The resolutions of the Corona summit have been made.
After a long break from scandal, a strict Easter lockdown was decided.
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On Monday (March 22nd), Chancellor Merkel again discussed the Corona * situation in Germany * with the country leaders.
Germany is expected to enter an Easter lockdown at the beginning of April.
Further consultations are planned for this
(see update from March 23, 9.45 a.m.).
Angela Merkel appeared in front of the press that night, an overview of the measures
(see update from March 23, 3:20 a.m.)
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Update from March 23, 11.35 a.m.:
Chancellery chief Helge Braun (CDU) considers the tightened lockdown over Easter to be necessary to keep the third corona wave under control.
"We have to expect that this third wave, which has now started, has what it takes to become more violent than what we experienced at Christmas," he said on the radio station
Bayern 2
.
The British mutant of the corona virus makes up more than 70 percent of infections in Germany.
"And it is more contagious and deadly." That is why it is necessary to pull the emergency brake during a rest period at Easter.
For the time after that, Braun announced significantly more rapid tests and more vaccination doses for general practitioners.
"In mid-May and June we will have a high rate of vaccination, that's why our goal is that everyone should have their vaccination offer in the summer, and then we can return to normal."
Corona in Germany: RKI epidemiologist considers Easter measures to be effective
The epidemiologist Dirk Brockmann from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) also considers the tightening of the corona measures over Easter to be effective.
"In my opinion, that could have a very positive effect because a whole series of days are quasi days of rest, so Sundays," he said on
Deutschlandfunk
.
Already at the “breakwater” in spring it was shown that many people had cut their activities.
"And that then (...) one or two weeks later had a very strong effect on the number of cases because there were far fewer contacts".
The German Association of Cities has reacted ambiguously to the resolutions of the federal and state governments.
The President Burkhard Jung called the extension of the lockdown until April 18 bitter.
"But it could not be avoided now because the federal and state governments awakened too much hope for openings at the beginning of March," said the Leipzig mayor of the German press agency.
The increase in infections was foreseeable.
The test strategy should have been prepared “sensibly”.
Jung also called for more speed when vaccinating.
According to Jung, the cities always went along with the implementation of the Corona resolutions.
But frustration after the last round can only be resolved if the federal and state governments can convince people of their policies.
“That is only possible with unity and a clear line.
That only works if the emergency brake is not bypassed. "
“People long for the lockdown to be relaxed,” said Jung.
“Our inner cities are suffering.
However, in view of the rapidly increasing number of infections, opening steps must be carefully weighed and planned.
We landed in the third wave and now we have to break it. "
Easter 2021: Rest days decided - details still have to be decided
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Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) at a press conference after federal-state consultations on further corona strategies.
© Michael Kappeler / dpa
Update from March 23rd, 9.45am:
The Easter lockdown - or as it is officially called "Extended Easter Rest Period" from April 1st to April 5th - were certainly a surprising decision for many that was made early Tuesday morning.
Public life is to be largely paralyzed on these days.
But not all detailed questions have been clarified yet.
The resolution states: "The federal government will present a proposal for the legal implementation including the reasons."
Brandenburg's Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD) has also already announced new consultations at state level on the design of the planned stricter Easter lockdown.
To this end, there should first be talks between the heads of the state chancelleries of the 16 federal states this Tuesday.
This has also just been confirmed by the Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD) in a press conference.
In the evening, according to Woidke, the minister-presidents can also hold further consultations.
According to Woidke, it is planned that similar regulations will apply on Maundy Thursday and Holy Saturday this year as on public holidays.
On the station RBB, he defended the additional restrictions over Easter and called on everyone to stay at home.
"We want to use the chance," said Woidke.
Many would certainly have expected travel opportunities, "but this time is not there, we are far too tied in the pandemic for that".
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"Difficult birth" at the Corona summit - Easter lockdown from April 1st to 5th
Update from March 23, 6:30 a.m.:
Chancellor Angela Merkel, Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder and Berlin’s Governing Mayor Michael Müller did not appear before the cameras until after two in the morning.
Müller and Söder described the negotiations at the last Corona summit as a "difficult birth".
Discussions lasted for 15 hours, including that from April 1st to April 5th over Easter public, private and economic life should largely come to a standstill.
Maundy Thursday and Easter Saturday should also count as "rest days".
"It would be a sign of respect for our democracy to expand this government declaration thematically in such a way that the Chancellor also presents and justifies the measures of the MPK (Prime Minister's Conference)," the FDP now demands in a letter to Chancellor Helge Braun.
This is available to the
German Press Agency
.
