Germany Increases Pressure for Inoculation

The German government and Lats decided on Tuesday at a virtual conference by Chancellor Angela Merkel and the prime ministers of 16 countries to strengthen preventative measures to spread the chorus. The cause is increased incision due to the delta version and still low levels of vaccine.

Tests will be paid

From October 11th on, tests will be on pay. That's only for vaccine rejecters. For other unexcused people, such as minors and youths under the age of 18, and pregnant women, for whom no vaccine is necessarily recommended, tests will continue to be free.

The cost of a test will depend on the bidder. So far, the German state had restored test providers up to 18 euros for an antigen test. As of July 1st, this reimbursement dropped to 11.50 euros per test.

Call for Inoculation

The Federation and Laundries urgently appeal to the population to use the vaccination bids as soon as possible. Employers are urged to facilitate the possibility of vaccination by offering vaccines from the company's doctor.

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Anyone who wants to have a full defense by autumn should start by vaccinating now, the decision of the countries and the federation says. So far, according to official sources, 45.8 million citizens or 55.1 per cent of residents have been vaccinated. The government aims to reach a quota of up to 85 per cent.

Rule 3G remains in force

From August 23rd onward, the so-called 3G rule will be applied, meaning that access to closed environments is only permitted for vaccinated, negatively tested or healed. Who is not vaccinated or cured recently by the coronary virus will enter hospitals, care centres for the elderly, churches, sports gyms, hotels, restaurants, only negative tests. A quick antigen test should not be older than 24 hours, a test PCR no longer than 48 hours.

Lands can abolish regulation if the infection figures are low seven days (under 35 100 thousand inhabitants) and “is not expected to increase infection after the rule is abolished.” Basic protection measures for the entire population as the obligation of the mask in supermarkets or shops and urban circulation will remain in the future. Every four weeks these measures will be verified.

A Change in the Factors

In the future, the condition of the spread of pandemic will be determined not only by incidentation but also by vaccine quotas and the number of seriously ill people as well as by the burden on the health system. A similar model had previously been applied to Saxony.

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Enterprise Assistance Continues

The federal government also pledged to extend by the end of the year transitional assistance (III) to companies hit especially hard by pandemic. Even access to aid for companies that have spent their workers in the short hour will be extended by the end of the year. In addition, companies are offered an additional reward to restore staff to work.

The epidemic's emergency situation will be extended

The emergency state of the epidemic will remain. It is currently in effect until September 11, 2021. German Parliament (Bundestag) approval will be needed for its extension. The Federation and the banks demanded on Tuesday that the global-level epidemic “be extended beyond September 11th 2021. This is needed to legitimize a series of measures that can decree official organs against pandemic. / DW