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The call for openings in the corona pandemic comes from many sides: Shortly before the next federal-state summit, the expectation is increasing that the lockdown will be gradually withdrawn, and with it the political pressure on the state leaders and the Federal Chancellor.
The trend in the online negotiations next Wednesday is set: It will be about openings, but central aspects are uncertain: Which areas are next in line and when?
Exact times are likely to be difficult because of the spread of virus mutations, worsened incidence values and prognoses of a third wave.
At the same time, surveys show that the population is losing acceptance of the current restrictions.
On the part of the SPD-governed federal states, there were several attempts at opening up plans over the weekend.
The chairman of the Prime Minister's Conference, Berlin's Governing Mayor Michael Müller, distanced himself from the “No Covid” strategy.
This is the right goal from a health perspective, but it cannot be the only yardstick because this strategy threatens “fatal consequences” in the areas of social affairs, education and the economy.
He too wanted to achieve the incidence of 10.
The question is: "Do I want to achieve this in complete lockdown or try to make a few things possible on the way there," said Müller to the "Tagesspiegel".
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The Prime Minister from Rhineland Palatinate, Malu Dreyer, spoke of a "perspective plan".
After the schools and daycare centers as well as the hairdressers, it is now about prospects for retail and culture.
They will also talk about outdoor dining and the opening of hotels and holiday apartments.
“However, a perspective plan does not mean that everything will be open tomorrow,” emphasized the Social Democrat in the “Saarbrücker Zeitung”.
Support came from the Federal Minister of Finance and top candidate for the SPD, Olaf Scholz, who spread the “hope that things will get better and that we can push through bit by bit” on Deutschlandfunk.
Vaccination can help "that we can soon lead a normal life again".
More options for testing in companies, doctors' offices and pharmacies should be created.
The time horizon is Easter
In response to a request from WELT in the parliamentary groups, the desire for openings prevailed, but to varying degrees.
The health policy spokeswoman for the Union parliamentary group, Karin Maag (CDU), emphasized that the opening of schools and daycare centers that had already taken place had to be assessed.
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“I assume that the MPK will be about very cautious openings with the Easter perspective, depending on the incidence and on a rapid test strategy.
Making it easier for family contacts should then have top priority, ”said Maag.
The nursing policy spokeswoman for the Greens parliamentary group, Kordula Schulz-Asche, demanded "that a nationwide uniform step-by-step plan should finally be drawn up that can be implemented according to the regional infection rate".
There is no interdisciplinary pandemic council that scientifically justifies, accompanies and evaluates the measures.
Germany needs "after a chaotic year a comprehensive, democratically legitimized strategy to get out of the pandemic," said Schulz-Asche.
This includes the participation of the Bundestag and Bundesrat
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In the opinion of the First Parliamentary Managing Director of the FDP Group, Marco Buschmann, two things are decisive: “First, a transparent and reliable opening strategy, preferably in the form of a step-by-step plan based on the regional pandemic.
And secondly, improvements in the vaccination campaign, especially in terms of procurement, vaccination and scheduling. ”The Chancellor should discuss her ideas with parliament before the MPK round.
Left parliamentary group leader Dietmar Bartsch expects a "strategy based on objective criteria, a step-by-step plan not based on calendar dates, but on R-value, intensive care bed occupancy, incidence value, vaccination rate, rapid tests, this broken down to the level of the districts and cities." Meet "not another outbid competition, who has the fastest opening strategy or who is the most consistent tightening agent".
The most drastic opening request was made by AfD parliamentary group leader Alice Weidel: "The federal and state governments must change their strategy in the fight against Corona and end the lockdown immediately." Particularly vulnerable groups of people must be protected and at the same time the vaccination offers for everyone who wants to be vaccinated voluntarily must be massively expanded become.
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The President of the German District Assembly, Reinhard Sager, is pushing for a regionally differentiated strategy.
The first opening steps in individual districts could very well be justified, he told WELT AM SONNTAG.
The federal government and state leaders should take greater account of the local situation.
One cannot wait until the values are low everywhere. In addition, neighboring municipalities and federal states could coordinate. The German Association of Towns and Municipalities proposed a "Corona emergency brake". In this way openings could be reversed in the event of “dramatic developments”.