Of the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance PhysiciansAndreas Gassen, has become for a lifting of all corona isolation and quarantine obligations pronounced. These should be “repealed until further notice, which would alleviate the shortage of staff in many places,” said Gassen of the “Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung” (Saturday). “We have to get back to normal. Anyone who is sick stays at home. Anyone who feels healthy goes to work. That’s how we deal with other infectious diseases like the flu.”
Gassen admitted that the number of infections had been very high for months and that there were probably hundreds of thousands of undetected infections per day due to fewer tests. However, the courses are almost always mild. “So the problem is not the many infections, but that those who test positive stay at home for several days even without symptoms and are sent into isolation. This creates staff shortages in the clinics and elsewhere.”
Gassen called the omicron virus variant “almost a peace offering from the virus.” Anyone who becomes infected after a triple vaccination “even benefits from an infection by acquiring mucosal immunity”. However, no one should actively become infected. “But we cannot hide from the virus permanently. And we are the last country in Europe that is still so excitedly discussing a corona emergency,” Gassen said.