This was announced by outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel, after her meeting with her foreseeable successor, Olaf Scholz, and regional leaders.
Germany to impose nationwide restrictions to the unimmunized and will introduce mandatory vaccination predictably from next February, outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel announced, after meeting with her foreseeable successor, Olaf Scholz, and regional leaders.
The measures adopted include the closure of nightlife from certain levels of incidence of contagion, as well as restrictions on public events and contacts, especially among unvaccinated citizens, who will only be able to work in a limited way with people outside their family nucleus.
Thus, in leisure activities the 2G rule will be applied -by geimpft or genesen (vaccinated or healed) – regardless of the contagion figures and a negative test may additionally be requested.
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Also in retail trade, the 2G rule will govern, with the exception of establishments of basic necessities.
The private encounters of unvaccinated people the own family or coexistence nucleus and two other people from another coexistence bubble, not counting minors up to 14 years of age.
Clubs and discos must close from a cumulative incidence of 350 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days.
Likewise, from this reference value, the capacity for private meetings of vaccinated or healed people will be reduced to 50 people indoors and 200 outdoors.
Meanwhile, in schools it will once again be mandatory use of mask.
“All these measures are minimum standards,” Merkel said, adding that the federal states are free to impose stricter restrictions.
It is, he added, “an act of national solidarity” with the aim of reduce the number of infections and pressure on the health system.
The outgoing foreign minister noted that the validity of the covid passport will be shortened to nine months after completing the full schedule, so receiving a booster dose is now important.
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At the same time, he assured that there will be enough transition time so that everyone can receive the third dose on time.
He also added that the Bundestag (lower house) will debate and decide on the mandatory vaccination, which could come into force, he specified, as of February next year, while informing that an ethics commission will be involved in the debate.
The future chancellor, for his part, described the measures as “correct and necessary” and stressed the importance of being “clear and precise.”
He called on the population to get vaccinated against covid-19 and pointed out that the consequences of not doing so are visible in Germany.
He alluded to the “ambitious objective” of administering 30 million vaccines by the end of the year, a “great logistical challenge”, he acknowledged, and was also convinced that Parliament will reach the conviction of the convenience of making the coronavirus vaccine mandatory. (I)
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