Everyone sees it that way

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Everyone sees it that way

Large parts of Germany are now affected. He is happy that this measure is to be evaluated in all federal states at the end of the autumn holidays:

Saxony’s Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) criticized the postponement of the decision on the accommodation ban. "It is a disappointment. The ban on accommodation in its current form is not proportionate. It hits so many people who have nothing to do with this disease, and that’s why it would have been better if there had been an understanding here. We are one country and that is why it must be possible for people to move."

The Saxon state government will discuss it on Thursday. "Even now, before the holidays, we will create the opportunity for the Saxons to go on vacation." But they couldn’t go to Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, for example, because there is one there "restrictive regulation" give. Kretschmer said: "I am of the opinion that we now have to act consistently, without hysteria. But in my opinion this measure is too brutal. It meets far too many people who have nothing to do with this disease."

The controversial travel restrictions in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania could, however, partially fall. Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig (SPD) wants to check whether the quarantine of at least five days and the obligation to take a test afterwards will be waived in the future. "But that depends on how the number of infections develops in our own federal state and whether this nationwide traffic light system is implemented consistently in Germany"said Schwesig.

Saxony-Anhalt’s Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff (CDU) emphasized the importance of mobility in containing the virus in Germany. Most of the comparatively few infections in Saxony-Anhalt were caused by travelers from home and abroad, said the head of government. He spoke out in favor of a regulation that would apply if possible in the hotspots and not in the destination areas of the travelers. Saxony-Anhalt is dependent on the discipline of the states with many infections. "At the moment, the success of the others in the hotspots is crucial for us to keep our situation under control."

Thuringia has so far rejected the ban on accommodation. Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow emphasized that the federal states want to reassess this topic together after the autumn break. The left-wing politician said of the new rules: "These are the measures that Thuringia will have to adjust to." The current Corona regulation runs in the Free State until the end of October. There will be adjustments, Ramelow made clear, "but always dependent on the infection process."

Hamburg’s First Mayor Peter Tschentscher also sees a ban on accommodation to contain the corona pandemic as critical. Such a ban has for the Hanseatic city as the center of a metropolitan region with 5 million inhabitants "hardly any positive effect"said the SPD politician. "Many other federal states insist on it." A national rule should be decided at the beginning of November.

Berlin’s governing mayor Michael Müller considers the new restrictions to be reasonable. "I know what we expect from a lot of people"said the SPD politician after the deliberations. "But what more can we actually do to make everyone understand that we are in a global crisis. And in a global crisis there are limitations." And these could be considerably more dramatic than what the federal and state governments have decided so far.

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The German Tourism Association was disappointed that the accommodation ban should continue. "It is a major setback for Germany as a travel destination that the bans on accommodation in many federal states initially continue to apply", said managing director Norbert Kunz on Wednesday evening. If you follow the rules, holidays in Germany have no particular potential for danger. The hosts of holiday apartments and hotels have proven that they take the contact and hygiene rules seriously and implement them. "Overnight stays are not the problem and should therefore still be possible." Christian Rusche, competition economist at the German Business Institute, which is close to the employer, also sees it that way. "An accommodation ban does much more harm than good in the fight against the pandemic"he said to t-online.

Baden-Württemberg’s Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann considers the agreements made by the federal and state governments to contain the corona virus to be a success.gun control argumentative essay thesis Great progress has been made, said the Green politician. On a number of issues were "drastic cuts" has been decided. "It will affect us all very much"said Kretschmann. The next few days would show whether the measures were sufficient.

The Robert Koch Institute reported 5,132 infections on Wednesday. A number over 6,000 is expected on Thursday. In neighboring EU countries, numbers soared that French President Emmanuel Macron announced a curfew for major French cities from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Wednesday evening.

Sources used: news agencies dpa, AFP, Reuters statement Christian Rusche

The corona situation threatens to get out of control. Politicians are calling for an all-important meeting on Wednesday. But a common line by the federal and state governments is far away.  

Baden-Württemberg’s Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann is expected "a difficult box". Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder hopes "a big hit". And Chancellery chief Helge Braun says a debate "historical dimension" ahead. 

When the prime ministers meet with the federal government for the Corona summit in Berlin on Wednesday at 2 p.m., it is clear to everyone: something has to happen. The number of infections is rising sharply, not only in big cities, but also in rural areas. In some places, the health authorities can no longer track the contacts of infected people. The cold season is just beginning. The numbers have to go down. And as clearly and as quickly as possible. Everyone sees it that way.

But that was it with the unity.

How exactly you want to press the numbers, there is more disagreement than it has been for a long time. The result could be an even greater jumble of corona rules that even the most well-intentioned no longer understand. And accordingly nobody pays any attention anymore.

The "Opening discussion orgies" and that after

Strictly speaking, uniformity has not really been a long time. An initial undercut by the federal states was largely over by the end of April. Angela Merkel spoke of at the time "Opening discussion orgies"What the countries didn’t really care about, they happily opened wider.

