Corona summit: Merkel announces drastic "recommendations", Söder agrees to a bitter winter

Will Merkel announce new rules at the press conference (live with us)?

Then what is the timetable for December?

She is currently discussing the interim lockdown balance with the Prime Minister.

• The

  partial lockdown

  due to the corona pandemic * should

  apply

  in Germany until the

  end of November

  .

• On Monday (November 16), the country heads first discussed among themselves.

• Since 2 p.m.

  , the prime ministers have been talking to

  Chancellor Merkel

  * about how to proceed.

• In the late afternoon there is a press conference with Angela Merkel and Markus Söder.

Update from November 16, 8 p.m .:

"We all don't know how this will go on," says

with a view to the

and the further course of action of

.

"If the contacts had been changed in a legally binding manner today, we would have had seven days to see what that changed," emphasized the Chancellor, referring to the

.

“The reminders that we are issuing today are really serious.” “Today we warned, next week we have to make a decision,” adds

.

"I hope we find the strength to do that."

Berlin's Mayor Michael Müller (SPD)

explains that it is about showing

, for example

, “where it can go” - not for six months, but for the following weeks.

They want to take the time for a “coherent concept”.

Update from November 16, 7:53 p.m.:

In

a journalist's question, Merkel does not

the drastic

restrictions

legally binding before the end of November.

In

but it also go next week "not to closures," says the Chancellor.

Corona summit: PK Live - Söder is in the mood for bitter winter

Update from November 16, 7:35 p.m .:

"It wasn't a big hit today," says

next week

.

“Our goal must not only be to achieve stagnation, but to reduce the number of infections.” The number of infections is “the mother of all numbers”.

There is no reason to believe that everything will be the same from the beginning of December.

"Better to extend it instead of breaking off prematurely," Söder agrees with the audience for an

.

In the coming week, it should also be seen whether the current recommendations can be poured into legal form.

According to Merkel and Söder, there was no decision today about the further

.

“At the next conference, the federal and state governments will be discussing how the risk of infection in schools in hotspots can be reduced,” explained the Chancellor.

The federal government had previously proposed stricter measures in schools, such as

for all students and teachers, including in class, and halving the classes.

Merkel explains the results of the Corona summit: Drastic recommendations from the Chancellery

Update from November 16, 7:25 p.m.:

now speaking

in Berlin.

A

been achieved, but the

is still a long way off, she warns.

“Nevertheless, we would like to say that we thank the people very much,” she adds.

The Chancellor asked people in Germany to

the

.

Merkel emphasizes that it has not yet been decided

whether the

beyond November.

On November

the procedure should be discussed until the beginning of the new year and for the winter months.

The aim is, as far as possible, to create “predictability” overall.

There were “slightly different opinions” when asked whether

are

already

made.

She could have imagined doing something “with the contacts”, says Merkel.

But that has not happened now - there will be another meeting on next Wednesday.

The Chancellor makes one recommendation: If you have

a

should be

- and home quarantine should also be observed if necessary.

Since colds often

in their symptoms

, “caution is advised”.

In addition, "all unnecessary contacts" should be avoided.

As a recommendation, there is another restriction: contacts should be limited to another, firmly defined household.

Both the "cold quarantine" and the further restriction of meetings with other people were probably discussed today as a fixed rule.

At this point, however,

that currently did not want to stipulate these points

have

.

Corona: Merkel's federal government and states are apparently still arguing - employers “horrified” about the proposal

Update from November 16, 6:35 p.m.:

What is the

?

We can currently only speculate about this.

According to a recent report by

, one of the main points of conflict is Merkel's

.

According to information apparently poked through from the round, the Chancellor wants to

send

people in Germany with mild

to their four walls for five to seven days - Merkel wants to "push this point through", they say.

The country leaders are "strictly against".

Public opposition to the plans was made by

during the ongoing meeting

.

In

an open letter to the Chancellor

,

said he had read the proposals "with horror"

.

"This effectively paralyzes all businesses in the shortest possible time," he explained, referring to the sick leave for mild cold symptoms.

However, there are also proponents: "If it is somehow feasible, self-isolation could already protect against further transmission, possibly also by wearing a mask at home," said the

on Monday the portal

. 

Employer President Ingo Kramer: If we send all employees with cold symptoms to #quarantine, we will paralyze all companies in the shortest possible time.

We have to keep the #economy going.

