The hard corona lockdown applies in Germany until January 10th.
How it will then continue is unclear - as is the situation in summer.
But first information seeps through.
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany
: The
hard lockdown
applies due to the high number of
Covid 19 cases
in Germany until January 10th.
When
does
the
Covid-19
lockdown end
?
Saxony-Anhalt's Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff (CDU)
is now making no hope of quick
easing
- on the contrary.
He is considered a confidante of
Chancellor Angela Merkel
.
(see first report)
Chancellor and country leaders want to
extend
the
lockdown
beyond
January 10
, at least according to media information.
(see update from December 30th, 6:20 p.m.)
This
news ticker
is updated regularly.
Update from January 1st, 12.15 p.m
.
:
.
"After the New Year's Eve
weekend
we will see the effect of the Christmas
days
," said the Berlin medical officer
Patrick Larscheid
to the
German press agency
.
He considers a
lockdown to be
inevitable by
spring
: "We still have insane numbers of infections."
“We'll have to hold out for a few more months,” Larscheid continued.
"You should now appeal to the population that we have to expect all of this." In the capital, the
pandemic is
currently not being effectively controlled, as people's behavior is not changing.
“I don't know how to make this clear to people either.
Because I can understand anyone who says: I'm so tired of all this, "said the
Berlin medical officer
.
"Of course there will be a
lockdown
after January 10th,
" he said.
“Reasonably, politicians should already say: Nothing can change until the end of March or until the end of April.” Or: “Everybody get off the trip that we can pick up the whole thing every week.
A roll backwards is not possible. "
Wolfgang Schäuble on Corona summit: Bundestag President promotes "balanced decisions"
Update from January 1, 2021, 9 a.m .: Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble
(CDU) warns of
“balanced decisions”
in the run-up to the
Corona summit
.
With regard to the measures, "it remains central that the executive keeps an eye on the responsibility of the individual and relies on as much freedom as possible," he told the
Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung
.
It is almost impossible
to prevent
every
corona death
by law
, said Schäuble.
Politicians could
“not completely resolve the trade-off
between protecting life and the disadvantages of
corona measures
by ordinance or law, but that responsibility also lies in the hands of the medical profession, science and ethicists”.
“Blocked ports, closed markets and interrupted supply chains hit farmers hard.
They can no longer sell their crops and they lack fertilizer and seeds, which means that food prices are rising massively, ”said
Schäuble
, referring to warnings from the
UN
and Welthungerhilfe about millions of people threatened by malnutrition and starvation.
"That shows the complex relationships: We cannot protect every life at any cost, and everything else has to take a back seat."
Corona summit: Decision on lockdown extension - politicians are unanimous
Update from December 31, 7.46 p.m.:
You could say they are going into the new year unanimously - and that is not so often the case: Quotes from the Prime Minister, from the Chancellery and from the SPD leadership repeatedly penetrate the public, the
corona lockdown will be extended
at the upcoming
summit on January 5th
.
"It will take more time before we
can think of
easing
," said the Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD) to the
Rheinische Post
.
"The lockdown is and was necessary, and it will have to be extended at the beginning of January," said Tobias Hans (CDU) from Saarland, underlining this impression to the newspaper.
The SPD chairwoman Saskia Esken also got involved: "I don't think we will have figures that allow us to relax in January," she told the newspapers of the
Funke media group
.
So the direction for the beginning of the year seems clear.
Corona: German hospital society warns of excessive demands if lockdown is not extended
Update from December 31, 11:26 a.m
.: Demands to extend the corona restrictions in January are now also coming from the
German Hospital Association DKG.
“The contact restrictions must remain beyond January 10th.
Otherwise the hospitals will be overwhelmed, ”said the warning from the President of the German Hospital Society (DKG), Gerald Gaß.
"The numbers will decline from mid-January at the earliest, if the lockdown takes effect."
Gaß once again makes his concern clear: “We continue to see an increasing occupancy in hospitals with patients suffering from Covid-19.
There are now about twice as many as in the first wave. "
Before Merkel's next Corona summit on January 5: SPD Prime Minister for lockdown extension
Update from December 31st, 9:53 am
: "We can only make greater easing when we have
incidence
values
well below 50
again over a longer period of time
," says
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig (SPD)
.
Another Prime Minister is making hints in the direction of the Corona summit with Angela Merkel on January 5th, next Tuesday.
Schwesig focuses on two points: protecting health and protecting children.
However, she currently sees little room for maneuver for any relaxation in gastronomy and retail.
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Manuela Schwesig (SPD), the Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, speaks in front of the senior citizens' quarter in Schwerin with seniors who are looking out the window and waiting for their vaccinations against Corona.
