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 for this is the continued high number of
corona cases *
and a threatening
virus mutation
*.
Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz names a probable period for the lockdown extension
(see update from January 18, 6.53 a.m.).
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news ticker
is updated regularly.
This news ticker has ended. From now on we will inform you in this text about all important developments around the Corona summit.
Update from January 18, 4.30 p.m.:
Numerous political voices are in favor of
extending the corona lockdown
.
On Tuesday the
federal and state governments will
meet
for deliberations
.
“It is clear that we have to extend the existing protective measures.
Whether there has to be further tightening depends for me on the findings of the scientists, "said Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Prime Minister
Manuela Schwesig
(SPD).
According to the Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister
Malu Dreyer
(SPD), the SPD bosses want to
propose an extension of the measures until February 14
at the
Corona summit
.
One can imagine this if, at the same time, “economic aid comes faster,” says Dreyer.
Schleswig-Holstein's Prime Minister
Daniel Günther
(CDU) also wants a lockdown extension and emphasizes that he sees
potential for
improvement in terms of home office execution
.
"That would also have a further relief effect for local public transport and in all areas where it is difficult to keep your distance."
The subject of binding
home office regulations
is expected to be a big topic tomorrow.
Labor Minister
Hubertus Heil
(SPD) commented on this as follows: "I am in favor of making this more binding with regard to the question of the offer." Such a regulation is apparently already in the works.
It is about areas in which home office is possible.
"If we come to a political agreement tomorrow, I will immediately implement it by means of a statutory order."
Extension of the corona lockdown in Germany: Markus Söder speaks up
Update from January 18, 2:50 p.m .:
"We have to extend the lockdown until mid-February," said
CSU boss Markus Söder
to
Münchner Merkur *
before the Prime Minister's consultations with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU).
For Bavaria, the Prime Minister reveals, no further tightening is planned.
The other federal states should however follow the example of strict lockdown rules in Bavaria, demands Söder.
Update from January 18, 2:34 p.m.:
An extension of the
corona lockdown in Germany
is up for debate, says government spokesman Steffen Seibert in the federal press
conference
on Monday.
Just one day before the Corona summit between Chancellor
Angela Merkel (CDU)
and the Prime Minister, the thrust seems to have been officially established.
Although the infection rate in Germany is currently easing, Seibert said.
In the justification, the government spokesman refers to the coronavirus mutation B.1.1.7.
In other countries you have already seen how the curve of the number of infections has risen rapidly.
One wants to prevent such a development.
Merkel's Corona summit: First details about mega lockdown seep through - Scholz names a likely period
Update from January 18, 1:30 p.m .:
"It's less about tightening through additional measures than about tightening through more consistent application," said SPD leader
Norbert Walter-Borjans
.
"The numbers have not decreased so much that we can speak of a control again," added SPD leader
Saskia Esken
.
At a meeting of the Presidium, both emphasized that the main thing now must be to better implement existing measures.
"We need more
home offices
, not sometime, but now," says Esken.
“At the moment, only 15 percent of employees work from home; in the first wave, we had 27 percent.
So you can see that much more is possible, ”said the SPD leader.
At workplaces where this is not possible,
corona tests
should be carried out
at least
once a week
and
masks should also be
worn
at the workplace
.
A return of the schools to regular operation is not conceivable for now.
Update from January 18, 1:18 p.m .:
Federal Health
Minister Jens Spahn
sees "first successes"
in reducing the number of corona infections.
However, he sees no reason for relaxation, said Spahn on Monday in the ARD.
The point is to hold out "another two to three weeks".
Before the start of the
Corona summit between the federal and state governments
, Spahn confirmed that curfews were "obviously part of the debate".
However, there is already resistance to a uniform nationwide rule
(see previous update)
.
Lower Saxony Prime Minister Weil on exit restrictions: "Not justified"
Update from January 18, 12:57 pm:
"In all of Lower Saxony we are now at an incidence of just under a hundred," said Lower Saxony's Prime Minister
Stephan Weil
(SPD) of the
Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung
.
Against this background, he considers a nationwide night-time exit restriction "not justified".
Such a measure can only be justified in cities and districts with a massive infection process - with reference to an incidence of 200 new corona infection cases per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days as a threshold.
Update from January 18, 11:07 a.m.:
The
state government of Lower Saxony
has
spoken
out in favor of
extending the corona lockdown
until mid-February.
State Secretary Jörg Mielke further announced in a special meeting of the Social Affairs Committee: “We will not propose any tightening of the contact restrictions.” He added: “We have noticed that we are about to tighten the screws too tightly.” A night curfew also found no support the state.
Robert Koch Institute: glitch with reported corona numbers for Monday
Update from January 18, 11
a.m .
:
Breakdown at the RKI.
As the picture
reports,
citing a spokeswoman for the
Robert Koch Institute
, the
corona numbers
for Germany
reported on Monday
(see previous update) are
apparently incorrect.
According to the spokeswoman, it is currently being checked what the reason for the few reports from
Bavaria
or
Rhineland-Palatinate
,
for example
- the federal state of
Schleswig-Holstein also reported strikingly low numbers.
Update from January 18, 10.30 a.m.:
The current figures from the
Robert Koch Institute
on Monday are surprising.
The German health authorities
reported
7141 new corona infections
to
the RKI
within one day - according to the institute, the lowest value since October 20.
214 new corona deaths have been
recorded
in the past 24 hours
-
this value has not been so low since December 14th.
However, after the weekend, the number of cases is usually lower because less testing is carried out during this period.
Lockdown extension in Germany: Olaf Scholz for further measures in pandemic
Update from January 18, 6.53 a.m .:
“Further measures must be taken”, said Vice Chancellor
Olaf Scholz
on Sunday evening in the
picture
talk “The right questions”.
“I assume that it can be 14 days that will come again.” On the subject of
curfews
(
see update from January 17, 6:37 pm)
Scholz said: “I think this is a possible measure, but not The one who is the very first. ”Scholz also announced the increase in financial aid for companies that are closed due to the
corona pandemic
.
“I am determined to ensure, together with my colleague Altmaier, that we make the
economic
aid
that we
have designed for this year even more generous.” The Finance Minister also announced aid “for retailers, the seasonal goods to have".
Economy Minister
Peter Altmaier
spoke out in favor of combining several other corona measures.
"What we can least afford economically is the intensification of the pandemic," said Altmaier of the
Rheinische Post.
He warned of the spread of mutated forms of the
coronavirus
.
At the federal-state meeting, the course would have to be set in such a way “that we can finally break the wave of infections in the next few weeks and prevent the dynamic from rising again until Easter,” said the minister.
However, that does not mean that the economy has to shut down.
"There is a selection of options on the table, from the home office requirement to the
FFP2 mask requirement
in rail traffic to clearer contact
restrictions or curfews,
" said Altmaier.
Bavaria's Prime Minister
Markus Söder
continues to urge a consistent implementation of the jointly made resolutions.
"Half of the countries do something completely different," said the CSU boss on Sunday evening on the ARD talk show "Anne Will".
That is why the question arises again and again: "Why do we decide something when half do it differently?"
Lockdown extension: FDP calls for a special session in the Bundestag
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
.
Before that, on the ZDF program “Was now?”, He pointed out the angry, probably more contagious
virus mutation
in Great Britain
about which too little is known so far.
+
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 the new
virus variant
must of
course also be dealt with
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 Federal 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 also advise Merkel.
Bild
wants to know: "Some SPD 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.
Because, 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 whether the
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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