Offbeat: Survey: That is why most Germans continue for Corona isolation

Karl Lauterbach expects heavy Corona autumn

Cologne-According to Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach (59, SPD), Germany threatens a heavy Coronavirus wave in autumn. The BA.5. variant is particularly dangerous, as the latest studies showed. © provided by Tag24 Karl Lauterbach (59, SPD) looks full of concern for the Corona autumn in Germany. With Ba.5, the probability is also greater that it is seriously ill and treated in the hospital.

© GettyImages are people with a positive corona test in isolation or not? And if so, how long? Opinions on these questions differ widely in Germany. A representative survey draws a clear picture.

A majority of Germans are, according to a survey, that Corona infected people must continue to isolate. 69 percent want to adhere to the regulation of at least five-day isolation, as the representative infratest dimap survey for ARD Germany trend showed.

more than one in four (28 percent), on the other hand, spoke in favor of lifting the isolation obligation.

Most recently, due to increased personnel failures, there had been demands after positive tests to forego isolation. In Austria, infected people can already be outside without symptoms, but have to wear FFP2 masks.

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Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach (SPD) has so far rejected the isolation for Germany.

half of the Germans find Corona measures appropriate

, especially supporters of the Greens and the SPD are, according to the survey, the majority of the Union and FDP supporters. In contrast, a light majority (58 percent) spoke among the AfD supporters to tip the isolation obligation. A total of a short majority of Germans (53 percent) considers the applicable

Corona measures to be appropriate according to the survey. Around every fifth, on the other hand, they go too far or not far enough.