Leaving aside the noncommittal rhetoric and empty phrases of the 152-page document, the coalition agreement clearly shows that the three parties are preparing a direct confrontation with the working class.
Germany records highest daily coronavirus death toll as fatalities double in just one month
Daily new infections of around 20,000, incidences of over 600 infections per 100,000 inhabitants over the past seven days in some districts, and an R (reproduction) rate that has remained permanently above 1: all of these facts show that the pandemic is raging out of control in Germany. The federal and state governments claim that a tougher lockdown came into force on January 11. However, all of industry, offices, most schools and childcare facilities, and public transport are operating as usual. The coronavirus is running rampant and the deaths are piling up.
Berlin news update: Monday, January 11
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Berlin s government has committed â¬3.3 million to clean up the city s streets this year. Photo: Leon Seibert / Unsplash
15-kilometre travel limit planned, all Covid traffic lights on red, Müller admits schools mistakes
Tagesspiegel reports. According to the strategy agreed by the federal government and state leaders this month, an index of 200 or above requires the introduction of a citywide ban on people travelling further than 15 kilometres outside Berlin. Journeys excluded from the rule include going to work, visits to the doctor and emergencies. The Senat is due to finalise the measure at a session on Tuesday.
Germany: Coronavirus outbreaks turn Berlin elderly care homes into death traps
In the German capital, which is governed by a coalition of the Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens and the Left Party, more and more nursing homes are becoming death traps for the elderly and people in need of care. Numerous coronavirus outbreaks in Berlin care homes only came to light because relatives and journalists made them known. The nursing homes’ management, as well as the senate and district administrations cover up the cases and give only reluctantly or no information at all.
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Tagesspiegel, which cites information from the Berlin Senate, at least 295 nursing homes have been affected by outbreaks since the start of the pandemic. Already from mid-November to early December, the number of infected nursing home residents in Berlin had doubled to 2,050. Now, at least 1,400 more have been added since the beginning of December. Since the start of the coronavirus crisis, mo