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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Germany: Merkel Wants New Semi-Lockdown for the Entire Month of November
2020-10-29
[Berlin Spectator] In Germany, the federal government intends to convince the First Ministers from the federal states to agree to a semi-lockdown of the kind the country went through in spring. But schools and kindergartens are supposed to remain open.

Chancellor Angela Merkel wants a semi-lockdown of the kind her government had imposed on Germany in March and April, during the first big Corona wave. This time, she wants to keep schools and kindergartens open though. According to most German-language media, this measure will take effect on November 4th, 2020, and remain in place for the entire month, if Mrs. Merkel gets her way.

MERKEL’S DRAFT PROPOSAL
Posted by:Clem

#14  Just like it was supposed to be a "question of time" back in March or April.
Posted by: Clem   2020-10-29 17:37  

#13  "He said, because of the rapid spread of the Coronavirus it was only a question of time until Germany’s hospitals would be overburdened."

Doesn't mention if hospitalizations are up, just the guess they'll be overburdened. Doesn't the ages of the newly infected. Sloppy journalism most likely but with out this data there is no way of knowing if the decision is necessary precaution to lesson the curve or paranoia based on obsessing over new cases.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2020-10-29 17:35  

#12  Anything going on November 3rd?

Besides the US election on the 3rd (har-har), I was thinking that 1 November is All Saints Day, but that is a Sunday, and they don't adjust holidays to the closest working day like they do here, and Monday the 2nd is not a "travel day". They must have had a reason as they love beginning things on the first of the month.

No other holidays...yeah, weird.

Posted by: Clem   2020-10-29 17:12  

#11  Whatever she was, she is a politician now.

Didn't seem to come in handy back when the colonist troubles were novel enough to make the news...or she did, and used state resources to suppress any bad stories arising from the colonists.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-10-29 16:07  

#10  Chancellor Merkel has a PhD in physics, so she understands numerical analyses. Are there infection clusters in Germany as there are in the U.S. and Israel, and how do they differ from the rest of the country?
Posted by: trailing wife   2020-10-29 14:20  

#9  Its a mystery.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-10-29 12:58  

#8  Anything going on November 3rd?
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2020-10-29 12:48  

#7  this measure will take effect on November 4th, 2020

Why start in the middle of the week? What an odd day to pull out of the hat for such a horrible no good health crises need to do something right now!

Hmmmm.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-10-29 11:55  

#6  Yeah. Worked so well the first time.
Posted by: Iblis   2020-10-29 10:10  

#5  
Posted by: Clem   2020-10-29 05:49  

#4  Merkel to make doctor induce comas for everyone presenting with a bruise.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2020-10-29 05:26  

#3  Ireland's COVID-19 cases fall to near three-week low on lockdown
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-10-29 01:49  

#2  Macron orders France back into COVID-19 lockdown
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-10-29 01:48  

#1  A magnificent achievement for mask-sceptics.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-10-29 01:33  

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