The federal and state governments are meeting about Germany's future corona policy.
There should be easing - but also for the unvaccinated?
All developments from the summit in the news ticker.
After a longer break, another “Corona summit” * is due on Tuesday (August 10th).
Chancellor Angela Merkel * and the country leaders are discussing the future Corona course in the Federal Republic.
The most exciting question: Which regulations apply to vaccinated and which to unvaccinated?
This news ticker is continuously updated.
Berlin - At the federal-state summit, the next steps in the coronavirus pandemic * will be discussed.
In view of the increasing number of cases and the announced next wave of infections in autumn, politicians are faced with the crucial question: Should a differentiation be made between those who have been vaccinated and those who have not been vaccinated?
And if so, how?
Corona summit: Söder fears "pandemic of the unvaccinated" - testing could come
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder * (CSU) fears a "pandemic of the unvaccinated" and therefore wants to exert pressure. "Whoever does not get vaccinated is also responsible," said Söder on Tuesday on Bayerischer Rundfunk. “And that also means that the taxpayers cannot cover all of the costs. And then you have to pay for it yourself, ”he said, referring to the corona tests that have been free so far. The debate about paying for the tests * had recently picked up speed. Several Prime Ministers, including Union Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet * or Baden-Württemberg's Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann * (Greens), want to ask the unvaccinated to pay.
At the same time, there could also be a general compulsory test for unvaccinated people. Berlin's governing mayor, Michael Müller (SPD), supports this idea. “Anyone who cannot prove with a vaccination that they are safe for others must do a test,” said the chairman of the Prime Minister's Conference on Tuesday in the ZDF “Morgenmagazin”. He assumes that the obligation to test indoors will be expanded. Müller named hotels, restaurants and large events as examples. Tests from unvaccinated people would be expected there. Shopping is excluded from this. Union Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet (CDU) apparently wants to go a little further: In the future, tests will have to be carried out wherever you meet strangers in the interior, he said internally on Monday.
Corona summit: restrictions for unvaccinated people?
“3G” should stay
Corona tests are just one example of how a distinction could be made between vaccinated and unvaccinated people.
The most exciting question remains the access to public events.
Laschet spoke out against discrimination against unvaccinated people - and wants to adhere to the "3G rule".
Means: With a negative corona test, even a non-vaccinated person can go into restaurants and the like without restriction.
"3G" plays a decisive role in the resolution proposal for video switching *.
However, a way out of the regulation is also planned - for the individual countries.
The paper says, among other things: "The federal states can provide regulations that the 3G rule are wholly or partially suspended." The passage refers to an incidence limit that has yet to be defined.
In the meantime, Söder spoke out in principle in favor of exempting vaccinated persons from corona restrictions: "Those who are vaccinated pose no danger, so constitutionally it is mandatory to give them back their basic rights." The vaccination is a decisive criterion.
"Those who do not get vaccinated endanger themselves and others".
The primary goal is to prevent another lockdown.
Corona summit: Relaxation for vaccinated people - mask requirement should remain, epidemic situation extended
However, it is not to be expected that vaccinated people will be completely exempted from restrictions. Although there are further advantages such as an out of the quarantine obligation after travel, the mask requirement remains. The draft resolution states: "The wearing of medical protective masks in retail and public transport remains important and is therefore mandatory for the entire population."
In order to obtain the legal basis for the updated Corona course, the summit participants would like to maintain the epidemic situation of national importance. Germany is "still in a pandemic situation", so it needs an extension beyond September 11th. The federal government wants to refer to new indicators apart from the seven-day incidence. These include the vaccination quota, the number of serious illnesses and the resulting burden on the health system. We will keep you up to date on the final results of the summit in this news ticker.
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