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World Medical President Frank Ulrich Montgomery expects the tough corona lockdown in Germany, which has been in force since Wednesday, to be extended beyond January 10th.
Model calculations showed that the hard lockdown will push the number of nine infections nationwide below the value of 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days at the earliest, Montgomery told the Funke media group (Wednesday editions).
The citizens should therefore be prepared for a continuation of the strict rules.
Montgomery also expects that there will be various lockdown measures in Germany until Easter.
"Even if the vaccinations start earlier than expected, the effect will only gradually improve the situation," he said.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced on Tuesday that it would decide on the approval of the vaccine from the Mainz-based company Biontech and the US group Pfizer on December 21 - eight days before the previously targeted date.
This means that the first vaccinations could start in the EU this year.
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In the new year, politicians should "not rush anything" when easing the corona measures, warned Montgomery.
After the hard lockdown, the country should only "slowly thaw again".
If this process goes too quickly, there is a high risk that the country will soon get caught up in an even bigger pandemic wave.
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