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Corona summit: first MPK decisions already leaked - Scholz-PK live NOW Created: 01/07/2022, 4:40 PM By: Florian Naumann, Bedrettin Bölükbasi At the corona summit between the federal and state governments, further rules are to be decided. In particular, advice should be given about shortening quarantine times. The news ticker. Corona summit : On Friday, the federal government will be discussing


Corona summit: first MPK decisions already leaked - Scholz-PK live NOW

Created: 01/07/2022, 4:40 PM

By: Florian Naumann, Bedrettin Bölükbasi

At the corona summit between the federal and state governments, further rules are to be decided.

In particular, advice should be given about shortening quarantine times.

The news ticker.

  • Corona summit

    : On Friday, the federal government will be discussing possible tightening of the corona * rules with the state chiefs in another Prime Minister's conference *

    (see initial report)

    .

  • A reduction in quarantine and isolation times and the introduction of mandatory vaccinations are also part of the agenda at the MPK.

    However, there are reservations among the population (

    update from January 7th, 11.35 a.m.

    ).

  • Health Minister Lauterbach is for "2G-Plus" in the catering

    trade (update from January 7th, 6.42 am)

    .

  • This

    news ticker for the Bund-Länder-Round

    is continuously updated.

Update from January 7th, 4:37 pm:

Giffey taunts the Merkel government once again in her speech: She thanked the Federal Chancellery for the “good preparation” of the summit - the “brevity” of the conference alone shows that the round is going on was well prepared. In the past, corona peaks had repeatedly met well into the night. With a view to the 2G rule in gastronomy, the governing mayor of Berlin refers to the growing booster rate: 50 percent of the population will soon be boosted; these people could then go to restaurants and bars without a test.

Update from January 7, 4:34 p.m.:

NRW Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst actually calls for the Bundestag to determine the epidemic situation again in his statement.

This request was already part of an alternative proposal for a resolution by the Union-led countries.

Scholz presents the resolutions of the Corona summit: New quarantine rules are coming

Update from January 7th, 4:28 pm:

"Those who have been boosted no longer have to be in quarantine as a contact person", all others could leave isolation after ten days if they were symptom free - with a negative PCR test or rapid test even after seven days.

A PCR test is necessary for employees in the health sector.

If the test is negative, students could return to class after five days.

Update from January 7th, 4:25 p.m.:

It is still important to reduce personal contacts - the previous measures remain in force, explains Scholz. The nationwide introduction of 2G-Plus in the catering industry is new. “It's a strict regulation, but a necessary one,” he emphasizes. At the same time, the Chancellor also points out that boosted guests can go to restaurants without a test. Voluntary tests are of course still possible.

Update from January 7th, 4:20 p.m.:

Olaf Scholz, Franziska Giffey and Hendrik Wüst are now announcing the resolutions of the Corona summit - Scholz is the first to speak. He warns of "larger numbers of infections" in the near future due to the spread of the Omikron variant. An all-clear for the health system cannot be given - and one has to prepare. The best protection remains the booster vaccination, says the Chancellor. There should be another 30 million third-party vaccinations by the end of January. But the first and second vaccinations also remain “extremely helpful”.

Update from January 7, 4:14 p.m.:

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's press conference is still a long time coming - but the first prime ministers are already in front of the cameras.

Bavaria's head of state Markus Söder (CSU) was rather disillusioned in his statement *: The summit brought "little new", especially little new for Bavaria.

Most of the resolutions fell short of the regulations applicable in the Free State - for example with a view to an FFP2 mask requirement.

In view of the many unanswered questions about Omikron, it was more of an "interim report", Söder concluded.

Meanwhile, it has also leaked: The federal and state governments apparently want to close clubs and discos for the time being, and dance events are to be banned.

Update from January 7th, 3:43 pm:

Apparently the federal and state governments have also come to an agreement on quarantine - according to information from the ARD “Tagesschau”, the quarantine times are to be shortened.

According to another

Spiegel

report, there were only minimal changes compared to the original draft resolution.

Corona summit is underway: the first decision has probably been made - some strict controls in prospect?

Update from January 7th, 3:22 p.m.:

The first decision of the Corona summit now seems to have been made: The federal and state governments have apparently agreed on a Germany-wide 2G-Plus rule for the catering trade.