© Jens Büttner / dpa-Zentralbild / dpa
Ongoing lockdown measures at corona summit?
Dietmar Woidke (SPD) confirms the trend
Update from December 30, 7:25 p.m.:
According to a media report, the Chancellor and Prime Minister want to
extend
the
lockdown measures
at the next Corona summit on January 5
(see update from December 30, 6:20 p.m.)
.
Another prime minister, who is now very sure about the further procedure, is the Brandenburg prime minister
Dietmar Woidke
(SDP).
"I am sure that after January 5th - the next conference with the Chancellor - there will be no
easing of
the current restrictions," said Woidke of the German Press Agency.
“The vaccination campaign that has just started does nothing to change that.
There has to be so much honesty. "
But Woidke recognizes at least one small hope: "The virus will be with us for months - but with steadily decreasing
drama
." There is therefore a certain optimism for the year 2021.
Corona lockdown: According to the media report, lockdown is to be extended by two to three weeks
Update from December 30th, 6:20 p.m.:
It had already been more than indicated, now they seem to agree: According to
picture
information, the Prime Minister and Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) want to
extend
the
lockdown
on January 5th
, possibly by two or three Weeks.
The information should come from a switch between the head of the Chancellery, Helge Braun, and the heads of the state chancellery.
Should this happen, restaurants, hotels, many shops and service providers would
remain
closed
.
According to
Bild
, the Chancellery is also pressing for the school measures to be extended.
There may also be
an expert talk
before the next
Corona summit
.
According to
picture
information, RKI boss Lothar Wieler, virologist Christian Drosten and immunologist Michael Meyer-Hermann from the Helmholtz Institute should take part.
Corona lockdown: Saxony’s head of state does not let go of the visits to the intensive care unit
Update from December 30th, 3:31 pm:
"There is still no all-clear.
It will be a while longer.
Perhaps the toughest weeks of this
corona pandemic
lie ahead of us
. ”Clear words that Saxon Prime Minister
Michael Kretschmer
(CDU) uttered in his New Year's address, which was published in advance on Wednesday.
“We cannot expect normalization on January 11,” he said, according to dpa.
He is the next country boss who does not recognize a lockdown at the end of January
(see previous updates)
.
Kretschmer found very personal words.
“I've visited a lot of intensive care units.
On the doors you can read the names of the patients and through the windows you can see the women and men on the ventilators.
They all want to live.
They want to experience how the grandchildren come to school and attend their children's wedding or just sit in the garden again next year and see the flowers bloom. "After these visits, he found no peace for a long time:" For me is perfectly clear: there
can only be
easing
if the number of patients in the hospitals has decreased.
And if contact tracking can be guaranteed again in the health authorities. "
Kretschmer appealed to the citizens to get vaccinated and to stick together: "It is up to all of us, to each of us, what happens next." In addition to Thuringia, Saxony still has very high
numbers of corona cases
in a
national comparison
.
The complete New Year's address is to be broadcast on January 1st at 7:25 p.m. on MDR television.
Spahn on the corona lockdown: "Don't see how we can return to the mode before the lockdown"
Update from December 30th, 12 noon:
"These figures show how brutally the virus still strikes," said
Jens Spahn (CDU) in a press conference
on Wednesday in view of the high number of corona deaths and infections.
"So I don't see how we can return to the pre-lockdown mode in this situation." Although he does not want to anticipate the deliberations of Chancellor Merkel and the country leaders, it is still very far from normality.
On Wednesday, the 1000 reported deaths per day mark was exceeded for the first time.
"1129 families will experience this turn of the year in mourning," said the
CDU politician
.
In addition, the Robert Koch Institute reported 22,459 new infections.
The
7-day incidence in
Germany is 141.3.
Corona lockdown: Spahn presents Germans with severe dampers in "Tagesthemen" - "I don't see that"
Update from December 29, 9:35 p.m.:
The people in Germany have to be prepared for a significantly
extended lockdown
-
Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU)
has now
prepared the citizens for this.
He believes that a suspension by the planned date - January 10th - is unrealistic.
"As of today, the numbers are far from where we have to go," said Spahn with a view to the
new corona infections
in an interview with the
ARD "Tagesthemen"
on Tuesday.
Therefore, after January 10th, there will be "no doubt measures".
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Health Minister Jens Spahn at a press conference on December 18.
© Christoph Hardt / imago-images.de
"To what extent, we have to decide with the federal states at the beginning of January," added Spahn.
It is foreseeable, however, that the numbers will not be so low by then “that we can simply return to pre-lockdown mode.
I don't see that, ”said the Minister.