# Measures # Covid_19 #Corona https://t.co/Pfq5Ud3gTn pic.twitter.com/UdStliwNgf

- BDA (@DieBDA) November 16, 2020

Update from November 16, 5:57 p.m.:

There is still

- the

are still waiting for the Chancellor.

Meanwhile, there is a

in one federal state

, even before the new ones are adopted: In

,

successfully resisted the closure of their shops.

The local Higher Administrative Court has now attested a "factually unjustified unequal treatment" compared to other "body-friendly service providers" such as hairdressers or tattoo studios.

The federal and state governments are arguing about new corona rules: press conference with Merkel is still a long time coming

Update from November 16, 5:22 p.m.:

Whether there

still a need to speak

cannot currently be assessed from the outside - but it seems clear that the

web administrators started

the

little early

.

Furthermore, there seems to be no beginning in sight.

Apparently, an agreement is still being struggled behind the scenes.

Update from November 16, 4:52 p.m.:

Merkel is still a long time coming.

Update from November 16, 4:39 p.m.:

The press conference from the Federal Chancellery begins, the official livestream has started.

Angela Merkel has not yet reached the podium.

The journalists are waiting for the Chancellor.

Corona summit with Merkel and Prime Minister: countries want to defuse measures

Update from November 16, 3:26 p.m.:

The

want the resolution proposal

by the Chancellery.

According to the

central federal proposals have been deleted or only formulated as an appeal

in a resolution

proposed by the federal states.

This appeal also applies to private parties.

It was also deleted that children and young people should only meet with a friend.

The point of stricter

is also disappearing (as reported).

The federal government had previously defused its paper.

It remains to be seen how the

will react.

In the resolution draft version for the MPK from 10.55 a.m., the topic of schools was already postponed until next week, in the current one from 1 p.m. contact restrictions on two people are only an appeal - the uprising of the states against the Chancellery has apparently worked @derspiegel

- Florian Gathmann (@FlorianGathmann) November 16, 2020

Update from November 16, 3:09 p.m.:

co-chair

criticized the proposal that children should only meet one boyfriend.

This idea misses the reality of life for children and is "not proportionate." She also said: "Children have a right not only to education, but also to child development." 

Update from November 16, 2 p.m.: Chancellor Angela Merkel *

and the prime ministers will now meet at 2 p.m. for the

in a video conference.

Update from November 16, 1.30 p.m .:

“

, the current proposals from the Chancellery amount to an extensive

.

From the perspective of the Free Democrats, this is neither necessary nor proportionate at the moment, ”said

on Monday in

.

The

party

rejects the proposed new

to combat the

as excessive.

From the perspective of the party, there is still no long-term risk management.

Increased protection of the elderly and particularly vulnerable must be a priority.

"By handing in

, the Chancellery is now taking up proposals from the Free Democrats."

Corona summit today: Paul Ziemiak speaks of the corona meeting next week

Update from November 16, 12.50 p.m.:

CDU General Secretary

only spoke very briefly after a meeting of the CDU presidium on the apparent dispute about schools at the Corona summit, which is supposed to start at 2 p.m.

“We will do everything we can to ensure that

possible,” he said.

Various concepts have been discussed for this.

In addition, Ziemiak announced a next

for the coming week to discuss a schedule for "further steps with regard to the end of the year".

At

“we want to enable as much as possible”.

But what has been achieved must not be gambled away.

Update from November 16, 12.20 p.m.:

As the

newspaper

claims to have found out, Zoff

came about in the video conference of the

Presidium.

The newspaper reports that several members were

stunned by

the resolution proposal for the

on Monday afternoon from 2 p.m.

Angela Merkel's plans for schools in Germany are met with resistance

Update from November 16, 11:48 a.m.: The

federal and state governments are

not expected to adopt any stricter steps for schools

at their video conference on how to deal with the

on Monday.

According to a modified proposal by the federal government, the states are to present a proposal by next week on how the risk of infection in schools can be further reduced.

The amended template is available to the German Press Agency.

Update from November 16, 11.43 a.m.:

Resistance is forming, especially on the part of SPD-ruled countries and some CDU prime ministers against

to tighten the

in schools.

The

following the preliminary meeting of the Prime Ministers for the planned

with the Chancellor on Monday afternoon.

In the course of further negotiations between

and the

- probably planned for November 23 - a decision will also be taken on how to deal with the contact restrictions that are limited to the end of November.

School as Zoff point: Schwesig shoots against Merkel

Update from November 16, 11:38 a.m.:

, Prime Minister of the state of

, criticizes the

approach on Twitter

.

