Dreyer advocates for a significant increase in the flood relief fund, suggesting a sum in the billions.
A proposed Corona Warning Lamp, which takes into account factors beyond just the incidence value such as intensive care bed occupancy and vaccination rates, is being considered in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, according to its Minister President, Malu Dreyer. However, Dreyer has not committed to a new incidence value for adjusting measures.
Dreyer has suggested that tests should remain free for eight more weeks and advocated for relying on personal responsibility rather than pressure or penalties for vaccinations. She also dismissed criticism of the crisis management and initial aid measures, stating that it does injustice to the deployment forces and the crisis staff.
On a different note, Dreyer expects concrete decisions from the Minister Presidents' Conference on Tuesday for a swift aid program for the flood-affected regions, particularly Rhineland-Palatinate, which was severely hit by the July 2021 floods. A precise damage assessment is currently underway for the fund, but the exact amount has not been disclosed.
Dreyer has emphasized that anyone who wants to can get vaccinated. The goal of the federal-state meeting is to agree on the details of the reconstruction fund, enabling a law to be passed for coping with the long-term consequences.
Regarding preparations for a fourth wave of the coronavirus, no specific details or decisions have been publicly mentioned from the Minister Presidents' Conference in the available sources. The focus appears to be more on economic investments, defense matters, and broader pandemic issues rather than localized disaster aid or specific pandemic wave preparations.
In summary, concrete decisions are expected for flood aid in Rhineland-Palatinate, but the details of the fund size or preparations are not specified. No explicit information on preparations for a fourth COVID-19 wave has been provided from the conference in the current material. Ongoing recovery and support activities continue in the affected flood regions.
As more recent or official documents from the Minister Presidents' Conference become available, they would provide the needed specifics on funding and pandemic response plans.
The industry of politics and general-news has been following the suggestions made by Dreyer regarding a swift aid program for the flood-affected regions, particularly Rhineland-Palatinate, and the creation of a fund to address the long-term consequences of the pandemic. In addition, the finance industry may have an important role to play in determining the size of the flood aid fund as more details become available.
