Those who do not want to be vaccinated should no longer receive tests free of charge in the future.

The Hessian Prime Minister Volker Bouffier (CDU) wants to join this demand in the conference of heads of government from the federal and state levels this Tuesday.

The obligation to be tested is to be expanded.

"We have to prevent the virus from spreading across the board again, as well as a new lockdown," said Bouffier on Monday.

"This now requires decisive and transnational action."

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The Prime Minister also wants to “discuss whether the incidence can continue to be our primarily only key figure for looking at the incidence of infection”.

Bouffier made demands his own that the North Rhine-Westphalian Prime Minister Armin Laschet had represented in the CDU presidium that morning.

This also includes extending the so-called epidemic situation of national scope.

Special powers

It gives the federal government special powers under the Infection Protection Act.

For example, he can enforce decrees, ordinances and orders without having to ask the federal states.

According to a resolution of the Bundestag, this power is valid until mid-September.

Bouffier would like the extension so that on this basis the countries could continue to provide their own safety measures such as the mask requirement, contact tracking or the obligation to adhere to hygiene concepts.

Even if the situation is currently not as bad as last year, the tried and tested instruments should not be abandoned prematurely, said the Union politician.

As his spokesman explained on Monday, the Corona cabinet in Wiesbaden will meet next week.

Then the resolutions that will be taken today will be examined and implemented if necessary.

The already announced rules for starting school after the summer vacation will also be poured into the form of a regulation on this occasion.

Eberhard Flammer, President of the Hessian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, called for “a clear rejection of lockdown measures in response to rising incidence figures.

The companies don't ask for much.

They simply want to be able to work. ”The current discussion is strikingly reminiscent of the past year.

The starting position is completely different.

Half of the Hessian population is fully vaccinated.

Any further blanket closure of businesses is disproportionate.

It would be right if in the future politicians should take more into account factors such as the vaccination rate, the hospitalization rate and also economic relationships.

"Instead of closing entire industries, masks, vaccinations and tests help."

Rules relaxed

In Hesse, the number of new infections continues to rise.

The nationwide incidence value as of Monday was 22.0.

A week earlier there were 18.7 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants.

Because the number of new infections in Frankfurt has always leveled off just below the limit of 35 per 100,000 inhabitants in the past five days, less strict rules apply from Tuesday.

Guests can visit the indoor catering without having to present a current corona test or a vaccination or convalescence card.

If a maximum of 100 people take part in an indoor event, the test is completely unnecessary.

If the value rises above the 35 mark again on just one single day, all easing will be cashed in again.

Then another five days have to pass, in which the incidence value is below this value, before the relaxation takes effect again.

Wiesbaden, the Main-Taunus-Kreis and Fulda are currently heading for stricter corona rules.

On Tuesday, the city of Offenbach uses the busy weekly market on Wilhelmsplatz for a special vaccination campaign between 8.30 a.m. and 2 p.m. If you buy fresh vegetables, fruit, fish, cheese and the like, you can also get vaccinated with the preparations from BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson. After medical advice, younger people can also be vaccinated. With the vaccine from BioNTech, two syringes are required for full vaccination protection; the vaccinees receive the appointment for the second vaccination immediately after the first vaccination.