Germany has introduced the most stringent epidemic prevention measures in history!

For the epidemic prevention and control measures decided at the summit, it is not too much to describe it as "the strictest in history"

Those who have not yet been vaccinated will face more inconvenience

At the same time, these places can also apply the 2G+ rules, that is, those who hold a vaccine certificate or a rehabilitation certificate must also be tested for the new coronavirus

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What is more striking is that the German retail industry will also uniformly apply 2G rules, and will no longer rely on local infection rates except for stores that meet daily needs (supermarkets, pharmacies, etc.

This means that people who have not been vaccinated will be deprived of the opportunity to "shopping": these people cannot shop happily even if they have a negative test certificate

For various entertainment activities, the resolution requires that in addition to the application of 2G rules and mask obligations, the number of people participating in indoor activities should not exceed 50 people, and the number of people participating in outdoor activities should not exceed 200 people

If the infection rate exceeds 350, then private events (such as weddings) must also accept the above restrictions

For large-scale events such as football matches, the seat occupancy rate is only 30%-50%, and the largest indoor and outdoor spectators are 5,000 and 15,000, respectively

The resolution pointed out that federal states with high infection rates should cancel various activities or hold "ghost games" without spectators as much as possible

It can be seen that the "event" of the 50,000 fans who gathered at the Cologne Football Stadium last week will not appear for the time being

The federal government and the state governments have also made it clear that the Bundestag should vote on whether to fulfill the obligation of universal vaccination

Prior to this, the prime minister-designate Schultz had publicly expressed his support for the obligation to vaccinate

The outgoing German Chancellor Merkel said that the ethics committee should make recommendations on the feasibility of vaccination obligations before the end of this year, and then the German Bundestag will debate and vote

Merkel's statement is very different from her previous promise not to force people to vaccinate

If the vaccination obligation becomes a reality, those who refuse to receive the vaccine will face huge fines

The federal and state governments believe that the validity period of vaccine certificates should be determined
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Merkel pointed out that the EU is considering setting this period to 9 months
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 The implementation of mandatory vaccination obligations, broader 2G rules and stricter contact restrictions, the resolution passed by the federal and state governments in this round of consultations can be said to be the heaviest blow to Germany since the outbreak
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In contrast, the resolution is similar to a ban on the setting off of fireworks on New Year's Eve, but it is not that compelling
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This round of consultations once again let people see the ups and downs of Germany's anti-epidemic policy
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When the epidemic continues to be severe and the threat of new variants is still unclear, politicians no longer care about consistency between words and deeds
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Perhaps to defend this unusual resolution, Merkel said: “We must understand how serious the situation is
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” Obviously, she, who will formally resign as prime minister next week, does not want to fight the epidemic in the next government
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Participating in the launch of the most stringent epidemic prevention measures in history may be Merkel's last contribution to Germany
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(Source: Internet, reference only)