Several politicians are calling for a tightening of the lockdown: After Foreign Minister Maas rushed forward with a proposal to corona vaccinated, the first details leaked out before the federal-state meeting.
The federal-state consultations with
Chancellor Merkel
* (CDU *) have
been brought forward to
January 19
.
The reason is the continued high number of
corona cases *
and a threatening
virus mutation
*.
According to a report,
SPD
* prime ministers are bothered by two details in advance
(see first
report
from January 16)
.
This
news ticker
is updated regularly.
Update from January 17, 9:06 p.m.:
Both the extension and the tightening of the
lockdown
seem inevitable - first details about the plans of the
Chancellor
and the
Prime Minister
have already leaked (see update from January 17, 6:37 p.m.).
The vehement demand for tightening - among other things,
Karl Lauterbach (SPD) called for
a "really hard lockdown" - has now criticized the
FDP
.
"We need a
special session of the Bundestag
because the parliament has to debate extensive restrictions on freedom," said
Christian Lindner
on Sunday in Berlin.
They
want
from
Angela Merkel (CDU)
know which data are based on and whether milder means would be considered, so the
FDP boss Lindner.
According to a report by the
Rheinische Post
, the
FDP has
therefore already
asked
the parliamentary group leaders - with the exception of the
AfD
- for their support by letter.
His party colleague
Wolfgang Kubicki also
called on the newspapers of the
Funke media group
on Sunday to
"use alternative measures to strike a balance between health protection and the freedom to enjoy".
"A few days ago it was said that the numbers from the
RKI
were still not meaningful for some time because of the holidays, now despite falling numbers and increasing intensive capacities, there is talk of tightening," said
Bundestag Vice-President Kubicki
.
If you believe the report by the
Rheinische Post
, the Union
parliamentary group has
already rejected
the
FDP's
demand
- the
Liberals
would, however, need at least a third of the
votes in
order to be able to convene
the desired
special session
.
While the
Greens
did not agree to support
the FDP
either, the
left-wing parliamentary group
declared
the proposal for a special session to be “justified”.
The federal and state governments are apparently planning a nationwide curfew
Update January 17, 18:37:
The
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU)
wants to meet again on Tuesday (January 19th) with the country leaders to - earlier than planned - on how to proceed in the
Corona-crisis
talk .
If you believe a report by the
business magazine Business Insider
, the federal and state governments are apparently planning to
introduce
a
night curfew
nationwide
.
The magazine relies on information from government circles, according to which it is only open from when to when such a
curfew
should apply.
In addition, it is still being negotiated whether it should only come into force from a certain incidence.
The magazine also claims to have learned that another requirement is under discussion: As it will be
mandatory
from Monday in
Bavaria
,
only
FFP2 masks
should be worn
when
shopping
and in
public transport
.
If necessary, the Chancellery only wants
to introduce
the simpler
surgical masks
as mandatory, as these are also of higher quality than so-called community masks.
Business Insider also
reports on a “kind of
home office duty light
” for companies, businesses and administrations.
Offices
have
long been
criticized
as possible
sources of corona contagion
- now the
Chancellery
apparently
wants to
follow up its appeals and
demand
home office offers
- where possible - as a "must".
According to the report,
schools
and daycare centers are to remain largely closed, but
bus and train traffic
will continue.
Ministry of Health firmly rejects Maas proposal
Update from January 17th, 1:51 pm
: "As long as it is not clear whether a vaccinated
person
can transmit the virus, there can be no exceptions": With this announcement, the Ministry of Health responded to a move by Foreign Minister
Heiko Maas (SPD)
.
Who had
corona restriction exceptions Vaccinated
required
(see today's update of 7:25)
.
“Interventions in civil liberties must always be well founded,” said a spokesman for the
ministry led
by
Jens Spahn (CDU)
at the request of the
dpa.
Fines and forced induction: According to the report, countries want to take more stringent action against quarantine breakers
Update from January 17, 12:19 p.m
.: Anyone who
repeatedly refuses
the
Corona quarantine
should be hit hard in the future - at least according to the will of several federal states, as reported by
Welt am Sonntag
(WamS)
.
