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Overslept in time? Söder puts pressure on Merkel and calls for Corona summit - "No lockdown"

2021-07-23T15:58:14.500Z


In Germany, the number of coronavirus infections is increasing and experts fear a fourth wave in autumn. Markus Söder wants a Corona summit soon - and is not alone with this wish.


In Germany, the number of coronavirus infections is increasing and experts fear a fourth wave in autumn.

Markus Söder wants a Corona summit soon - and is not alone with this wish.

Munich / Berlin - Will a fourth corona wave come to Germany in autumn and winter?

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) already gave a clear answer in a letter of recommendation and indicated new Covid 19 measures.

But after several million vaccinations against the coronavirus, these should be more moderate and no longer be based on the seven-day incidence, this is the idea of ​​several leading politicians and even virologist Christian Drosten.

Markus Söder: Bavaria's Prime Minister puts pressure on Angela Merkel

But did politicians overslept a bit in July to set new guidelines in the Corona crisis with foresight? Now at least Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) is putting a lot of pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the other country leaders in the Federal Republic. "We must now use the time to clarify the question: when do you intervene," said the CSU boss, according to participants at the retreat of his party executive in Gmund am Tegernsee. In addition to the incidence, the vaccinations carried out and the hospital numbers would have to be used as a basis for the decisions.

“We don't want another lockdown, but we have to solve the brain teaser for the autumn,” said the 54-year-old Franconian at the meeting in southern Bavaria.

Söder announced that he would vote on this in the coming week with the so-called B countries, i.e. the Union-led federal states, and Baden-Württemberg, which is ruled by the Greens.

He rushes forward with it once more.

But apparently he is not alone in his desire for new guidelines as soon as possible.

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Because: Lower Saxony's state government is considering adapting the corona rules before the next meeting of the prime ministers.

On the one hand, it should be avoided that, with increasing incidence values, areas are soon affected by restrictions "that have nothing to do with the development of the infection process", said the deputy government spokeswoman Kathrin Riggert on Friday (23 July) in Hanover.

On the other hand, it is necessary to react to the increasing number of infections in some regions at a "worrying pace".

Corona summit in Germany?

Chancellor Angela Merkel will probably prefer this

Riggert reiterated the demand made by Lower Saxony's Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD) on Wednesday (July 21) that a federal and state meeting should take place "quickly" to find a suitable yardstick for assessing the pandemic situation beyond the seven-day period - To clarify incidence nationwide. For example, vaccination progress must also be given greater consideration in the future. On Thursday, Chancellor Merkel promised to bring forward the next Prime Minister's Conference (MPK) on the corona pandemic, which is actually only planned for the end of August.

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Source: merkur

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