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New corona rules from March 20: Lauterbach and Buschmann now agree on far-reaching easing

Far-reaching corona restrictions will no longer apply from March 20th, so Karl Lauterbach was concerned. The federal government is now working on a hotspot regulation.

Update from March 9th, 9.37 a.m . : Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann (FDP*) and Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach* (SPD*) say they agree: The corona rules should largely fall on March 20th – a hotspot regulation should but give the federal states the opportunity to intervene (see initial notification) .

“I think we found a very good compromise,” said Buschmann on Wednesday in the ZDF “Morgenmagazin”. In areas with difficult outbreaks, additional measures could be taken, which the federal states could decide immediately through their parliaments, said Lauterbach. He assumes that new waves of infection with a sharp increase in the number of cases can also be combated in this way. The government draft must now be discussed in the cabinet and with the federal states.

Corona rules in Germany: expert advice demands

Update from March 8th, 10:19 p.m .: Politicians are currently advising on the further procedure after all “more profound” restrictions have been lifted on March 20th. The Corona Expert Council expects an easing in the pandemic situation, since the omicron variant has a reduced disease severity on average. There is “justified hope that the social effects will be alleviated” because the vaccination protects against severe courses.

However, according to the Council, this existing immune protection can be attacked by the reappearance of the delta variant or related variants, the occurrence of cross-breeding forms with increased risk of immunity and the emergence of new variants. The vaccination would continue to protect the population from serious illness – but the immune protection of the entire population would not be sufficient to prevent a renewed increase in the incidence, according to the committee.

It is therefore necessary to enable a quick adjustment of infection control measures. “Response speed is a critical factor in successfully controlling infectious threats,” the statement said. The Expert Council emphatically pleads “for a legal framework that provides ad hoc instruments for infection and civil protection and thus enables infection protection measures to be adapted immediately”. One does not rule out a renewed overload of the system, “although the severity and burden of the disease cannot be predicted at the moment”.

The consequence is the development of emergency strategies that must be implementable at any time. These considerations would then also apply to future pandemics, epidemics and infection-related dangers.

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Health Minister Karl Lauterbach is concerned about hasty easing. He therefore announced that the federal government was planning “hotspot rules” after March 20. (archive photo)

Karl Lauterbach remains concerned about Omicron

First report from March 8th, 6:30 p.m.: Berlin – The corona incidence has been rising again for days, in Cologne the reported cases are skyrocketing after carnival*. Nevertheless, the vast majority of corona restrictions should end at the beginning of spring. Karl Lauterbach was accordingly concerned and warned against hasty easing. The Federal Minister of Health (SPD) has now announced in a press conference that a hotspot regulation is planned after March 20th.

Corona: Federal government plans “hotspot rules”

According to Karl Lauterbach, the consultations on the Corona rules, which are to apply from March 20, are about to be completed. “We will definitely be able to come up with a proposal in the next few hours that will make important basic protective measures possible for the federal states,” he said on Tuesday afternoon at a PK with the Saxon Health Minister Petra Köpping (SPD) in Dresden.

Karl Lauterbach wants “good protection” for the population even after March 20th

The so-called hotspot regulation plays an important role, explained the doctor and minister. Even after most corona measures have expired on March 20, it should enable “good protection” for the population in those areas where the number of new corona infections is particularly high. Nationwide, the 7-day incidence on Tuesday morning is 1293.6 (previous day: 1259.2). This means that the value has risen for the sixth day in a row. The PCR positive rate is at a “record high” and the laboratory association is sounding the alarm accordingly. Experts warn against being careless about the corona virus. Karl Lauterbach also shares the concern of many scientists and expects a summer wave.

Corona in Germany The federal government is working on “hotspot rules” from March 20th

According to Lauterbach, the draft of the hotspot rule should be in the cabinet this Wednesday. “We may come to a conclusion in the next few hours,” the minister said. The parliamentary groups are then expected to deal with the proposals on Thursday. Lauterbach did not want to give any further details. “The details have not yet been negotiated, but I can assure you that we are working hard on it,” he said.

Karl Lauterbach on the obligation to wear a mask: continued existence depends on citizens

In a discussion with Saxony’s Minister of Health on Facebook, Karl Lauterbach later said that a new infection protection law would definitely continue to make masks compulsory in certain areas. “That’s very clear. We’re not there yet to say: Mask off, Corona is over”. In the end, the citizens would decide for themselves when the mask was removed. That depends on whether you get vaccinated or not.

“More far-reaching” corona restrictions will no longer apply from the beginning of spring

According to the will of the federal and state governments, “all more far-reaching” corona restrictions should be lifted by March 20th, if the situation in the clinics allows it. The nationwide legal basis for such measures expires on March 19. A new basis for measures after this deadline would have to be launched this week so that the Bundestag can decide on it in good time. (dpa/ale) * merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA

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