Germany has to do without large family celebrations at Christmas.
North Rhine-Westphalia Prime Minister Armin Laschet is the first state chief to cancel all easing for Christmas Eve and the holidays.
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany
: The number of
new
Corona *
infections
and
Covid-19 deaths
exploded nationwide on December 11th.
Country chief Armin Laschet (CDU)
announces a
hard lockdown for North Rhine-Westphalia
from December 14th at the latest.
The
Prime Minister of
North
Rhine-Westphalia
is also lifting all planned
Christmas easing
for his federal state - and proposing this for all of
Germany
.
Munich / Düsseldorf - The
coronavirus pandemic *
does
not stop
before
Christmas
in the truest sense of the word.
After a veritable explosion in the number of infections on Friday, December 11th, with almost
30,000 new Corona * infections throughout Germany within 24 hours
,
Armin Laschet (CDU)
canceled all planned
easing in
North Rhine-Westphalia for
Christmas
.
The NRW Prime Minister called for this measure to be
implemented
throughout
Germany
.
+
Corona lockdown in NRW: Winterberg in the Hochsauerland.
(Symbol image)
© Julian Stratenschulte / dpa
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: Armin Laschet cancels all Christmas easing for NRW
According to this,
a maximum of two households with five people can meet
in
NRW
on
Christmas Eve
and the
Christmas holidays
.
“The
contact restrictions over Christmas
are to be withdrawn.
The following applies: Two households with a maximum of five people.
More than five people and two households are not allowed to meet on
New Year's Eve
, ”Laschet explained at a special press conference in Düsseldorf on the
Covid-19 * situation
.
Laschet
described "dramatic reports from the intensive care units all over
Germany
".
The head of the state from
North Rhine-Westphalia also
called for the
corona crisis summit
with Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) *
originally planned for
Sunday to be brought forward from Sunday to Saturday - due to the latest developments in the pandemic.
Acting quickly and together is important now.
We need a prime ministerial conference with the Chancellor as soon as possible in order to prepare a tough lockdown for all of Germany.
https://t.co/yNl8eGzWaE
- Armin Laschet (@ArminLaschet) December 11, 2020
“Acting quickly and together is important now.
We need a prime ministerial conference with the Chancellor as soon as possible in order to prepare a tough lockdown for the whole of Germany, ”
Laschet
wrote
on Twitter.
Coronavirus pandemic: hard lockdown for NRW decided - from December 13th
“The
lockdown
has to come as soon as possible.
All business beyond the essential needs will be closed as soon as possible, until January 10, "said the CDU politician, who is considered a confidante of
Chancellor Merkel
, earlier at his press conference:" The requirement to be present at schools will be lifted for this Monday, so we will have fewer students in class.
Pupils from grade eight should stay at home and be taught at a distance. "
If it goes to Laschet, there should
now be "no more patchwork"
in the federal state of
Germany
with its 16 federal states.
The 59-year-old asked “as soon as possible” for uniform rules - even at
Christmas
.
(pm)
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