The following tightening are therefore being considered:
Heavy
fines
Partly a
"dangerous speech" by
the police
In extreme cases:
forced admission
(to central collection points such as clinics or youth detention centers)
This is already being done in individual cases on the basis of judicial instructions.
According to the report, there will soon be such facilities
in
Baden-Württemberg
.
"These segregation places are permanently monitored by a security service,"
the newspaper quoted a state social ministry spokesman as saying.
Two clinics have been selected for this.
Quarantine refusers in the corona crisis: Bavaria relies on "emphatic instruction"
Also,
Brandenburg
and
Saxony
want loud
WamS
keep quarantine breakers, also in
Berlin
and
Hamburg
do not exclude you from the thought.
Schleswig-Holstein
wanted to accommodate quarantine breakers in the coming weeks on the grounds of the Moltsfelde youth detention center, it said, citing the district council.
Prior to this, there is usually a
"dangerous speech"
with the participation of the police
as a warning
.
In Hesse,
however
, according to the report, such a facility
has been closed again
due to
low demand
.
How is it in
Bavaria
?
The local health ministry announced, according to
Bild am Sonntag (BamS)
, that it is mostly possible to get citizens
to give in “by giving them
explicit instructions”
and by pointing out “compulsory segregation and fines”.
The last resort was compulsory admissions to local authorities, for example in “closed hospitals or closed parts of hospitals”.
Before federal-state consultations: Federation of cities and municipalities warns of a strict corona lockdown
Update from January 17th, 9:57 am
: The often requested
“mega lockdown”
* also calls the German Association of Towns and Municipalities onto the scene.
It was "not a solution and could
endanger
the indispensable
acceptance of the people
for the numerous measures," said General Manager Gerd Landsberg to the
Funke media group
newspapers (the issue will appear on Monday, one day before the new federal-state consultations with Chancellor
Angela Merkel
*).
A
lockdown extension
is necessary because of the RKI numbers, but Landsberg rejected a general closure of
schools
and
daycare centers
.
At least there should be emergency care.
He pleaded that only visitors with negative
corona rapid tests should be allowed
in
nursing homes and old people's homes
- but also sees a difficulty in this: "For this we need
additional volunteers
in these facilities
who carry out the test procedures on site (...)."
In addition, a nationwide campaign should
increase
the
willingness to vaccinate
in the population, Landsberg said.
Before the Corona summit, however, a
curfew
and
obligation to work from home will be
discussed more
intensely than this proposal
.
Corona in Germany: Maas calls for freedom such as going to the cinema and restaurants for vaccinated people
Update January 17, 07:25:
On Tuesday (January 19) of early next will be
prime minister summit
with
German Chancellor Angela Merkel
held in which a premature
extension
and possibly
tightening
the pressure prevailing in Germany hard
lockdown
is to be decided.
Due to the current
corona infection situation
in Germany, it
is already
clear that there will be no
easing of
the applicable measures anytime
soon
.
There are still tens of thousands of
new infections
every day
, the
seven-day incidence
in Germany is far from the federal government's target of 50.
The question arises again and again whether people who have already been vaccinated
should be given
special rights
, as they no longer pose a risk to the population.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and large parts of her government, such as
Health Minister Jens Spahn,
had so far vehemently rejected this request.
Corona summit: Maas demands special rights for vaccinated people
Now, however,
Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD
)
rushes
forward and demands exactly that. In an interview with Bild am Sonntag, Maas said: “People who have been vaccinated should be able
to exercise
their
basic rights
again
”.
According to Maas, it is misleading to speak of privileges, because a visit to a restaurant is not a
privilege
but a fundamental right.
The current
corona measures
have severely restricted people's basic rights.
It is therefore logical to give them back to people who no
longer
pose a
threat
to others.
Regarding the concerns of
Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU),
who had warned against a split in society in the event of
easing
for vaccinated people, Maas said: “Yes, this will also lead to
inequalities
in a transition period
, but as long as there is an objective reason for it , that is
constitutionally
justifiable. "
Maas calls for special rights for vaccinated people: "Constitutionally justifiable"
“It has not yet been finally clarified to what extent people who have been
vaccinated
can infect others.
