On Wednesday, the Prime Minister and Chancellor Angela Merkel will negotiate how to proceed with the corona pandemic.
But some federal states want to go a separate way.
On Wednesday (November 25), the
Prime Minister
and Chancellor
Angela Merkel will
discuss the measures to be taken against the
corona virus
.
But for some federal states, the
tightening
discussed is
not tough enough - for others they are too strict.
Everyone is looking towards
Christmas
and
New Year's Eve
.
Update November 25, 21:10:
For hours have
Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister
quarreled about the schools - for a bizarre Volte thereby caused apparently
Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer
, such as, but
Merkur.de
reported *.
According to information from the
picture
, the Chancellor does not want to get involved in speeches with the heads of state.
Angela Merkel had "not uttered a word for more than an hour," one summit participant reported to the newspaper.
Merkel's Corona summit: will New Year's Eve be a bone of contention?
New inside information poses a puzzle
Update from November 25th, 5:55 p.m.:
New Year's Eve could
remain
a
point of contention between the federal states
beyond the
Corona summit
- or become another example of the much-cited "patchwork".
A consensual summit resolution on how to deal with Christmas has apparently now been made - but how long the
exemptions should
then apply remains unclear.
According to information provided by the
dpa
from groups attending the summit,
meetings “with close family or friends” should be possible
from
December 23,
for a maximum of ten people in total.
Associated children up to the age of 14 should not be included in this number.
This special rule should apparently
apply
“at the longest” until January 1st
.
If it were to stick with this formulation, it would remain unclear whether the easing will ultimately apply everywhere in Germany beyond the turn of the year.
On the other hand, it seems certain that the federal and state governments want to
recommend
that
citizens
refrain from New Year's Eve fireworks at
the turn of the year
.
The use of pyrotechnics should even be prohibited in busy squares and streets in order to avoid larger groups.
The local authorities should decide which places are specifically affected by the rule.
Merkel's Corona Summit: Country Front Against Chancellor?
Massive numbers dispute - round apparently interrupted
Update from November 25, 4:35 p.m.:
There is
apparently a dispute
at the
Corona summit on
another question
- allegedly so violent that the participants
fled
to an
interruption
.
The
picture
quotes an unnamed Federal Minister with the words that they wanted to "ventilate their heads".
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Angela Merkel, Michael Müller and Markus Söder (right) at the Corona summit in mid-November.
© Odd Andersen / dpa
The reason is apparently Markus Söders (CSU) call for clear rules for hotspots.
However, the point of conflict is not the introduction of rules as such, but the framework:
All 16 countries
are against
using
the
incidence value of 50
alone
as a trigger point.
The
Chancellery
insists on this level - allegedly out of concern that the
measures could be undermined
.
Merkel's Corona summit: first dispute is already here - country veto for a spicy reason?
Update from November 25th, 3:05 p.m.:
The
Corona summit
does not seem to take place without
differences of opinion between the federal and state governments
.
One point of contention is apparently the
railway
: Angela Merkel's Chancellery plan to use reservation
rules
to ensure
more
distance in long-distance trains
is
no longer included in the current draft of the federal states
, according to information from the
image
.
According to the report, the background is somewhat explosive: Apparently, the state chiefs fear that similar
demands
could also be made for
local public transport
- buses, subways, suburban trains, regional trains.
That would
pose major problems
for the transport companies and the countries that are responsible for
ordering regional
transport - even if more distance might be beneficial for infection protection.
After all, there are still large numbers of
commuters
in many places
.
There had already been a similar dispute over InterCitys and Co. in the summer.
The
rail union EVG
warned against the obligation to make reservations on long-distance trains.
"That would mean that long-distance traffic is no longer manageable, that the burden for the employees is much greater than today," said its chairman Klaus-Dieter Hommel of the
dpa
.
Update from November 25, 12.22 p.m.:
The country leaders met
with Chancellor
Angela Merkel
for a virtual consultation
before the
Corona summit
.
It should go into details of the Corona regulations, such as how many customers are allowed to be in a shop at the same time.
The
German Press Agency
learned this from participants on Wednesday.
Update from November 25th, 12 noon: Armin Laschet
, Prime Minister of
North Rhine-Westphalia
, warned before the
Corona summit
with the federal and state governments to agree on the resolutions.
The stronger a “great consensus” at the
federal level
succeeds at the federal-state meeting, the clearer the signal is to the people in Germany, said Laschet.
