Desperate situation in Saxony: The protective measures that only came into force this week are not enough to break the fourth corona wave.
A shutdown of public life is therefore no longer ruled out.
Dresden - In Saxony the voices for a hard lockdown are increasing. Health Minister Petra Köpping (SPD) saw no alternative to this step on Thursday in view of the dramatic corona situation. "I think it is urgently necessary because I see no other option," she said in Dresden. Even in the event of a complete lockdown, you can still graduate and keep daycare centers and schools open. One is in contact with Berlin because previous measures are not enough. Saxony has exhausted all options on the basis of the existing Infection Protection Act.
Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) no longer ruled out a lockdown before Christmas. “The danger cannot be dismissed out of hand. It can only be prevented if there is a collective understanding and common awareness of avoiding contacts and complying with the measures, ”he told the“ Sächsische Zeitung ”(Thursday). If there is not a positive effect in the coming week, “we have to have this discussion”.
According to Education Minister Christian Piwarz (CDU), the current legal situation does not allow a complete lockdown. The federal government granted the federal states a transition period until December 15, but measures should have come into force on November 25 at the latest. With this date the Ampel-Coalition had linked the end of the epidemic situation of national importance. Now it is no longer possible to tighten again, said Piwarz. Saxony has already done this with the current emergency ordinance.
Köpping also went into the tense situation in hospitals. The transfer of patients to other federal states will begin on Thursday. 16 patients were registered on Wednesday, 10 are suitable for immediate transfer. 20 patients were registered for each additional week. Köpping did not provide any information about the places to which those affected come. Saxony belongs to the so-called clover leaf east, which still includes the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.
There are also offers from abroad to take in patients, for example from Italy and Portugal, said Köpping.
The state of Saxony also helped last year.
It is nice that this help is now being returned.
“That shows that the EU can also work.” Saxony had cared for patients from Italy and France in the first phase of the pandemic.
According to Köpping, the federal government is coordinating a possible transfer of patients abroad.
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Saxony is being overrun by the fourth corona wave.
As at the end of 2020, the Free State has the highest incidence in Germany.
An end to the difficult situation is not in sight.
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At the moment, 1943 beds in normal wards and 533 in intensive care units are occupied with corona patients in Saxon hospitals, said Köpping. A week ago the numbers would have been 1615 or 369: "If you still believe that we don't have a special situation, I can only recommend that you go to the hospitals yourself." You could not give the all-clear, only issue a warning. Emergency plans have been prepared. The rehabilitation clinics with an additional 4,000 beds would be integrated. However, these are not intensive care beds.
Köpping was shocked by the attack on a vaccination team in Dresden on Wednesday. A stranger had attacked it with pyrotechnics. "That makes me speechless, that is inhuman and unacceptable." The 30 vaccination teams would give their best every day and would have to endure a lot of abuse. The minister appealed to citizens to abide by the rules. "If we don't do that and everyone looks for their loophole, we will not achieve any relief for the medical care system."
According to Piwarz, 193 schools are currently partially closed and 110 schools completely closed due to Corona.
They want to keep schools and daycare centers open.
However, you have to check every week whether you can continue on this path.
He left it open whether Saxony would prefer the Christmas holidays because of the pandemic.
“In this difficult situation, nothing should be ruled out.” But he is still skeptical about the past year.
The effect was extremely limited at the time.
In Saxony, the weekly incidence on Thursday exceeded 1000 for the first time in a federal state.
The Robert Koch Institute reported a value of 1074.6.
Nine of the ten districts are above the 1000 mark. The value indicates the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within a week.
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