Spahn also countered the impression that the rest of the world had significantly more vaccine doses than Germany.
“We all start under conditions of scarcity,” he said.
Corona lockdown: Armin Laschet dampens hope for a quick end
Update from December 29, 4:51 p.m
.: There are many indications that the
corona lockdown
in
Germany will
go beyond January 10.
After some politicians had already expressed their opinion
(see previous updates)
,
Armin Laschet
(CDU) is
now also
dampening
hopes for an
end to the lockdown
soon
.
The North Rhine-Westphalian Prime Minister currently sees “little space” for the measures to be ended in January.
Health authorities and test laboratories would only work to a limited extent over the holidays,
Laschet
said
on Tuesday in the ARD-Mittagsmagazin.
That is why the corona infection process is not fully mapped at the moment.
Corona lockdown: Berlin Mayor Müller expects "further restrictions"
Update from December 29th, 1:01 p.m
.: Berlin's governing mayor
Michael Müller
(SPD) also expects
restrictive
corona measures
beyond the current
lockdown
, which is initially limited to January 10th
.
“I firmly assume that we will have to continue to live with restrictions,” said
Müller
, currently chairman of the Prime Minister's Conference, on Tuesday in the ZDF “Morgenmagazin”.
The extent must be assessed using the numbers.
It can be seen, however, that the number of infections stagnated at a very high level or, at best, fell slightly.
"In this respect, I expect that we will experience further restrictions in January." Müller defended the strategy of making decisions based on the current figures.
“We did very well with it.” The start of the vaccination campaign will now further relieve the situation.
Corona lockdown: Lauterbach against normal school operations - "that doesn't work"
Meanwhile,
SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach has
spoken out against a return to normal school operations * after January 10th.
“After the
lockdown
, there must be no return to regular classroom teaching.
Mask, airing plus 30 children is not possible, otherwise there is again a risk of exponential growth in the number of infections, ”Lauterbach told the
Rheinische Post
.
He called for "nationwide divided classes, additional support for those with learning difficulties, mandatory masking in the school buildings without exception and shortened summer holidays to compensate for the deficits".
The German Child Protection Association recently called for shortened summer holidays and in return for an extension of the Christmas holidays until the end of January.
Corona lockdown: normal life before summer?
CDU politician Rüddel gives hope
Update from December 29, 9:34 a.m
.: When will the
corona pandemic
end?
Germany’s leading politicians around
Chancellor Angela Merkel
(CDU) and
Health Minister Jens Spahn
(CDU) have remained covered when answering this question and urged patience.
One does not want to promise anything that cannot be kept in the end.
A party colleague from the Union is now surprisingly different, more brash tones.
According to
Erwin Rüddel
(CDU), chairman of the Bundestag health committee, Germany will
have defeated
the
pandemic
before the summer.
The 65-year-old told
Bild.de
on the occasion of the
vaccinations
that are
now picking up speed
: “We have
herd immunity
when at least 60 percent of the population has been vaccinated.
In my opinion, it will be before the summer break that we have achieved this goal. "
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Erwin Rüddel has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2009 and chairman of the Committee on Health since 2018.
© Christian Spicker via imago
Rüddel
even hopes that it will go even faster because the production capacities for vaccines are currently being increased.
In order for this to work, the politician is also relying on the population's willingness to vaccinate.
Meanwhile, colleagues from wa.de * are also reporting on the end of the lockdown and recognizing clear forecasts from Berlin and the federal states.
Corona lockdown: Merkel's confidante Braun suspects continuation of the measures
Update from December 28th, 5:24 pm
: "I expect that on January 5th, when we meet the next time, we will not be able to assess the whole thing exactly and therefore
have to continue
the
lockdown
" - that is how it is now judged
Chancellery chief Helge Braun (CDU)
the situation quite clear.
Today he showed a clear gesture - and lend a hand with vaccinations:
participated today at the #Uniklinikum in # Gießen at the #Impfstart against #COVID ー 19 and vaccinated intensive care physicians and intensive care staff.
Many thanks to everyone who has been doing great things in the healthcare sector for many weeks!
pic.twitter.com/46q5mr8TFO
- Helge Braun (@HBraun) December 28, 2020
Extension of the lockdown?
Many prime ministers from the CDU and SPD already seem to agree
Update from December 28th, 5 p.m.:
There are increasing indications that the
tough corona lockdown in Germany will be extended
beyond January 10th.
In addition to the Prime Ministers
Reiner Haseloff (Saxony-Anhalt, CDU)
and
Bodo Ramelow (Thuringia, Left)
, the state chief
of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Manuela Schwesig (SPD),
dared
a corresponding forecast.
