The federal states are currently outbidding themselves with corona loosening. What do Chancellor Merkel and the Prime Minister want to talk about on May 6?
Laschet: We also have plans on how to proceed with restrictions
Update May 5, 10:53 p.m .: AlsoNorth Rhine-Westphalia according to Prime Minister Armin Laschet, has extensive adjustment plans for the Corona measures in the drawer. “We have also drawn up the plan ourselves, but have so far held back,” said the CDU politician on Tuesday evening in the ZDF “Today Journal”. Other federal states, including Bavaria on Tuesday – had already announced extensive relaxation plans for the applicable corona restrictions before the federal-state switch on Wednesday.
Laschet said of the plans of his state: “If I see what my colleagues are doing, it will be very similar in many countries.”
Strong beer festivals, carnivals and Ischgl will not be around for a long time, said Laschet. “But a visit to a hotel in a holiday facility, registering who was where and when, limited catering, that’s what I believe is responsible normality.”
Before the conversation between Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Prime Ministers, Laschet campaigned for regional differences to be recognized. For example, there is practically no corona case in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. In education, in particular, however, he would like to see similar measures across borders – that is where most are compared.
Söder: Infection ceiling would help in the fight against Corona
Update May 5, 9:36 p.m .: Before the federal-state talks on the corona crisis, Bavaria announced support for the upper limit for new infections proposed by the Federal Chancellery as a yardstick for renewed restrictions on freedom. “Yes, I think the idea is right,” said Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) on Tuesday evening on Bavarian television. The question is what measures should take effect as soon as a certain number of corona infected people are found in a region.
Controlled opening of the hospitality industry is imminent
Update May 5, 9:11 p.m .: The Minister of Economy The federal states strive for a nationwide controlled opening of the Hospitality at. This should be done subject to conditions, Focus Online reported and cited a source from the German Press Agency on Tuesday evening. The country ministers had one video conference held with Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU). For tourist Accommodations easing is planned until the end of May. Find out more in our Gastronomy ticker for the Corona crisis*.
Update May 5, 8:02 p.m .: Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has in one Union Group meeting pronounced for further loosening of the corona layers. There is a “understandable way” a great desire for further relief, said Merkel in a digital session of the CDU / CSU parliamentary group on Tuesday, as the AFP news agency learned from participants. The chancellor had spoken in favor of gradually opening schools and daycare centers again – and also sports, from the Bundesliga to mass sports.
At the meeting, Merkel pointed out that this decisions the federal states, AFP said. According to the participants, she combined her comments with a reminder: With all upcoming easing steps, care must be taken not to start a second wave of infections.
The Chancellor expressly spoke in favor of a regionally graded approach. For the easing decisions, the infection events in the individual counties must be taken into account.
Legal experts question the basis for exit restrictions
Update May 5, 6:57 p.m .: Legal experts from the Bundestag doubt the legal basis for those imposed in the Corona crisis Exit restrictions. There are “legal and factual concerns” that the ban on trips abroad can be justified as the Federal Ministry of the Interior did, for good reasons, writes the scientific service of the Bundestag. The political group’s spokeswoman for the left, Ulla Jelpke, made the paper public on Tuesday. The ARD capital studio had previously reported on it. Travel restrictions have been in effect in the Corona crisis since mid-March, with exceptions for commuters, among others.
The Ministry of the Interior justified his order with the protection of the population against a pandemic and with the fact that the performance of the health system must be ensured. “A collapsing health system would have dramatic consequences and would result in a significant disruption to public security.”, write the Bundestag experts.
Borders could become more permeable again from mid-May
Update May 5, 6:25 p.m .: The borders between Germany and its neighbors could become more permeable again from mid-May. According to information from the German Press Agency, Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) and Schleswig-Holstein’s Prime Minister Daniel Günther have already spoken specifically about a concept of how to contain the corona virus and applicable quarantine regulations, if necessary, even without formal border controls. A joint situation report by the Ministry of Health and the interior ministry says that a “gradual opening of the border” in the north is planned.
Even between that Federal Ministry of the Interior and others Federal states With limits at which controls are currently taking place, appropriate concepts are already being discussed, it said. Seehofer extended the controls ordered at the borders to Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Austria and Switzerland in mid-March from Monday to May 15.
