(Fighting against New Crown Pneumonia) German Minister of the Interior: Bavarian free national new crown test should be rolled out nationwide
China News Agency, Berlin, July 5th (Reporter Peng Dawei) The German state of Bavaria has recently announced that it will provide a free new crown test for all people. The German Minister of the Interior Zehofer recognized this practice on the 5th and supported This practice is promoted throughout Germany.
According to the German "Times Online" report, as of 18:27 on the 5th local time, the cumulative number of people diagnosed with New Coronary Pneumonia in Germany was 197687, 181651 were cured, and 9180 died.
The governor of the Bavarian state, Soder, announced that he will provide free new crown tests for all people in the state from July. Those who do not show symptoms can also be voluntarily tested.
Regarding this practice in Bavaria, Zehofer, a former member of the Bavarian state and a former governor of Bavaria, said in an exclusive interview with the Sunday newspaper on the 5th that Soder’s approach was correct. Seehofer said that in the fight against the epidemic, "we must effectively respond to potential infections that may be life-threatening." He pointed out that as of now, the actual number of infections in Germany is still unclear.
Regarding the cost of implementing free testing for all people, Zehofer said that this can only be borne by the federal government in the early stage. He said that the economic stimulus plan adopted by the federal government has made it clear that the proportion of people's medical insurance contributions should not increase any more. He emphasized that, in addition to fighting New Coronary Pneumonia, Germany “has never invested so much money in response to a crisis”.
However, the practice of Bavaria has been criticized by the federal health minister Shipan of another ruling party, the Democratic Alliance. Shi Pan warned that considering that the nucleic acid test results can only reflect the state at the moment the sample was taken, this large-scale general screening may bring a "false sense of security".
Analysts believe that the differences within the ruling party around the next step of "unblocking" tactics reflect that their competition for the prime ministerial candidate for next year's election is becoming more intense. Soder, who is regarded as one of the potential candidates, has stated that only those who have taken responsibility and overcome the epidemic can stand out. (Finish)