Longing for the hairdresser, longing for the vaccine
Unfortunately, today is only the day when
everyone can go to the hairdresser again
.
Today is not the day when Germany would finally have to announce a convincing vaccination strategy that could ensure that the number of people vaccinated in this country increases as quickly as in
Great Britain
or the
USA
.
And today is not the day when all citizens receive free rapid tests, although Federal Health
Minister Jens Spahn
had actually promised that for today - which Chancellor
Angela Merkel
then took back.
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Lettering on a clothing store in Berlin
Photo: Kira Hofmann / dpa
There are still two days until the next
Prime Minister's Conference
, at which the federal and state governments are again faced with a difficult task: the citizens are increasingly demanding
easing
, but the
third wave
is already on its way.
So what should apply from March 8th?
I treat everyone with an unsightly mat that hairdressers in Germany open today.
But this opening of the hairdressing salons a week earlier (while all other shops remain closed) is also a
symbol of the helplessness of German politics
: one wants to give people something with it - it is not a perspective.
All over the country, the authorities are trying to keep the number of infections low with local measures and sometimes some hardship - in
Hamburg
, where
masks
have
recently also been
worn
when jogging
, a police car chased a young person who had hugged friends in the park last week.
In
Düsseldorf
, the city has
imposed
a
“no stay”
until mid-March - anyone who stays or sits in certain zones for a longer period of time has to expect a fine, to paraphrase Goethe: “I will say at the moment: Stay a while!
you are so pretty!
Then you can shackle me / then I will gladly perish! "
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No-stay signs in Düsseldorf
Photo: BEAUTIFUL SPORTS / Kenny Beele / imago images / Beautiful Sports
The acceptance of new
measures with strange names
would certainly be higher if the state could supply more than hairdressing openings - for example: vaccine and a working test concept.
The resentment of many citizens is increasing because the state is strong but not empowered to act.
It remains unclear why the UK has been successfully administering just one dose of vaccine for months to help vaccinate more people.
There is still good news: In the
USA
, the
Johnson & Johnson vaccine is
likely to be approved today.
According to the data from the US authorities, it is also very effective and has the advantage that only one dose is required per person.
The
European Medicines Agency
could also recommend the vaccine for approval shortly.
SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach calls for a new concept of rapid tests and a second vaccination dose administered later
It's too early to write Trump off
Will
Donald Trump make
the comeback?
Will he run
for
the Republican
presidential run again
in
2024
?
The question remains open, even after his first public appearance since leaving.
He delivered a speech last night to his core base, the
Conservative Political Action Conference
(CPAC)
right-wing activist congress
, a bitter lament against
Joe Biden and the Democrats
, largely scripted.
He claimed that the new administration had converted his "America First" to "America Last" within a month, talked about migration as in the old days and revived many of his old hits - such as the claim that "predators" came from Mexico US border.
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Donald Trump at the CPAC conference
Photo: John Raoux / AP
US correspondent
Marc Pitzke
took a look at the performance on site: "Everything is like it used to be," he writes.
Trump's speech was as stale as the coffee in the hallway - an infusion of
old slogans, affronts, resentments, conspiracy myths and lies
.
Nonetheless, the biggest and most dangerous of these lies applauded the audience enthusiastically: his claim that the election was manipulated.
During his visit, our correspondent had already got the impression the day before that the Republicans are mutating more and more into the radical Trump sect.
So it makes perfect sense that Trump
denied
the reports
that he would start a new party
- he already has a party.
For the Republican base, Trump remains their hero, and in their circles the
Trumpian lie about the stolen election has
long prevailed as the truth - it motivates and radicalizes Republicans across the country.
But it is
too early to proclaim Trump a candidate for 2024 or to declare him dead
.
In a survey of the conference participants, 95 percent of the participants said that Trump's policy should be continued.
But only 68 percent wanted the ex-president to run again in 2024.
That's not a very high number for a poll of his greatest admirers.
Part of the Republicans obviously want
Trumpism to continue without Donald Trump
.
