The lockdown remains, but should not be tightened.
This is what Prime Minister Markus Söder explains before the boss meeting with Angela Merkel about Bavaria's line.
Munich - At least four weeks in a tough lockdown: The measures against
Corona
are to be continued well into February.
"We have to extend the lockdown until mid-February," said
CSU boss Markus Söder
to
Münchner Merkur
before the Prime Minister's deliberations with
Chancellor
Angela Merkel.
For
Bavaria
, Söder
does not
plan to
tighten
the measures, but he calls on the other countries to implement the rules with similar strictness.
So far, the regulations are limited to the end of January.
“The numbers in Bavaria are developing cautiously positive.
The incidences are going down and the measures are working, ”said
Söder
.
“But that is no reason to stop prematurely.
Anyone who loosens up overnight now risks skyrocketing the numbers - Ireland has experienced that tragically. ”By mid-February, they also had a better knowledge of what happened to the highly contagious
virus mutation
that occurred in Great Britain
.
"The previous
lockdown
slows down the more dangerous virus variant in any case."
Before the Corona summit: Markus Söder calls for a curfew and radius of movement in the other federal states
So far,
Bavaria has been
the federal state that has most consistently implemented the resolutions from the last round of prime ministers.
“Bavaria already has one of the highest protection levels in Germany,” said
Söder
: “We are the country with a nationwide curfew, with a strict radius for day-trippers, we have closed daycare centers and all schools are operating at a distance.
As of today, the nationwide strictest FFP2 mask requirement applies. ”
Söder made it clear that
a
tightening
is not necessary in the Free State.
“Bavaria is well positioned with its current measures.
We always have to keep an eye on the acceptance of the population, and at the moment this basic acceptance is relatively high. "
Continuing the lockdown would also mean that daycare centers remain closed and the schools will work at distance until mid-February: "It makes sense to continue the previous line,"
Söder
told
our editorial team.
He again spoke out in favor of uniform rules throughout Germany - preferably at the level of the Bavarian measures.
“It would be better if all the measures decided in Berlin were implemented uniformly.” His thesis: “The more differentiated the solution, the less often it is accepted.
What applies to everyone is fair. ”On Tuesday, the country chiefs will meet
in Berlin
, in real life and partly by
video conference
.
In several countries there is resistance to Bavaria's course;
Lower Saxony does not want to support night curfews.
Corona lockdown in Bavaria: Markus Söder does not expect any further tightening before the Corona summit
There
is unlikely to be
a complete
lockdown
for the economy, as demanded by politicians on the left, for example.
Söder
expects only moderate corrections to the home office before the meeting with the other prime ministers: “The important thing is: We need a higher proportion of employees in the
home office
in order to reduce contacts.” He went on to say: “It will probably be a home office obligation do not give, but we are committed to tax incentives.
The goal is to work from home wherever possible. '' The
SPD
, on the other hand, calls for more legal action by the legislature.
It shouldn't stop at appeals.
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