High number of infections and and overloaded intensive care units: The Corona situation in Germany is still serious.The infection situation seems to calm down a bit, but the numbers reported daily are still at a high level.Too high, as the new Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz says.In order to successfully deny the fight against Corona pandemic, the Chancellor advocates a more flexible use of countermeasures.The SPD politician is therefore not categorically declining a lockdown on Christmas 2021.
Lockdown on Christmas 2021?The Chancellor says that
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) spoke in an interview in the fight against the spread of the Coronavirus to be flexible when taking countermeasures."There must be no red lines, this pandemic has now really shown us.We always have to be ready to rethink when the circumstances require it, "he told the" Bild am Sonntag ".In such situations, according to Scholz, one has to act particularly quickly and determined.Therefore, at the last federal-state summit, one agreed on stricter measures.But a lockdown at Christmas is still possible - if the situation needs it.
So that the health system does not collapse, the federal and state governments have also taken some precautions."So that the hospitals can offer enough intensive beds despite the many corona patients, we have just provided a lot of money.The ban on firecrackers on New Year's Eve also aims to ensure that no further injuries also burden the emergency rooms, "said Scholz.
Lockdown on Christmas 2021 is still possible
However, it is uncertain whether it will only remain with the measures taken.If the situation tightened, according to Federal Chancellor Scholz, "if necessary, further decisions on the agenda" would be at short notice ".When asked by the Bild newspaper, Scholz no longer categorically excludes a Lockdown at Christmas.So the federal and state governments will check whether they are sufficient (corona rules)."There may be a renewed meeting of the federal and state governments in the coming week, in which the restrictions on contact and a possible lockdown at Christmas should also be discussed again.
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This depends on the assessment of the new Corona expert council, which then meets for the first time.Individual provisions in the federal states are also possible.That means: The case can also occur that individual federal states can get special regulations for the Christmas days in their state.The state government of Lower Saxony advised on the last Friday about possible restrictions on contact for the holidays.
Above all, the rapid spread of the new Corona version is very concerned about the federal government as well as many experts.These also fear a rapid spread of the new virus variant in this country.Therefore, politics calls for vaccinations and boosters - with success.Because the latter have already done more than 21 percent of the citizens.A first successful step to prevent Lockdown on Christmas 2021.
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Sources: Tagesschau.de, Berliner Zeitung and picture.de
