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Leading politicians from the SPD and CSU are calling for the upcoming federal-state consultations to extend the current partial lockdown in December.
Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) told the "Bild am Sonntag" ("BamS"): "Everything indicates that the current restrictions will have to be continued beyond November 30th for a while."
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) told the newspaper: "In order to be able to spend a nice Christmas, we have to extend the lockdown and certainly deepen it." The CSU boss added: "In any case, two or better three weeks.
At least until we have reached the incidence value of 50 again. "
This means 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days.
This value was already mentioned as a target when the tightened restrictions were issued at the beginning of November, because then it is assumed that the health system will not be permanently overloaded.
The value is currently around 140. The federal and state governments will discuss how to proceed on Wednesday.
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Söder said: "If we break the lockdown at this high level of infection numbers and lose patience, then everything starts all over again and we end up with even tougher measures than now in the Czech Republic or Austria." And: "Better now a longer lockdown than a complete exit restriction over Christmas. "
At Christmas he would like to at least allow family celebrations: Christmas should be “freer”, “for New Year's Eve more consistent”, he explained.
The SPD-governed countries also want relaxation for the holidays so that close friends and families can see each other, as the "BamS" reports on.
The Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD) told the newspaper: "Christmas and New Year's Eve, people should be able to meet their loved ones."
For New Year's Eve, Söder would like a ban on firecrackers or alcohol in larger places.
"But there is no need for a general ban on firefighters."
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