In the first phase of the pandemic, the R-value was the decisive factor.
In the meantime, the number of new infections per day and the incidence, i.e. the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within a week, has pushed him into the background.
It was all the more surprising that the Chancellor tried the R value again in an RTL interview.
This is exactly what allows conclusions to be drawn about what really moves Merkel.