Schwerin (dpa / mv) - Vaccination, testing, clear announcements. With an eight-point pandemic plan, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is preparing itself for the renewed increase in corona infections expected from autumn. As Health Minister Stefanie Drese (SPD) announced on Tuesday in Schwerin, the cabinet approved the Corona strategy developed with the help of a council of experts she had appointed. This makes Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania one of the first federal states to have a roadmap through autumn and winter, which is intended to implement and supplement the provisions of the new Federal Infection Protection Act that has not yet been passed.
In this way, citizens should always be informed in an understandable way about the current pandemic situation in the country. The database is to be improved, among other things, by the automated recording of cases of infection. The government wants to continue to promote protective and booster vaccinations and ensure sufficient vaccination options. There should also be test centers in rural areas, funded by the state. People at risk, especially residents of nursing homes, should be given special protection, and healthcare facilities and critical infrastructure should be protected from overload. In addition, the top priority is to ensure that daycare centers and schools as well as children and youth facilities operate as normally as possible, emphasized Drese.
