Monday, December 20, 2021
Concern about critical infrastructure
The federal and state governments are planning a mini lockdown
Federal Chancellor Scholz and the state leaders are sharpening up. This emerges from the draft resolution for new deliberations. Accordingly, from December 28th, vaccinated and convalescent people will have to do without big celebrations. Clubs and discos will be closed. There should be an upper limit for major events.
To contain the feared massive fifth corona wave in Germany, the federal and state governments are planning significant contact restrictions, including for those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered. This emerges from a draft resolution for the federal-state summit tomorrow, Tuesday, which ntv is available.
From December 28th, those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered will also have to have their private ones Meetings limit to a maximum of ten participants. “This upper limit applies to private indoor and outdoor meetings,” the paper says. Children up to the age of 14 should be exempt from this. If an unvaccinated person takes part in a meeting, the general contact restrictions for unvaccinated people apply to the meeting: people from their own household and a maximum of two people from another household are allowed to take part, according to the template.
Clubs and discos have to close after Christmas. The regulations for supraregional sports, cultural and comparable Major events are still disputed according to the draft resolution. The draft notes an as yet unspecified upper limit for the number of participants. In terms of capacity, a utilization limit of 30 to 50 percent indoors and outdoors is under discussion. In addition to 2G, 2G plus can be prescribed. In federal states with a high incidence, the draft recommends the cancellation of events; in the sports sector, spectators should be excluded.
the Vaccination campaign want the federal and state governments to continue running over the holidays, practices and vaccination centers should remain open between the years. By the end of January, a further 30 million booster vaccinations should be administered, according to the bill. The new rules are supposed to be “nationwide uniform minimum standards”. The federal and state governments want to come together again in January. A specific date is still pending.
Critical infrastructure: review pandemic plans
The government’s Corona Expert Council warned in a statement on Sunday of the serious consequences of an unprecedented spread of the Omikron virus variant. Given the expected “new dimension” of the pandemic, the scientists also called for preventive protection for the critical infrastructure. This includes hospitals, the police, fire brigade and electricity and water supply. In the draft resolution, the operators of such infrastructure are asked to provide their respective operational pandemic plans to check immediately.
So far, other points in the bill have primarily been of appeal. The federal and state governments are calling on citizens to celebrate the Christmas holidays “responsibly”. A test should be carried out before private meetings. In this way, Christmas can be celebrated “together and safely”. The paper reminds of the already decided ban on gatherings and fireworks on New Year’s Eve in busy places.