Nevertheless, he earned great applause when he said in his speech: "Maybe I'll decide to defeat her a third time."
Trump's first appearance as ex-president: Back to the future
Does Sarkozy have to go to jail?
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Ex-President Sarkozy
Photo: BERTRAND GUAY / AFP
Nicolas Sarkozy
is the first French ex-president to face years of imprisonment for corruption: today the verdict will be given against the man who was in office from 2007 to 2012.
It is not the only trial in the dazzling ex-president's web of affairs.
The allegation is in the room that the Libyan ex-dictator
Muammar al-Gaddafi
is said to have illegally invested around 50 million dollars in Sarkozy's election campaign - a process is also underway.
But today there is another allegation: Sarkozy is said to have tried
to bribe
the
prosecutor of the Gaddafi investigation
- with a post in the Principality of Monaco.
Sarkozy wanted information about the investigation and is said to have bought a disposable cell phone for this offer - because he knew that his phones would be tapped.
If Sarkozy is believed, there is a political conspiracy against him.
In any case, however, it is about film material.
Is it any wonder that Sarkozy was the only
ex-president to be vaccinated in January
, even though he is only 66 and is therefore a vaccine pester?
It is hard to imagine that Sarkozy will actually go behind bars if he is guilty.
In a country where presidents
long played the role of kings
and accordingly felt inviolable, that would be a turning point.
Nicolas Sarkozy: What happened to France's ex-president?
Story of the day: The children in the pandemic
At spiegel.de we have
dedicated
a focus to
the biggest losers in the pandemic: children and adolescents
.
In poor countries in particular, most have not gone to school for a year - more than 24 million children worldwide could not even return to school after the pandemic.
Three times as many children will not get enough education because of the pandemic to avoid sliding into poverty.
It's the biggest education crisis in 100 years.
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Schoolgirl in the Kibera slum in Nairobi
Photo: Brian Otieno / GGImages / Der Spiegel
Read the research of our correspondents in Bangalore, Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro here.
In the Philippines, children and adolescents have been locked at home for a year.
But also in Germany, experts warn that children from socially disadvantaged families will be forgotten in the crisis.
Generation Corona in Germany: What the pandemic is doing to our children - and what helps them
Loser of the day ...
... are
the hungry people in Yemen
.
The situation in this war is catastrophic, it has been escalating for weeks, the fighting is more bitter than it has been in years and the danger of famine is increasing.
But the interest of the world public remains low.
The war in Yemen between
government forces allied with Riyadh
and
Houthi militias supported
by
Iran
has already lasted seven years
.
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Children in a reception camp for internally displaced persons near Marib
Photo: NABIL ALAWZARI / AFP
Two thirds of all Yemenis depend on international aid for their survival, but according to UN Emergency Aid
Chief Mark Lowcock
, the rich countries have reduced their support.
In the SPIEGEL interview, he explains the situation as follows: “It has never been worse.
People have no jobs and no money.
Their farms are bombed, their fishing boats destroyed.
They are starving, and we too have no more money to feed the people. "
An
international donor conference is
taking place
today
, which is being organized by the UN together with
Switzerland
and
Sweden
- Federal Foreign Minister
Heiko Maas
is also taking part.
This should at least raise enough money to feed more people again.
Nor can it offer a peace perspective for the people.
UN emergency aid in Yemen: "We have no more money to feed the people"
The latest news from the night
Syrian air defense intercepts Israeli missiles:
Israeli air strikes on targets in Syria are not uncommon.
The government in Damascus is now reporting that it has repelled missiles from the neighboring state
Iran rejects informal meeting:
No discussion as long as the US sanctions last: Tehran does not want to accept an offer for an informal meeting by the parties to the nuclear agreement for the time being
The owner of the Chinese champion only wants to sell electrical appliances:
In 2019 they wanted to lure Gareth Bale to the east of China, now the owner group of Jiangsu FC has announced that it will cease gaming with immediate effect.
One wants to focus on the core business
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I wish you a good start to the day.
Your Mathieu von Rohr