Before the Corona summit: more lockdown ideas seep through - Söder names the timetable for a "happy Christmas"

On November 25, the federal and state governments will discuss the further timetable for the corona pandemic - and the time frames for the measures.

Possible dates are already seeping through.

• Chancellor Angela Merkel *

  (CDU)

  expects

  a strategy for the winter

  from the

  Corona *

  summit

  on November 25th.

• The

  Münchner Merkur

  was to already position paper of the Bavarian state government under

  Markus Söder

  (CSU *)

  before.

• Also a new media report suggests that the

  partial lockdown

  * well above the November also

  extended

  will.

Update from November 22nd, 9.21 a.m.:

An extension of the

is probably inevitable.

Although nothing has been officially announced, the majority of politicians already seem convinced of it.

The

at federal and state level are apparently in agreement and see no other way.

The

said

: "Everything indicates that the current restrictions need to be continued for about 30 November addition, for some time."

Only on Monday do the state

together with

decide on

the timetable for the next few weeks - as well as

and

.

But

is also certain: "In order to be able to spend a nice Christmas, we have to extend the

and certainly also deepen it" - and that "at least until we have reached the

value

again" .

When the restrictions were issued at the beginning of November, the

already mentioned as the target, if the

is then

not considered to be permanently overloaded.

However, the value is currently still around 140.

Video: Infectiologist warns: Christmas as a “kick starter” for Corona

CDU and SPD for a Christmas party with the whole family

"If we

break

the

at this high level of

and lose patience, then everything starts all over again and we end up with even tougher measures than now in the

or

" Söder explained to the

.

"Better a longer

now

than a

over

" said the

.

According to him, "in any case two or better three weeks" should go on as usual - that would be until shortly before

.

The Union countries agree

to relax

the contact restrictions around the

so that people without family can celebrate the festival with friends.

The

involved.

, Prime Minister of

, told the

“At

and

people should be able to meet their loved ones.” Previously,

said to

the

: “For me it is inconceivable that

Don't celebrate at Christmas. ”But the Minister of the Interior slows down

the euphoria

at least for the

the

:

should be“ freer ”,“ but

more consistent ”.

For

Söder would like a

on

in larger squares, probably to counteract the usual huge crowds in big cities.

A general

not needed for him.

Update from November 21, 10:38 p.m

.: The

should

out on Monday that schools should be kept open in principle.

Only

when the

incidence is high should the higher grades

to

, in exceptional cases also in lower grades in secondary schools.

However, there are no exact numerical values ​​for this.

This information is

now available to

the

after a meeting of the Conference of Ministers of Education on Friday afternoon.

Update from November 21, 9:22 p.m

.: More and more information is leaking through, there are

: The

could be extended beyond November 30.

Most recently, the

wanted to know that leisure facilities, fitness centers, restaurants and pubs should remain closed and that contact restrictions were extended.

But there could also be good news regarding the Christmas lockdown.

Before the Corona summit: Merz - "It is none of the government's business how I celebrate Christmas with my family"

Update from November 21, 4:55 p.m

.: "I personally say: It is none of the government's business how I celebrate Christmas with my family," said

, the candidate for the

in an interview with the Tagesspiegel:

“I personally say: It is none of the government's business how I celebrate #Christmas with my family.

He can give me advice, but please don't interfere. ”(Tm) https://t.co/2R1TFZLdZ7

- Friedrich Merz (@_FriedrichMerz) November 21, 2020

He warned urgently against maintaining the corona-related restrictions over Christmas and warned to give the families a perspective now.

In the same breath, however, he also said: "As far as the New Year's Eve is concerned, you can now give an outlook: New Year's Eve parties cannot take place."

Corona summit by Angela Merkel (CDU): tightening of the abstinence regulation in public transport should be off the table

Update from November 21, 2:36 p.m

.: A stricter

in public transport should be off the table: According to a

report, the

transport ministers do

not want to tighten the rules on buses and trains.

The heads of the federal and state departments agreed on this in a telephone conference on Friday.

"Introducing a distance of 1.5 meters compulsory in public transport and on the railways, is totally

," said the Baden-Württemberg Minister

the newspaper.