"Even the best measures to fight pandemics fail when the trust of the population is lost," it continues.
On Thursday the Chancellor will deliver a government statement on the topics of the European Council starting on the same day.
The first parliamentary managing director of the FDP parliamentary group, Marco Buschmann, who wrote the letter, criticized the fact that the federal-state summit took place without the participation of parliament: “The parliamentary debate would be the right framework for such far-reaching measures that affect everyone's life Meet every citizen in our country, discuss transparently. ”In view of this, a government declaration on this in parliament is appropriate.
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Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) take part in a press conference in the Chancellery after the deliberations of the federal and state governments.
© Michael Kappeler / dpa
Corona summit in Germany: These measures were announced by Merkel, the federal government and the states
Update from March 23, 3:20 a.m.:
After tough negotiations, Angela Merkel, Markus Söder and Michael Müller appeared in front of the press that night.
In order to get the rising corona numbers under control, life should be reduced in the Easter week from April 1st to April 5th.
In addition to the Easter holidays, Maundy Thursday and Easter Saturday are to be defined as “rest days” with a “no-gathering”, according to the resolution.
Easter services with a face-to-face audience should therefore not be held, religious meetings should only be held virtually.
The "food retail trade in the narrow sense" is allowed to open on Easter Saturday.
As far as outdoor catering is open, it should be closed during the five days.
The general lockdown will continue until April 18.
Stricter measures should also apply in counties with an incidence value of over 100 - "we have to make use of the emergency brake," said Merkel.
In addition to the cancellation of the previously introduced relaxation measures, further measures are also to come into force.
For example, passengers are required to wear medical masks in private cars, provided they are not part of the driver's household.
In addition, “exit restrictions” and “tightened contact restrictions” are mentioned - but without any details.
The federal and state governments also resolved new hurdles for holiday travel.
In the future, airlines are to test all those returning from vacation for the corona virus before departure in order to curb the further spread of the pandemic: The airlines are expected to "consistently test" crews and passengers before their return flight and no further expansion of flights during the Easter holidays, it means it further.
In addition, the federal government wants to introduce a general test requirement for air travelers to Germany - regardless of the infection rate in the country of departure.
The Infection Protection Act should be changed in such a way that a test becomes an entry requirement for flights to Germany ”.
Update from March 23, 3.15 a.m.:
The Corona summit is over, as is the press conference.
Corona summit in Germany: Rest days at Easter should be treated in the same way as public holidays
Update from March 23, 3:05 am:
"I think we knew we were taking a risk," said Angela Merkel looking back at the easing measures taken at the beginning of March.
You have to react very flexibly to the situation over and over again.
“It's not like we just opened it like that,” Michael Müller clarifies.
“You have to do that sometimes to see what works and what doesn't,” Müller continues.
For this reason, various easing measures have been quite useful in the past few weeks.
The rest days, which are now being introduced over the Easter weekend, should be the same as normal public holidays.
Facilities that are allowed to be open on rest days should also be open on these rest days.
Corona in Germany: Completely new pandemic - Markus Söder paints a gloomy picture
Update from March 23, 3 am: The
negotiations lasted 15 hours, and Markus Söder also calls the negotiations a "difficult birth".
Ultimately, however, caution prevailed among all participants.
“Even the 15 hours are only fun to a certain extent,” Söder continues.
"We are probably living in the most dangerous phase of the pandemic ever".
The corona mutations would primarily also affect younger people; it is a completely new pandemic that Germany is currently facing.
As Söder quotes the RKI, the numbers should skyrocket after Easter.
For this reason, more vaccinations have to be made and the incidences have to be reduced.
The third wave must be ended before it goes into an infinite loop.
The Easter lockdown should now serve to shut down the country for five days.
"I know that this is a heavy burden for many".
A strict return procedure applies to holidaymakers due to the new Corona rules.
Without this, no one could return to Germany.
"A difficult day because it is a difficult decision," Söder continued.
In the long term, however, the decisions are correct.
Corona summit in Germany: "That was a difficult birth today"
Update from March 23, 2.50 am:
"That was a difficult birth today,"
says
Michael Müller, describing the negotiations that have taken place.
As the ruling mayor of Berlin makes clear, especially younger people would often reach their limits after a year of the pandemic.
Serious illnesses caused by the coronavirus are currently more and more affecting young people.
Meetings within the family currently pose a high risk, and awareness must also be raised within companies.
For this reason, there should also be a test offer for employees, who should be able to be tested by their employer twice a week.
Further investments must also be made in digital contact tracking.
