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Potsdam (dpa) - Brandenburg's Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD) does not assume that the current corona restrictions can be reduced anytime soon - despite the vaccination start.
"I am sure that after January 5th - the next conference with the Chancellor - there will be no easing of the current restrictions," said Woidke of the German press agency.
“The vaccination campaign that has just started does nothing to change that.
There has to be so much honesty. "
The virus will accompany everyone for months, but with steadily decreasing drama.
"That is why we can go into 2021 with a certain degree of optimism."
However, the Prime Minister expects that the home schooling for schoolchildren, which is planned from Monday, could continue throughout January.
Because of the continued high number of infections, he assumes that the distance lessons will continue until the start of the winter holidays on February 1, he told Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB).
Government spokesman Florian Engels pointed out that this applies depending on the development.
From January 4th to January 10th, school lessons should generally take place at home, except for final classes and special needs schools.
Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the heads of government of the federal states want to discuss the corona rules again on January 5th.
The tightened lockdown with strict contact restrictions, the closure of most shops and schools as well as the long-standing closure of restaurants, theaters, cinemas and museums will initially apply until January 10th.
Vaccinations against the coronavirus officially began on Sunday in Germany - initially for people over 80, those in need of care and medical staff.
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Berlin's Governing Mayor Michael Müller (SPD) had previously campaigned for an extension of the lockdown.
"I firmly assume that we will have to continue to live with restrictions," said Müller on Tuesday on ZDF.
He referred to the persistently high level of infection numbers.