On April 26th, it was reported that after the German government stepped up the prevention and control measures against the COVID-19 epidemic, the infection rate rose instead of falling in the past weekend. German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz believes that it is difficult for Germany to relax the epidemic prevention and control measures before the end of May.
According to a report by Reuters on the 25th, it is very difficult for Germany to deal with the third wave of epidemic, because the mutation first discovered in Britain by COVID-19 is more contagious, while COVID-19 vaccination in Germany started late.
The German Bundestag has just passed an amendment to the Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases:
Due to the refusal of several states to implement stricter prevention and control measures, the German Bundestag passed an amendment to the Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases last week, giving the government more power to deal with the epidemic.
According to this amendment, when the infection rate in a certain area exceeds 100 for three consecutive days, the area will implement a nationwide unified "emergency braking" mechanism from the fourth day, including restricting the scope of private contact and closing cultural and sports facilities. When the infection rate exceeds 200 in 7 days, the school should stop face-to-face courses outside the graduating class.
The German federal government and state leaders are scheduled to discuss whether to relax or even cancel the age-based regulations on vaccination orders on the 26th. Some states have lowered the age threshold for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination to 30.
The above contents refer to Xinhua News Agency-the epidemic situation will not "cool down", and it will be difficult for Germany to "unblock" before the end of May.