In Germany, ⁦ @Leopoldina⁩ academy, the expert group on which Angela Merkel relies, wants to combine opening up schools, public life, and the economy, with a continuation of social distancing, mask wearing and voluntary tracing apps, ASAP. #covid19 https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/leopoldina-forscher-legen-konkreten-fahrplan-fuer-ende-der-kontaktsperren-vor-a-0cfd0aed-cf48-4dd1-a219-241d818d60ae">https://www.spiegel.de/wissensch...

Remarkable, is that the opening of German schools would be prioritized, "sobald wie irgend möglich", or ASAP. That’s because “home schooling would exacerbate the already existing inequality in education (“die ohnehin bereits stark ausgeprägte soziale Ungleichheit in der Bildung“)

Normalization of public life in Germany, incl. travel, is possible as well “without obstacles” (“nichts im Wege”) once the number of infections has fallen to a low level, patients can be hospitalized, social distancing if 2 meter is respected, and masks are worn at all times

For Germany’s economic policy, @Leopoldina recommends a number of tax relief measures (“Entlastungen”) both for companies and individuals, incl. The highest earners. And it pleads for an EU Green Deal (it would accelerate sustainable growth), but against “Corona bonds”.

According to @spiegel’s @traufetter, “Angela Merkel will read the @Leopoldina text attentively, before going into the decisive negotiations about the end of Germany’s “Corona-shutdowns”. If you read German or have a translate extension on your webbrowser, worth reading entirely

Finally, you can also read the full paper by @Leopoldina on opening Germany’s schools, public life, and economy here: https://twitter.com/leopoldina/status/1249640303449059330?s=21">https://twitter.com/leopoldin... https://twitter.com/leopoldina/status/1249640303449059330">https://twitter.com/leopoldin...