widthIf she is the Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the Prime Minister in a video conference on Tuesday, there are about two aspects of crisis management: In view of the rapid increase in the number of infections, it is necessary to clarify the course of the coronavirus in the fall. The declared goal is to avoid a new wave and a new blockade. The second crisis theme is a planned multi-billion dollar fund to fund reconstruction efforts after the floods in western Germany.
In terms of corona restrictions, this round of prime ministers has recently caused controversy and setbacks.Six weeks ago Bundestag election This is also about what courses can now be set up with broad acceptance prospects. Or whether the fierce corona campaign is still going on.
Permanent free test “not shown”
Previously free Corona quick test It should be abolished for most citizens in October. This comes from the draft resolution of the Prime Minister’s Conference. It said in the paper that given the vaccination services now available for everyone, “the federal government and taxpayers have made permanent assumptions about the cost of all tests,” it said.
According to the draft resolution, the free testing options for people who cannot be vaccinated or who do not have general vaccination recommendations should remain unchanged. The draft resolution uses pregnant women and children and adolescents under 18 as examples.
No specific date was given in the paper. It literally means that the federal government will stop providing free citizenship tests to everyone “from October 10, 2021.”
In general, the federal and state governments want to increase the pressure on people who have not been vaccinated. According to the draft resolution, a so-called 3G rule will come into effect in August, which will only regulate people who have been vaccinated, recovered or tested into many areas of social life.
Restaurants may also have stricter access rules
Those who have neither been vaccinated nor recently recovered from the Covid 19 disease can only enter hospitals, nursing homes, events, church services, fitness rooms, hotels, and indoor dining and body-friendly services if they test negative for the coronavirus. Rapid antigen detection shall not exceed 24 hours, and PCR detection shall not exceed 48 hours.
According to the draft resolution, if the so-called 7-day incidence rate is stable and low, and the number of infections is not expected to increase due to the epidemic, the federal states should be able to suspend the 3G suspension regulations in whole or in part.”
Mask requirements are temporarily reserved
According to the draft resolution, basic protection measures for the entire population, including distance rules and requirements for masks in retail and public transportation, should remain unchanged. The necessity of measures should be checked every four weeks.
Obviously, important legal foundations should also be kept in place. The health ministers of the federal states unanimously agreed on Monday, Bundestag The “nationwide epidemic” originally scheduled to September 11 has been extended again. The last time the Parliament confirmed this was on June 11. If there is no vote again, the special circumstances will expire in three months. It gives the federal government the right to issue direct decrees, such as decrees on testing and vaccinations. According to the “Infection Protection Act”, measures such as mandatory masks or contact restrictions that can be designated by the federal states are related to the determination of this “epidemic”.
The federal government and state governments also hope to agree to the establishment of a fund in the video conference to support post-disaster reconstruction work. flood Financing in Western Germany. According to dpa’s information, the possible amount under discussion is approximately 30 billion euros. According to Monday night’s draft, these construction projects will be half-funded by the federal and state governments. The amount has not yet been quantified.
Suffered huge damage, especially in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. Suggestions for improvements should also be made, for example in warnings to citizens. This includes a program to upgrade the alarm and a system to send text messages to cell phone users via cell broadcasts-that is, everyone in the radio cell at the time.