“We need

buses and trains

for business and

.

With a hygiene concept, mask requirements, controls and fines, we have a system that has proven itself. ”The train timetables should also remain in place despite the sharp decline in user numbers.

Corona partial lockdown in Germany: Lindner contradicts Spahn on "wave breaker strategy"

Update from November 21, 11:47 a.m

.: Many signs are currently pointing to an

.

Now CSU regional group leader

calling for

"additional restrictions" in order to bring

the corona infection numbers below the

of 50

by

: "Otherwise, according to current calculations, we will probably not reach

this goal

until

."

"The

can, for example, switch to alternating classes or hybrid classes," Dobrindt told the

.

It could also be helpful to

equip

students with better protective

.

Dobrindt emphasized that the November aid would also be extended in the event of a partial lockdown extension. In addition, the CSU is demanding a

of 600 euros per year for income tax - "regardless of proof of a separate study," said Dobrindt .

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Christian Lindner on Friday in the Bundestag.

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Merkel's Corona summit: the deadline for the end of the lockdown will be more specific - Lindner warns: "My fear is ..."

Update from November 21st, 8:13 am

: On the subject of the current

, the CDU and FDP are not at all in agreement: Federal Health

now said “The breakwater works” - FDP boss

, on the other hand, accused the federal government of a lack of

in front.

"The exponential growth is broken," said Spahn in a

with Lindner, which was published in the newspaper

.

“We agree that this is not enough.

But it was successful - once more, "added the CDU politician, referring to the corona infection figures.

Will the partial corona lockdown be ended?

"A few weeks later the next one is here"

Germany is the country with one of the

world, Spahn emphasized, and warned of

.

So far, the federal government has achieved

good results

with comparatively

.

Linder sees it differently in the newspaper conversation: "My fear is: We will not get out of the current November lockdown this year," he said.

“And if we end it, the next one will be here a few weeks later.

That would be a

that causes enormous social and economic damage. "

Lindner criticized that with

, the closure of restaurants, culture, leisure and sport would have been unnecessary.

It is "possible to also enable public, cultural and economic life, provided that distance and hygiene are maintained".

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Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU) rates the “Wellenbrecher” lockdown in November as a success.

© Wolfgang Kumm / dpa

Before Merkel's Corona summit: the deadline for the end of the lockdown is becoming more and more specific - significant tightening is likely to come

Update from November 20, 6:55 p.m .:

Still high corona numbers, an extension of the partial lockdown is under discussion

.

Even

(SPD), the Prime Minister of Lower Saxony, believes that the lockdown is longer than planned: "As things stand is not to be assumed that you currently to curb the

may loosen measures decided," he told the

.

For relief, the numbers would have to change permanently.

The aim of the meeting of the Prime Ministers with

(CDU) on November 25th was "reliable regulations" that should extend beyond Christmas and New Year.

Above all else, Weil calls for

: "Above the value of 50, I am convinced that the same rules should apply everywhere.

This does not apply to every detail, but the line must be as clear and uniform as possible across the borders of the federal states. "

If further closings are ordered, from the point of view of Saxony-Anhalt's Prime Minister

(CDU), the state will have to

pay

in the coming months

.

Extended restrictions would have to be “financially supported”, he said on Friday in a debate in the Magdeburg state parliament.

The administrative courts had made it clear in several rulings that the state containment measures would otherwise not be appropriate.

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Chancellor Angela Merkel and the heads of state are again discussing Corona measures.

© Fabrizio Bensch / dpa

Corona summit in Germany: Extension of the "lockdown light" in discussion

Update from November 20, 3:10 p.m.:

On Monday, the draft resolutions from the Chancellery caused a lot of country annoyance at the

- before the next round on Wednesday, it is the

turn.

According to a report by the

website

, the proposed proposals have come a long way.

The countries apparently want - in line with

- to

extend

the

, but let it end before Christmas: The conversation is said to be

as the provisional end.

The round of heads of state is therefore also open to tightening the issue of

.

The details are apparently not yet fixed here.

According to

however

, the SPD-led states as well as

and

reject the upper limit of permanent contact

.

