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2G no longer applies to retail in Lower Saxony
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Frank Ulrich Montgomery, head of the World Medical Association, has criticized judges for rulings on corona rules. "I bump into the fact that little judges stand up and, like in Lower Saxony, 2G in the retail trade because they don't consider it proportionate," said Montgomery of the "world". A court would presume to reject something that scientific and political bodies had laboriously wrested from, with reference to proportionality. “I have big problems there. There are situations in which it is right to rank the rights of freedom after the right to physical health - not just for oneself, but for everyone. And that's the situation we have, ”he said.
On December 16, the Lower Saxony Higher Administrative Court overturned the 2G rule in the state's retail trade. The court decided that the measure was not necessary to further contain the coronavirus and was not compatible with the general principle of equality. Among other things, the Senate complained that there were no reliable and comprehensible findings on the actual risk of infection in retail. In addition, the state could oblige retail customers to wear an FFP2 mask. This would reduce the risk of infection to such an extent "that it could almost be neglected," said the court.
Federal Justice Minister Marco Buschmann defended the judges on Twitter.
»Germany can be proud of its highly qualified and independent judiciary.
It opens access to the law and brings the idea of the rule of law to life, «wrote the FDP politician on Sunday evening on Twitter.
"That is why it deserves respect - regardless of whether the viewer makes every decision," added Buschmann.
On December 2, the federal and state governments decided that 2G should apply nationwide and regardless of the incidence in retail.
Exceptions to the 2G rule apply to shops with daily needs, such as supermarkets and drug stores.
Despite the ruling, the federal government had stuck to special corona requirements for retailers.
Government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said that the access rule was only considered to be useful for vaccinated and convalescent people (2G).
The Federal Government is also convinced that the Infection Protection Act is clear on this matter and forms a good framework.
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