.m

.:

spokesman

shares a clip on Twitter that met with applause, but also harsh criticism.

In a video, an older man in an armchair recalls his youth in 2020. He was a student at the time and wanted to go out to celebrate - but then an invisible

.

“And do you know what we did?” He asks.

“We didn't do anything, we just stayed lazy at home.

And thus became heroes of our time. "

#specialheroes pic.twitter.com/lrb0ntUee3

- Steffen Seibert (@RegSsprecher) November 14, 2020

While the video is

praised

by some for the good punch line and the slightly satirical view of people's handling of the

, others

find

the

unpleasant.

Among other things, it is pointed out that it trivializes the situation of people who suffered from existential fears as a result of the measures.

Update from November 14th, 2020, 5:34 p.m

.: In Austria, what seems to be a long way off in Austria is becoming reality.

Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced on Saturday that another hard lockdown will apply from Tuesday.

"It teases everyone to adhere to the regulations," admitted his Interior Minister Karl Nehammer.

Corona Lockdown: Söder speaks to the Bavarian Young Union

Update from November 14th, 2020, 2:20 p.m.:

The

has clearly

on the demands for a relaxation of the current

.

Until the end of November there is “no way of easing.

According to

makes

"absolutely no sense".

This is what the

boss

said

on Saturday in a speech at an Internet meeting of the Bavarian

.

Corona lockdown: Söder does not rule out tightening and extension of the measures

However

,

was not clear

about

an

.

With regard to the

Conference scheduled for Monday

, Söder said: “Whether it has to be extended - possible, we'll see.

Whether more needs to be done - that will all be decided. "

Update from November 14th, 2020, 1.40 p.m.:

The

,

,

sharply criticized

the

before the upcoming Prime Minister's Conference on Monday

: "It cannot be that we get the draft resolution from the Chancellery just a few hours before an MPK .

It should be on the table two or three days in advance. ”This is

what

he said in an interview with

that was published on Saturday.

pointed out that with more time it would also be possible to coordinate with coalition partners in the country who were not present during the deliberations.

Corona measures: Schleswig-Holstein's Prime Minister criticizes the Chancellery

On Monday,

consult

with the

about the

that have been in place for two weeks

.

Günther emphasized that they had agreed on a common path because the situation seemed to be getting out of hand.

However, this should not mean that the same measures will take effect everywhere in the long term, regardless of how high the incidence figures are.

Like many politicians, he emphasizes that the speed of the

must be significantly reduced.

An

of at least below 50 must be achieved.

Update from November 14th, 2020, 1 p.m.:

A

worth

to support companies and self-employed individuals

.

According to information from the dpa, this sum is the estimated program volume for the

planned from January to the end of June 2021

.

The

agreed

on this

.

Agreement: Aid amounting to 22 billion euros by the end of June 2021

More concrete figures are also available

with regard to the so-called

aid, which is intended to compensate for sales losses during the partial lockdown.

The aid is estimated to have a volume of around

.

The specification with regard to the scope of state aid makes it clear that

are also eligible to apply as companies.

According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance, this should ensure that pensions, youth hostels and concert halls can also receive November aid.

November aid due to partial lockdown: culture and events should also be supported

Companies that are indirectly affected by the corona measures should also be allowed to submit applications if they regularly generate 80 percent of their sales with companies directly affected by the closure measures.

This measure is intended to

help

particularly those who work in

.

Update from November 14th, 2020, 12.15 p.m.:

The managing director of the

,

, calls on Chancellor

to initiate

a

.

On this one should talk about the negative consequences of the corona contact restrictions in the social area.

As reported by the dpa, Korte is said to have

written a letter to

the

in which he states that it is right to stop the spread of the corona virus and to take measures to do so.

Nevertheless, one also has to “focus more closely on undesirable side effects”.

In this context, Korte mainly cites the negative consequences of

and

especially for children from disadvantaged families,

for children and adults, and

.

Negative consequences of the corona restrictions: Linke calls on Merkel for a "corona social summit"

In the course of the

, studies have already found an increase in psychosomatic complaints and psychological stress.

Physical violence against women and children has also increased.

is also expressed in the corona pandemic.

Konte says that poor people have an above-average risk of contracting the

and

dying of

due to cramped living conditions and difficult working conditions

.

In addition, poor families would have fewer opportunities

to benefit

from the new digital methods in the

.

Because many families could not afford a fast internet connection.

A "Corona social summit" should offer the opportunity to talk about these problems.

In

this context,

must seek advice from social associations, trade unions, representatives of youth welfare offices, women's projects and social welfare.

According to Konte, it can be found out "in which areas the federal government and the states can work together in order to do justice to their tasks".

Merkel in video podcast: There are difficult months ahead of us

Update from November 14th, 2020, 11.30 a.m.:

Chancellor

addressed the citizens in her video podcast published today.

Your message is clear: we have another difficult months ahead of us.

In doing so, she agreed to the

Conference scheduled for Monday

, at which an interim assessment of the corona measures implemented at the beginning of November and the further course of action will be discussed.

The

has already stressed in this context that currently

the

are not possible.