"Please accept these offers", Müller directs an urgent appeal to the entire population.
"Everything helps to save time".
Corona summit: Merkel announces LIVE Easter hammer NOW!
"Extended rest time" describes tough lockdown
Update from March 23, 2:40 a.m .:
"We know that the more people are vaccinated, the more the pandemic loses its horror," explains Angela Merkel.
“That's why we thought about it for a very, very long time today.
How we can achieve the best possible in the next few days and weeks ”.
Germany is currently experiencing exponential growth again.
The emergency brake must now be pulled, wherever the incidence is over 100 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants.
However, the emergency brake alone cannot slow growth, which is why additional measures will come into force in counties and cities with an incidence of over 100.
April 1st and April 3rd are to be defined once as rest.
On five consecutive days, on the Easter weekend up to and including April 5, the country should be shut down.
A maximum of five people from a maximum of two households are then allowed to meet.
Gatherings in public spaces should be prohibited during this time.
Only the retail trade should be open on the Saturday of the Easter weekend.
Religious communities should be asked to hold Easter services only virtually.
Travel is currently still not recommended.
In the future, holiday returnees will be tested for this reason before departure.
For this reason, the Infection Protection Act is also to be changed.
Accordingly, the general obligation to test before departure will be a prerequisite for returning to Germany.
Corona summit in Germany: here we go!
Angela Merkel appears in front of the cameras
Update from March 23, 2.37 a.m.:
It starts!
Chancellor Angela Merkel appears in front of the press.
At the beginning, the Chancellor made it clear that the country is currently much further than it was a year ago.
The test options have also been significantly expanded.
"The virus won't let up," explains Angela Merkel.
The dangerous mutation is currently to blame for the fact that the intensive care beds would fill up.
Many younger people are currently becoming seriously ill.
Update from March 23, 2.35 a.m.:
After tough negotiations
, things
should actually start right away.
As the RND reports, Merkel and Co. want to appear in front of the press right away.
Update from March 23, 2.25 a.m.:
The negotiations at the Corona summit are still ongoing, as Bodo Ramelow is already tweeting his own opinion on the discussion points that have leaked so far.
“I fully support five Easter rest days.
On the way there we have to significantly reduce activities in Germany and after Easter we need a show of strength in the pandemic defense with active testing, electronic contact tracking and vaccination, "explains Ramelow on Twitter.
Accordingly, the tough lockdown in Germany could actually have found favor with the federal and state governments.
I fully support five Easter rest days.
On the way there, we have to significantly reduce activities in Germany and after Easter we need a show of strength in the pandemic defense with active testing, electronic contact tracking and vaccination.
- Bodo Ramelow (@bodoramelow) March 23, 2021
Update from March 23rd, 1:45 am: The
federal and state governments want to discuss a tightening of the "emergency brake" at the current Prime Minister's
Conference
.
According to information from
Bild
, additional measures should be taken if the incidence of seven days is over 100.
This includes, among other things, the obligation to wear medical masks as a passenger from another household in private cars, exit restrictions, stricter contact restrictions as well as daily corona tests "in areas in which it is difficult to comply with distance rules and consistently wear masks."
Corona summit with Merke live: Easter lockdown with effects on church services
Update from March 23, 1:35 a.m.:
The apparently planned radical Easter lockdown also includes possible restrictions for religious communities.
“Gatherings in public spaces are strictly forbidden.
As far as outdoor catering is open, it will be closed during the five days.
The federal government and the federal states will approach the religious communities with the request that religious meetings only be held virtually during this time, ”quotes the
image
from the current draft resolution.
Since church services and religious gatherings are covered by religious freedom, it will probably remain a request.
Update from March 23, 1:27 a.m
.: Despite a delay of several hours, Chancellor Angela Merkel probably wants to hold on to the press conference that was scheduled after the Prime Minister's Conference.
However, it is still unclear how the participants at the Corona summit want to resolve the controversial issue of “low-contact vacation”, which was the main reason for the original interruption.
According to information from the
German Press Agency
, the Prime Minister
's Conference
is now being continued in the original round.
A draft
template that is available to
the
picture
shows that the introduction of an “extended Easter rest” from April 1st to 5th is being considered by the federal and state governments in further deliberations.
Corona summit with Merkel live: Chancellor for radical Easter lockdown
Update from March 23, 00:55:
According to information from
bild.de
, the participants should now dial into the conference call again.
After more than six hours of interruption, the Prime Minister's Conference could finally continue.
The radical lockdown over Easter, which is apparently under discussion, is therefore listed under the name "extended Easter rest".