“I assume that we will have to extend the measures,” said
Schwesig
in the
Bild
-Talk “The right questions”: “We have to come well below an incidence of 50 so that we are in better waters again - and that will be another long distance.
Appearances are deceptive.
We have to be really careful about the low numbers now over the holidays. "
About
Christmas
were
corona case numbers
declined nationwide, because it was less tested significantly and continues the transfer of data between the authorities longer.
Corona lockdown in Germany: Baden-Württemberg wants to open schools and daycare centers after January 10th
Update from December 28th, 2.30pm:
“I assume and strongly advocate that we will open daycare centers and primary schools with presence again in any case and also keep an eye on grades 5, 6 and 7 as well as the final grades - regardless of the incidence figures . “With these words,
Baden-Württemberg's Minister of Education,
Susanne Eisenmann
(CDU),
speaks out in
favor of opening schools and daycare centers after January 10th.
The
German press agency
reports
.
According to Eisenmann, classroom teaching cannot be replaced by anything.
She also rejects an extension of the
Christmas holidays
.
“I would consider it a mistake to keep schools, daycare centers and day care completely closed for many weeks, as in March and April,” she continues.
Winfried Kretschmann
, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg, last expressed skepticism about
school openings
in mid-December
.
Bodo Ramelow: Restrictions with March - Prime Minister with forecast for Corona development
Update from December 28th, 1:41 pm:
"If the prime ministers consult again on January 5th,
nothing
will point to
any easing
,"
Thuringia's Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow
told
the
editorial network Germany
(RND)
on Monday
.
“We
all assume that the lockdown must be extended.” It was “too early to give the all-clear”.
He is preparing for "that we have
to
live with restrictions
until March
," said the left-wing politician.
On January 5th, Chancellor Angela Merkel and the country leaders will talk about easing or extending the lockdown.
The aim is to reduce the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants to below 50 within a week.
In Thuringia, the 7-day incidence is currently 288 - nationwide at 158. In addition, severe delays in reporting are expected due to the holidays.
So the numbers could rise again soon.
End of the corona lockdown?
First Prime Minister speaks plain language - next meeting in January
Update from December 28th, 12 noon:
The
Robert Koch Institute
reported significantly fewer new infections, but the numbers should be treated with caution, as fewer are currently reported.
This was announced by
Ulrike Demmer
, deputy spokeswoman for the
federal government
, in a press conference.
For a realistic picture one would have to wait for these numbers.
The vast majority of the population agreed to the current
containment measures
.
The infection process and the dynamics depend on all of our behavior, Demmer makes clear.
The most important key is the significant reduction in contacts, which also applies to
New Year's Eve
.
She also referred to the next
Prime Minister's Conference
on January 5th.
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End of the corona lockdown?
First Prime Minister speaks plain language - he is considered a confidante of Merkel
First report from December 27th, 9:00 p.m .:
Munich / Magdeburg -
The
Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
from
Berlin
reported
13,700 new infections
with the insidious
corona virus
on the morning of December 27th - and thus shortly after
Christmas
.
The
Corona-case numbers
were declining at first glance it - but the authorities appeased quickly.
There will be less testing between the holidays, and not all
health departments
will constantly submit their data, it said.
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: Due to the high number of corona cases, there is a hard lockdown
Meanwhile
, the second hard lockdown of this
coronavirus pandemic will
apply in
Germany
until January 10
.
The
corona vaccination
that has
started gives many hope
, in January three to four million more vaccine doses are to be distributed in Germany.
And will the
lockdown
soon come to an end?
Easings
are within reach?
A confidante of
Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has
now ruined such prospects with just a single TV interview:
Reiner Haseloff (CDU), Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt
.
As a member of the CDU federal executive committee, among other things, he is close to Merkel's policy.
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: when does the hard lockdown end?
Reiner Haseloff speaks plain text
“A quick
easing
is currently not in sight because the numbers are currently worrying - across Germany.
The
decisive factor
is the individual behavior of the citizens, "said the 66-year-old state chief from Magdeburg on Sunday (December 27th) of the
ARD Tagesschau
:" As long as a high vaccination rate is not achieved, the corresponding hygiene measures will also be decisive. "
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Reiner Haseloff (CDU) Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt, Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, Angela Merkel (CDU), Federal Chancellor, and Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (from left) in the Bundestag on December 18.
© imago images / photothek
The high number of cases last gave an idea of it.
But now, for the first time, a top politician has spoken plainly: The
tough lockdown
will
also accompany
Germany
at the beginning of 2021, and far-reaching
easing
is probably not in sight for the time being.
(pm)
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