“The winter ahead of us will demand a lot from us all,” said the Chancellor in her video podcast.

Since the

will be with

us

for a long time, carefree encounters will not be possible in the future either.

In this context,

drew attention to new means of communication, which "of course could not be a substitute for personal encounters".

During a conversation between Chancellor

and those in

care, relatives and caregivers on Thursday, Merkel emphasized the situation in the

.

The

makes life in homes more lonely and the working conditions for those working in this area even more stressful.

Protection against the

is important, but should not simply lead to isolation.

With great effort, opportunities were found in many places to make visits possible.

The use of

should better protect patients, visitors, nurses and doctors.

Corona vaccine: People in need of care and caregivers should be vaccinated quickly

As soon as it is possible to

vaccinate

against the

virus, this group should

also be given priority,

according to

.

Approval for a

against the coronavirus is expected in early 2021.

The Mainz-based company

, together with the US pharmaceutical

developed a vaccine that is highly effective.

Update from November 14th, 2020, 10.30 a.m.:

The

suggested on Tuesday that if the number of infections did not stabilize in December either, school children

could be released

earlier into the

.

In an interview with the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, Laschet said that in this way "families with several generations could have a more carefree

".

In his opinion, reducing contact immediately before Christmas could prevent infections at family celebrations.

In

accordance with this proposal, the Christmas holidays

in

should start two days earlier - on December 18th instead of December 21st.

This proposal has provoked different reactions in the past few days in North Rhine-Westphalia and throughout Germany.

Corona pandemic: NRW sends students two days earlier for the Christmas vacation

In

, the Association of Single Mothers and Fathers spoke out against the project.

The reason is obvious: if the students are released on vacation two days earlier, working parents have an acute care problem.

The decision of the

problematic

with regard to examinations that are scheduled for these last days of school

.

The

herself

pointed this out

.

Health Minister Jens Spahn

reacted positively to the idea of ​​the North Rhine-Westphalian

.

He described it as a "pragmatic approach that can be discussed, taken".

The proposal could also be

discussed

in the upcoming

Conference on Monday (November 16).

had previously pointed out that even with a positive development of the infection process, Christmas could not be celebrated as always.

The

of

of

-

- also spoke out in favor of Laschet's proposal.

Corona measure by NRW Prime Minister Armin Laschet ensures approval and criticism

On the

other hand, criticism came

from

and

.

According to the Lower Saxony

proposal by the North Rhine-Westphalian Prime Minister creates

a false sense of security.

The

is much longer than just a few days, which would be provided as a kind of "Christmas quarantine" as part of Laschet's proposal.

This debate does not arise

for nine

- because here December 18 is the last day of school before the

.

Update from 11/14/2020 at 8:30 a.m.:

On Monday (11/16),

Federal Chancellor

will take stock of the

imposed in November

together with the

the federal states

.

As the

already made clear, there will

be no easing

due to the increasing number of

.

An extension of the measures is therefore to be expected.

Due to the record number of

, the further dealings with the

the subject of discussion

on Monday

.

Several politicians have already commented on this topic.

SPD health expert

advocated

continuing

under changed conditions.

As he told the newspapers of the Funke media group, the school classes should be divided and the students and teachers should

wear

a

throughout the class

.

In his opinion, the “breakwater shutdown” should be extended.

In addition to the schools that are still open, Lauterbach sees the presumably insufficient restriction of private contacts as the cause of the continuing increase in the number of cases.

Corona measures in December: tightening of restrictions cannot be ruled out

The

advocated a switch between

and face-to-face teaching.

This should be

enforced

from a

of 50.

The Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate,

, spoke out clearly against school closings, as

it was determined

during the first

"how many children and their families suffered during the school closings".

Several politicians, meanwhile, expressed pessimism about the coming period.

assumes that more tough weeks can be expected.

After two weeks of

, the numbers have not fundamentally improved.

Further efforts must be made to

prevent stringent measures such as

, store closures, and mass testing.

even spoke of a possible tightening of the protective measures.

Covid-19 in hospitals: German clinicians with clear demands

Voices are coming from the economy

calling for

stronger support or a relaxation of the

.

The

demands long-term support strategies for their

from politicians.

The

meanwhile appealed to

and the

to refrain from extending the corona measures at the upcoming conference.

However, based on the latest studies showing that restaurants, cafes, bars, hotels and fitness rooms play a major

role

in the spread of the

, this is very unlikely.

With many

,

German clinicians called on the

to

suspend postponable

interventions in

.

As the dpa reports, hospitals would not

concentrate

their capacities on

for reasons of turnover

.

Therefore a request from politics is necessary.

Corona infections: RKI reports new high

A new high was reported by the

on Friday

:

registered

within 24 hours

.

The number of

related to the virus rose Friday to a total of

.

The number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants per week is currently over

.

The federal government's goal is

to achieve

a

.

Update from 11/13/2020, 9:34 p.m

.: In connection with the changes to the

Protection Act

, questions were raised as to whether a new, hard

the background to the adjustments.

The constitutional lawyer Walther Michl from the

denied this in

: “I don't think that the change in the law is a preparation for a winter shutdown.

