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Corona vortex in the Bundestag: Roth shocked by MPs - "endangers life and health"

2020-11-21T11:52:30.824Z


Apparently, some members of the Bundestag disregard the applicable corona rules. Claudia Roth is very angry about this behavior. The Green politician speaks plain language.


Apparently, some members of the Bundestag disregard the applicable corona rules.

Claudia Roth is very angry about this behavior.

The Green politician speaks plain language.

  • There are currently 709 parliamentarians in the German Bundestag.

  • Apparently not all of them adhere to the applicable Corona rules *.

  • Bundestag Vice

    Claudia Roth

    therefore appeals to the MPs.

Berlin - Corona vortex in the

Bundestag

: Several MPs apparently disregard the

corona rules

that have been in place for months

.

In a circular, Bundestag Vice-President

Claudia Roth

(Greens)

complained

on Thursday that some parliamentarians “did not go to quarantine at home despite having tested positive contacts in their immediate vicinity”.

This endangers the “life and health” of the employees in the relevant parliamentary offices, according to the letter that is available to the

German Press Agency

.

Corona in the Bundestag: cases of rule breakers known - "stayed for several days in fully occupied offices"

According to federal regulations, close contact persons of those who have tested positive are obliged to go into quarantine - at least until a negative

Corona test

*, in some federal states such as Bremen even longer.

According to Roth, however, "cases are known in which those affected have stayed in their fully occupied offices for several days, although they should have waited for the test result".

The Berlin Health Department clearly states: "People who have tested positive for the

coronavirus

*, have had contact with people who are proven to be infected or show typical

Covid 19 symptoms

* should go into self-isolation or

quarantine

."

Corona: Several politicians have already been infected with Covid-19

In the past, some cases of politicians who tested positive have been made public.

The most prominent example is undoubtedly Health Minister

Jens Spahn

(CDU), whose infection is now over.

In addition, the CDU chairman candidate

Friedrich Merz

, the Green Party politician

Cem Özdemir

and, most recently, Brandenburg's Prime Minister

Dietmar Woidke

(SPD) were

also infected

.

No information is available on the question of how many cases are currently in the Bundestag and which party the respective MPs belong to.

The circular was reportedly sent to all 709 parliamentarians.

The Bundestag is currently composed as follows.

The distribution of seats in the Bundestag:

CDU / CSU

*: 246 seats:

SPD

*: 152

AfD

*: 89

FDP

: 80

Left

*: 69

Greens

*: 67

Non-attached

: Six

Corona vortex in the Bundestag: Roth warns - "It is important that we all take responsibility"

In order to contain the pandemic,

the current hygiene and distance

rules also apply in the

Bundestag

.

The prescribed

mask duty

but do not want to accept all deputies.

The AfD does not want to wear mouth and nose protection.

19 MPs of the party have therefore filed a lawsuit with the Federal Constitutional Court.

Meanwhile

,

Roth

urgently appealed to all parliamentarians to take the risk of infection seriously: "The continued high number of cases and the increasing burden on the health system show how important it is that we all take our responsibility seriously."

(As with material from the dpa) * Merkur. de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network

Source: merkur

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