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Dispute over Merkel's Corona opening plan - Streeck presents an alternative

2021-03-05T15:25:23.264Z


The new resolution of the federal-state conference provides for a new opening strategy. There is a lot of criticism for that. Virologist Streeck presents an alternative concept.


The new resolution of the federal-state conference provides for a new opening strategy.

There is a lot of criticism for that.

Virologist Streeck presents an alternative concept.

Mainz - Lange was discussed at the meeting with the Prime Minister and the Chancellor on Wednesday evening.

In the end, there was a gradual easing plan.

But the corona numbers in Germany have not improved and the previously targeted incidence value of 35 is a long way off.

On the contrary, in the last week the number of new infections has actually increased.

The virologist Hendrik Streeck advocates the first easing, but he presents an alternative to the federal government's opening strategy.

Corona in Germany: virologist Streeck with an alternative to Merkel's lockdown strategy?

The virologist Hendrik Streeck surprised in the ZDF talk with Maybrit Illner.

He presents an alternative opening concept: “We shouldn't think in terms of industry, we should think in terms of hygiene concept.

Those who have the best hygiene concepts should also be the first to open. ”In doing so, he wants to actively involve the population and reward fellow citizens who have a good hygiene concept, regardless of the industry.

“We cannot make this distinction between whether flower shops or fitness studios have good hygiene concepts across the board.

We have to open the areas that have the best hygiene rules, ”said Streeck on Thursday at SternTV.

Not only the incidence needs to be taken into account in the easing, but also factors such as the vaccination rate and hospital occupancy.

If one were to combine the relaxation with a better test strategy, the incidence value would also increase.

The reason for this would be the number of tests and therefore there must also be other parameters for the openings, says Streeck.

Third corona lockdown in Germany?

Lauterbach with a gloomy forecast

The SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach was also a guest on SternTV.

He is by no means convinced of the opening strategy and uses drastic words: “We open before the antigen test strategy is expanded.

The number of cases will increase, the third wave will come, then you will be much closer to 100 than to 50 ”in no time.

That would mean that the federal government will soon have to pull the emergency brake again and the third lockdown is imminent.

Lauterbach assumes that we will exceed the incidence value of 100 by the beginning of April at the latest.

Corona lockdown in Germany: Discussions about the new opening plan

The coronavirus remains the number one discussion topic.

In the ZDF Talk with Maybrit Illner, the Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU), the Prime Minister from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Manuela Schwesig (SPD), and the party leaders Robert Habeck (the Greens) and Christian Lindner (FDP) discussed.

In addition, the head of the “Spiegel” capital office, Melanie Amann, the virologist Hendrik Streeck and theater director Dieter Hallervorden.

Green boss Habeck criticized the openings sharply, because the seven-day incidence is rising again.

He therefore sees no virological reason for relaxation, but only a politically motivated one.

The Prime Minister Schwesig, however, disagrees.

She speaks of the fact that the incidence value can be reassessed because, for example, there are now more vaccinations in old people's homes and there are free hospital beds.

Merkel's Corona opening plan for the bin?

The head of the “Spiegel” capital office, Melanie Amann, chooses clear words: “In principle, this plan is stillborn from the minute it is born.

He's for the bin. ”For them, there is no evidence of this opening strategy.

She does not expect any easing, but rather tightening of the corona rules soon.

In addition, the basis of new openings has not changed, notes Amann.

Furthermore, the incidence value is the most important factor when it comes to relaxation.

Prime Minister Markus Söder agrees, but also emphasizes that it should only be relaxed where the seven-day incidence is low.

(Dana Popp)

Source: merkur

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