In my opinion, the first thing to do is to ensure that the

remains in court, ”he says.

Rather, it is a homework given far too late, namely to put the measures on a concrete legal basis.

Legal scholars had already voiced the accusation in the past that the 20-year-old Infection Protection Act was far too general and not suitable for a specific

outbreak of

.

Legal scholar Andrea Kießling sees a clear discrepancy in the constitution blog between the measures taken and the necessary justifications.

Before Merkel's Corona summit on Monday: Union and SPD agree on changes to the Infection Protection Act

Update from November 13th, 2020, 9:09 p.m

.:

According to a

report, the

and the

have agreed

on details of changes in the Infection Protection Act.

The aim of the changes is therefore to anchor necessary restrictions in a legally secure manner.

There should be a new definition of the “

”.

In addition, the requirements that must apply in order

to be able to restrict

religious gatherings or

are being re-regulated

.

It was also stated that contact details for tracking chains of

only have to be collected for this purpose and deleted after four weeks.

Before the Merkel summit: the government wants to help solo self-employed people

Update from November 13th, 2020, 5:27 p.m

.: Apparently the federal government is planning

to support

the

with further help.

According to

information from the dpa, plans

include a one-time flat-rate

of up to 5000 euros.

As a result of the collapse of orders, solo self-employed people feel particularly directly affected by the crisis.

In the past, it was repeatedly criticized that the

could only be used to pay operating costs, but not expenses in the private sector.

Merkel's Corona summit: On Monday, the 16 prime ministers will again confer via video

First report from November 13th, 2020, 2:11 p.m

.: Berlin -

Many people seem to have great

when looking at next Monday (November 16), when

(CDU) will come together with representatives of the federal government and the

the federal states another Corona meeting comes together.

From 2 p.m.,

an interim status of the

that were decided on on October 28 will be discussed

via

.

However, some prime ministers have already dampened hopes when it comes to

or far-reaching new resolutions.

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Prime Minister

(SPD), for example, spoke out against new measures on Thursday.

Corona summit with Merkel: no easing in sight

And the government itself has also said that on Monday it should rather be a balance sheet.

, Merkel's spokesman, said in the federal press conference on Friday that those present wanted to

assess

the development of the

situation and see whether the effects of the measures adopted could already be seen.

But Seibert's current verdict is only “cautiously good news”: “The

has flattened out, but the numbers are still rising.

There

can be no talk of

a

today. ”One will see how events develop further, every day counts.

“In any case, it is too early to make a final judgment about the effectiveness of the

” says Seibert.

Whether the measures are the hoped-for breakwater and whether the

the curve is really a stable trend further down - one has to wait and see.

Current corona rules: There will be no easing of the partial lockdown for the time being

In any case, there should not be any easing at this meeting.

The goal for this is an

of 50. Many districts are currently still significantly higher there.

But Seibert also points out that the numbers always show a delayed infection process.

He also announced that further

conceivable on the way to the end of the month.

With regard to

hopes that close family meetings are possible.

“It will depend on the responsibility of each individual how they behave.”

(CSU)

also appeals to this personal responsibility

.

After all, a professor at the Berlin Charité believes that the

effect.

The number of cases could stabilize to a certain extent in the next few weeks, said

from the medical clinic with a focus on infectiology and pulmonology on Friday on

- “Morgenmagazin”.

He is someone who does not look at the numbers every day, he sees what is happening in the clinic itself.

The number of

there would

continue to rise slightly.

But which measures are the right ones is a matter of dispute.

Virologist

considers the

to be more important

instead of the partial lockdown

, as he said in the Maybrit Illner * program.

To

shimmy

from

to breakwater shutdown is not good either.

Current corona rules in Germany: Christian Lindner calls for a change in strategy

FDP leader

from the opposition in the Bundestag

also sees it that

way.

In the program “Frühstart” on

, he said on Friday that he still expected discussions on Monday about “extension or a discussion about

.

That is this strategy. ”He is generally very skeptical of this.

Instead, Lindner wants something completely different: "I think we should

talk

to

in all openness

, whether we need to modify the measures overall, whether we don't need a different crisis strategy that is sustainable in the long term."

The FDP @c_lindner expresses doubts about the current strategy against the pandemic.

"I'm more concerned that older people are increasingly affected," he says.

His suggestion: Free FFP2 masks for high-risk patients and people over 60. #Coronavirus #Pandemic pic.twitter.com/wS7w6LMsQL

- ARD morning magazine (@ardmoma) November 13, 2020

Reducing contacts, Lindner thinks, is important, but: "I am of the opinion that the blanket, comprehensive

(...) would not have been necessary." Above all, he considers further possible shutdowns until

to be catastrophic due to the economic and social

.

So, as is so often the case at the moment, the motto seems to be to wait and have a drink.

On Monday after the meeting of the heads of government there will be another press conference at which the results will be presented.

As the

while estimates the current measures is the

of the

.

And many Germans doubt the effectiveness of the partial lockdown.

According to the survey, 55 percent of those questioned assume that it will

 limit

- but 43 percent do not.