Reacting to a tweet from journalist

, she tweeted: “This is not a proposal that has been discussed or agreed with the countries.

On the contrary.

Disproportionate with regard to children, young people & school.

The

approach

leads to uncertainty instead of a common orientation for the population.

Manuela Schwesig

expressed herself to the

follows: "The problem is not the infections IN the schools but outside the schools!" There are not enough teachers available to halve the school classes, said the

.

That is unfortunately the case.

This is not a proposal that has been discussed or agreed with the Länder.

On the contrary.

Disproportionate with regard to children, young people & school.

Action by the Chancellery leads to uncertainty instead of a common orientation for the population.

https://t.co/hRlpmaEvzK

- Manuela Schwesig (@ManuelaSchwesig) November 16, 2020

Update November 16, 10:40:

Even

Prime Minister

(SPD) announced in advance of the planned

on Monday.

He told

: “Today we should discuss the entire spectrum, including the proposals that the Federal Chancellery has apparently already put on paper, but I believe that resolutions should then be part of an overall concept in a week or ten days. "

According to

there is currently no overview of whether the partial lockdown in November, the so-called

, is sufficient.

It was previously announced that the federal government intends to drastically tighten the contact restrictions again.

Corona summit: Markus Söder is promoting a tougher course - that's what he says about schools

Update from November 16, 10.15 a.m.:

(CSU), the Bavarian Prime Minister, speaks out against easing the

taken.

"I am in favor of a clearer and harder course anyway," said

to

(BR).

The decisive question is not whether the countermeasures are effective, "but how sustainable".

The Bavarian Prime Minister Söder calls for much tougher measures.

Furthermore,

spoken out in favor of “alternative forms of teaching”.

In his opinion, the federal and state governments should agree this week on possibly implementing more changes between classroom and distance teaching for older students, reports the

.

Corona summit: Merkel gives the reason for high numbers of infections

Update from November 16, 9:30 a.m

.:

According to information from the

Federal Chancellor

(CDU) justified

the federal government's demands for new, drastic

with the continued high number of

.

In the meeting of the CDU presidium, Merkel made

it clear,

according to the

, that the corona measures taken since November 2 - the so-called

- would have led to stabilization, but that would not have been sufficient.

“The numbers are stabilizing somewhat.

But too slowly, ”the Chancellor was quoted as saying.

Apparently Merkel continues to see the private sector as the main reason for this.

Therefore, from their point of view, it is necessary to further reduce the number of contacts.

As

further reports,

drew attention to different developments in individual cities, for example:

• Berlin

  : no reduction in the number of

  corona infections

• Hamburg

  or

  Bremen

  : Reduction in the number of infections, measures would then have to be taken there for the hotspots

Corona summit of the federal government around Angela Merkel: more drastic measures

Update from November 16, 7.45 a.m.:

Chancellor

gathers the

together

on Monday

to talk about even more drastic measures.

The

has a draft resolution proposal - there should be stricter

restrictions.

Staying in public should only be allowed with members of your own household and a maximum of two other people from another household.

"Violations are sanctioned by the regulatory authorities," says the paper.

Furthermore,

and

encouraged to only

meet

with

in their free time.

Private parties should be completely avoided until Christmas.

According to the draft, there will be no school closings yet.

However, the group size should be halved and the wearing of masks should be mandatory.

Another new feature is that people with

are encouraged to

go to

at

immediately

.

Corona rules in Germany: contact restrictions, private parties, quarantine, schools - decision today

The plans at a glance:

Contact restrictions:

According to the will of the federal government, staying in public should only be permitted with members of your own household and a maximum of two people from another household.

"This is binding and violations of these contact restrictions will be sanctioned accordingly by the regulatory authorities," says the paper.

Groups of people celebrating beyond this in public places, in apartments and in private facilities are "unacceptable in view of the serious situation in our country".

Private meetings:

Despite the already applicable regulations on infection protection, the infections would continue to take place “in the private environment and outside the public space”, the paper says.

To reduce the risk, children and young people should be encouraged to only meet a steadfast friend in their free time.

Even private get-togethers with friends and acquaintances should generally only be limited to one permanent household.

Private parties should initially be avoided completely until Christmas.

Since November 2nd, only members of your own household and of another household are allowed to be in public, but no more than 10 people.

+

On Monday it will be that time again: Chancellor Angela Merkel is consulting with country leaders on the corona measures.

