In view of the corona development in Germany, Chancellor Merkel wants to enforce stricter lockdown rules to protect the population.
In the Bundestag, the head of government is calling for stricter requirements to contain
Covid-19
.
According to Merkel, further steps are necessary
even
before Christmas
.
She is also pushing for a
tough lockdown
after the holidays.
Berlin -
Angela Merkel
found clear words on Wednesday.
The Chancellor spoke more emotionally than rarely in the Bundestag about the
corona pandemic
in Germany and called for additional measures.
The occasion was a
general debate on the budget
for the coming year.
This will also be strongly influenced by the current health crisis.
"We have to work hard now and get through this together," warned Merkel in her speech.
590 deaths
within one day are unacceptable.
The
Robert Koch Institute
(RKI) reported this new high for Germany on Wednesday morning.
Merkel therefore proposes concrete new measures up to a tougher lockdown and states a clear goal:
to reduce
the
nationwide incidence value to 50
.
Extension of school holidays and digital lessons
Hard lockdown after Christmas
No opening of hotels over the holidays
Angela Merkel about Corona in Germany: bring forward and extend school holidays before Christmas
It wants to achieve this goal by significantly tightening the applicable restrictions.
Merkel emphasizes
that you should be
active
before Christmas
.
There should not be an
exponential growth in the number of infections
again.
Therefore, she brings an
extension of the school holidays
into play, possibly until January 10th.
One must also think about starting the vacation on December 16 instead of December 19 as planned.
If this is not possible,
switch
to
digital
teaching.
Chancellor #Merkel in the Bundestag on the importance of scientific knowledge.
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- Steffen Seibert (@RegSsprecher) December 9, 2020
Tough corona lockdown in Germany after the holidays: Merkel insists on restrictions
In view of the development of the corona virus in Germany, the following applies: contacts and travel must continue to be avoided during the Christmas season.
Merkel continues to
regard hotel stays
for
visiting
relatives as “wrong”.
The Chancellor is in favor of
a nationwide,
tough lockdown
after the holidays
until January 10th
and thus joins the
proposals of the Leopoldina Science Academy
.
Shops should then also be closed.
In her opinion, the recommendations are correct.
“Let's take it seriously!” Said the Chancellor, “otherwise the pandemic will slip away from us again”.
Merkel called the
vaccinations against the coronavirus
expected from January
“a glimmer of hope”.
However, she warned against too high expectations.
However, Merkel did not announce a specific timetable for new federal and state resolutions.
(mam / AFP)
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