"The second Corona-wave is already there. It takes place every day. Every day we have new foci of infection, from which very high Figures could be", said the CDU politician of the "Rheinische Post" (Saturday). The task was to break with the health authorities in this shaft every day. "It works amazingly well." According to Kretschmers Germany can proceed through the Federal System is much more precise than centrally-governed countries. The Prime Minister could consider, which could be targeted for individual regions of the governed.

The significant increase in reported Coronavirus cases in the past few days, concern the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). "A further escalation of the Situation must be avoided," said a RKI spokeswoman at the request of the German press Agency on Friday. The number of newly submitted Corona-cases was significantly higher than in the preceding weeks.

Kretschmer sees in the Corona of a pandemic, the first Central joint crisis experience in Germany. "And the beauty of it is that The people in the East and the West in this crisis." 30 years after reunification, there were no differences. "Corona is the best proof that this country has grown together."

dpa Updated Date: 25 July 2020, 16:27