The corona crisis welds German politicians together. They are unusually unanimous in announcing the exit restriction. But the debate can hardly be stopped.
- The Corona crisis* requires politicians to make decisions.
- When it comes toShut down“They are unusually united.
- Just one Politician opposes the rest.
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Update from April 2nd: Of the April 5 is given as a date from the table – on Wednesday Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) in a Audio press conference (PK) announced that the federal government has a End of exit restrictions at the earliest from April 19th want to think. Politics, however, is divided into two camps, one of which is already over Exit strategies from shutdown debate, the other thinks it’s premature.
NRW Prime Minister Armin Laschet (CDU) called one on the day of Merkel’s PK “Corona Expert Council” for his federal state, which should set standards, how and when it should go according to the Corona crisis goes on. Also called on Wednesday FDP boss Christian Lindner the Federal government again to open perspectives for a gradual loosening of restrictions to the Acceptance of the population not endangered.
Merkel-PK to Corona-Shutdown – Bosbach: sound like the “first moon landing”
Of the former President of the Federal Constitutional Court, Hans-Jürgen Papier, warned Merkel of a long – term intervention in the Fundamental rights. “If this takes a long time, then the liberal constitutional state has abdicated,” he told the Süddeutsche Zeitung. He currently considers the restriction of freedom of movement to be legal. Of the former Federal Minister of the Interior Gerhart Baum (FDP) pleaded in an interview with the editorial network Germany Expiry date all measures taken by two months.
At Merkels Audio-PK it had Sound problems given. “Is this a difficult sign? If even that doesn’t work in Germany, a reasonable audio press conference with the Chancellor? ”Asked image the former member of the Bundestag Wolfgang Bosbach (CDU) and the former SPD leader Sigmar Gabriel in a joint video interview. The sound reminded “a little bit of the first moon landing,” says Bosbach, but he was absolutely certain that it would not happen again. He and Gabriel agreed that the frequency of Merkel’s public appearances is currently appropriate – otherwise it will “wear out”.
Corona shutdown in Germany: Merkel moves away from weekend statement and gives new benchmark – when will measures end?
Update 1.4.2020, 6.44 p.m .: Corona shutdown: FDP politician wants to open shops “immediately” – a simple measure should make it possible. The contact restrictions due to the corona crisis apply until at least April 19. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) continued to urge discipline on Wednesday after a conference call with the prime ministers of the federal states, especially for Easter. On Tuesday after Easter, on April 14, the situation should be reassessed together. Quite late, but obviously not otherwise possible.
The Chancellor emphasized that the goal remained to slow the spread of the corona virus. There are “slight improvements” here, but it is “far too early to think about loosening the contact restrictions,” Merkel emphasized. Also, “we cannot make a statement today about what will happen after Easter,” she dampened expectations for the future. The ratings by the Robert Koch Institute remained decisive, Merkel said.
A signal from the Chancellor was initially lost due to technical problems with the transmission of the audio conference. According to Focus online, Merkel should have moved away from her announcement last weekend that a doubling of the time for infections must go “in the direction of ten days” in order to think about easing the restrictions in Germany.
Today she said that especially “severe cases” require much longer treatment in intensive care units “than we initially thought”. The average was well over two weeks. Therefore, she now “rather” considers a doubling time of “12, 13 or 14 days” to be correct as a guideline. If the rate increases too quickly, the health care system may be overwhelmed.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and especially CSU boss Markus Söder do not want to debate the end of the shutdown.
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Merkel called for private trips and visits by relatives even during Easter. “None of this will happen this year.” This also applies to day trips or church services. She emphasized the adherence to a “nationwide uniform approach”. Merkel was basically positive about a tracking app on a voluntary basis. However, it was “not discussed” at the conference with the prime ministers.
Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) emphasized that the protection of old people’s and nursing homes has a special priority. For this purpose, test opportunities for the employees there should also be expanded. Instead of new admissions, replacement capacities should be created in rehabilitation facilities, for example.