Update from March 23, 12:10 a.m.:
A big surprise just after midnight.
The group of four made up of Merkel, Scholz, Müller and Söder has probably implemented the plan of a radical lockdown over the Easter holidays.
Spiegel editor
Florian Gathmann
reports on
Twitter.
From April 1st to April 6th, all shops should close, including grocery stores and supermarkets.
Only three of these six days would be public holidays under normal conditions.
The
editorial network in Germany also
reports, citing country groups, that “almost everything should close” over Easter.
However, the
RND
names April 1st to 5th as the period.
An official confirmation as to whether these measures would really affect supermarkets is still pending.
Corona summit with Merkel live: curfew as leverage for the Chancellor?
Update from March 22nd, 11:58 p.m.:
A decision that the Prime Minister's Conference had made relatively quickly was the rejection of a nationwide night curfew.
This had been requested by the Chancellor, but was repulsed by the federal states.
Such measures should be imposed within the regions depending on the incidence values, so the argument of the federal states.
According to information from the
editorial network in Germany
, it was suspected in country circles that Merkel only wanted to increase the pressure on the countries with her call for a curfew so that they would give in elsewhere - including when schools were closed.
Corona summit with Merkel live: over five hours of interruption - round of four should bring a solution
Update from March 22nd, 11:32 p.m.:
A
round of
four should now bring about the hoped-for breakthrough at the Corona summit.
As reported by n-tv, the Chancellor is currently conferring in a small group with Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) and Berlin's governing mayor Michael Müller (SPD).
Update from March 22nd, 11:18 p.m.:
The first prime ministers canceled their press conferences that were planned after the end of the Corona summit.
Thuringia's head of state Bodo Ramelow (Die Linke) and Schleswig-Holstein's Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU) will no longer face representatives of the press with reference to the advanced time.
Corona summit with Merkel live: The interruption continues - SPD country leaders consult separately
Update from March 22nd, 10:48 p.m.:
The Prime Minister's
Conference
has now been interrupted for over four hours.
It is not foreseeable at the moment when the discussions will be continued in a large group.
The subject of dispute between Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Prime Ministers of Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony-Anhalt and Rhineland-Palatinate continues to be the demand for a "low-contact vacation" in Germany.
As
n-tv
reports, the Chancellor would not support the decision of the Prime Minister's Conference if one were to speak out in favor of the “low-contact vacation”.
According to information from
bild.de
, the SPD minister-presidents also met again in a separate round.
But even within the Social Democrats, there should be no unity.
As the
editorial network Germany
reports, Hamburg's governing mayor Peter Tschentscher is said to have warned his party colleagues against measures that were too weak.
Corona summit with Merkel live: These decisions have been made so far
Update from March 22nd, 10:05 p.m.:
Even if the Corona summit is still interrupted, several points should have been agreed on by the early evening:
The lockdown is generally extended until April 18th.
The current contact restrictions should not be relaxed over the Easter holidays.
A suggestion that a household could then meet with up to four other people was rejected.
The "emergency brake", which works for three consecutive days with an incidence of over 100, should be used consistently.
Then the regulations that were set before March 8th will apply again.
Corona summit with Merkel live: Chancellor blocks declaration of minutes - consultations in a small group
Update from March 22nd, 9.45 p.m.:
According to information from
ARD
,
one reason for the interruption of the Prime Minister's
Conference is
also the position of the federal states, which demand “low-contact vacation” in their own country and want to record this demand in a protocol statement.
The Chancellor is blocking this, however, as it would send a clear sign of disagreement to the outside world.
According to information from
Bild
, the Chancellor is currently consulting
in a smaller group with Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU), Chancellor Helge Braun (CDU), Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Berlin's ruling Mayor Michael Müller (SPD).
In this, compromise options are to be explored.
The Prime Minister's Conference has now been interrupted for over three hours.
Corona summit with Merkel live: The dispute about holidays in Germany - the Chancellor takes a stand
Update from March 22nd, 8.44 p.m.:
What started as a short break has now turned into an interruption that has now lasted for almost two hours, as reported by the
editorial network Germany
.
There has never been such a long break at the previous Prime Minister's Conferences.
The central point of controversy that led to the interruption is the subject of “low-contact vacation” in Germany.
A point on which the Chancellor does not want to give in to the countries.
Angela Merkel speaks out clearly against the possibility of "low-contact vacation" within Germany.
The proposal was introduced by the prime ministers of the northern federal states and defended in the further course of the deliberations.
