Winfried Kretschmann often referred to himself as “Beware of the team”. Now it’s over, the Prime Minister said. The time for liberalization in the endemic is almost upon us.
Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg Winfried Kretschmann (Verdi) sees the state in the “transition from pandemic to endemic” and currently does not consider further protection from the crown necessary. For him, this development means that he can “move from the ‘caution team’ to the ‘liberalization team’,” the Green politician said in Stuttgart on Tuesday. “In case of an endemic, people are responsible for themselves again. We are in that phase.” There is currently no risk of clinics being overwhelmed, as the new variants of Omikron are contagious but do not lead to serious illness.
“In case of an endemic, people are responsible for themselves again. We are in that phase.”
Kretschmann wants to continue being prepared for Corona
Despite the new situation, Kretschmann regretted that the toolbox of countries in the fight against the pandemic was “scarce”. This should serve to introduce restrictions only when necessary, not when the situation is relaxed, as it is now.
But the Bundestag decided so. In Corona politics, it has always been important for him to be prepared for a new wave and to be able to react accordingly, he clarified. The criticism that he was a “sharp dog” was “nonsense and not the case”.
The virologist also sees an endemic phase in the pandemic
Heidelberg virologist Hans-Georg Kräusslich also confirmed in an interview with SWR Aktuell that Baden-Württemberg is on the way to an endemic phase. The serious burden of the disease that has been experienced in recent years is no longer to be feared. “If we look at a pandemic as an accumulation of infections around the world, things will obviously continue here,” explains Hans-Georg Kräusslich. “From a global perspective, however, it is on its way to the endemic stage here.”
In an interview with SWR Aktuell, virologist Hans-Georg Kräusslich commented on the corona pandemic in general and also specifically on the statement by US President Joe Biden, who had declared the pandemic over:
Corona will not go away
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), an endemic describes a disease in a specific region that regularly affects a large part of the population. In the case of the Corona, this means that despite vaccinations and protective measures, the virus will not go away, but will continue to reappear, but with presumably mild symptoms.
SPD calls for better crown precautions for Baden-Württemberg
Via Twitter On Tuesday the SPD parliamentary group in the state parliament of Baden-Württemberg distributed a summary paper for better precautions against the crown in the state. “Baden-Württemberg must survive the coming autumn and winter better than in the last two years”, is the title of the document, which formulates in seven pages the most important requirements for the state government.
Among other things, he calls for the vaccination campaign to be accelerated, maintaining the obligation to wear masks in public transport during autumn and winter, focusing on the protection of vulnerable people and keeping an eye on children and young people. “Artisanal mistakes, such as those that the state government certified by the Mannheim Administrative Court in early July, must not be repeated in the future,” it reads literally.
The incidence of seven days in Baden-Württemberg is increasing
Meanwhile, the situation around the corona virus in the country’s clinics is more tense, but still relaxed. According to current data from the State Ministry of Health (LGA) on Tuesday, eleven more cases of Covid 19 are to be treated in the intensive care units of the state clinics than the previous week, but with currently 73 patients this value is still well below. below the values of spring 2022. The current seven-day incidence for Baden-Württemberg is 193.5 – and thus also slightly up compared to the previous week. From the assessment of the previous day, another twelve deaths related to Covid-19 have been recorded (total since the beginning of the pandemic: 17,229).
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