The opposition and health organizations think the measure is premature. The Minister of Health has asked citizens themselves to continue to wear the mask indoors.
This Saturday is lifts most restrictions against covid-19 in Germany, and from tomorrow the mask will only be mandatory in health centers and means of transport Plus it will continue regular tests in certain areas, such as teaching if so decided by the “Lander” or regions.
The opposition and health organizations have criticized the easing of measures to consider it early and have asked citizens to continue to take security measures.
German citizens can from this Sunday access to maskless shops as well as restaurants and cinemas without having to show a vaccination certificate or a negative test, a relaxation that the city-state of Berlin already introduced this Friday.
But the health minister, Karl Lauterbachha urged citizens to continue using the mask in shops and other indoor areas out of responsibility, to protect themselves “and others”. “I will do it for now and I recommend it to all customers,” he wrote on his Twitter account, describing the behavior of former Chancellor Angela Merkel, photographed wearing a mask, as “exemplary”.
The Infection Protection Act approved in March states that districts or regions with a very high incidence can explain “focus” of stricter measuresa scheme used only by the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania region and the city of Hamburg, both in the north of the country.
Cumulative incidence of 1531.5
Germany currently has a cumulative incidence of 1,531.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants In the past 24 hours, 196,456 new infections have been registered and 292 people have died from covid. However, the number of hospital admissions is falling.
In any case, many health centers are at the limit of their capacity and have had to postpone operations due to the high number of casualties among the staff.
In that sense, the Minister of Health and the RKI proposed this week reduce the duration of the isolation of the infected to just five daysan idea that, like the easing of restrictions, has been the target of harsh criticism from health sector organizations.
On the other hand, parliament will vote on whether or not vaccinations should be mandatory on Thursday.
Source: EITB
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