In addition to Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig and Schleswig-Holstein's state chief Daniel Günther, Saxony-Anhalt's Prime Minister Rainer Haseloff should also insist on the "low-contact vacation".
In addition, Lower Saxony and Rhineland-Palatinate should support the demand.
According to information from
bild.de
, the summit could even be on the brink if the fronts on the subject of holidays harden further.
Corona summit with Merkel live: The interruption continues - Chancellor dissatisfied
Update from March 22nd, 8:15 p.m.:
The interruption of the Corona summit will probably last longer than originally planned.
"We have been on a 15-minute break for 30 minutes," quoted the
editorial network Germany
from participant circles.
Meanwhile, the break should last over an hour.
The Chancellor interrupted the deliberations at around 6:35 p.m.
Update from March 22, 7:50 p.m.:
At the Corona summit, Angela Merkel is dissatisfied with the basis on which the discussion about measures for the coming weeks is being conducted.
"We decide today that we will keep what we decided the last time," quoted
ntv
about
the Chancellor.
When making the statement, she was referring to the emergency brake.
In times of exponential growth, this is not enough, stresses Merkel.
At 6:35 p.m., the summit was also interrupted because of the Chancellor's dissatisfaction.
Corona summit with Merkel live: "We cannot appear in public like this"
Update from March 22nd, 6.45 p.m.:
Chancellor Angela Merkel has probably requested an interruption at the Corona summit.
According to a report by
Bild
, the Chancellor wants to use the break for deliberations because she considers the current measures to be "too lax" in the fight against the mutants.
“We cannot appear in public like this,” the Chancellor is said to have said.
The break should last 15 minutes.
In addition, the Chancellor is said to have clashed with Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer during the meeting.
According to a report from
Bild, the
CSU politician should
ask the airlines whether they could test the passengers upon entry.
Scheuer is said to have announced during the summit: “Yes, I haven't reached everyone in an hour and a half.
But I've covered one thing: Lufthansa / Eurowings could do that. ”The Chancellor is said to have reacted soberingly with the words“ After all, you called an airline ”.
Corona summit with Merkel live: special rules for Easter probably finally off the table
Update from March 22nd, 6:05 p.m.:
The applicable contact rules will in all probability not be relaxed at Easter to make extended family get-togethers possible.
As the
German Press Agency
reports with reference to several sources, the Prime Minister's Conference is said to have decided against the proposal.
In the original resolution it was said: “Unlike the lockdown over Easter last year, visits to relatives should be possible this year.”
Business Insider
had previously
reported that the special regulations for Easter had been overturned.
Corona summit with Merkel live: proposal for domestic vacation probably rejected
Update from March 22nd, 5:15 p.m.:
The next decision was probably made at the Corona summit.
The proposal of a “low-contact vacation”, which was proclaimed primarily by the northern federal states, was apparently rejected.
In the latest draft resolution, which
Merkur.de *
has, the possibility of domestic travel is no longer an issue.
According to the current status, this could mean the end of hopes for an Easter holiday.
However, negotiations are still ongoing.
Corona summit with Merkel live: decision made - lockdown extended to April 18
Update from March 22nd, 4:37 p.m .:
It was probably the most effortless decision that had to be made at this summit meeting, as there seemed to be agreement in advance.
Now it is
certain,
according to the
picture
: The lockdown will be extended until April 18.
The participants are said to have agreed on this.
Update from March 22nd, 3:50 p.m.:
The federal-state consultations have not yet run that long, because some information is pierced to journalists again.
According to information from
Business Insider
, it was agreed in informal "last-minute consultations" that the controversial curfews are off the table.
In addition, the special regulations for Easter for families are no longer part of the current paper.
The
picture also
reported that the obligation to test in schools was apparently off the table.
Before that, a draft resolution stated that schools in regions with incidences between 100 and 200 may only open if a corona test twice a week was ensured for those present.
In a draft with “Status: March 22, 2021 2:55 pm”, which is available to
Mercury
, the Easter regulation, exit restrictions and tests at schools are still included, but in square brackets.
So all of this has not yet been finally decided.
But that leaves a lot of what will come out at the end of the day.
Corona summit with Merkel live: Haseloff clearly rejects curfews
Update from March 22nd, 3:30 p.m.:
According to media reports, the consultations have now been running for about a quarter of an hour.
Shortly before, Saxony-Anhalt's Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff (CDU) had made something clear: He wanted to stand up against blanket night-time exit
restrictions
at the Corona summit
(see update from March 22, 11:15 a.m.)
.
"There will be no general curfew with the Prime Minister," said a government spokesman on Monday afternoon.