© Markus Schreiber / AP POOL / dpa

Corona lockdown in Germany: self-quarantine for cold symptoms - current news

Quarantine:

The federal government recommends all people with cold symptoms and especially with coughs and runny nose to go home in quarantine immediately.

"They should stay there for five to seven days until the symptoms subside," it says.

Care should be taken there to keep a distance to other members of the household and especially to risk groups in the household.

"The sick leave should initially be made by the family doctor by telephone without a presence visit to the practice." In consultation with the doctor, it will also be clarified whether a corona test is necessary.

Schools:

As in the partial lockdown, the schools should in principle remain open.

To protect against infection, however, the measures are to be tightened here too, with a special focus on young people over the age of twelve.

With them, the risk of infection and transmission is comparable to that of adults.

Therefore, according to the will of the federal government, the wearing of mouth and nose protection should be made mandatory for students of all ages and for teachers on the school premises and during lessons.

This is not yet required in all federal states.

In addition, if there are no larger rooms available, the classes should be halved and taught in fixed groups.

The minimum distance of 1.5 meters should also be ensured in school buses.

In the event of quarantine measures, distance learning should be offered for all affected students.

Merkel's Corona Lockdown Plan live: risk patients receive FFP2 masks at a reduced price

Protection of risk groups:

People who are particularly at risk, such as the elderly, the sick or people with previous illnesses, should receive discounted FFP2 masks from December according to the will of the federal government to protect against the coronavirus.

In order to reduce the risk of infection, the federal government will make it possible, at its own expense, to provide this population group with 15 of these masks for a small contribution.

This results in one mask per winter week.

In addition, it is advised to only visit people who are particularly at risk if all family members are free of symptoms and have not been in any risk situations for a week.

Vaccination centers:

The federal states are required to keep their vaccination centers and structures available from December 15 so that they can be put into operation at short notice.

By the end of November, the federal states should notify the federal government of how many vaccinations they plan to have per day.

Merkel measures for Germany: Isolation of outbreak clusters

Tracking of infections:

Since a complete tracking of contacts is often not possible, measures such as quarantine should be used in the event of an outbreak in a specific cluster such as a school or a company, even without a positive test result.

"In terms of proportionality, the isolation of contact or outbreak clusters is a milder means compared to restrictive measures," it says.

Health authorities:

By the end of the year, the new digital tools for recording infections should be used significantly more in the authorities.

In addition, the Corona warning app is to be continuously improved and offered with new functions.

Measures evaluation:

The meeting on this Monday - two weeks after the November contact restrictions came into force - was initially only intended for an interim assessment.

How things will continue from December to Christmas will then be discussed in the coming week.

The paper mentions November 23 as the proposed date.

Summit with Angela Merkel Monday: Prime ministers call for stricter measures

Update from November 15, 9:20 p.m.:

According to

,

spoke out in favor of tightening the

front of the federal-state consultations on the fight against the

on Monday

.

"Ten people are quite a lot that can come together at the moment after the measures - we have to talk about that," said the

on Sunday evening in the

"Berlin direkt".

And when asked directly: "I'm for less."

The

, also sees

potential

in further

restrictions.

“Should we come to the conclusion that we should take further

whether it is now or next week, then I find the subject of

restrictions one of the most obvious, because it is about further reducing contacts and not unnecessarily burdening the infrastructure again, "said the

on

-" Report from Berlin ”.

Corona virus in Germany: Markus Söder calls for strict mask requirements in schools

Update from November 15, 8:40 p.m.:

The

(CSU)

demanded stricter and uniform rules for schools

before

(CDU) met with the state leaders this Monday.

“I am

that we introduce the

everywhere,” said Söder, according to

on Sunday in the

talk “The right questions”.

If you want to keep schools open, you have to

put

on

, even in elementary school.

You have to "rework intensively on the subject of school".

When it came to alternating lessons, especially for older students, the question would be: "How can we then continue to shape the digital format?"

The

(CDU) said in the format on the question of whether the schools could generally remain open in December: "That cannot be answered yet, that also depends on the further

."

Angela Merkel apparently wants to decide on "winter etiquette" on Monday

Update from November 15, 6:50 p.m.:

Far-reaching

apparently not

on Monday.

An agreement on a kind of "

" for the winter

is conceivable

.

Among other things,

reported on a corresponding plan from the Chancellery

.

The envisaged

could, for example, to

as related to children and families, or for dealing with

outside homes.

