Chancellery Minister Helge Braun is in favor of standardizing and shortening the quarantine measures in corona cases in schools.

"I would like a uniform regulation that is closely based on what we have already decided in the Prime Minister's Conference, namely five days plus the possibility of free testing," said the CDU politician on Monday in the ZDF "Morgenmagazin".

The health ministers of the countries want to talk about it during the day.

So far, the countries have dealt with a quarantine period of 14 days very differently if an infected student is found in a class.

In some cases, for example, only the people sitting next to you are quarantined.

No work ban for unvaccinated people

Braun also commented on the planned obligation to provide information about the vaccination status for certain professional groups, which is to be decided in the Bundestag on Tuesday. "In any case, that does not mean that there is any kind of work ban associated with it," said the head of the Chancellery. The point is that safer work can be organized in care facilities or kindergartens, for example. Occupational health and safety and dismissal protection regulations ensure that there is no compulsory vaccination. "That is not the aim of the measure."

The high risk of infection from the Delta variant had changed expectations that normality could return as soon as everyone had received a vaccination offer, emphasized Braun. Delta leads to the fact that "these 30 million who are not now, not yet vaccinated, can generate such a high fourth wave, if we are not cautious in the autumn that in the end the hospitals start again to cancel planned operations", so brown. "And I don't want a planned hip operation on a vaccinated person to be canceled because we have freedom for unvaccinated people."

Federal Minister of Education Anja Karliczek (CDU) also campaigned for a uniform line on quarantine rules in schools before the counseling of the health ministers of the federal states.

In view of the wide range of discussions, this is important, she said on Monday on Deutschlandfunk.

Nevertheless, the health authorities should be given leeway for individual cases.

"That is also important," said the minister.

A 14-day quarantine is often too long.

In principle, federalism has the ability to deal with individual situations much better than “if you basically do everything the same”, said Karliczek.

"But of course it is important that we maintain acceptance in this difficult situation for a while and for that we need, I think so, a uniform, fundamental line."

Long Covid in Children

Children could also suffer from the consequences of Corona on land, said the Federal Research Minister.

“The children have shown consideration for the elderly for a long time.

Now, I think, we should also show solidarity with the young children who we have not yet vaccinated. ”Now society must be considerate.

Masks and ventilation in school classes are good contributions - in addition to the quarantine requirement for infected children - to ensure a safe environment, said Karliczek.

The nationwide seven-day incidence of corona infections has recently increased again.

According to the Robert Koch Institute, it is now 84.3.