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In view of the further increase in the number of infections, calls for a hard lockdown and a new corona summit have become louder over the weekend.

Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) sharply criticized the corona policy of his colleagues.

"The corona situation is coming to a head, unfortunately some countries have not yet understood the seriousness of the situation," he told the "Augsburger Allgemeine" (Monday edition).

In response to the debate about possible new talks between the federal and state governments on corona measures, he said: "We don't need new talks all the time, but the consistent implementation of the emergency brake."

Söder demanded that the emergency brake should automatically apply everywhere in Germany if the incidence was over 100.

"The patchwork quilt in the fight against corona must be ended, this includes exit restrictions such as in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg," he emphasized.

"It is now needed in all cities and districts in Germany with an incidence over 100."

Baden-Württemberg's Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) had on Saturday for the beginning of the week further talks between the federal and state governments about a hard lockdown, but not necessarily on a large scale.

“We also have to discuss this with other countries in advance, with the Federal Chancellery.

We see, the numbers are literally racing up, ”said Kretschmann on Saturday evening in Stuttgart.

In the talks on Monday and Tuesday you have to “come to terms”.

The next Prime Minister's Conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) is planned for April 12th.

Lauterbach for a new corona summit

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The SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach had previously called for a quick new corona summit.

"We have to renegotiate quickly," he told the "Tagesspiegel".

"It won't work without a sharp lockdown," he emphasized and defended his call for nationwide curfews.

"Exit restrictions from 8 p.m. for two weeks would work - we've seen it in France, Great Britain and Portugal."

Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) said on Saturday: "If we take the numbers, including the developments today, we actually need another 10 or 14 days at least to properly shut down our contacts, our mobility."

A government spokesman said on Sunday at the request of the AFP news agency, the federal and state governments “are in a regular exchange on how to proceed in the corona pandemic”.

Any appointments will be informed in good time.

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The parliamentary group leader of the Left Party in the Bundestag, Dietmar Bartsch, refused to bring the conference of prime ministers forward.

"A new MPK now sounds like a threat to many people," Bartsch told the newspapers of the Funke media group.

In the direction of the federal government, he criticized: "Valuable time is wasted on issues such as the approval and pre-ordering of Sputnik-V or vaccinations by general practitioners."

Meanwhile, the SPD demanded clear statements from Spahn.

In the direction of the Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU), the First Parliamentary Managing Director of the SPD parliamentary group, Carsten Schneider, told the "Rheinische Post": "I do not expect any speculations from the Minister of Health about a new lockdown, but concrete proposals."

Schneider also criticized the previous resolutions of the federal-state consultations.

“The last MPK was poorly prepared by the Chancellery.

Because too many compromises are made in the measures, the elimination of the Easter rest is now particularly noticeable. "

There is therefore now no compulsory test for the economy and a restriction on attendance at Easter.

"In both cases, Ms. Merkel fell over in front of the lobby," said Schneider.

He demanded strict adherence to the agreed "emergency brake" from a seven-day incidence of 100.