The most important points of the resolution of the federal-states-round at a glance:
+ The federal and state governments will develop opening perspectives for the moment “at which an overload of the health system can be ruled out”.
There is also talk of other measures. “If there is a risk of the health system being overloaded, they will agree on further infection control measures,” it said.
+ In view of the potentially serious economic consequences, companies can now prepare for the government’s Corona economic aid beyond March. So far, drafts have only mentioned an examination.
+ The PCR tests, which are only available to a limited extent, should be concentrated on vulnerable groups and employees who care for and treat them, “i.e. on staff in particular in hospitals, in practices, in care, integration aid facilities and for people at risk course of the disease,” it says.
+ In addition, the test capacities are to be expanded.
The general quarantine rules should apply to employees in the medical field in the future. Accordingly, they no longer have to submit a PCR test to free themselves from quarantine after seven days. A quick test should suffice in the future.
+ There was also strong criticism of the quick decision to shorten the convalescent status from six to three months. In future, stipulations on this should be announced and justified in good time before they come into force due to their considerable scope.
+ Digitization was also a topic. The Expert Council had criticized this in its statement. The conference of health ministers should be asked to submit a report on the implementation of the pact for the public health service and the introduction of the German electronic reporting and information system (DEMIS) in hospitals by the end of February 2022.
+ In the short term, according to the decision, the digital applications for proof of vaccination or recovery status, especially the CovPass and the Corona warning app, are to be further developed. This should make it easier to check the 2G or 2G-plus proof.
+ However, a “systematic data collection for vaccination and therapy for Covid-19 at the individual level” can no longer be found. This could have been understood as a vaccination register.