. @ arminlaschet in front of the state parliament: "The exponential growth has stopped. The wave could be stopped. But the numbers are still too high. If you make a mistake now, the exponential growth can quickly be back."
- CDU North Rhine-Westphalia (@CDUNRW_de) November 25, 2020
Update from November 25th, 11.00 a.m.:
Ralph Brinkhaus
, Union parliamentary leader, criticized on Wednesday in the RTL / ntv show
Frühstart
that the
federal states had
not taken tougher measures earlier.
"There could have been drangehen perhaps earlier must meet tougher measures," said Brink house overlooking the currently high number of daily deaths in connection with the
coronavirus
.
Update from November 25th, 10.30 a.m.:
As a condition for NRW's approval,
Armin Laschet named
new federal government aid.
In the NRW state parliament, Laschet said that there should now be December aid.
The extension of the
corona restrictions
endanger many self-employed, which must be compensated.
Lockdown in Germany: Corona summit today on rules - consultation with Angela Merkel on measures
Update from November 25, 10:20 a.m.:
Measures decided on Wednesday should come into effect on Thursday, according to
Armin Laschet
.
One will not talk about easing today, emphasized the Prime Minister in the
NRW state parliament
before the
Corona summit
on Wednesday with Chancellor
Angela Merkel
.
The infection process is very different regionally in Germany.
Nevertheless, he demands that federal states that are not
hotspots
should also join in.
What
will be decided
today at the
Corona summit
should be
implemented
in
NRW
.
He also talks about the fact that all
prime ministers
want classroom teaching in schools.
The best place to learn is school.
Laschet
receives
applause for this.
That is not a party-political question.
The
Corona app
should also be improved, according to the Prime Minister's initiative.
If there was any chance in the future to
relax,
one would start with youth and
culture
.
Corona summit with Angela Merkel: Rules in Germany - federal states with draft resolutions
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Angela Merkel, Michael Müller and Markus Söder leave the hall after a press conference.
© Odd Andersen / dpa
First report from November 24th, 7:00 p.m .:
Berlin - On Wednesday (November 25th) Chancellor
Angela Merkel
* and the Prime Minister
will meet again
and discuss possible new measures in the corona pandemic *.
In advance, the federal states had already
agreed
on a
position paper
and proposed new tightenings.
But not everyone was satisfied with it.
Bavaria's
Prime Minister
Markus Söder is
calling for the
federal and state governments to tighten the previous state proposals
before the
corona consultations
.
Söder said on Tuesday on the sidelines of a state parliament meeting in Munich that some areas still need to be sharpened and supplemented.
Among other things, he wants to discuss again whether the
loosening of the
contact restrictions
intended
for
Christmas should
actually also
apply
over
New Year's Eve
or whether the period should not be shortened.
Even the Baden-Württemberg Prime Minister
Winfried Kretschmann
is not entirely convinced of the concept at hand.
Among other things, he thinks the period of the proposed easing from December 23 to January 1 is too long, said
Kretschmann
on Tuesday in Stuttgart.
A resolution proposed by the Prime Minister on Monday evening has so far provided that a household should be able to meet up to ten people with non-household people between December 23 and January 1.
Children up to 14 years of age should be exempt from this.
For
Christmas
,
Söder is
behind this solution - that is a "good regulation".
“Imagine someone has three children who are all grown up.
They want to come together.
Christmas has to be possible. "
Corona summit on Wednesday: Söder speaks of a “compromise” that is not yet enough
In addition,
Söder called
“urgently” for a more comprehensive strategy for
Corona hotspots
with particularly high numbers, for example with even stricter contact restrictions as well as additional requirements and an even wider
mask requirement
for schools.
He called it, for example, a “shame” that the majority of countries have difficulties with the subject of mask compulsory at school.
At what
incidence value
regions should be considered such hotspots in the future, however, one still has to advise.
“The paper we decided on yesterday is a compromise.
But from my point of view it is not enough, "said Söder about the Prime Minister's paper * from Monday evening.
If there is no agreement on Wednesday,
Bavaria
will
“re-sharpen” some points itself - the states also have the express option of doing this.
Corona summit: Schleswig-Holstein does not want to support contact restrictions
The federal state of
Schleswig-Holstein
wants to take a completely different path and not support the planned stricter contact restrictions.
Private gatherings should still be possible there with up to ten people.
