Covid-19: “Vaccinated, cured or dead” at the end of winter, the shock statement of the German Minister of Health – LCI

The health situation “gonna be worse than anything we’ve known” : Faced with an outbreak of Covid-19 cases in Germany, Angela Merkel did not hide her concern on Monday. The latter is shared by his Minister of Health, who was also particularly alarmist, with a sentence that marked the spirits.

“Presumably by the end of winter, as it is sometimes cynically said, almost everyone will be vaccinated, cured or dead.“due to the spread of the Delta variant, judged Jens Spahn. Because of this form”very, very contagious“of the virus, the minister once again called on the Germans to”urgently“get vaccinated. The national proportion of people who have received an injection is indeed lower than that observed in many other European countries, including France.

Faced with the resurgence of the virus, which has already killed more than 99,000 people in this country since its appearance, Angela Merkel and her probable successor Olaf Scholz have already decided last week to tighten the restrictions for the unvaccinated. The outgoing chancellor also warned Monday during a closed meeting with the executives of his party that the measures currently in force were “more sufficients “facing the”dramatic situation“caused by Covid-19.

“We currently have a fourth wave, we have a very, very difficult situation in many hospitals in Germany“said Jens Spahn during a press conference. “We see this wave gradually spreading west“, he added at a time when intensive care services in hospitals are reaching saturation point in particular due to the lack of personnel.

In recent days, Germany has recorded unmatched numbers of contaminations since the start of the pandemic, exceeding 65,000 last week in 24 hours. On Monday the seven-day incidence rate was 386.5. A record.

Faced with this galloping epidemic, a debate has opened on compulsory vaccination for all, announced in neighboring Austria for February. Jens Spahn said to himself on Monday “skeptical“Angela Merkel’s government spokesperson said”understand“that a debate be open, but “a decision has not been made and will not be taken by this government.” The coalition of the probable future Chancellor Olaf Scholz between SPD, Greens and Liberals has so far ruled out such a measure for all, while the leaders of the regions have called for the vaccination obligation for nursing staff in hospitals and institutions for people. elderly.