Liveblog
Status: 03/29/2021 4:02 a.m.
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As of today, six people from two households are allowed to meet outdoors in England. CDU politician Maag speaks out in favor of a hard lockdown. All developments in the live blog.
4:02 am
Immunologists: Federal states waste time vaccinating
In view of the third corona wave, the German Society for Immunology accuses politicians of not using simple means to accelerate the vaccination rate. “We often only vaccinate half of what is possible,” says the general secretary of the immunologists, Carsten Watzl, of the “Augsburger Allgemeine” according to the preliminary report. Masses of vaccination doses for second vaccinations are still being used The second dose has been extended from 21 days for BioNTech and 28 for Moderna to 42 days. It would therefore help a lot now to “inoculate everything that is there” and to carry out the second vaccination with the next delivery of the vaccine In general, no second doses have been taken at the twelve-week vaccination interval.
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03:21 am
Relaxation in England: six people are allowed to meet outdoors
England is significantly easing the corona exit restrictions on Monday. Two households or up to six people can now meet again in parks and gardens. The “stay at home” order is lifted, but the government asks the population to continue to refrain from unnecessary journeys. In Wales, holidays within the part of the country have been allowed since Saturday, but households should stay among themselves and are only allowed to use accommodation with the possibility of self-sufficiency such as holiday homes. In the UK, health is a part of the country. Johnson’s government can only relax or enact regulations for England. The opening of non-essential shops and outdoor restaurants is planned for April 12th.
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02:17 am
Tübingen Mayor Palmer for quarantine after vacation abroad
According to the mayor of Tübingen, Boris Palmer, returnees from vacation abroad should be quarantined. “Mutations are on the move abroad, so the risk is greater. I think a quarantine requirement to avoid the introduction of infections and mutations would be absolutely necessary,” says Palmer in the newspaper’s political talk “Bild. Just a quick test after returning home is not sufficient. The returnees should spend the quarantine in an airport hotel. Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer (CSU) does not consider trips to Gran Canaria or Mallorca to be appropriate in the current Corona situation. But an obligation to test after the return is sufficient and “complied with.” good compromise, “he says in the politics talk.
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1:12 am
Health politician Maag: “No longer under control” without a hard lockdown virus
The health policy spokeswoman for the CDU / CSU in the Bundestag, Karin Maag, is calling for a quick and uniform lockdown in view of the increasing number of infections. “From a health policy point of view, a quick shutdown of public life for a manageable period of time is not only desirable, but also urgently required. Otherwise we will no longer get the virus under control,” Maag told the newspapers of the “Funke Mediengruppe” according to a preliminary report. Other countries like Italy and Great Britain have shown the way. That would also be the best solution for businesses, because they need planning security. “A lockdown must be consistent if it is to be effective.”
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12:31 am
Greens warn against misuse of model projects
The Green parliamentary group leader Katrin Göring-Eckardt sharply criticizes the model projects of individual federal states. “Right now to abuse the idea of model projects and to open them up on a large scale without being able to offer real security is absolutely irresponsible and a dangerous game with the health of many people,” she warns, according to a preliminary report by the Funke media group. “Model projects must serve to gain experience within a controllable framework, not to gloss over broad relaxation.”
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03:28 am
SPD boss Walter-Borjans supports relaxation for those who tested negative
In the dispute over tightening the Corona requirements and the exemption regulations in some cities, SPD boss Norbert Walter-Borjans is in favor of easing projects with voluntary tests. “We are in a critical phase of the pandemic, which is restricting individual freedom of choice,” he told the editorial network in Germany according to the preliminary report.
“Nonetheless, we should do everything possible to strengthen voluntary participation in tests by granting those tested benefits when the incidence situation permits. The model projects that have been proposed can make a contribution to this.”
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00:10 am
“Task accomplished” – Spahn puts test task force on hold
The “Test Logistics Taskforce” set up by the Federal Government on March 3rd has been on hold since March 19th after three meetings. “In the last meeting of the task force, the federal and state governments have determined that the task force has done its job and can go into stand-by mode,” the newspaper “Bild” quoted a spokesman for the Ministry of Health in a preliminary report. The working group headed by Health Minister Jens Spahn and Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer was “only set up to link the federal states with the manufacturers”. The federal states are now responsible for further test procurement.
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