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After the extension and tightening of the corona measures, voices are now stirring that are pressing for an end to the lockdown in mid-February.
The vice-chairman of the Union parliamentary group, Georg Nüßlein, calls for the lockdown to be definitely ended after the previous time limit has expired.
“Because of the massive effects, it is not justifiable to prescribe a nationwide lockdown until the incidence number falls below 50 or below 35,” said the CSU politician of the “Augsburger Allgemeine” (Saturday).
"If something does not happen in the next few weeks that we cannot foresee now, for example a massive spread of mutated viruses, then by mid-February at the latest we will have to take a different path than the previous one."
Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) also wants to implement easing after February 14, if it is responsible, as he told WELT - initially in schools and hairdressers.
“Then in March we can talk about retail.
And after Easter also about the gastronomy. "
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The opening of schools has been a hotly contested issue since the first wave.
Union faction leader Ralph Brinkhaus warned against their opening too quickly.
“We are all doing each other a disservice by allowing face-to-face lessons too early.
Health comes first, ”he told the“ Passauer Neue Presse ”(Saturday).
The new virus mutations made him “very worried”.
Medical President Klaus Reinhardt - actually a supporter of the lockdown - also demanded perspectives for the population from politics.
"It is understandable that people are tired after ten months of the pandemic and that the Corona protective measures are stressful," said the President of the German Medical Association of the "Rheinische Post" (Saturday).
The prospects also include clear communication about vaccination capacities.
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