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Berlin (dpa) - The number of corona infections is increasing, and the federal government's schedule for a federal emergency brake is tight - but when it comes to the details, you are met with broad resistance.
The Bundestag opposition, the federal states and the district assembly criticize very different points.
The problem: If the amendment to the Infection Protection Act is to be decided by the federal cabinet on Tuesday as planned, an agreement would have to be found this Monday.
Despite the criticism also expressed from SPD countries, SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz assured that they were behind the project.
He spoke to the prime minister of his party, said the finance minister on Sunday evening on the ZDF program “Berlin direct”.
«You are all behind this project and will also support it.
There will be formal deliberations, but the path is clear and everyone is responsible. "
And: "What we want to regulate now are the agreements that have long been made between the federal government and the states."
Scholz was confident: The bill will be decided in the cabinet on Tuesday.
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THE PROJECT: In the federal formulation aid, several measures are proposed for districts in which an incidence of 100 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants or more is registered within a week - that is currently more than half of all districts.
Private meetings would only be allowed for one household with one other person - without children a maximum of five people.
There are also plans to exit at night from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., with only a few exceptions, such as medical emergencies or trips to work, but not evening walks.
Schools are only expected to close when the incidence exceeds 200.
THE SCHEDULE: If the project is to be brought about by the Bundestag and Bundesrat faster than usual as planned, the Bundestag opposition is also required because the accelerated procedure would have to be resolved by a two-thirds majority.
"I am hopeful, and it is now up to the opposition whether they accelerate the process," said Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder on ZDF on Sunday evening.
His North Rhine-Westphalian colleague, the CDU chairman Armin Laschet, also wished for the ARD “report from Berlin” that it would go quickly.
"Because the (infection) numbers are foreseeable and they do not depend on the consultation process between the Bundestag and the Bundesrat."
CSU leader Söder promised the full support of his country and his party.
"Of course, both as Bavaria and as the CSU in the federal government, we will even be contributors to the decision," he said in the ARD - although his coalition partner, the Free Voters, could oppose it and insist on abstention in the Federal Council.
Laschet, his rival for the Union's candidacy for chancellor, could have a similar situation with his Düsseldorf coalition partner FDP, as he admitted on ARD.
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THE CRITIC: The FDP, but also the Left and Saxony's CDU Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer criticize the exit restrictions.
The FDP and Kretschmer also complain that the draft is primarily based on incidence and not on other parameters.
The SPD-led Lower Saxony does not see the experiences of the states in fighting pandemics adequately taken into account.
The SPD also calls for further aid programs.
Together with the Greens and the Left, it also requires compulsory testing for companies.
Scholz said: "I am in favor of us also stipulating the tests in companies and that there is also an extension of the children's sick days rule for children who are now unable to use a facility, for example."
Left-wing parliamentary group leader Dietmar Bartsch told the editorial network Germany with a view to the criticisms of his party: "I therefore see hardly any opportunities to agree to the project."
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DIE OPENER: Despite the increasing number of infections and a nationwide incidence of around 130, the development varies from region to region.
In Schleswig-Holstein, a number of districts are relatively stable below 100. That is why outdoor catering is allowed to reopen there on Monday.
A maximum of five people from two households are allowed to sit at one table, not counting children.
The distances must be guaranteed everywhere.
The restaurateurs must ensure contact follow-up.
Guests are allowed to remove medical protective masks at the table.
Prior quick or self-tests are recommended, but not mandatory.
In contrast, Saarland, which only opened many areas in a comprehensive model test on Tuesday, exceeded the incidence of 100.
As of Monday, there will now be an extended test requirement, as the Ministry of Health announced on Sunday evening.
The obligation to test is thus extended to those open areas in which it has not previously existed - such as retail and body-hugging services.
In addition, the Easter holidays are ending in a number of countries.
In most of the schools, however, they start with alternating lessons.
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