The

Spiegel

reports .

With the decision, a daily quick test would also be necessary for vaccinated and genesis patients in order to be admitted to restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes.

According to the report, "special attention" should be paid to "bars and pubs".

Any controls should be meant.

The plans met with little approval from the German Hotel and Restaurant Association.

Ingrid Hartges, head of the association, called the 2G-Plus regulation “a disaster for cafes, pubs, bars and restaurants”.

Corona summit: Left criticizes state failure

Update from January 7, 1:42 p.m.:

The Corona summit is still running with Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and the Prime Minister.

Meanwhile, however, the left is already exercising fundamental criticism.

"The fact that this Corona crisis round is still taking place is an expression of state failure," said the parliamentary manager of the Left Group, Jan Korte, on Friday.

It is "poor" that "over two years no one has been able to effectively recruit more nursing staff, provide information about vaccinations, strengthen the public health service or make schools crisis-proof".

Now it must be ensured that the nursing staff can be retained “without stinging”.

Corona summit threatens dispute: New paper leaked - Wüst and Co. demand symbolic step

Update from January 7, 11.55 a.m.:

At the Corona summit, very different positions could clash: The Union-led countries - which include Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia - have

their own draft resolution , according to a report by the

editorial network Germany (RND)

brought in.

A key point according to the report: The reintroduction of the epidemic situation by the Bundestag.

The demand of the expert council for a quick reaction capability requires "expansion of the options for action", quotes the

RND

from the paper.

Supporters of a comeback of the “epidemic situation”, which did not change until autumn, are also among the Greens, for example.

In the

Handelsblatt

, the parliamentary group's health expert, Janosch Dahmen, spoke out in favor of the move.

Baden-Württemberg's head of state, Winfried Kretschmann, also campaigned for a new decision.

The FDP, on the other hand, has recently been skeptical - and warned of widespread closings.

Olaf Scholz and the MPK heads after the last Corona summit.

© Bernd von Jutrczenka

Corona summit is underway - but according to the survey, a central Lauterbach plan is not well received

Update from January 7, 11.35 a.m.:

The federal and state corona summit is underway.

The Prime Ministers have interconnected via video conference, as reported by the dpa.

Advice is given, among other things, on higher access thresholds for the catering trade: convalescent or vaccinated people who have not yet had a booster vaccination will need an additional current test for the restaurant or café in the future, if the submission is so decided. According to the paper, such a step could be implemented nationwide regardless of the incidence. In addition, a loosening of the quarantine rules is up for debate in order to avoid too many staff absences - especially in important supply areas.

However, a key decision might not go down particularly well with a majority of the population: According to a Forsa survey on behalf of the broadcaster RTL, 66 percent of people are against the fact that boosted contacts from Omikron sufferers are exempted from quarantine.

A general shortening of the quarantine also seems controversial: According to RTL, 48 percent of those surveyed supported this step, 42 percent spoke out against it.

Corona summit: Holetschek does not want to rule out lockdown - Bovenschulte believes in an agreement on the proposed resolution

Update from January 7th, 9.22 a.m.:

Bavaria's Minister of Health Klaus Holetschek does not want to rule out renewed restrictions, including a lockdown, in view of the rapidly increasing number of corona infections. "From my point of view, you can't rule anything out at the moment," he said on Friday on Deutschlandfunk. He thinks it is wrong "to say something now that may have to be revised very quickly," said the CSU politician. He expects a “picture of the situation” from the talks, said Holetschek. "The question then is whether the picture of the situation is sufficient to make a decision."

Holetschek also warned of possible overburdening of the hospitals. The many, many new infections could lead to corresponding new cases of illness, even if they were milder. "You also have to see that the staff shortage - because people in the hospitals are infected, including the staff - then lead to bottlenecks again."

Bremen's Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte (SPD), on the other hand, does not expect any surprises at today's Corona summit. "There is a proposal for a resolution *. And I actually expect that we will be able to agree on this line that is being drawn up, ”he said in the ARD“ Morgenmagazin ”. There will be a joint regulation on 2G plus in the core area of ​​gastronomy as well as an urgent recommendation to wear FFP2 masks in local public transport and in retail. "And of course we will also deal with simplified quarantine regulations so that we can keep the critical infrastructure running even if the number of cases increases sharply."

