Scholz said: “It is important to me that those who do not want to be vaccinated continue to have the opportunity to take part in public life by taking a test.” However, the general public will not pay for these tests “in the long term”. “The state must not exclude those who have been vaccinated, recovered or tested from participating in social life,” said Laschet. The “3-G rule” (geimpft, getestet, genesen or vaccinated, tested, recovered) has “proven to be sensible, measured and feasible”. Co-chair of the Green party Robert Habeck said on German TV channel ZDF that he was in favour of them staying free. “There shouldn’t be another lockdown,” he told the SZ, adding that face-to-face teaching in schools had “top priority”.

Source: The Local August 08, 2021 18:49 UTC