In the UK, the government is lifting almost all corona measures - despite high numbers.
No reason for German arrogance, comments Sebastian Horsch.
Munich - The numbers are increasing, the masks are falling.
Despite thousands of infections every day, the British government is lifting almost all corona measures.
But by no means all English people are enthusiastic about their new freedom.
No wonder.
The British are likely to feel like guinea pigs at times.
The delta variant is spreading rapidly in the country.
Most recently, the number of new infections exceeded the 50,000 mark - epidemiologists fear 100,000 new cases every day.
At the same time, the British vaccination rate is higher than the German.
But the fact that almost 68 percent have already been vaccinated twice on the island also means that 32 percent have not yet been vaccinated.
The fact that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is now unwaveringly throwing the mask requirement and even the distance rules overboard is likely to have more to do with political goals than with a meaningful fight against pandemics.
From Germany you shouldn't look too snooty over the canal
Nevertheless, one shouldn't look too snooty over the canal from Germany. Because even if the British timing is surprising: The federal and state governments have so far failed to give a clear answer to the question of how and when the exit from the corona regime should actually succeed in this country. Instead, new variants and emerging vaccination fatigue threaten to jeopardize the efforts of a whole year. Governments must counter this more strongly - without coercion, but with gentle pressure. And with the clear announcement that Germany cannot freeze forever in lockdown in order to continue to protect those who do not want to be vaccinated despite an offer.