Lauterbach PK in Berlin: Federal Minister of Health provides information on the corona situation and hospital reform
Created: 05/02/2022, 12:46 p.m
By: Martina Lippl
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach at a press conference in Berlin (archive photo).
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Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach wants to find out more about the corona situation in Germany at a press conference in Berlin.
Another issue is hospital reform.
All information in the live ticker.
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) wants to provide information about the corona situation in Germany.
number of infections, the topic of hospital reform is also on the agenda.
The press conference will take place on Monday (May 2nd) in Berlin on the sidelines of a specialist conference.
All information here in the live ticker.
Berlin – How is the corona pandemic going in Germany?
Almost all Corona rules have now fallen in Germany.
The mandatory isolation requirement is now to be reduced to five days.
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach spoke on ARD last Friday for a final test “at least as an urgent recommendation”.
However, in some countries the proposed free testing is rejected.
Headwind comes from Bavaria.
"We see the question of free testing a little differently than the Federal Minister of Health," said Bavaria's Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU) in the
Rheinische Post.
Lauterbach has also been criticized for the lack of a corona concept for the fall.
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder is surprised that "Lauterbach and the federal government have not made any suggestions as to how to react in the fall.
So to set new vaccination incentives after the vaccination requirement has failed.” In an interview with the broadcaster phoenix, Söder also called for the expansion of the medical infrastructure in the event of an increase in the number of infections in autumn.
Lauterbach PK in Berlin - current information on the corona situation in Germany
Health Minister Karl Lauterbach wants to speak at a press conference in Berlin about the corona situation in Germany.
In our live ticker we keep you up to date.
Corona autumn 2022 - scenarios are available for Lauterbach
The Federal Ministry of Health has a report on possible scenarios for the Corona autumn of 2022.
According to the model calculations of the researchers at the TU Berlin, the prospects for autumn are rather sobering.
Corona measures: Lauterbach wants to postpone evaluation
The corona measures of the past two years in Germany have not even been evaluated, as provided for in the Infection Protection Act.
A commission of experts should present the evaluation to the Bundestag by the end of June.
After the departure of virologist Christian Drosten, the panel lacked experts, according to Lauterbach at phoenix.
In addition to a virologist, there were also no mathematicians for calculations.
There is also a funding gap with the statutory health insurance companies.
Health Minister Lauterbach announced an increase in contributions back in March.
Lauterbach announces first steps in hospital reform
On top of that, the SPD minister must nominate members for the commission of experts on hospital reform.
The SPD, Greens and FDP had agreed on the commission in the coalition agreement.
In an interview with the
Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung
(March 24), Lauterbach said about the commission to the committee: “The supply must be qualitatively better and more efficient.
And despite the extreme shortage of staff, we have to ensure security of supply.” We are approaching a situation “in which we have too few nursing staff and too few doctors in many regions.
We have to find answers to that.” In addition, more inpatient services must be provided on an outpatient basis, where this makes medical sense.
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