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Corona news on Wednesday: The most important developments on Sars-CoV

2022-01-12T02:57:53.651Z


The American virologist Anthony Fauci sees Omikron as a corona variant of "unprecedented effectiveness". And: The Canadian province of Québec wants to introduce a tax for unvaccinated people. The overview.


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Canadian province of Quebec wants to introduce tax on unvaccinated people

3:04 a.m.:

The Canadian province of Quebec wants to introduce a tax specifically for people who do not want to be vaccinated against the corona virus. "We are working on a health contribution" for "all adults who refuse to be vaccinated," said the head of the provincial government, François Legault, on Tuesday. Unvaccinated people are "a financial burden" for their fellow citizens. Criticism came from the opposition.

Legault accused the vaccinators of "clogging our hospitals." While only ten percent of the province's adult residents are not vaccinated against the coronavirus, 50 percent of the patients treated in the intensive care unit are unvaccinated. "It is not up to all Quebecers to pay for it." He said that those who are not vaccinated for medical reasons will be exempted from the proposed measure.

Financially sanctioning the unvaccinated is discussed around the world.

At the federal level, the Canadian government has brought up the idea of ​​withdrawing unemployment benefits from people who have not been vaccinated.

Singapore has said it will no longer cover the cost of Covid treatment for vaccine refusers.

In Germany, the free tests that are necessary for participation in public life have been temporarily canceled.

Italy has made vaccination compulsory for people over 50, with fines for those who refuse to be vaccinated.

Teachers' associations: change corona rules quickly in the event of a tightening situation

01.07

a.m.: Teachers' associations have called for a quick adjustment of the corona measures in schools if the infection situation should worsen.

“We are glad that the schools have started full face-to-face teaching again.

But the situation is volatile given the increasing spread of the Omikron variant, "said the President of the German Teachers' Association, Heinz-Peter Meidinger, the editorial network Germany (RND / Wednesday).

Politicians must keep a close eye on the situation and react quickly.

"Wherever the infection situation is worsening, health protection in schools must be ramped up quickly," said Meidinger.

This could specifically be about daily corona tests and an FFP2 mask requirement.

"The suspension of compulsory attendance is also an option."

The legal framework for new quarantine rules is to be sealed

00.05 a.m.:

A legal framework is to be set for the planned new corona quarantine rules this week.

In the future, among other things, people with booster vaccinations should be exempt from quarantine as a contact person for infected people.

The Federal Cabinet is to deal with a corresponding ordinance this Wednesday, as the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday evening.

It should then come to the Bundestag on Thursday and finally to the Bundesrat on Friday.

Ultimately, the quarantine rules must be implemented by the federal states.

The federal and state governments agreed on the new regulations last week with a view to the spread of the new Omikron virus variant.

In general, segregation times should be shortened.

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) should also publish updated recommendations on Friday, as the ministry said.

Montgomery

criticizes the slowness of the vaccination policy

00.01 a.m.:

World Medical Association Chairman Frank Ulrich Montgomery shows no understanding that vaccination is a long time coming.

In “RTL Direkt” Montgomery says: “Politics is very slow at the moment,” when it comes to implementing the MPK quarantine resolutions and also with regard to mandatory vaccination: “When I hear that the Bundestag cannot meet because it is carnival week and then there is no meeting takes place, then it is a slap in the face of all doctors and nurses who are always on call, at any time of the day or night.

That can't be an argument, they should come to Potte now! "

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Source: spiegel

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