Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach expects the number of corona infections to increase even more, but is counting on containment through further everyday restrictions and more vaccinations.
Berlin – The strategy is to slow down and stretch the omicron wave and to boost as many people as possible with booster vaccinations during this time, said the SPD politician on Friday in Berlin.
The pandemic is now “in difficult waters” in Germany. More people would have to be treated with infections, hospitals would be more heavily burdened. At the same time, the restrictions that were already in place were having an effect – for example with a longer doubling time for the number of infections. In addition, there are now even stricter access rules for vaccinated and recovered people with additional tests (2G plus) in the catering trade.
The goal now is “to make a hill out of the otherwise expected steep wall of infection numbers or that the wall is not that high,” said Lauterbach. However, it is a special problem in Germany that there are many unvaccinated people in the particularly vulnerable group of older people. (dpa)
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