Haseloff's coalition partner SPD also rejected the proposal.
"A curfew and the police measures necessary to enforce and control it intervene disproportionately in people's lives," said SPD parliamentary group leader Katja Pähle.
Corona summit with Merkel live: Government spokeswoman arranges curfews
Update from March 22nd, 3 p.m.:
Apparently the Corona summit did not start punctually at 2 p.m.
As a reporter from ntv reported, Angela Merkel (CDU) had previously asked for another preliminary talk with Michael Müller (SPD), Markus Söder (CSU) and Olaf Scholz (SPD).
Meanwhile, the possible curfews were also an issue at the federal press conference on Monday afternoon.
Government spokeswoman Martina Fietz avoided a question about the scientific basis for these plans.
There are regulations of this kind "in many European countries and around the world," said Chancellor Angela Merkel's deputy spokesperson (CDU).
In addition, she does not want to anticipate the results of the Corona summit.
Previously, FDP leader Christian Lindner had criticized the idea
(see update from March 22, 12.35 p.m.).
The left warned of a mess with the corona rules before the deliberations.
"There must finally be comprehensible, transparent and uniform regulations," said left-wing parliamentary group leader Dietmar Bartsch the
Funke
newspapers.
"The jumble of measures destroys trust in the population and is an unreasonable imposition for many people."
Update from March 22nd, 2:15 p.m.:
The Corona summit was scheduled for 2 p.m., how long the consultations will last is unclear.
As a reminder: at the beginning of March it took until shortly before midnight when the Chancellor, Michael Müller (SPD) and Markus Söder (CSU) finally informed the public about the decisions.
This time too, points such as special Easter rules, exit restrictions and school closings are controversial.
So it can take a while.
You can read details from a draft resolution from Monday morning here *.
Corona summit live: survey shows a lot of dissatisfaction with the federal government's crisis management
Update from March 22nd, 1:35 p.m.:
Regardless of which other corona rules are decided today at the summit with Chancellor Merkel and the heads of government, the population has to participate, otherwise it will be difficult to fight the virus.
And that requires acceptance and trust in the rules and work of governments.
A current survey gives figures on the topic: One year after the first measures against the corona pandemic, almost two thirds of Germans are dissatisfied with the federal government's crisis management.
In a survey by the YouGov opinion research institute on behalf of the German Press Agency, 34 percent said they were “very dissatisfied” and another 31 percent “somewhat dissatisfied” with the government's actions during the crisis.
In contrast, only 4 percent are “very satisfied” and 26 percent are “somewhat satisfied”.
5 percent do not provide any information.
The dissatisfaction now predominates among the voters of all parties represented in the Bundestag.
It is particularly strong among supporters of the AfD (86 percent), the left (76 percent) and the FDP (73 percent).
Behind them are the voters of the SPD (63 percent), the Greens (62 percent) and the CDU / CSU (51 percent).
Lockdown: There are currently many discussions about possible curfews - Scholz probably "skeptical"
Update from March 22nd, 12:35 p.m.:
The nightly curfew: Will it soon become the corona rule in Germany?
From when until then does it apply?
Everything is still open, but it is a hot topic.
Karl Lauterbach (SPD) does not yet consider it to be absolutely necessary - but if the number of cases continues to rise rapidly, it is unlikely to be avoided, he warned
(see update from March 22, 8:05 a.m.).
FDP leader Christian Lindner fundamentally rejects curfews to contain the pandemic.
He said on
Bild live:
"I always consider exit restrictions to be disproportionate, too severe a restriction of freedom."
According to
image
information, Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has also expressed his doubts about a possible curfew
(see update from March 22, 11:15 a.m.)
.
Accordingly, he said in the Corona cabinet on Monday that he saw a possible curfew "skeptical."
Corona summit on March 22nd: Ramelow does not consider the March easing to be a mistake - but now we have to intervene
Update from March 22nd, 12.20 p.m.:
The corona numbers are increasing - has the easing since the beginning of March therefore been a mistake?
Thuringia's Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow (left) answered this question with a clear no: "They weren't a mistake, they followed the logic that we want to try out what works and what doesn't," he said on Monday on
Deutschlandfunk
.
In view of the increasing number of infections, it must now be tightened.
"That means that what we have been experiencing for a few days, namely the significant increase in the number of infections, must now be intervened at this point," emphasized Ramelow.
"We are in the third wave."
Thuringia has been severely affected by the pandemic for weeks.
Accordingly, it has been difficult with the easing since the Bund-Länder round on March 3rd.
