Will the "epidemic situation" fall after more than a year and a half?
Markus Söder thinks this is a bad idea - he fears defenselessness against the corona pandemic.
Munich - The "epidemic situation" and its consequences are regularly disputed in Germany: every three months since the start of the corona measures.
In this rhythm, the construct that is the basis for almost all interventions must be re-approved by the Bundestag.
Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) now wants the regulation to expire - and is receiving criticism from Bavaria.
Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) warns of an end to the epidemic situation at the federal level.
When that comes out, “there is no longer any de facto legal basis - no matter what.
Neither for testing in school, nor for masks, nor for completely normal ideas such as 3G plus, or 2G or 3G, ”he said on Thursday morning on Bayerischer Rundfunk.
At that moment, “not just Freedom Day, but then there is no longer any possibility.
To a certain extent, society is then defenseless. ”Then each individual would have to take care of his or her protection.
Corona in Germany: Söder warns Spahn of the end of the "epidemic situation" - "Very, very high incidences"
Söder said you don't have to make a forecast four weeks in advance.
The corona numbers rose significantly and the situation was becoming more difficult.
The CSU boss emphasized that you need a “clean, sensible legal basis” in order not to be defenseless when the numbers rose again in winter.
But he does not depend on the expression "epidemic situation".
What you call the basis is not decisive.
In the interview, the Bavarian Prime Minister also referred to the situation in schools.
There are "very, very high incidences" - especially among children who cannot be vaccinated.
"If the compulsory test were no longer required, it would be difficult to go to school with a clear conscience." Söder also said he understood that people were annoyed by the measures.
But there will be no further lockdown.
Already at the weekend Söder had warned of a "Freedom Day" through the back door. With an end to the epidemic situation, "we would indirectly have Freedom Day at the end of November," he told
Welt am Sonntag
. Because of its Corona exit restrictions, Bavaria recently also had legal trouble. The Free State wants to go into appeal against a court decision.
At the same time, countries that have said goodbye to all pandemic measures have recently been experiencing problems: Almost 100 days after British Freedom Day, the British Medical Association is calling for a return to at least some restrictions.
"It is deliberately negligent of the government in Westminster not to take any measures to contain the infection, such as the mandatory wearing of masks, keeping your distance and ventilation in high-risk environments, especially confined indoor spaces," said the association chairman Chaand Nagpaul on Thursday.
Söder sends corona warning - objections to the Spahn plan also from other federal states
It is unlikely that all the rules will fall in Germany. Spahn is said to have said in a round with the health ministers of the federal states: “We are coming from the state of emergency into a state of particular caution. From today's perspective, the normal state will only be possible in the spring of next year. ”In a letter, Spahn mentioned two options for continuing the measures even without an epidemic situation.
Objections had also come from other federal states. "Nobody wants that there will be a patchwork of dealing with the pandemic in Germany after the epidemic situation is national," said Rhineland-Palatinate health minister Clemens Hoch (SPD) on Tuesday of the dpa. Hoch emphasized that he would like the federal government to have an “orderly, uniform transitional regulation”. It is now up to the Bundestag to decide.
The epidemic situation is the basis for ordinances and central corona measures in Germany.
It was first established by the Bundestag in March 2020 and later extended several times by Parliament.
With a corresponding decision by parliament, the nationwide corona emergency would expire on November 25th.
From the inaugural session of the Bundestag on Tuesday (October 26th), Spahn will only be in office in a managerial capacity.
If the traffic light negotiations are successful, he will have to give up his ministerial post in the foreseeable future.
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