With a uniform, binding „emergency brake“ in areas with high numbers of infections, Germany wants to get the third wave of CoV under control. Nocturnal curfews are planned from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. in all counties and urban districts with a 7-day incidence of 100 or more, according to a draft to amend the Infection Protection Act.
With the planned amendment to the law, which is to be decided in an urgent procedure by the cabinet and parliament in the coming week, the federal government is gaining more powers in the fight against pandemics. „This also gives the federal government the same options for action as the federal states in order to ensure uniform nationwide control of infection protection,“ says the „formulation aid“ for the coalition factions of the Union and the SPD.
The Robert Koch Institute currently reported 24,097 new infections with the coronavirus within one day and 246 other deaths. The German 7-day incidence rose to 120.6.
