Rome, March 22, 2021 – Un lockdown extended general until April 18, hypothesis night curfew in areas with a high number of infections, but also slackening for visits to relatives on Easter days: these are some of the measures under discussion at today’s summit between the chancellor Angela Merkel and the governors of the Laender. According to the previews of various German media of the document, which will be launched at the meeting, the new extension of the confinement in Germany would be accompanied by some lightening measures: in essence, the chancellery proposes a continuation of the lockdown until late April, asking the Laender to “adapt” their regulations for this purpose .
In general, Merkel believes that further loosening of the restrictions decided to stop the pandemic is not possible, given that Germany is seeing “again a sharp increase in infections“with an” exponential dynamic “. Which means, thus the document, that” without very decisive measures the number of new infections would grow so much that already in April an overload of the health system would be probable “. measures that would accompany the country until late April.
Shops, bars and restaurants
The plan provides that, if the contagion curve were to grow further, the country will have to implement the “emergency brake“decided at the summit on March 7, which provides for the automatic return to closures in those areas where the incidence of 100 infections per 100 thousand inhabitants in seven days. This may relate to the return of the closing gods shops, of the ristoranti and gods bar in the areas where the first forms of reopening had begun.
Easter holidays
Among the proposals of the plan, one of the most discussed is that regarding the visit to relatives during Easter holiday: it should be possible for a family unit to meet four other people, in addition to minors under the age of 14. A similar regulation was also in force during the Christmas holidays. On the other hand, it is not yet clear whether it will be possible to go on vacation: one of the hypotheses is one holiday “with few contacts” to be carried out in your own Land. As for any holidays atestero, the existing rules apply: those returning from areas classified as at risk must undergo quarantine.
Schools and kindergartens
Point schools and kindergartens: in the event of an incidence of more than 100 infections per 100 thousand inhabitants, the plan provides for the closing when it is not possible to swab students, teachers and other staff at least twice a week.
Work
For the workInstead, the German government recommends the massive use of the home office and, where this is not feasible, companies are asked to commit to carrying out the highest possible number of anti-Covid tests.
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