Schools are another neuralgic point.

Merkel's attempt

the

, however, is evidently

due to the lack of space

.

To this end, face-to-face teaching for high school and vocational schools could be shut down.

In the event of an increase in infections over Christmas, several countries are in favor of

it said.

And the federal states also want to touch a particularly hot topic now: the question of

.

Restrictions are not initially provided, writes the portal, but discussions with the religious communities should be sought in order to avoid large-scale church services.

Incidentally, according to the report, all proposals should be finalized between the countries by Monday and

on

.

This is to avoid hanging games on

.

The federal government continues to consider the corona situation in Germany to be very serious.

It was only possible to “stop the strong, steep, exponential increase”, said government spokesman Steffen Seibert on Friday.

The new infections had stabilized, "but with far too high numbers," he added.

The number of

from the

is still "very high," warned Seibert.

It is about “200, 250 people every day who lose their lives because of this disease.

This is something we should think about more and which we cannot accept for a minute. "

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Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and the North Rhine-Westphalian Prime Minister Armin Laschet during a visit by the Chancellor to North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Corona summit in Germany: Merkel's demand in the criticism - Laschet puts "one" on it

Update from November 20, 12.15 p.m.: North Rhine-Westphalia Prime Minister Armin Laschet (CDU)

wants to

advertise for strict contact restrictions

at the next

on Wednesday

- but

stay

just below the

.

"A family can only meet with two other people from another household," Laschet explained to the

about

his proposal for the Prime Minister's Conference.

There has recently been harsh criticism of the plans to limit contacts to one more person, especially with regard to children, as

* reports.

From the

in spring, it is known that the principle works.

At that time, people's mobility decreased significantly, and so did the

.

"If we apply this principle consistently, restrictions on gastronomy or culture can be withdrawn in the medium term if the number of infections continues to fall," said the CDU federal vice-president and candidate for the party chairmanship.

Until a vaccine is available, public, social and economic life must be maintained.

"That is why we should fall back on the tried and tested system of general contact restrictions instead of prescribing in minute detail what can and cannot take place," explained Laschet.

Corona summit in Germany: Merkel statements leaked - lockdown much longer?

Above all, the Chancellor sees one problem

First report: Berlin - The

balance last Monday with Chancellor

did not result in any new

- only appeals from the Chancellor.

The move was

postponed

to the

on

.

As

learned

exclusively from a

the Bavarian State Chancellery *, the

could be much less strict than was initially heard from the Chancellery.

As

now wants to know, Merkel made it

clear

in a

that she

expected

proposals from the country leaders "not just for two weeks, but with a

".

At

however, the federal government wants to "give people a certain amount of freedom again," the newspaper quotes the Chancellor in the report (behind the payment barrier).

What should be possible at the turn of the year, however, would be "very, very difficult decisions" on Wednesday.

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Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) are warning of early easing of the corona pandemic.

© Michael Kappeler / dpa

You have to be careful that "not everything is torn down again on New Year's Eve", for example because the skiing holiday in Austria takes place quite normally, Merkel told MPs.

Söder had also recently expressed himself accordingly.

Before the Corona summit with Merkel: details about partial lockdown extension leaked

According to the above-mentioned position paper, which is available to

, Bavaria will

bring

different periods of time for an

into play: The shortest until December 15, the longest until

, alternatively until shortly before Christmas (December 20 ) or shortly after New Year's Eve (January 2nd).

The

now writes, citing an unnamed

that with a validity of Corona measures in January is expected by the end of December or early.

In addition, according to the report, an

(primarily in

) and an

being considered.

According to the Bild report, so-called “contact bans” are even being considered in NRW.

That would mean just as strict contact restrictions as in the spring.

Corona in Germany: Merkel expects new rule proposals from the countries - summit on Wednesday

In view of the high number of

, the federal and state governments had agreed on an initially

partial lockdown from November 2 to November 29.

Restaurants had to close as well as cultural and leisure facilities, and there were strict

for citizens

.

The federal states have made it clear that they

want to develop

medium-term strategy that should extend into the coming year.

According to reports, the first coordination between the federal states is planned for this weekend.

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