German Minister of Health: We passed the peak of ‘Omicron’

“We have reached the peak of the Omicron wave – almost exactly the day I predicted a month ago,” said Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, noting that a “moderate” easing of restrictions was therefore possible.

Ahead of tomorrow’s meeting of Chancellors Olaf Solz, the federal government has already leaked a proposal by the federal state to phase out many restrictions by March 20. “I fully support them,” Lauterbach told the BILD newspaper today. “By March 20,” the most stringent protective measures will be suspended, “the health minister explained, stressing at the same time that there should be no further relaxation,” so as not to risk a new rise in cases “.

On January 18, Karl Lauterbach, who is also a professor of epidemiology, predicted that the wave of the “Omicron” variant would peak in mid-February. As a result, the minister noted, referring to the scientists who created the model for calculating the course of the pandemic, “it seems how well the model of Meyer and Brockman works.” In addition, he stressed, it was possible to take effective measures in time, which resulted in a significant reduction in the number of deaths and to pass this wave better than other countries. “Everyone should recognize that something worked here,” he said.

Source: AMPE