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Dresden (dpa) - Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) is in favor of a corona lockdown extended beyond January 10th.
"We succeeded in Germany in slowing down the rapid increase in new infections through the lockdown in December," he told the German Press Agency on Sunday.
"However, we must not be lulled into a false sense of security."
The pandemic is in the toughest phase and the experience of the neighbors has shown that loosening up early leads to a surge in infections.
"Instead of a hunch and a hoot between relaxations and restrictions, I advocate being consistent and having strong nerves," he said.
"An extension of the lockdown in Saxony until at least the end of January is therefore inevitable."
On Tuesday, Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the prime ministers of the federal states want to decide on the restrictions on public life that have been in effect since mid-December.