Pandemic: Lauterbach: The federal government is working on “hotspot rules” from March 20th

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Lauterbach: The federal government is working on “hotspot rules” from March 20th

Federal Minister of Health Lauterbach discussed corona measures from March 20 with Saxony’s Minister of Health Köpping. Photo: Robert Michael/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

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As of March 19, “all more profound” corona restrictions are to be lifted. However, some measures should also apply beyond this. The deliberations on this are nearing completion.

According to Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD), the consultations on the corona rules, which are to apply from March 20, are about to be completed.

“We will definitely be able to come up with a proposal in the next few hours that will make important basic protective measures possible for the federal states,” said Lauterbach on Tuesday afternoon at a press conference with Saxony’s Health Minister Petra Köpping (SPD) in Dresden.

A so-called hotspot regulation will play an important role here, the minister explained. Even after most corona measures have expired on March 20, it should provide “good protection” for the population in those areas where the number of new corona infections is particularly high.

According to Lauterbach, the corresponding draft should go into the cabinet this Wednesday. “We may come to a conclusion in the next few hours,” the minister said. After that, the parliamentary groups are expected to deal with the proposals on Thursday.

Masks should remain compulsory in certain areas

“The details have not yet been negotiated, but I can assure you that we are working intensively on it,” said Lauterbach. In a discussion with Saxony’s health minister on Facebook, he later said that a new infection protection law would definitely continue to make masks compulsory in certain areas. ‘That’s very clear. We’re not there yet to say: Mask off, Corona is over.” In the end, the citizens would decide for themselves when the mask was removed. That depends on whether you get vaccinated or not.

According to a relaxation plan decided by the federal and state governments, “all more profound” corona restrictions are to be lifted on March 20th, if the situation in the clinics allows it. The nationwide legal basis for such measures expires on March 19. A new basis for measures after this deadline would have to be launched this week so that the Bundestag can decide on it in good time.

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