The government bases its measures in the pandemic on the so-called general clause of the Infection Protection Act 28 - the law was not amended until November.
“The new Paragraph 28a Infection Protection Act is better than nothing,” said FDP parliamentary group manager Marco Buschmann WELT.
“But that doesn't make it a good regulation.” Buschmann, who has a doctorate in law, started an analysis of the standard and found some weak points.
His explanations focus on two numbers: 35 and 50. With an incidence of 35 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants, “broad-based protective measures” should be permitted within seven days.
From an incidence of over 50 new infections, “comprehensive protective measures” should be permitted.
But what does that mean?