DHis executive principal Angela Merkel (CDU) in response to the current corona situation, severely criticized the traffic light party for leaving the pandemic emergency. Merkel said in a video link to the White House on Wednesday: “Even if the nationwide pandemic emergency is extended and there is no longer a legal majority, for me, there is no doubt that we are in such an emergency.” German cities Association plenary meeting.
“The current pandemic situation in Germany is very severe. The fourth wave has fully impacted our country,” the Prime Minister warned in his speech that there are many new infections and deaths, and the occupancy rate of intensive care units is increasing rapidly. Providing the best medical care for all patients (including those with other diseases) “is no longer possible in the areas most affected by corona.”
Merkel’s threshold in hospitalization index
Therefore, Merkel requested that the high-level meeting of federal and state governments originally scheduled to be held this Thursday make a specific resolution. “I’m finally going to say that because the meeting is overdue,” she criticized the postponement of the meeting, especially because of government resistance. Social Democratic Party“The virus does not care if Germany is currently in the stage of negotiating with the executive federal government under my leadership and the formation of a new federal government,” the German Chancellor said.
Specifically, it requires decision makers in the federal and state governments to set a threshold for the so-called hospitalization index, “from which additional binding measures must be initiated.” If there is no such threshold, the index that provides hospitalization information based on population size is still “toothless tiger.” “If we only take action when the intensive care unit is overcrowded, it will be a disaster,” Merkel warned, don’t hesitate.
SPD, Greens and FDP want to develop a new infection protection law
Merkel also called for greater efforts to “make urgent progress in vaccination.” The upcoming booster vaccination now also requires “national efforts.” All of this is necessary, “so that we can easily spend the next very difficult weeks”.
The Social Democratic Party, the Green Party and the Liberal Democratic Party do not want to extend the epidemic emergency. Instead, a new infection protection law will be passed this Thursday, which also provides for additional protection measures, such as 3G in public transportation, but will no longer allow measures previously taken, such as export restrictions or the complete closure of shops or schools. . However, Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU) pronounce.
