Home office, mask requirement and 3G: The deliberations on the new infection protection law of the traffic light parties are discussed in the Bundestag.
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The SPD *, FDP * and Greens * have submitted a draft law for the new Infection Protection Act.
In the Corona * crisis, the law provides, among other things, 3G and 2G regulations, a mask requirement and distance requirements.
The draft of the traffic light parties in the Bundestag * is to be approved today, Thursday.
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From 9 a.m. on Thursday (November 18, 2021), the Bundestag wants to vote on the new corona measures developed by the presumed future government factions SPD, Greens and FDP. The traffic light groups quickly put the new infection protection law into force. It provides, for example, that counterfeiters of corona tests, recovery or vaccination certificates face up to five years in prison in the worst case. Anyone who uses buses, trains and planes taking off in this country must therefore be able to prove in future that they have been vaccinated, recovered or tested - there are exceptions for children, among other things. Employees and visitors should only get access to nursing homes, clinics and facilities for people with disabilities with a daily negative test.
If their parliament so decides, the states should be able to continue to take tough measures, such as restrictions and bans on events in leisure, culture and sport.
Church services and tourism, for example, should no longer be restricted.
Big criticism of the plans comes from the Union.
She threatens to deny the necessary approval to the rules in the Federal Council on Friday because, in her opinion, it does not go far enough.
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Armin Laschet, member of the Bundestag for the CDU and once the Union's top candidate.
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Corona regulations: Traffic light coalition presents Infection Protection Act
Update from November 18, 2021, 5:08 a.m.:
The President of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Lothar Wieler, drew a dramatic picture of the current Corona situation in Germany on Wednesday evening (
November 17, 2021
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The numbers went up steeply, they were higher than known: "The under-reporting of the true numbers is increasing," he said at an online discussion event.
Behind the more than 50,000 infections that are currently registered per day, “there are at least twice or three times as many”.
Among other things, Wieler spoke out in favor of vaccinating pharmacists as well.
"We are in an emergency, and in an emergency you have to be generous with certain things."
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RKI boss Lothar Wieler: "We are in an emergency, and in an emergency you have to be generous with certain things."
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In view of the dramatic situation, politicians are fighting for quick countermeasures.
Today, Thursday (November 18, 2021) the Bundestag wants to vote on the new corona measures developed by the presumed future government factions SPD, Greens and FDP.
Big criticism of the plans comes from the Union.
She threatens to refuse the necessary approval to the rules on Friday (November 19, 2021) in the Federal Council because, in her opinion, it does not go far enough.
On Thursday lunchtime, the Prime Ministers will also discuss how to proceed with Corona with the Executive Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU).
It should be about a uniform line for example with access rules, alarm thresholds of the hospital load and more vaccinations.
Infection Protection Act: New corona rules have been submitted to the Bundestag
First report:
Berlin - The discussions on the new Infection Protection Act by the SPD, FDP and the Greens are progressing.
The traffic light parties' draft law was approved by the main committee on Tuesday evening (November 16, 2021).
The draft law is to be passed in plenary on Thursday (November 18, 2021), and the Federal Council is supposed to approve it on Friday.
This was reported by the news agency Agence France-Presse.
The background to this is the expiry of the epidemic situation on November 25th, which has so far been the legal basis for the measures taken in the Corona crisis.
Infection Protection Act: New Corona rules - mask requirement and 2G and 3G regulations
The new law, which is to come into force as a nationwide uniform package of measures, provides for measures such as the mask requirement, distance requirements and 3G and 2G rules.
The 3G rule is to be introduced across the board in the workplace as well as in local and long-distance public transport.
This also includes domestic flights.
School transport and taxis are excluded.
In order to ensure compliance with the 3G rule, random checks should be carried out.
Restaurants should be allowed to stay open provided they comply with hygiene concepts.
Contact details of customers, guests or participants in an event may continue to be recorded.
SPD, FDP and Greens present Infection Protection Act - contact restrictions possible
"The situation is very, very critical", justified the SPD health expert Sabine Dittmar the sometimes drastic measures.
The FDP health expert Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus spoke of a “really effective package of measures to fight Corona robustly”.
Employers should also, as far as possible, offer the opportunity to work from home again.
In order to better protect so-called vulnerable groups, especially the elderly, employers, employees and visitors are required to test in hospitals and preventive and rehabilitation facilities.
Hospitals get a care surcharge for every Covid 19 patient they admit.
The draft law also includes the continuation of social and economic protective screens.
Infection Protection Act: Corona rules for traffic lights do not go far enough for the CDU
However, because the plans of the traffic light parties did not go far enough for the Union, further points have been added.
In the event of a specific epidemic danger, the federal states should be able to, for example, issue personal restrictions for companies, institutions or events by resolution of the state parliaments.
Contact restrictions in private and public spaces should also be allowed.
General closings of shops or schools and bans on cultural events should no longer exist according to the draft of the traffic light.
With the latest changes, the SPD, Greens and FDP have accommodated the Union, said parliamentary group vice-chairman Thorsten Frei (CDU *) in Berlin. The current version of the draft law still falls far short of what the current Infection Protection Act enables. Frei described the planned 3G rule in the workplace as positive. But overall, the new draft is "not what we think is right and adequate in this situation," said Frei, according to Agence France-Presse.
Frei also criticized the fact that the traffic light parties did not want to prolong the epidemic emergency of national scope.
There is absolutely no reason not to use this “tried and tested instrument” any more, judged Frei.
The Union wants to apply to the Bundestag to extend the epidemic emergency beyond November 25th.
(acg with AFP)
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