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Berlin (AP) - Berlin's governing mayor and chairman of the Prime Minister's Conference, Michael Müller (SPD), has spoken out against further corona restrictions in the private sector.
«We have expected a lot from the people.
We have really barely made family life possible, as it was known before, »said Müller on Monday to the television station Phoenix.
"And now continue to turn this screw and say: We want there to be more cuts behind the closed apartment doors - I can no longer do that either."
For many, the end of the flagpole is reached in the private sector.
Müller also spoke out against a temporary shutdown of local public transport.
In view of the fact that people still have to drive to work, this is not at all feasible.
"On the contrary, you should now see how you can get to a higher frequency in order to relieve this tightly packed driving and standing together in public transport," said the SPD politician.
Müller, on the other hand, is open to more pressure on employers with a view to their willingness to make home office possible: «There are suggestions from Hamburg, as we have already put it more clearly, not only in the context of an appeal, but the expectation that employers really have the opportunities exhaust it, »said Müller.
“And the other way around, saying that if someone does not offer home office as an employer, he has to explain why not.
And I think that's right. "
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Müller can also gain a lot from the idea of tightening the mask requirement in local public transport - for example, to prescribe FFP2 masks in the future.
“So-called surgical masks, this simpler variant, is a big step forward,” said Müller.
"And we will definitely do something about that."
On Tuesday afternoon, the prime ministers of the federal states want to discuss the corona situation and possible further tightening in a video conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU).
Corona situation in Berlin
Phoenix interview on Youtube