"In Thuringia, we weren't even allowed to take this route because at this point we were far too high with the infection."
When asked about a possible nightly exit restriction, he said that this was "still part of the requirements" in Thuringia in the event of a sharp increase in the number of infections.
New corona rules after the summit with Merkel?
Exit restrictions and special rules in conversation
Update from March 22nd, 11.15 a.m.: Exit restrictions
and special Easter rules: These are two important points that emerge from a draft resolution from Monday morning for the Corona summit.
This is also available to
Mercury
.
According to this, the federal states want to enforce that at Easter, i.e. from April 2nd to 5th, one's own household can meet four family members, not including children up to 14 years of age.
The draft also states: "Self-tests and taking advantage of the free test offers immediately before family get-togethers make a significant contribution to protecting against infection at such meetings."
Furthermore, the controversial exit restrictions are included when incidences climb above 100.
The exact period has not yet been determined, currently it is still "from XX to 5 o'clock, unless there are serious reasons".
But after that there is another addition in brackets: "or stricter contact restrictions," it says.
This point will still be discussed properly.
According to
Business Insider
, the plan goes back mainly to the Chancellery and Bavaria, although other countries also see the need to significantly reduce contacts again.
School and daycare closings also seem to be under discussion.
From an incidence of 200, these measures should definitely take effect according to the current state of negotiations, between 100 and 200 openings are only possible with a quick test for everyone twice a week.
Corona summit: Prime ministers advocate "low-contact vacation"
Update from March 22nd, 10.15 a.m.:
Are there any stricter corona rules again soon?
This is a question that worries Germany on Corona summit day.
Lower Saxony's Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD) warned against at least too strict rules.
“Many people are really tired of Corona even with good will.
And we always have to keep that in mind in our decisions, ”Weil said on Monday in the ZDF“ Morgenmagazin ”.
When
asked about the debate about the Easter holiday
, there could be a good opportunity from his point of view: “If we limit ourselves to holiday forms that are purely self-sufficient and that only take place nearby (...), then we have significantly reduced the risk . "
Similar to some other prime ministers, Weil advocates the concept of a “low-contact vacation” in one's own state.
Holidays in holiday flats or houses, apartments or mobile homes should be possible as long as they have their own sanitary facilities and holidaymakers can also get food there.
"We rely purely on the fact that you take care of yourself, that no communal accommodation is open," said the SPD politician.
Corona measures: will the lockdown be extended?
Summit today from 2 p.m.
Update from March 22, 9:30 a.m.:
Exponential growth, third wave, incidence over 100: The signs before the Corona summit this Monday with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the heads of government of the countries point to the lockdown extension instead of further openings.
This is what it reads from a draft resolution that has been circulating since Sunday evening (as of March 21, 5:30 p.m.).
A lot can change in the course of the negotiations from 2 p.m. onwards, but the trend seems clear.
Nocturnal exit restrictions are also under discussion.
What exactly the Prime Minister's Conference with Merkel will bring out today, the Chancellor will, as always, present in a press conference following the talks.
In the run-up, FDP boss Christian Lindner spoke out in favor of a regionally graduated approach in the event of any tightening of measures.
There is no doubt that the pandemic situation is currently "dangerous", emphasized the opposition politician on Monday in the ZDF "Morgenmagazin".
However, a renewed extension of a blanket and comprehensive "sharp lockdown" did not convince him.
Merkel's Corona summit today from 2 p.m.: Lockdown extension is looming - Lindner wants to look at regional events
The economic and social risks of this strategy are now "at least as great" as the dangers posed by the virus itself, argued Lindner.
From the FDP's point of view, the yardstick for easing or tightening should rather be the regional pandemic.
A mere orientation to the incidence value 100 also no longer convinces him.
The situation in the hospitals and details of the infection dynamics also have to be assessed, added Lindner.
This urgently needs to be combined with an acceleration of the vaccination campaign and nationwide corona tests, especially in schools.
In addition, the use of hygiene concepts comes as a further component, said the FDP boss.
Next corona decision at the summit today
Update from March 22nd, 8:05 am
: According to Karl Lauterbach, a lockdown extension is "necessary without ifs and buts".
Otherwise the death rate would double.
"At the beginning of the third wave we have more patients with Covid-19 in the intensive care units than at the end of the first wave," he said
live
on Sunday evening on
Bild
.
That should also be reflected in the death rate, continued the SPD health expert: "Every second person dies who has to be ventilated, including the younger ones."