Corona shutdown: FDP politician wants to open shops “immediately” – a simple measure should make it possible
Update from March 31, 2020, 1:55 p.m .: When will the Shut down end in Germany? This question moves many people – and it continues to generate demands from politics. Even if top politicians still want to stop the debate. The FDP in Bavaria has now made a particularly clear statement.
Parliamentary group leader Martin Hagen advocates that shops in Bavaria are allowed to reopen as soon as they have their customers to wear Undertake mouth-nose protection and ensure this. Wearing such simple masks makes sense to protect others, said Hagen on Tuesday. This applies to supermarkets, all other shops, but also to local public transport.
Then you can Loosening for retail Connect: “We could allow any store to open if it makes sure that all customers wear face masks,” said Hagen. This could happen immediately. It just shouldn’t lead to the fact that necessary equipment for nurses or doctors is missing. Hagen emphasized, however, that in contrast to the right protective masks that are used in the medical field, simple mouth-nose protection is sufficient in everyday life. That could also be a scarf. That would make others before Protection against droplet infectionsif you suddenly have to cough.
In Bavaria in particular, however, very different positions collide when it comes to easing the protective measures.
Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU)
has just warned of an “exit debate at the wrong time”, how Merkur.de* reported. Meanwhile, the German economy continues to suffer from the consequences of the necessary protective measures – there was also negative news on Tuesday.
In Bavaria is also Minister of Health Huml under pressure – Söder demands more speed and sends his lawyers*.
Corona measures in Germany: Iron language regulation up to Merkel – only one shoots sideways
Corona virus politicians are unusually united in times of crisis
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Berlin – It takes a tangible crisis to reach agreement among the German politicians* to manufacture. In the current case, it is not even a simple issue. Rather, it is an extremely deep regulation: the Exit restrictions. The Germans are apparently at least still until the end of Easter vacation at home stay.
A nationwide one has been in effect since March 22 No contact * – some countries go even further. Initially, this was planned for two weeks. Since that End of shutdown* is approaching, the demands for clear announcements to update the regulations become louder after the deadline. Many politicians speak up, agree in their answer – almost all of them.
Corona crisis in Germany: politicians announce “shutdown”
“Let’s go with it – it’s vital.” So appeals Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), via its spokesman Steffen Seibert to the population. Seibert announced that there was no official regulation for the time after the shutdown. However, many federal states had already expected on March 22 that the measures would be implemented by at least the end of the Easter holidays have to be pulled through.
The outgoing CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer also advocated long-term bans on contacts. Germany “is not yet where you want to go,” she explains. According to reports, Kramp-Karrenbauer also said inside the party that citizens now “expect good crisis management”.
Corona crisis unites politicians: citizens expect “good crisis management”
From the ranks of the Union coalition partner, the SPD, there are also clear opinions on the ban on contacts. In their eyes, an exit restriction had to be “made more specific and tightened,” said Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig (SPD) in the First one. Restrictions are absolutely conceivable until Easter. Schwesig firmly rejects debates about early easing.
Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz considers it impossible to discuss ending the ban on contacts before April 20. He also considers arguments to loosen up due to the suffering economy to be “unbearable”: “I oppose any of these cynical considerations that people have to put up with death in order for the economy to run.”
Corona crisis in Germany: A politician is against it
Only one has not yet entered the big political consensus. Of all places Armin Laschet, the prime minister of the state most affected by the virus resists Angela Merkel’s statements that it is too early to think about an end to the exit restrictions. On the contrary, says Laschet: “The sentence it is too early about one Exit strategy thinking is wrong. ”
His current adversary, the Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU), holds against it. In a press conference on Monday (March 30), he said, “An exit debate, as understandable as it is, is now out of time.” It is like other diseases: if you get up too early, you risk falling back.
Anyone who is more popular with his comments is also reflected in a current poll by German politicians: Markus Söder is more popular than ever.
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* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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