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Chancellor Angela Merkel has given the prospect of a long-term strategy for schools and daycare centers in view of the declining number of corona infections.
Merkel said on Monday, according to information from the German Press Agency of participants in online deliberations of the CDU Presidium, they wanted to launch such a strategy during the consultations with the Prime Minister this Wednesday.
At the same time, she emphasized that the infection numbers would have to be reduced again in the next two weeks.
Merkel urged caution in connection with the easing debate.
According to this information, the Chancellor said that the wave of infections had broken, but no federal state was below the number of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within a week.
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In addition, there is a very slow reduction in the R value.
Merkel expressed concern about the virus variant B.1.351 circulating in South Africa, which is also coming to Germany via Great Britain.
Many states, including the Federal Republic, have restricted entry from South Africa.
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the seven-day incidence on Monday morning was 76. According to the RKI situation report on Sunday evening, the nationwide seven-day R value was 0.94 (previous day 0.95).
This means that 100 infected people infect another 94 people.
The value represents the occurrence of the infection 8 to 16 days ago.
If it is below 1 for a long time, the infection process subsides.
Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) pointed out after this information at the presidium switch that the number of occupied intensive care beds was falling, but was still above a critical level.