FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl wants to abolish all existing legal corona measures. He referred to statements by scientists, most recently by German virologist Christian Drosten, that the corona pandemic was over. “All legal remnants of the Covid pandemic must be removed as soon as possible,” Kickl demanded in a broadcast on Wednesday. He wants to dissolve the Gecko Commission set up by the government.
Drosten explained in a “Tagesspiegel” interview that you are currently “experiencing the first endemic wave with SARS-CoV-2, in my opinion the pandemic is over”. The virologist Dorothee von Laer of the Medical University of Innsbruck also agreed with this opinion. Corona has “popped out” and is now part of the other set of colds or viral infections like the flu, Von Laer explained to the APA. Covid-19 will stay that way.
“End madness immediately and finally”
Kickl announced corresponding motions for the next session of the National Council: “After the pandemic has ended for the so-called experts, on whose opinion the black-green federal government based all legal restrictions and discrimination without regard to fundamental rights and freedoms, shall we in the next Bring the relevant motions to the plenary so that this madness is immediately and definitively ended!
Gecko: Don’t underestimate endemic species either
The Gecko Commission, which wants to abolish Kickl, had warned before Christmas not to underestimate Corona, even as it transitioned into an endemic disease. Even then, there may be “massive restrictions” that necessitate local action. Corona will also cause problems if it is endemic, simply because there will be a higher burden of disease worldwide. In addition, Long Covid will affect general well-being and ability to earn a living and drive up healthcare costs.
Source: Krone
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