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Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) reports "considerable need for discussion" on the planned Infection Protection Act for more powers for the federal government in the pandemic.

"It is correct that the increasing number of infections and the increasing number of patients in the intensive care units make swift action necessary," said Kretschmer WELT.

“There is, however, a considerable need for discussion on this draft law.

You can tell from the draft law that it was the countries that enacted the regulations for the protection of the population last year.

Therefore, there are a number of points that, from the perspective of the Free State, need to be changed, particularly with a view to the practical implementation and enforcement of the law. "

“This includes adding a factor to the incidence value that describes the bed occupancy, an intervention threshold for the curfew only from an incidence of 200, and further exceptions for retailers so that everyday needs are still possible even in the event of a bridge lockdown , and in particular a waiver by the federal government for regulations in the school sector, ”said Kretschmer.

“The reality in Germany is that a large part of the people no longer supports the current restrictions and cannot understand the political background.

In a democracy it is bad to put this reality aside or to curse people for it, ”said Kretschmer.

“It is necessary to reach a social consensus.

In my opinion, this is not an incidence value, but the performance of our health system. "

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Many countries therefore called for a bed indicator as a basis for even more severe restrictions.

“From my point of view, this is an essential prerequisite for acceptance in the population,” said Kretschmer.

"In addition, the law must be limited in time, that is, it must expire automatically."

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