Several hard-hit German regions have already cancelled Christmas markets and barred the unvaccinated from public spaces like gyms and leisure facilities to slow the pandemic spread.Ībout 69 per cent of the German population is currently fully vaccinated. German states with high infections had already imposed some rules on the un-jabbed, but they will now roll out nationwide regardless of case-load (file, a Christmas market it Berlin) 'From the point of view of intensive and emergency medicine, the pandemic situation has never been as threatening and serious as it is today,' the DIVI intensive care association warned on Wednesday, calling for a drastic tightening of the rules. Though Germany's seven-day incidence rate has fallen slightly this week, it still stood at 439.2 on Thursday, with 73,209 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Infections have smashed German records in recent weeks and hospitals are sounding the alarm, with many over capacity and forced to dispatch patients elsewhere in the country for treatment. Health Minister Jens Spahn, in a caretaker role ahead of the planned swearing in of a new government next week, told the ZDF broadcaster earlier in the day that Germany needed 'a lockdown, so to speak, for the unvaccinated'. It was not immediately clear when the measures will take place, though Merkel referred to an 'Advent Lockdown' during her press conference - suggesting they will initially run up to Christmas. The sale of fireworks for New Year's Eve will be banned with the intention of discouraging crowds to gather, Merkel added. Nightclubs will also be close in high-infection areas, schoolchildren will be forced to wear masks, and outdoor sporting events will be limited to a maximum of 50 per cent capacity. Other lockdown measures include limiting both public and private gatherings attended by the unvaccinated to a maximum of four people from two households. the health system is coming to the brink of overload.'
'We all hoped that volunteering would be better accepted. Speaking alongside incoming Chancellor Olaf Scholz who has also signalled his support for the move, she said: 'If I were in the Bundestag, I would vote for it. Greece is also making jabs compulsory for over-60s. That would take Germany in line with Austria, which brings in mandatory vaccinations from February. The Bundestag will also begin debating a vaccine mandate as soon as possible with a view to making it law by February next year, Merkel added. The outgoing Chancellor said that un-jabbed people will soon be barred from non-essential shops and all cultural and leisure facilities, with only those who have got their shots or been infected with Covid allowed to enter. By comparison, the UK incidence is 397.Germany will lock down its unvaccinated citizens while parliament debates making jabs mandatory, Angela Merkel said as she threw her weight behind the move today. Germany recorded 32,048 new cases on Tuesday and now has a 7-day incidence of 312 per 100,000 inhabitants.Īustria is battling one of the worst outbreaks in Europe, recording 10,363 new cases and a 7-day incidence of 919 on Tuesday. “My aim is very clear: to get the unvaccinated to get vaccinated, not to lock up the unvaccinated,” Alexander Schallenberg, the Austrian chancellor, has said.īoth Austria and Germany have seen a sharp rise in infections in recent weeks. More than 128,000 Austrians came forward for their first jab last week - the highest number since July. Only 67 per cent of Germans and 65 per cent of Austrians are fully vaccinated.ĭespite the protests, there is evidence the Austrian lockdown is persuading people to be vaccinated. Germany and Austria both have vocal anti-vaxxer movements and have lagged behind their European neighbours on jabs. Robert Habeck, the Green Party leader and a key figure in the talks, said some of the measures under consideration would amount to a “lockdown for unvaccinated people: that is the rough translation”.
The three parties negotiating to form a coalition government are to put new national restrictions to parliament on Thursday. The Bavarian capital Munich on Tuesday became the latest German city to cancel its Christmas market for the second year running over the pandemic. Politicians can’t help it if people won’t get vaccinated.”
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“The intensive care units are full of unvaccinated people who could have protected themselves.If we had vaccinated faster, like Spain and Portugal, we wouldn’t have this situation in the hospitals. It cannot be otherwise,” Markus Söder, the Bavarian regional leader, said. “In the end, it comes down to this: a kind of lockdown for the unvaccinated. But there are growing calls in Germany to impose similar measures.
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