Corona: Politics in the times of Omicron - Personal responsibility is now needed

Created: 03/15/2022, 10:35 am

By: Mike Schier

Mike Schier (right) comments on the adherence to the strict corona measures in the omicron wave © Michael Kappeler/dpa/Marcus Schlaf

Germany has been sticking to strict corona measures for significantly longer than other European countries.

Time for personal responsibility.

A comment by Mike Schier.

Munich – It has been two months since Karl Lauterbach issued the motto to stretch the omicron wave* by maintaining many measures and in the meantime to boost as many as possible.

Congratulation!

The Germans did so well with stretching that they are now at the top of Europe (unfortunately less so with boosters).

Even Scandinavia, Great Britain or Ireland, where masks and measures have fallen completely, are in a much better position in terms of infection numbers than Bavaria, for example, where nothing works without FFP2.

Corona policy: number of cases still high - only a few severe courses

To use the moderate balance sheet of one's own policy as a reason for extending the measures is a slanted approach.

When the prime ministers confer on Thursday, they should pay particular attention to the actual situation.

Yes, the case numbers are high.

But no, it's not the number of severe cases.

And to put it bluntly: if you don't get vaccinated, it's your own fault.

Corona policy at Omikron: The motto is personal responsibility

Which brings us to the keyword: personal responsibility.

No one is forced to sit down in a crowded pub, go to the cinema or to a football game.

And nobody is forced to do without masks.

But arbitrarily drawn visitor limits obviously don't help at Omikron.

The state should only give a promise of protection where people have to go.

In public transport, at the doctor's, in the supermarket, the mask requirement can remain for the time being.

Should a more dangerous mutation come along, everything will change again anyway.

A comment by Mike Schier