There is a corresponding
footnote
on this in
the federal states' draft resolution
.
Also,
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Prime Minister
Manuela Schwesig
has previously been critical and opposed the restrictions of school life starting at a value of incidence 50th
Schwesig said on Tuesday in Schwerin that she did not agree if the Federal Chancellery called for measures such as changing lessons and compulsory masking for older students in regions with more than 50 new corona infections per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days.
Rather, it should be possible to decide in each region depending on the location.
Corona summit in Berlin: Schwesig calls for "as much normality as possible for the students"
"We are sticking to face-to-face teaching," emphasized Schwesig.
“We want as much normality as possible for the students.” In
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
, 98 percent of the students went to school normally and that should stay that way.
The country currently has an incidence value of just under 50.
The school topic will be an important one on Wednesday.
The federal states have agreed in advance on various
measures
and
recommendations to
curb
the spread of the
coronavirus
* and infections in schools.
However, the actual implementation is still
reserved
for the
federal states
themselves, as is legally stipulated.
Education and schools are their responsibility.
The applicable Corona rules * in schools are in some countries already stricter than suggested in the joint paper.
Corona summit on Wednesday: The states are planning these measures and recommendations for schools
Mask requirement:
In hotspot regions with "significantly more" than 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within a week, pupils from the 7th grade should also wear masks in class, suggest the federal states.
It should be possible to deviate from this in schools without Corona * cases.
In reality, depending on the federal state, there have long been stricter mask regulations: In
Bavaria,
for example, elementary school students also have to wear masks in class, in other countries a mask requirement also applies in class from the 5th grade.
Corona summit: Hybrid lessons are to be implemented in "infection hotspots"
Alternating
lessons:
Class division and alternating learning at home and at school are already taking place regionally today.
There are, for example, national step-by-step plans and local regulations for schools by the authorities, depending on the
infection rate
*.
This regional principle is now reaffirmed in the paper of the federal states.
Further measures, such as so-called
hybrid lessons
, should be implemented in "special infection
hotspots
" specifically for the school.
The "older age groups" are explicitly mentioned.
The federal states agree that younger pupils and primary school pupils should be the last to
forego
face-
to-
face classes
.
Corona summit in Berlin: New quarantine rules for schoolchildren - holidays start earlier
Quarantine rules for schoolchildren:
The federal states propose a uniform approach here.
If a student
tests
positive for
Corona
*, a group of classmates determined by the local health department should immediately be sent to a five-day
quarantine
* - the days on the weekend are counted.
The teachers should not be included in this “
cluster isolation
”
because of “the temporary and differently structured contact”
.
After five days of quarantine, the affected students should then take a
quick test
.
Anyone who is negative can go back to school.
Those who are positive should be tested again every three days until the test is negative and only then should they be allowed to go back to school.
The federal states expect the federal government to ensure sufficient test capacities.
Longer Christmas holidays:
This could reduce the number of contacts directly before the holidays and thus the risk of infection in the family.
Several federal states, such as
Bavaria
,
North Rhine-Westphalia
,
Lower Saxony
and
Baden-Württemberg
have now announced and announced that their
Christmas holidays
will be extended.
As in most other federal states, they should not start the day before Christmas Eve, which falls on a Thursday this year, but on the weekend before.
Corona summit on Wednesday: partial lockdown, financial aid and contact restrictions
In the country paper, the prime ministers also made suggestions for other areas.
The
partial lockdown
, which
has been in force since the beginning of November,
is to be extended to at least
December 20
.
Unnecessary contacts and travel should continue to be avoided.
Wholesale and retail stores should remain open.
In addition, further financial aid for companies affected by the partial lockdown is promised.
Contacts are "to be limited to a maximum of five people," says the country paper.
Children up to 14 years are excluded.
There
should be special regulations
for
Christmas
and
New Year's Eve
.
Chancellor
Merkel
welcomed the prime ministers' proposals, but at the same time
announced
her own proposals to
reduce
contacts.
The paper of the states is good, the considerations would largely find the support of the federal government, said Merkel on Tuesday according to information from the
dpa
from participants in the virtual meeting of the Union faction in the
Bundestag
.
The federal government will make further suggestions.
Specific measures may be necessary in some areas.
After receiving this information, the Chancellor announced that she would
interconnect with the Prime Minister again
on December
14 or 15
to assess where the infection situation would be.
(fmü / dpa)
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