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Lauterbach warns of Corona mutation - and wants tougher lockdown goal: "Long show of strength"

2021-01-04T22:28:42.428Z


SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach calls for an extension of the lockdown in Germany before the Corona summit. To do this, he proposes a new approach.


SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach calls for an extension of the lockdown in Germany before the Corona summit.

To do this, he proposes a new approach.

  • The current

    corona situation

    in

    Germany is

    likely to result in a

    lockdown extension

    .

  • Karl Lauterbach

    warns of the

    virus mutation

    and suggests a new lockdown approach.

  • The SPD health expert also calls for a “pragmatic, intelligent”

    vaccination strategy

    .

Berlin - On Tuesday (January 5th) the Prime Minister and Chancellor

Angela Merkel

will meet for the

next

Corona summit

.

An

extension of the lockdown

seems inevitable given the current infection situation.

Only the length of the measures should be discussed.

SPD health expert

Karl Lauterbach is

now calling for a new approach.

A

combination

of two means is

required for him

.

Corona in Germany: Lauterbach demands consistent and unlimited lockdown

Lauterbach is

certain

that there must be a

consistent lockdown in

order

to get

the

corona pandemic

in

Germany

under control

.

The

7-day incidence

would even have to be reduced to a value of

25

, he says - so far, the incidence

value

50 has been the magic target.

According to the

Robert Koch Institute (RKI),

the 7-day incidence in Germany is currently

139.4, which is far from what the SPD health expert claims.

"An incidence value of 50 is not enough, because in the future we will probably

be dealing

with a

virus variant

that is much more contagious than the one that has been

widespread

in

Germany up to

now

," warned

Lauterbach

in an interview with the

Passauer Neue Presse

.

One must assume that the variant could spread widely in Germany in a few weeks.

Lauterbach

therefore called for a new approach to extending the

lockdown

.

“The lockdown must continue and should

not be limited in

time, but rather be

geared towards

the

target value of 25

”, so the suggestion of the SPD health expert.

“He has to go on until the goal of new infections is reached.

Then the health authorities can regain control of the development. ”“ We need a long, consistent effort to control the situation well, ”Lauterbach also explained on Twitter.

(3) The current lockdown should simply continue until the target value is reached.

If daycare centers and primary schools open, it will certainly take well into February.

But it's worth it.

Because: if there was a relapse after lockdown, it could be that UK mutation B.117 dominates

- Karl Lauterbach (@Karl_Lauterbach) January 3, 2021

Corona in Germany: Lauterbach calls for a "pragmatic, intelligent" vaccination strategy

Lauterbach's

second demand

is a

“pragmatic, intelligent” vaccination strategy.

"We should rethink and come to terms with the fact that we initially no longer have doses of the vaccines from the manufacturers

Biontech

and

Moderna

," he said.

An

early first vaccination

, as practiced in Great Britain, for example, would be the right step.

In the next twelve weeks it is important to “provide as many people as possible with the first vaccination”.

Lauterbach also called for the rapid emergency approval of the vaccine to be examined by AstraZeneca.

"If necessary, single-handedly in Germany too," he said.

The

chaos to Impfstart

called

Lauterbach

disappointing and voiced criticism of the

EU

.

In his opinion, more

corona vaccine should have been obtained

from Biontech and Moderna.

"In my opinion, the EU should have taken more risks, also at the risk of wasting a lot of money," said Lauterbach.

Corona in Germany: Lauterbach with a clear opinion about the school opening

The

expert also has a clear opinion

in the discussion about the

opening of schools

after January 10th.

“All school classes above elementary school should be

taught

without face-to-face

lessons,” demanded

Lauterbach

.

Only the primary schools and daycare centers could reopen.

"But there should be

no compulsory attendance

in primary school

either." According to Lauterbach, face-to-face lessons should be suspended from the fifth grade until the

goal of new corona infections has been

achieved.

(ph)

List of rubric lists: © Reiner Zensen via www.imago-images.de

Source: merkur

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