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Berlin (AP) - Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU) considers an opening of outdoor restaurants in Germany around Easter to be possible.
Altmaier said that on Friday in Berlin after digital consultations with his ministerial colleagues from the countries.
The requirement is compliance with hygiene regulations.
The availability of quick tests could make opening the outdoor restaurant even safer.
Altmaier said with a view to the procedure in the Corona crisis that he did not want to speak of a paradigm shift.
However, the strategy must be adapted and further developed.
It's about a perspective that encourages you.
The significant decrease in the number of new infections has come to a standstill.
Experts discussed whether and to what extent a new wave of infections was on the way.
On the other hand, it is quite clear that “we can less and less afford to continue the lockdown measures unchanged”.
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Altmaier went on to say: "It's about the substance of our economy."
Many companies have been closed for a total of six months within twelve months.
It's about perspective and predictability.
Health protection and careful but consistent openings would have to be combined.
More than 40 business associations had sent opening concepts to Altmaier.
The ministry then created a “basis for discussion” for the advice of the federal and state economics ministers ”.
Altmaier said that this is not yet an opening concept.
In the coming days he will inform Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the state ministers about the ideas of the economy.
The week-long lockdown with the closure of restaurants and many retail stores was recently extended by the federal and state governments to March 7th.
Merkel and the prime ministers of the federal states will discuss how to proceed next Wednesday.
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