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Corona summit in Germany: Gastronomy calls for a “clear timetable” - but doctors warn against premature easing

2021-03-03T05:52:33.137Z


Before the corona summit of the federal and state governments, the demands on politics are divided. Gastronomy and hotels are demanding openings, doctors warn against loosening too early.


Before the corona summit of the federal and state governments, the demands on politics are divided.

Gastronomy and hotels are demanding openings, doctors warn against loosening too early.

  • The next federal and state corona summit will take place on Wednesday (March 3).

  • Medical associations warn against uncoordinated easing of the Corona * measures in Germany.

  • Gastronomy and the hotel industry demand a clear opening perspective.

  • This news ticker is updated regularly.

Berlin - Before the federal and state corona summit on Wednesday, the first details were already leaked *.

In principle, the current lockdown measures are likely to be extended until March 28th.

In some areas, however, the request of the "round of four" around Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and the regional leaders Markus Söder (CSU) and Michael Müller (SPD) could be relaxed more quickly.

Corona in Germany: Medical associations warn of uncoordinated easing

Medical associations have warned against premature and uncoordinated easing of the lockdown * in Germany and called for an expansion of corona tests *.

"It would be wrong to just open some areas because people are tired of lockdown," said the chairwoman of the Federal Association of German Medical Officials, Ute Teichert, of the

Rheinische Post

.

Openings should only be made in conjunction with a targeted testing and tracking strategy, she warned.

"Under no circumstances should we roll out the red carpet for the virus," said Teichert.

It is now a matter of regaining control of the infection process.

“The virus is still faster than our measures at the moment, we are just reacting.

That has to change. ”Teichert therefore called for more tests in schools, in companies“ and also at the hairdresser's ”.

In addition, much more must be tested for virus variants * in order to get a better overview of their spread.

Corona in Germany: Marburger Bund urges caution - openings "slowly and gradually"

The Marburger Bund argued similarly.

“The openings should be made slowly and gradually.

It is important to wait for the consequences before taking the next step, ”said chairwoman Susanne Johna to the newspapers of the Funke media group.

The risk of a third wave of infections with highly contagious virus variants affects not only older patients, but “also younger, especially high-risk patients”.

"We're talking about a quarter of the population here," said Johna.

If the third wave hits them comparatively unchecked, the number of Covid 19 patients * in intensive care units will inevitably rise again.

Corona in Germany: Gastronomy and the hotel industry are calling for openings

The catering and hotel industry, on the other hand, expects the Corona * summit to offer a clear opening perspective.

On Tuesday, restaurateurs and hoteliers from all over Baden-Württemberg came together for a demonstration in Stuttgart.

"We are demanding a clear timetable with which restaurants and hotels can reopen before Easter," said Ingrid Hartges, General Manager of the German Hotel and Restaurant Association (Dehoga), the

Tagesspiegel.

However, politics would have to deviate from the previous criteria.

"The exclusive focus on the incidence value must be abandoned and other measured values ​​recommended by the RKI * must be taken into account," demanded Hartges.

"Politicians now urgently need to do their homework and develop a concept from the three components of vaccination, rapid tests and the digital upgrade of the health authorities that allows openings and enables social life," said the Dehoga boss.

(ph / dpa) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA

List of rubric lists: © Marijan Murat / dpa

Source: merkur

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