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Berlin (dpa) - Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) is calling for the corona restrictions, which are limited to January 10, to be extended by a further three weeks.
«The lockdown has to be extended until the end of January.
Premature loosening would throw us back, "he told the" Bild am Sonntag "before the Prime Minister's conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) planned for Tuesday.
“The numbers are simply far too high.
The effects of Christmas and New Year's Eve cannot yet be foreseen. "
This could only be assessed precisely in mid-January, said Söder.
«We have to be consistent and not give up too soon.
That was the weakness of the corona policy in Germany: started too late and stopped too early. "
Söder also spoke out in favor of a longer closure of daycare centers and schools - and for an adapted holiday planning: “There must be no hasty opening of schools and daycare centers.
In view of the high numbers of infections, it would be irresponsible to simply send teachers and students back to school completely.
It has been shown that infection and spread also take place in school.
The danger is highest especially after the holidays. "
On Tuesday, Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) wants to discuss the situation with the state prime ministers.
It should also be decided whether the current lockdown will continue after January 10th.
According to a media report, the countries basically agree on the extension - but not on whether it should last two or three weeks.
The heads of state chancellery could not have come to an agreement on a telephone conference on Saturday afternoon, reports the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung”.
In particular, the countries badly affected by the corona pandemic are in favor of a lockdown until January 31.