Some countries are calling on the federal government to act, and many observers are expecting discord between Karl Lauterbach and the FDP. But the Minister of Health remains optimistic on the subject of Corona.
Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach assumes that the traffic light coalition will quickly come to an agreement on the further course of corona protection measures.
With a view to the report from a council of experts on the previous arrangements expected at the end of June, the SPD politician said on Tuesday in the ARD “Morgenmagazin”: “I think we will get a good commission report. We will then come to an agreement very quickly. The drama that everyone is waiting for will not happen.” Lauterbach continued: “And so we will be much better prepared for the winter than one or the other now suspects.”
The number of infections had recently risen again. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the nationwide seven-day incidence of new corona infections on Tuesday at 458.5. The day before, the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week was 416.0 (previous week: 447.3; previous month: 342.0). Experts fear another corona wave for autumn and winter.
Lauterbach said on ARD that he assumed that 50 percent were unreported. At the same time, he said that work is being done on better data collection in hospitals.
Will the law change before the summer break?
Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia are urging the federal government to quickly create the legal requirements for stricter protective measures. According to a draft decision by the four federal states for the conference of federal and state health ministers that begins on Wednesday, the traffic light must present an amendment to the Infection Protection Act before the summer break. This is necessary in order to be able to react to an increase in infections in autumn with suitable countermeasures. “These include, in particular, the obligation to wear masks indoors, 3G/2G access rules, test obligations, upper limits for people and contact restrictions,” says the proposal from the four countries, which is available to the German Press Agency.
The current regulations in the Infection Protection Act expire on September 23. Free citizen tests are initially regulated up to and including June 29th. The report of the expert committee is expected by June 30th. According to the meeting calendar, the Bundestag will go on summer break on July 8th and will not meet again until the week beginning September 5th.
Source: Stern
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