Coronavirus: Merkel wants to talk about easing – local measures are conceivable
Update May 5, 4:52 p.m .: The fight against the corona pandemic has continued, according to the Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) very well developed in the past few days. Therefore, one can now have more Easing speak, said Merkel on Tuesday at the meeting of the Union faction, as the German press agency learned from participants. The debate about openings has gained a lot of momentum.
Merkel therefore made it clear:If an infection occurs in a region, measures must be taken locally so that the whole of Germany is not affected again. This is also important in view of the fact that there will soon be easing in the hotels and restaurants. Because then it comes again to travel in Germany and the risk of new infections is increasing.
It is therefore important, among other things, that contact tracking continues to work and is sufficient Intensive beds would be available. There is understandably a great deal of impatience with the easing. That is particularly sensitive with the School openings, in the gastronomy and with the Hotels. You are still in a fragile situation. One also needed concepts of the countries for the cultural area or for the professional as well as the mass sport.
Restaurants in Berlin could open next week
Update May 5, 4:28 p.m .: Berlin has a first phase of easing in the gastronomy promised for the coming week. “It doesn’t have to be Monday, but maybe next week,” said the governing mayor Michael Müller (SPD) on Tuesday after a Senate meeting. “It is becoming apparent that something can happen there very quickly,” he said of the catering trade.
That will take some distance from about “a week, ten days” can connect a second phase, said Müller. However, he recalled that the development of infection numbers was crucial. The Senate wants to discuss details of the easing after the phone call of the state government heads with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) in a special session on Wednesday.
Update from May 5, 3:50 p.m .:
North Rhine-Westphalia abolishes the corona-related ban on visits Age and Nursing homes on. As of next Sunday, residents of these homes in NRW can once again get family and friends to visit them, the NRW Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday. But there are strict requirements for visits intended. The ban had been in effect since mid-March.
Germany resembles a patchwork of corona loosening
Update from May 5, 3:38 p.m .: Many federal states are already creating facts before the next top-level discussion on how to proceed in the corona crisis. Bavaria will soon open the beer gardens, Baden-Württemberg allows sports such as outdoor tennis, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania opens the hotels again. The Federal Government apparently wants to make further regional easing dependent on the development of the infection numbers.
The Prime Ministers of the federal states will discuss the next steps with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) on Wednesday. However, many decisions have already been made by state governments on their own. From May 18, Bavaria will open the beer gardens subject to conditions, as Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) said on Tuesday after a cabinet meeting. As of Wednesday, the previous exit restriction will no longer apply.
From May 30th, hotels, holiday apartments and campsites can also be used again. Leisure facilities such as castles and amusement parks can then also open.The Bavarian concept also provides relief for schools, nursing homes and shops.
Bremen decided on Tuesday to implement the easing measures adopted last week, such as opening playgrounds and museums. Hamburg Mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD) said with a view to Wednesday that Hamburg is ready to take “bigger steps” than recently in the areas of schools, day care centers, sports and gastronomy. He thinks opening the hotels in May is “conceivable”.
In Baden-Württemberg, too gastronomy According to Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) hope for an early reopening. From next week on, contactless outdoor sports such as tennis and golf will again be allowed.
In Saxony-Anhalt, tourism should gradually start up again from May 15th. From May 22nd, restaurants should also be able to open again.
Before the Corona summit: Merkel wants upper infection limit – Lindner puts massive pressure on Chancellor
Update May 5, 2:50 p.m .: The pressure on politics and thus on Chancellor Angela Merkel continues to increase before the summit on Wednesday. Both the opposition party FDP and business representatives supported picture one clear schedule for easing measures and consequently boosting the economy.
FDP chief Christian Lindner wants the chancellor and country heads to decide on further – and nationwide – easing at their deliberations on Wednesday. He said: “We have to act now. Tomorrow there has to be a different crisis management. “
Holger Lösch, Vice-Chief of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) called the situation “very, very serious”. “We need a clear signal that we can really start, start up businesses.” This requires “clear, binding guidelines” from politics. “The expectations, not only in the economy, are very high,” said the BDI Vice.
Bavaria was already starting today as you can read here.
Lindner went one step further and called for normalization in healthcare. “The development of the corona case numbers must now also have consequences in medicine,” he said on Tuesday in Berlin. “Because of the pandemic, regular healthcare provision has been restricted in many places. That has to be stopped now. ”Normalization is urgently required, otherwise the health consequences would massively outweigh the benefits of containing the pandemic, Lindner warned. “Many patients have fallen behind in the past few weeks. If that continues, there will be real health risks. “
Secret plan for 2nd lock-down? Chancellor’s office does not deny media report
Update from May 5th, 12.06pm:The Easingthat at Corona summit decided on May 6th could well be withdrawn. Loud Bild.de the Chancellery has a clear idea of when that could happen.
