Evaluation of the corona measures: Experts present a report - criticism of lockdowns as well as 2G and 3G
Created: 07/01/2022 10:36 am
By: Patrick Huljina
The evaluation of the previous corona measures is eagerly awaited.
The experts will present their results on Friday.
Berlin - It's summer in Germany.
The temperatures are high, the weather is mostly friendly and the corona virus is currently only playing a minor role.
However, experts and politicians never tire of expressing their concerns about a new, severe corona wave in autumn.
What measures should then be taken?
Before a decision is made on this, the traffic light coalition - primarily at the request of the FDP - has agreed to wait for the scientific evaluation of the previous corona restrictions.
A commission of experts will present the results of their evaluation on Friday (July 1st) around 12 noon.
Evaluation of the Corona measures: Experts present a report
Scientists from various disciplines belong to the Expert Committee, half of which is made up of the Federal Government and the other half of the Bundestag.
Above all, the evaluation is intended to highlight the specifications in the context of the "epidemic situation of national importance".
This situation, determined by the Bundestag according to the Infection Protection Act, existed for several months until the end of November 2021 and made possible, among other things, lockdowns, the closure of various facilities and everyday requirements - for example the 2G and 3G regulations.
The committee had already signaled that no “full evaluation of all measures” was to be carried out by the end of June.
In addition, expectations of concrete recommendations for politicians were dampened.
In the coalition, however, the FDP in particular insisted on the evaluation as a prerequisite for further steps.
A follow-up regulation must be found for autumn because the corona provisions in the Infection Protection Act, which were severely reduced in spring, expire on September 23 as the nationwide legal basis.
How effective were the access restrictions?
Corona experts will present their results on Friday.
© Jens Kalaene/dpa
Dispute between the Corona experts: Stöhr's report is probably not critical enough
The expert committee on the previous corona measures should not be confused with the expert council of the federal government, which has already submitted several statements on pending decisions.
There was a fuss about the committee after virologist Christian Drosten announced his withdrawal at the end of April.
One of the reasons given was that, from his point of view, the equipment and composition of the committee were not sufficient to be able to guarantee a high-quality evaluation.
Virologist Klaus Stöhr replaced Drosten at the suggestion of the Union.
Stöhr is considered a critic of many corona measures.
Most recently, the virologist accused Health Minister Lauterbach of “scaremongering” with regard to the current summer wave.
As the
picture
reports, there should have been a dispute in the expert committee.
The evaluation of the previous corona measures is therefore not critical enough for Stöhr.
According to the report, he wanted to tighten the rating, but encountered resistance from the other members.
Evaluation of the corona measures: criticism of lockdowns as well as 2G and 3G
The experts' paper is to be presented at a press conference on Friday at 12 noon.
As the
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further reports, the lockdowns should come off badly, among other things.
They would have "a short-term positive effect", but would "be less accepted by the population in the long run and lose their effect".
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In addition, there should also be criticism of the 2G and 3G regulation in the assessment.
According to Bild
, the "proven effect" appears to be "rather small"
in the experts' evaluation paper.
In addition, the political goal of getting more people to get a corona vaccination through the measure was missed.
(ph/dpa)
