Of course, this applies all the more if someone works in the medical field, Weigeldt said. This would prevent further infections. “I think this permanent debate is currently pointless. We have an information chaos that confuses more than it helps.”
There are currently differences of opinion in the traffic light coalition on the question of the obligation to isolate in the case of corona infections. The FDP supports the demand of the head of the health insurance physicians, Andreas Gassen, to refrain from such a regulation in the future. Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) and the Greens, on the other hand, want to retain the obligation to isolate.
People who have been infected with the corona virus have to be isolated at home for five days. Before returning to work, employees in healthcare facilities must also prove that they are negative by means of a rapid or PCR test. A five-day quarantine is strongly recommended for people who have had contact with corona infected people.