Like the newspaper from a telephone desk of the Chancellor’s Office Helge Braun (CDU) and the Country leaders The criteria are: If a district has more than 35 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days that do not occur in one place – such as an old people’s home – the district must go to the Corona pads return from April 20.
This would mean that facilities that are open after this deadline would have to close again – for example schools, hairdressing salons and parts of the retail trade. AOutput and contact restrictions would come into force again. This should not apply if the infections only occur in one place – for example in a retirement home.
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undeskanzleramt did not want to confirm or deny the information. “The confidential discussions between the head of the Federal Chancellery and the heads of the state and senate offices about further measures in the corona crisis are ongoing,” said a government spokesman when asked by the AFP news agency. “Decisions are made in the meeting between the Chancellor and the Prime Minister.”
Before Corona summit with Merkel: details penetrated – there is a clear relaxation
May 5 update: After the Federal states first of all a race for the fastest introduced Corona measures organized, there is apparently now a race for the fastest Corona loosening. According to one picture-Report should be at the federal-state consultations on May 6th with chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) a clear one No contact-Laxation can be decided – Saxony-Anhalt has been allowed since May 4th again gatherings of up to five people.
RKI on corona pandemic: second wave expected in Germany
However, that warned Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in his press conference that there is “with great certainty a second wave*” the Corona pandemic in Germany. Many scientists would even expect a third wave.
When asked how Germany would deal with a second wave and whether possibly Corona loosening * could be withdrawn again, replied RKI director Lothar Wielerthat the preparation would definitely be better, for example because the staff now had experience with corona patients and the health system had been expanded for a pandemic.
Before Corona summit with Merkel: strict contact barriers crumble
First report from May 4th:
Berlin – Germany is eagerly awaiting May 6th. Then the next ones Federal-state consultations with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU). As the picture the states want to have experienced then Corona loosening prevail – especially on the topic No contact*.
Corona Summit with Merkel: Relaxation of the Contact Block?
In a preparatory conference call by the heads of the state chancelleries for the Corona summit, it was said that meetings of up to five people could be allowed again – as was the case as of this Monday in Saxony-Anhalt, reports the newspaper. So far, there has been a limit of two people who do not belong to the same household.
Government spokesman Steffen Seibert emphasized again before the federal-state consultations with Merkel that the Chancellor was considering the Corona pads* consults closely with researchers:
Chancellor #Merkel on the importance of #Science in the current situation. #Corona virus pic.twitter.com/xTGA8hy5VK
– Steffen Seibert (@RegSpeaker) April 30, 2020
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Corona Talk at Anne Will (ARD) – Markus Söder (CSU) comments on easing contact ban
Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU), who coordinates the countries as the current chairman of the prime ministerial conference, said in the ARD broadcast “Anne Will” * When asked about the expansion to up to five people: “I don’t know anything about that.” He added: “There is a lot of talk.”
Corona summit with Merkel: Bundesliga ghost games and Sky on the agenda
On the subject Soccer wrote the picture-Newspaper about the conference call: “For the approval of so-called ghost games of the Bundesliga (without spectators in the stadium) planned for May, a regulation should be found to broadcast these games on public TV.”
The background is that the subscription broadcaster Sky have acquired the TV rights to the games of the current season and the country chiefs fear that it will become normal Sky parties from football fans. That is why Bavaria should join the broadcaster up to the federal-state consultations Merkel* Clarify on Wednesday the conditions under which the games could also be shown on public radio.
Gastronomy in the Corona crisis: easing before Pentecost?
For the gastronomy The newspaper also wrote that a plan should be submitted by Wednesday under which conditions restaurants could reopen before Pentecost. Even the domestic one tourism* should be approached carefully, it said loudly picture in the conference call. Accordingly, it is conceivable to first rent Apartments admit again.
Saxony had also suggested from Robert Koch Institute (RKI)* to have a concept drawn up for the risks of individual German regions, and if so for them Travel restrictions * could be imposed, the report said. Bavaria* but refused.
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*Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
Everyone is currently looking at politics and science. Christian Drosten is disturbed by the fact that both parties do not always work hand in hand. The virologist is annoyed.
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