Omikron reaches the Bundestag - it now seems known which party the infected come from

Created: 12/23/2021, 04:59 AM

Two MPs who did not know about their corona infection at the time took part in a meeting in the Bundestag.

Many colleagues received a red warning in the app.

Update from December 22nd, 12.50 p.m.:

The highly contagious Omikron variant of the coronavirus has reached the German Bundestag

. According to initial findings, reported by the AFP news agency, the cases did not occur in the AfD parliamentary group, in whose ranks there are many vaccination critics. The SPD and left factions are apparently affected, it said to AFP from committee circles. Initially, nothing was known of any cases of infection in the committee.

The AfD representatives who took part in the meeting had at least been tested for Corona;

for all others it can be assumed that they have been vaccinated twice, the committee said.

The controversial AfD committee member Hannes Gnauck, who is classified as an extremist by the military counter-intelligence service, did not take part in the meeting because of a corona disease.

Omikron reaches the Bundestag: warnings on the app

First report from December 22nd:

Berlin - The spread of the Coronavirus * variant Omikron has also reached the Bundestag.

According to information from the body on Wednesday, two MPs with a Covid-19 infection that was not recognized at the time, including the two variants Delta and Omikron, took part in the constituent meeting of the Defense Committee.

The committee's secretariat then wrote to MEPs informing them that "an infection with the Omicron virus had been announced".

As a result, the warning app also showed a red warning to numerous defense politicians.

The politicians wore masks at the meeting last Wednesday, but usually remove them when speaking.

Omikron also in the Bundestag - the federal and state governments tighten measures

On Tuesday the federal and state governments met again for a corona summit. Contact restrictions * for vaccinated persons and genesis were also decided. These will take effect nationwide by December 28th at the latest. Private gatherings of vaccinated and convalescent people are limited to a maximum of ten people. The existing stricter rules should continue to apply to unvaccinated people.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz * said that Germany was gradually getting a grip on the fourth corona wave, which was shaped by the delta variant of the corona virus.

With a view to the spreading omicron variant of the coronavirus, however, the Chancellor added, “Wave five is already looming.” Therefore, “vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate” remains the goal of the federal government, 30 million booster vaccinations should be administered by the end of January will.

"We have to protect ourselves and also our relatives."

Fight against Omikron, also in the Bundestag - next Corona summit planned for January 7th

On January 7th, Scholz and the Prime Ministers want to meet for the next time.

Hendrik Wüst, who is currently chairman of the Prime Minister's Conference, said that the federal and state governments would need a clear strategy for the next few weeks because of the Omikron variant.

This should be determined at the meeting at the beginning of the year.

The federal government has promised to present a concrete plan for the date.