But what is clear: a vaccinated person will no longer take a
ventilator
away from someone.
This means that at least one central reason for restricting fundamental rights is no longer applicable, ”said Maas.
It
is currently unclear
whether the federal government will
debate
freedoms
for vaccinated people
again at another point in time
.
As of Saturday (January 16), over a million people in Germany
had been vaccinated
against the
corona
virus.
Update from January 16, 8:10 p.m.:
The new
CDU chief
and North Rhine-Westphalian Prime Minister
Armin Laschet
said in a conversation with
Bild
on Saturday evening
: "If the numbers go down, I'll be the first to say we have to lift restrictions again . "
However, he announced a
tightening of the lockdown
in view of the
Corona summit
next week
.
“I believe that we will have to take measures again in the next week to prevent an explosive increase from occurring,” said
Laschet
.
He had already referred to the angry, probably more contagious
virus mutation
in Great Britain
about which too little was known so far
in the ZDF program “Was now?”
.
+
The new CDU boss Armin Laschet announces a tightening of the lockdown for the Corona summit.
© picture alliance / dpa |
Michael Kappeler
Corona summit: Günther doesn't just want to talk about tightening the lockdown
Update from January 16, 6:37 p.m.:
From the point of view of
Schleswig-Holstein's
Prime Minister
Daniel Günther (CDU)
, the
Corona summit
should not only be about which tightening may be necessary.
The CDU politician said on Saturday in an interview with the TV broadcaster
Phoenix
.
"We also have to describe what that means in the months of February, March, April, when certain
incidence
values are
fallen
below, which areas can we then reopen permanently."
Günther
explained that of course you also have to deal with the new
virus variant
and whether the
measures were
sufficient.
However, it was found that even more stringent restrictions had an effect.
"The number of infections is falling in many countries." The
7-day incidence
in Schleswig-Holstein is now 85. This is still far from the target value of 50, but there is still a little time until the end of the month, so Günther.
Lockdown tightening in Germany?
Merkel drove into the parade
First report from January 16:
Berlin - Before the next
Corona summit
with Chancellor
Angela Merkel (CDU)
there is apparently resentment among some country leaders.
“The mutation worries us all very much.
We need
a consultation with the scientists
on Monday
.
On this basis, we have to make further decisions on Tuesday, "said Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Prime Minister
Manuela Schwesig (SPD) of
the
picture
- and according to the article means those experts who advise Merkel.
Bild
wants to know: "Some SPD federal states are demanding more figures and data on the current Corona situation in order to make such a far-reaching decision."
Lockdown tightening in Germany?
"Better to be right now" (Brinkhaus)
The line of argument: The
RKI *
figures are currently less meaningful because of the holidays - and there is no information about the spread and danger of the corona mutations from Great Britain and South Africa *.
+
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig (SPD) wants to consult scientists before the Corona summit.
© Jens Büttner / dpa-Zentralbild / dpa
Sounds like it could crunch in the round next Tuesday.
For, for example, Union
parliamentary group leader Ralph Brinkhaus (CDU) has
now pleaded for a comprehensive expansion of the corona restrictions.
"Better to be right now - instead of an endless loop into the summer,"
the
Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung (NOZ)
quotes him
in its Saturday edition.
"In particular, the high infection rate of the new mutation worries us very much."
Before the Merkel-Corona summit: Brinkhaus brings public transport shutdown into play
And in the
WDR show
“Current Hour”, Brinkhaus replied on Friday to the question of whether a
night-time exit
restriction should
be discussed
during the deliberations
: “Yes, everything has to be put on the table.” He also said on RTL / ntv: “We have to talk to industry and business again to
see
whether all the capacities for mobile work in the
home office
are being used.
We will also have to look again to see whether
local transport is
not switched off or at least organized in such a way that there are not so many people in a bus or in a wagon. "
In view of the again partly different state regulations after the last federal-state consultation on January 5th, Brinkhaus added in the
NOZ
: “And I expect that the things that are decided at the Prime Minister
's Conference
in Berlin will be one at home in the state capitals implemented and consistently followed up. ”(dpa / AFP / frs)
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