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According to a report, Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) is aiming to change the Infection Protection Act to combat the corona pandemic.
The aim is to standardize the Corona measures nationwide, reported the "Bild" on Wednesday, citing government circles.
According to this, districts should be obliged to tighten their measures in the event of increased incidence and R values, as well as taking other factors into account.
According to "Bild", Union MPs are already planning an initiative with the support of the parliamentary group to enable the federal government to enact corona measures by means of statutory instruments.
Thus, in addition to the state governments, the federal government would also be authorized to impose corona restrictions.
One of the initiators of the initiative, CDU presidium member Norbert Röttgen, said to “Bild”: “It's not about weakening the countries.
It's about the federal government being able to act. ”So far, around two dozen MPs have supported the initiative.
But not all Union MPs were written to.
Merkel initiated the discussion with Anne Will
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The discussion about whether more decision-making powers in corona policy should be shifted to the federal level has been smoldering since the end of March.
Merkel had said on the ARD program "Anne Will" that the countries had to "step up" in fighting pandemic.
She criticized easing steps and at the same time stated that the federal government could itself take the initiative to change the Infection Protection Act.
A government spokesman said at the weekend that consideration was being given to “whether and how the federal government should make uniform guidelines if the federal states' approach is not sufficient”.