Corona: NRW Health Minister Laumann causes irritation – domestic politics

Has NRW Minister of Health Karl-Josef Laumann (64, CDU) really not heard of aerosols after almost two years of Corona?

This is the impression given by a statement from him that is currently circulating on Twitter and is causing irritation. In an excerpt from the WDR program “Current Hour”, which deals with 2G or 2G + regulations in North Rhine-Westphalian fitness studios, a snippet with Laumann is displayed.

In it he says: “Today I received an expert report from the health department in Cologne that clearly states: The new thing about this Omikron variant is that it is not only transmitted through droplets, but also – similar to measles – through the air transmits. “

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Small slip or big embarrassing blunder? Unclear, as well as the exact context of his statement.

But the fact is: Every corona variant is transmitted through the air through so-called aerosols. That is why we have been wearing masks around the world since the beginning of the pandemic, and that is why there are, for example, Plexiglas partition walls in many places.

The expected reactions on Twitter: ridicule and stunned disbelief. Even a hashtag # LaumannRücktritt trended briefly – after all, the politician is responsible for health in Germany’s most populous federal state.

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