From the point of view of Lower Saxony's Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD), the amendment of the Infection Protection Act must by no means fail due to the resistance of individual states in the Federal Council. Before the vote planned for Friday, the Prime Minister addressed himself to the Union on Thursday evening in particular: “We have a common responsibility.” But he was “in good spirits” that the CDU and CSU support the new regulations made by the Bundestag in their further deliberations.
Hanover / Berlin - In addition to the expansion of measures at the workplace, in means of transport or in nursing homes, particularly strict measures such as schools or business closings are no longer possible.
Many Union politicians had demanded that, in addition to the steps planned by the SPD, Greens and FDP, tougher measures in the fight against the pandemic had to remain permissible.
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After consultations with the federal and state governments on how to proceed, Weil made it clear: "One thing must not happen to us under any circumstances: That we are left with no corresponding rules in the midst of this crisis."
If certain exposure limits for hospitals are exceeded, uniformly stricter regulations are to apply in the future, in which only vaccinated or genesis (2G) and ultimately only those with a supplementary daily corona test (2G plus) are allowed in certain areas.
In the direction of the Union, Weil said: "I cannot imagine that we will meet again tomorrow in an absolute confrontation." Dpa