Update from January 7th, 8.37 a.m

.: Berlin's Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey (SPD) endorses the targeted 2G-Plus rule in gastronomy

(see previous update)

.

She said on Friday morning on rbb-Inforadio: "We have a development here that says that the 'plus' is defined as either tested or boosted."

This is an improvement, she continues, "because in a few days we will have boosted half of Berlin's population.

They will then still be able to go to the restaurants without a test. ”The alternative would be a complete closure, according to Giffey, and the industry does not want that either.

Before the Corona summit: Lauterbach defends the 2G-Plus rule for restaurants

Update from January 7th, 6.42 am

: "The gastronomy is a problem area, because you often sit for hours without a mask": With these words, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) defended the planned access restrictions in the gastronomy at RTL. A draft of the draft resolution for today's MPK states that 2G-Plus or proof of a booster vaccination should apply here in the future

(see initial notification)

.

Lauterbach advertised it on RTL: "We have to limit the contacts again".

In particular, there are plans to create “even more security” in the interior of the restaurant.

He got backing from Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU), criticism came from the restaurant lobby.

"Nationwide 2G-Plus would be a disaster for pubs and restaurants," said Dehoga boss Ingrid Hartges of the

Bild

newspaper on Friday.

Hosts should not be the ones to suffer if the government wanted to create “apparently incentives for the third vaccination”, according to Hartges.

Instead, the federal and state governments must immediately expand vaccination and test capacities "so that this grueling situation can be ended as quickly as possible," Hartges demanded.

Health Minister Lauterbach defends the 2G-Plus rule for restaurants.

© Michael Kappeler / dpa

Corona summit: Federal and state governments are discussing tightening - these new rules are expected

Update from January 6, 10:15 p.m.:

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig (SPD) has spoken out in favor of more nationwide corona protective measures.

This includes the so-called 2G-Plus rule for access to many areas and the closure of discos, Schwesig said this Thursday in Schwerin after a special meeting of the state cabinet.

It does not make sense if the rules are looser in one state than in another.

At the federal-state summit on Friday, it should also be regulated how the quarantine in the event of a corona infection can be limited to what is necessary for those who work in critical areas.

These include, for example, the fire brigade, the respective municipal utilities or the garbage disposal.

As a further point, the SPD politician called for rehabilitation measures to be postponed so that rehabilitation clinics can be occupied with corona patients if necessary.

Coronavirus summit: Prime Minister's Conference (MPK) advises on new corona rules

Update from January 6, 10:05 p.m.:

Before the Corona summit this Friday, the planned rules for vaccinated and unvaccinated people in Germany will be public. A resolution proposed by the federal government * provides, among other things, that schools and restaurants should remain open despite the Omikron variant. According to media reports, there should also be easing in the severely affected Saxony - despite the high number of infections.

First report from January 6th:

Munich / Berlin - the federal and state governments are working flat out on new corona rules amid the tense situation surrounding the Omikron * mutation. Tomorrow

(January 7th)

the heads of the federal and state governments want to make decisions in another conference of prime ministers. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) emphasized that there will be "definitely" new resolutions. A large number of measures are under discussion.

  • Shortening quarantine and isolation times:

    Anyone infected with Corona must go into isolation - usually 14 days. Contact persons suspected of corona must also stay at home for a certain period of time, then this is referred to as quarantine. Because personnel bottlenecks in important facilities such as the police and fire brigade are feared due to the highly contagious Omikron variant, the quarantine and isolation times could now be shortened in order to reduce the total number of failures.

  • However, care must be taken to ensure that there are no new risks of infection - for example, nurses who have not fully recovered in hospitals could infect patients.

    Reductions in areas where employees hardly have any contact - for example in waterworks - are considered to be less of a problem.

    Another criterion for reductions could be the question of whether someone is boosted, vaccinated or not vaccinated.

  • Contact restrictions:

    The number of people who are allowed to meet at private gatherings could also be reduced again.

    So far, the upper limit of ten people has been valid for vaccinated people, for unvaccinated people meetings are limited to their own household and a maximum of two people from another household.

    Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) is now promoting even stricter rules.

  • Vaccination status:

    Boosting could also become the decisive yardstick for future vaccination status: Until now, anyone who has received two doses is considered fully vaccinated - with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine it is only one. According to

    Spiegel

    information, the Federal Government's Expert Council advocates requiring three doses in future for vaccinated status. Then, however, it would have to be clarified how to deal with those who have not yet been boosted - for example because the second vaccination was less than three months ago or they have not yet had a booster appointment.

  • Access restrictions:

    If the vaccinated status depends on the boosting, this would probably also have an impact on future access restrictions.

    For example, the Berlin Senator for Health Ulrike Gote (Greens) suggested that only those who have been boosted should be allowed in restaurants.

    The refresher could also become an admission ticket for other areas.

  • Mask requirement: Especially in local public transport, people are free in many places whether they wear the simple surgical masks or the FFP2 masks *, which are considered to be safer.

    Berlin's Senator for Health Gote proposes an FFP mask requirement in local public transport and retail.

  • Vaccination campaign:

    After the vaccination record in mid-December with almost 1.5 million doses in one day, the numbers on the holidays have, as expected, decreased significantly - and have not yet reached the previous values: On Tuesday 611,000 doses were administered.

    Because the majority of these are booster vaccinations, the vaccination rate only increases at a snail's pace.

  • Vaccination compulsory:

    According to the plans of the Ampel-Koalition *, the Bundestag should soon discuss various group proposals without being compulsory for a parliamentary group: They range from the general compulsory vaccination * for everyone over the age of 18 through a tiered model, especially for vulnerable groups, to the rejection of a compulsory vaccination.

  • The federal government wants to stay out of it, but this is met with opposition: the chairman of the conference of prime ministers, the North Rhine-Westphalian head of government Hendrik Wüst (CDU), would like to find out from the federal government on Friday how it intends to proceed with the compulsory vaccination.

Compulsory vaccination: Project will probably be delayed further - Bundestag debate postponed by weeks

In the Prime Minister's Conference, the compulsory vaccination should also be a subject of discussion, but now another delay of the project is looming. Important dates will be postponed. This includes expert hearings and further committee meetings, but also Bundestag debates. Contrary to what was initially planned, the Bundestag will not discuss the various proposals for mandatory vaccinations in the coming week, as the AFP news agency reported on Thursday, citing parliamentary circles. Instead, an "orientation debate" to exchange arguments is to take place in the week of January 24th - without any concrete bills being debated.

According to parliamentary sources, the first reading of the draft laws on compulsory vaccination will then take place in the following week of the session. According to the current planning status, this is scheduled for the week of February 14th. According to information from parliamentary groups, the postponement has become necessary because the preparation of the various bills is taking longer than planned. In addition, the highly controversial issue should be debated extensively and unhurriedly in parliament in order to achieve a broad consensus. It is therefore not to be expected that the mandatory vaccination will be implemented too quickly. According to the current status, an introduction before the end of March is considered unrealistic.

In addition, there is apparently disagreement within the federal government about mandatory vaccinations.

Especially in the FDP, a camp is currently forming against the planned regulation, as reported by

Bild

, citing party sources.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's promise could already fail because of his own coalition.

Compulsory vaccination: Söder calls for clarity and a concrete proposal - CDU health expert attacks Scholz

Similar to CDU politician Wüst, CSU boss Markus Söder also called for clarity from the federal government on compulsory vaccinations. "I admit, I'm also a little insecure," said Söder. "The government must make a proposal - when, for whom, which groups and how such a vaccination requirement should be implemented," emphasized the CSU boss. It is wrong that this should be done through group applications by individual members of parliament. "We expect a proposal from the traffic light," added Söder, adding that compulsory vaccination could be "an important contribution" - both medically and socially, but only if there was a clear suggestion.

The CDU health expert Tino Sorge was also critical of the current situation.

He set his sights on the Federal Chancellor: "Scholz is in silence," the CDU politician told 

Bild

, "and that with a question that worries the whole country." Now it will be interesting to see what the Corona summit on Friday will be brings this to news.

(bb with material from AFP) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA

Source: merkur

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