The mayor of Hamburg ranks first nationwide with a corona incidence of 56.5-is the relaxation time over?
We are one of the earliest people on vacation. This is why we are the first to be affected by the backhaul problem. Unfortunately, despite our urgent requests, the federal government has not yet issued safe entry regulations. We already made the request in June. As expected, most of the infections in recent weeks have been due to travel to dangerous areas. We are losing ground in the competition between Delta variants and vaccination.
However, have the new entry regulations come into effect in August, requiring more testing and stricter quarantine rules?
This is no longer helpful for us in Hamburg, but for other countries, improved regulation is a good thing. But it is still not what it should be.
What’s missing?
If the PCR test result is negative, the isolation after traveling to the dangerous area should be lifted only after five days. Rapid antigen testing is not suitable for this.
We discussed how to deal with returning passengers a year ago-including a reminder from Hamburg.
Yes, it is very bad that the federal government did not learn from the experience of last fall. Infections from abroad are also an important factor in the second wave.
This fall, the question of what restrictions must be imposed, and for whom, has become acute again. Can everyone imagine a blockade?
This means that certain restrictions only apply to people who have not been vaccinated. In this way, we can avoid re-blocking business, culture, education and private life. When most people are no longer at risk of being vaccinated, we cannot again impose restrictions on the entire population. All adults should be vaccinated now. Because this is important to protect your own health, because it serves the common good, because sooner or later it will lead to the difficult situation of not being vaccinated.
Many politicians, including your prime minister Social Democratic Party, It sounds completely different in the end. They openly opposed unequal treatment and pressure.
This will be attributed to a corresponding increase in morbidity. When the majority of the population is vaccinated and everyone can be vaccinated, a total lockdown of everyone is disproportionate.
How do you answer those who accused you of compulsory vaccination through the back door?
This is another matter. For example, we have strict vaccination requirements for smallpox, which have been completely cancelled.That’s in Corona Not available. However, if we fall into a situation where we must act in the fall, we will face two choices: lockdown everyone, which I think is unreasonable, or restrict people who have not been vaccinated, even though this has been recommended for a long time. .
Lock down people who have not been vaccinated?
Does not affect the restrictions on the vaccinated population.
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And what are the specific restrictions?
For example, people who are vaccinated can continue to participate in cultural and sports activities, but people who have not been vaccinated cannot do so, so the incidence is relatively high. For those who have been vaccinated, travel will also be easier. For example, in the United States, some people have heard that only people who have been vaccinated can enter. We must be clear: vaccination is our way to escape the pandemic. People who are vaccinated can now protect themselves and others, especially children and people who cannot be vaccinated for some reason.