Before the corona summit with Merkel: Lauterbach warns of virus mutation
Lauterbach does not consider the controversial night curfew to be absolutely necessary - but if the number of cases continues to rise rapidly, it will be unlikely to be avoided, the epidemiologist warned.
The reason for this is that the spreading corona mutation B.1.1.7 * is "four to eight times as contagious" as the previous virus when viewed over a month.
"So far, no country has managed to get the much faster pandemic with this mutation under control without there having been exit restrictions in lockdown," said Lauterbach.
Nevertheless, it must be clear: "Exit restrictions are the last resort, you have to try to prevent that." The only chance to do this is offered by a "very strict test concept" with two tests per week in all schools and companies.
The capacities for this are being "built up feverishly".
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Chancellor Angela Merkel and SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach talk in the Chancellery on the sidelines of a Bundestag session.
© Kay Nietfeld / dpa
Before the Corona summit: Merkel pleads for "emergency brake" - survey shows clear resistance
Our first report from March 21st
: Berlin - The “emergency brake” has been known to many since the beginning of March.
Not in connection with Deutsche Bahn.
But with the decision of the country chiefs and Chancellor Angela Merkel * (CDU *) on March 3: If the 7-day incidence * of Corona rises to over 100 on three consecutive days in a federal state or region, easing will be withdrawn and Contacts restricted again.
Is it already that far for Germany *?
The incidence crossed the 100 mark nationwide at the weekend.
Before the Bund-Länder consultations on March 22nd (Monday), Merkel already spoke out in favor of “making use” of this brake.
These would be the concrete consequences:
Facilities such as museums and zoos would have to close again.
Businesses would have to give up their openings in the "Click & Meet" mode.
Private meetings would again have to be limited to one's own household and one other person.
In many regions the emergency brake would have to be pulled long ago because the incidence has risen to over 100.
The city-state of Hamburg, for example, officially put it into effect on Friday.
Before the Corona summit with Merkel on March 22nd: SPD calls for lockdown by April
At the Corona deliberations of the Chancellor and Prime Minister this Monday, the SPD * -roverned countries want to talk about a general extension of the applicable lockdown regulations until April.
The corresponding state ordinances would be up to “XX.
April 2021 ", it says without a specific date in one of the
dpa
drafts of the SPD countries.
For the time being, the regulations apply until March 28th.
In the paper, dated Saturday, 8.40 p.m., there is also talk of a “low-contact vacation” concept.
This could therefore be made possible for “citizens of their own country, taking into account the applicable contact restrictions, strict hygiene requirements and the implementation of a test regime”.
This could be possible in accommodations where you can use your own sanitary facilities and organize meals through self-sufficiency.
This applies to apartments and holiday homes, caravans and mobile homes.
Lauterbach before Corona summit with Merkel on March 22, 2021: "Harder lockdown until mid-April"
Before the new corona summit of the federal and state governments, the SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach called for the withdrawal of all easing steps of the past two weeks and a tightening of the lockdown.
This tougher lockdown must apply until mid-April, Lauterbach told the
world
on Sunday
.
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Health Minister Jens Spahn welcomes SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach because of Corona with his elbow before the press conference on the vaccination strategy in Berlin.
© Michael Kappeler / dpa
It is about bridging the time until the vaccinations pick up speed and rapid tests are available nationwide in all schools and companies, said the SPD politician.
"A short hard lockdown for three to four weeks would be ideal, until testing in schools and companies is correct."
The SPD politician warned urgently of the consequences of the spread of the so-called British virus mutation *, which could even make a curfew necessary.
"All countries that got the B117 mutation under control needed a harder lockdown than we currently have," said Lauterbach.
"Nobody could do without curfews."
Chancellery chief Helge Braun (CDU) pointed out on Twitter on Sunday that the paper circulating in Berlin “does NOT come from the Chancellery”.
Corona survey in Germany: Clear majority against tightening the lockdown
Meanwhile, a clear majority of Germans are against tightening restrictions on avoiding contact.
In a survey by the opinion research institute
YouGov
on behalf of the
dpa
, only 30 percent were in favor of extending the lockdown again.
On the other hand, 23 percent are in favor of maintaining the current measures, 22 percent in favor of easing them.
15 percent even advocate an end to all restrictions on freedoms.
Ten percent did not provide any information.
The representative survey of 2059 people was carried out from Tuesday to Thursday.
Merkel has already prepared the population for tightening.
On Friday she pointed to the "emergency brake" agreed by the federal and state governments with a 7-day incidence of 100 or more. "And unfortunately we will also have to use this emergency brake," said Merkel.
(AFP / dpa / frs)
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