Saturday, February 27, 2021
"Very difficult to get to"
Müller is against the no-Covid strategy
Leading scientists are calling for a no-Covid strategy to get the corona crisis under control. Berlin's governing mayor disagrees and warns of the consequences of such a strategy. Rather, the SPD politician advocates cautious easing.
Before the next federal-state conference on the corona measures, the chairman of the Prime Minister's Conference spoke out against the No-Covid strategy called for by leading scientists and in favor of cautious easing. "No Covid is the right goal from a health perspective. That can be for but not the only yardstick for us, because it is only achievable in the long term and is very difficult, "said Michael Müller the" Tagesspiegel ".
A no-Covid strategy threatened "fatal consequences" in the areas of social affairs, education and the economy. "We cannot live permanently in lockdown." At the last Prime Minister's Conference it was therefore decided to gradually open the schools and the hairdressers. "The third thing would then be, combined with the 35 incidence and falling values or increased use of tests, retail and culture," said Müller.
Dreyer calls for clear decisions for easing plan
Meanwhile, the Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Malu Dreyer insisted on clear decisions for a relaxation plan at the federal-state consultations next Wednesday. "We need solutions for retail, for culture, for outdoor catering, for body-friendly services – but also for hotels and holiday apartments," she told the "Tagesspiegel".
For example, relief for outdoor catering is particularly useful. "The weather is getting better, people are outside, sitting on benches and stairs and drinking coffee, for example. I can't forbid a restaurateur to start making sales again while observing the distance rules."
She is also in favor of relaxing the private contact restrictions. It is "not good for the acceptance of rules if a majority considers them completely impractical and nonsensical". Dreyer warned against rigidly orienting oneself to an incidence of 35 new cases per 100,000 residents as a prerequisite for relaxation. The number of tests and vaccinations as well as the occupancy of the intensive care beds in the hospitals should also be taken into account.
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