At the same time, according to his description, certain far-reaching interventions are out of the question for the traffic light coalition: “We agree in the coalition that it there will be no more lockdowns, no blanket school closures and no curfews either.” These are “inappropriate instruments in the third year of the pandemic”.
Buschmann is currently negotiating with Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach (SPD) about the corona measures that should in principle be possible in the future. Because in September the legal basis for the now severely restricted basic measures will expire. At the same time, a renewed sharp increase in the number of infections is feared in the colder season. While Lauterbach had already spoken out in favor of a mask requirement indoors, Buschmann had expressed reservations last month that he initially wanted to wait for an expert report on the corona measures that had now been obtained.
The Minister of Justice warned that “what awaits us in autumn and winter” must be taken very seriously. Regarding the timetable, he said: “I am confident that we will have a concept at the end of the month, which we will then discuss with the federal states in August, and in September we will bring the amendment to the Infection Protection Act through Parliament.”