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Although the incidence in North Rhine-Westphalia has fallen to 178.2 according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Prime Minister Armin Laschet (CDU) continues to assess the pandemic situation as “unchanged critical”. On Tuesday, the RKI had given the incidence as 186.6. "The situation is comparable to the high point of the second wave around Christmas days," said Laschet in the state parliament in Düsseldorf. However, the number of deaths has decreased in comparison, especially among the elderly. "That shows: the vaccinations are working."

There is no relaxation in sight in the intensive care units.

"The number of Covid patients who need emergency medical care is growing every day," warned the politician.

The burden on the medical staff is immense.

Plannable operations would have to be postponed in several cities.

This is why other patients are also affected by the effects of the pandemic.

In the debate about relief for those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered, he advocated a joint approach by the federal and state governments.

The federal government is preparing a corresponding ordinance.

It is right to proceed in a coordinated manner.

Some federal states had advanced here.

Bavaria and Hesse will in future equate those who have been completely vaccinated and those with negative tests in some areas of life.

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“We are on the last few meters.

The light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter, ”said Laschet.

He is optimistic about the summer.

"If we take the right steps now in the next few days, then we have the chance that it will be a summer that will again open up many opportunities that we are still waiting for today and that we still miss today."

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