At a preliminary meeting of the heads of the

, the head of the

,

(CDU), noted that the number of

from February to October could double in November, i.e. within a month.

Although the partial

slowed the exponential growth, the current 20,000

per day are unacceptable.

The "winter etiquette", which is supposed to curb the high number of infections further, is supposed to be

• Each household should only

  meet

  one additional

  household

  .

  The second household should not change, but always be the same.

• Children should only ever meet the same boyfriend or girlfriend.

• Voluntary self-

  quarantine is

  necessary

  even with mild

  cold symptoms

  .

  The electronic

  sick leave

  can be used for this.

• Elderly people should be specially protected, but under no circumstances should they be isolated.

Corona / Germany: No new restrictions or easing on Monday

Update from November 15, 4:18 p.m.:

According to a report by

federal and state governments are not planning

any new decisions

for the meeting of the

with

(CDU) on Monday.

Resolutions should therefore only be made on November 23.

A majority of the countries spoke out on Sunday in a meeting of the heads of the state chancellery with the head of the chancellery, Helge Braun, in favor of

observing

the development of the

for another week.

Instead,

and the

supposedly

want to

draw

an

conclusion

on Monday with regard to the "

"

that has been in effect since November 2nd

.

According to the current status, this will expire on November 28th.

Corona / Germany: Lockdown interim balance on Monday - Söder warns of "naive optimism"

Initial report:

Berlin - The corona virus will stay for a while, according to German Chancellor

*

, Vice Chancellor

and Federal Minister of Economics

The latter also warns in the

one day before the federal-state consultations: "The number of infections is still far too high."

So what

can be expected

from the

that the

on Monday (November 16) in Berlin should produce?

and leisure facilities have been

closed

since

, hotels are not allowed to accommodate tourists.

The federal government has already made it clear that in view of the current

sees

no reason to

.

“A naive optimism that everything will be fine is unfortunately not enough.

Corona is not impressed by good words alone, "Bavaria's Prime Minister

also gave

a foretaste of the thrust

on Friday in the

.

Not only politicians, but also

sound very cautious:

emphasized the

day before that the possible effects of the current

were not yet

and that one would have to “pinch one's buttocks” for months.

There will still be a lot of debate material at the meeting in the Chancellery - especially in these two areas:

Corona summit with Merkel: will gastro open again in December?

is a constant

.

For example,

criticized

on Friday in the

“Morgenmagazin”

that restaurants and co. Had been closed, although hygiene and distance could be taken into account and gastronomy had “no major effect on the pandemic” - at least “in proportion to the damage that occurs ".

The hotel and restaurant association (

) also appealed to politicians shortly before the Corona summit to

refrain

from a partial lockdown

.

"We expect that decisions for

will

not be made on Monday

," said Managing

the

.

The development of the

should be awaited.

A

showed, however, that a large majority of Germans would like to see

and

reopened

- as soon as next month.

In a representative survey by the opinion research institute Kantar for the

it was

and

respectively

.

Exclusive corona survey - restaurants should open again!

https://t.co/FaYUvYNh5d

- BILD (@BILD) November 14, 2020

However, the

had to lose approval

in the “Sonntagtrend” survey by the same institute, namely one percentage point in each case compared to the previous week.

The CDU / CSU got 35 percent and the SPD 15 percent.

Federal and state consultations on the corona crisis: Altmaier wants school lessons in catering rooms

The debate about the situation in

is also picking up speed shortly before the Corona summit.

Almost 200,000 students are currently in quarantine - this corresponds to around

.

A culture ministers conference spokeswoman said this Sunday

.

Altmaier

proposed to the

that the lessons should be relocated, as it is difficult to keep a sufficient distance in classrooms: “I would appreciate it if the lessons therefore also take place, for example, in community centers, cultural centers or in the unused rooms of

and

would take place. "

The

, on the other hand, pleaded for a

, the education

called for a change between

teaching and homeschooling from a seven-day incidence * of

, and Federal Education Minister

also

a

in primary schools.

(2) School must remain open.

Children have already lost too many lessons.

But class division is necessary in my opinion.

30 students per class cannot be taught safely by ventilation alone.

Universities, universities of applied sciences, companies and law firms have made a major switch to home office.

Can also go to school

- Karl Lauterbach (@Karl_Lauterbach) November 14, 2020

A proposal by NRW Prime Minister

discussed

particularly controversially

: On Tuesday, he announced that the

in his state would

start two days earlier

.

Many other federal states - including Bavaria - reject this.

(

)

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