“The Berlin traffic light, which was at odds over the Corona issue”: Holetschek criticizes the federal government
Created: 06/11/2022, 06:38
By: Katarina Amtmann
Klaus Holetschek criticizes the federal government (archive image).
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Klaus Holetschek warns of increasing numbers of corona infections due to the BA.5 variant.
The federal government had poorly prepared Germany for this.
Munich – The new corona variant BA.5 is spreading.
Bavaria's Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU) therefore warns of increasing numbers of infections.
The federal government had poorly prepared Germany for this.
Corona variant BA.5 soon also dominant in Germany?
After waves in other countries, it is to be expected that BA.5 will soon become dominant in Germany, said the CSU politician on Saturday in Munich.
"The infection pressure could increase again."
However, he does not see any reason to tighten the corona regulations.
BA.5 does not appear to cause more severe disease than previous types of the omicron variant.
However, this is no reason to be careless.
In autumn, new virus variants are to be expected, which could be more contagious and possibly also more dangerous.
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“The Berlin traffic light, which was at odds over the Corona issue”: Holetschek criticizes the federal government
In this context, he criticized the federal government's corona policy.
These have not yet adapted the Infection Protection Act to possible developments.
"The Berlin traffic lights, which were at odds over the Corona issue, are now in danger of missing the train to make the necessary changes in time for the summer break of the Bundestag," said Holetschek.
The federal government must enable the states to react “quickly and appropriately” to new waves of infection.
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Corona numbers are also increasing in Bavaria
According to figures from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Friday morning, the corona incidence in Bavaria has risen to 308.5.
This continues the upward trend.
On May 30, the RKI had reported a value of 190.
The last time the incidence was over 300 was on May 24th.
However, the development of the past few weeks may be partially distorted by public holidays.
Across Germany, the incidence rose to 318.7.
Experts have also been assuming for some time that there will be a large number of cases not recorded by the RKI - mainly because not all infected people do a PCR test.
Only positive PCR tests count in the statistics.
In addition, late registrations or transmission problems can lead to a distortion of individual daily values.
(came/dpa)
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