In its 7th ad hoc statement on the Covid 19 pandemic the National Academy Leopoldina proposes hard lockdown over the holidays.

Make use of holidays and the beginning of the new year for a hard lockdown!

In its 7th ad hoc statement on the Covid 19 pandemic, the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina recommends a hard lockdown over the holidays and beginning of the New Year in order to reduce the number of daily new infections: current developments in the coronavirus pandemic give cause for great concern.

Regardless of the prospect of an early start of the vaccination campaign, from a scientific point of view it is absolutely necessary to quickly and drastically reduce the still clearly excessive number of new infections by means of a hard lockdown, according to the group of authors of the Leopoldina statement, whose members include Prof. Dr. Olaf Köller, Managing Scientific Director of the IPN.

The lockdown should be introduced nationwide in two stages. From December 14, 2020 on, mandatory school attendance should be suspended and people should be strongly encouraged to work from home. The lockdown should be introduced nationwide in two stages. From December 14, 2020 on, mandatory school attendance should be suspended and people should be strongly encouraged to work from home. From December 24, 2020, all non-essential stores should also be closed. Social interaction should be reduced to a minimum.