Sometimes Markus Söder set accents in Bavaria, sometimes Armin Laschet in North Rhine-Westphalia. Sometimes one had to withdraw, sometimes the other. Every now and then other countries would join in, mostly ignoring them and just doing what they saw fit.

Daybreak: The Corona appeals have a catch

And when there was a federal-state meeting again, it was conscientiously emphasized that uniform measures were desirable. It’s the same again now. The only problem is that the situation seemed under control between April and September. 

Claimed uniformity

Why it is no longer enough to just assert and swear uniformity is particularly evident in the dispute over the ban on accommodation. Should people from the Corona hotspot Bremen in neighboring Lower Saxony only get a bed if they can show a negative Corona test? 

At the federal-state meeting last week, at least eleven out of 16 federal states thought that was a good idea. Others didn’t see it at all. Which led to the fact that Brandenburger are now allowed to stay overnight in Berlin (and get infected there), but Berliners cannot easily escape the Corona hotspot to the extensive Brandenburg area. At the same time, however, many people commute between the two federal states every day.

And not only domestic German tourism is affected, which politicians had touted a few weeks ago as a good alternative for traveling abroad. In Karlsruhe, a hearing at the Federal Constitutional Court had to be postponed at short notice on Tuesday. For a profane reason: those involved in the process in Berlin were not allowed to spend the night there due to the ban on accommodation. The judges therefore started at 12 noon instead of 10 a.m. – so that everyone could arrive and leave on the same day. 

This is the crux of the ban on accommodation: What one country decides for itself has an impact on all others. 

"Pretty stupid talk"

Bremen, Thuringia, Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia did not participate from the start. In view of the tremendous criticism from the tourism industry, the hospitality industry and local associations, other countries are now moving away from the accommodation ban. Rhineland-Palatinate is ready to overturn the regulation, said a spokeswoman for t-online. The Saarland is open, Hamburg was never really enthusiastic. Even Markus Söder no longer insists on the regulation.

So is the ban falling?

Loud resistance comes from northern Germany. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig advertised on Tuesday in various interviews for the rule with which her state had achieved great success. Schleswig-Holstein’s Prime Minister Daniel Günther, who is considered the father of the idea, said the "FAZ": Well from "Small states" and one "Patchwork quilt" to rant, he thinks "for pretty stupid talk". 

If necessary, even on your own

The "great litter"That Söder wants – so it is extremely questionable when it comes to the ban on accommodation. The Bavarian Prime Minister has therefore already built ahead and brought a possible alternative success into play. On Tuesday he spoke out in favor of an expanded mask requirement throughout Germany. For example in public places, in public buildings or elevators. Private parties would also have to be shut down. 

More restrictions, as uniformly as possible and everywhere. These are considerations that are also met with approval from other state chancelleries. At least in principle. Many have already done this. In the hotspot Bremen there is a mask requirement in public places where it gets tight, a curfew, contact restrictions and upper limits for celebrations. Private celebrations are also limited in North Rhine-Westphalia. Rhineland-Palatinate also wants to introduce a strict party rule: 25 participants, maximum, whether at home or in the restaurant. 

If necessary, even on your own.

And that’s exactly where it could become difficult again with uniformity. Because when it comes to the details, opinions differ. No matter how serious the situation is. When in doubt, every sovereign wants to decide for himself about his measures. And the fact that regions with a lower number of cases need something other than hotspots can actually be well justified. 

A cornucopia of measures

It is therefore conceivable that the federal and state governments will agree on a cornucopia of measures that everyone can use. So on a frame, that’s what it was called once before. The question will again be how big this framework has to be so that all measures in the countries fit into it. And what the frame is still worth.

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A success would probably be recorded if one could at least agree on the most binding steps possible if a region becomes a hotspot, i.e. the limit of 50 new infections per 100,000 people in seven days breaks. With the eleven largest cities, that was largely successful last week. But the numbers are no longer only increasing there.

Will it really come to that? Completely open. It is therefore quite possible that the Chancellor and Prime Minister will see each other again very soon or connect with each other.

Sources used: own research

During a consultation between Chancellor Merkel and the mayors of eleven major cities, new resolutions were passed. There should be more talks soon.

In view of the sharp rise in corona infections, Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) is urging additional measures in large cities to keep the corona situation under control. The development in the metropolitan areas shows that "whether we can keep the pandemic in Germany under control or whether control is slipping away from us"said Merkel on Friday in Berlin after a video conference with top representatives from the eleven largest cities.

These days and weeks are decisive for how Germany looks in winter. The aim must be to keep the numbers in a range in which every single infection can be tracked and every contact can be reached and warned. Merkel campaigned for understanding for restrictions such as curfew and alcohol bans, which hit the catering industry hard. The primary goal is, if at all possible, not to shut down public life as much as was necessary in the spring.

Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the mayors of the eleven largest cities in Germany have passed the following resolutions:

At the latest from 35 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days, the Robert Koch Institute sends experts to the city to advise crisis teams at the request of the city. This also applies to experts in the German Armed Forces: from 50 infections per 100,000 inhabitants, there should be new restrictions immediately.