German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced strong restrictions on people who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Chancellor Angela Merkel announced at a meeting of the leaders of the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) on the 2nd (local time) that “there will be strong restrictions on those who are not vaccinated against COVID-19,” ntv reported.
Chancellor Merkel was extremely concerned about the exponential growth in new cases of COVID-19, participants said.
As a result, daily COVID-19 diagnostic testing for unvaccinated individuals at work may become mandatory.
In addition, ntv predicted that strengthened quarantine measures than the current 2G rule that only vaccinated persons or cured persons can enter hospitals, nursing homes, nursing homes, restaurant interior spaces, events and festivals, etc.
Germany has been applying the 3G rule, which is a measure to ease the distance between people inoculated with Corona 19, from August 23.
Only those who have completed vaccinations, those who have recovered, or those who have tested negative for the test result are allowed to enter hospitals, nursing homes, nursing homes, restaurant interior spaces, events and festivals, etc.
Each facility operator or event organizer can decide whether 2G rules apply.
Those with negative results of the diagnostic test are also excluded from being allowed to enter. Only those who have been vaccinated or who have recovered are permitted to enter.
Chancellor Merkel is expected to convene a meeting of the prime ministers of 16 provinces later to discuss the introduction of measures to strengthen quarantine.
In this regard, German Health Minister Jens Spahn is preparing an agenda for a meeting of the federal government and the health ministers of 16 states to recommend that all those who have been vaccinated for more than six months, regardless of age, receive a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Tages Spiegel said.
In Germany, the number of new cases per 100,000 people in the past week has risen to 153.7, the highest in six months. This is higher than the same period a year ago when Germany introduced lockdown measures.
In hospitals such as Berlin, there are concerns about overloading intensive care beds.
In Germany, the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine was 57.74 million, or 69.4% of the total population, and the second dose, 66.7%, was 55.5 million. There are only 2.09 million boosters.
Germany’s percentage of first-time vaccine recipients broke 60% on July 21, and has been hovering around 60% for over three months.
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