(An expression was corrected in the 2nd paragraph, “Sudhof paper” is correct.
Berlin (dpa-AfX)-The former Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU) considers most of the allegations against himself because of the Corona mask procurement after a survey by parliamentarians behind closed doors. After the two -hour survey in the Bundestag’s budget committee, this made this clear today.
“I think most of the allegations from the Sudhof paper,” said Spahn. A report by the special investigator Margaretha Sudhof had found that Spahn had a large scale in the Corona pandemic “against the Council of his specialist departments”. According to this, billions in risks were created for the state, although experienced authorities were made available and warned several times.
Spahn said: “It was the event of health and, to stay in the picture, we had no rifles, no ammunition, no protection.” He emphasized: “We did what was necessary to get masks.”
The finance minister and he agreed: it should cost money rather than human lives. “This has led us to have spent 440 billion euros in federal funds for coping with pandemic in three years.” With this enormous sum, protective shields for hospitals, vaccines and tests were also procured.
Spahn welcomed that the Bundestag wants to use an inquiry commission. In retrospect, one had to find out at the time that many knights had offered things: “It was Wildwest.” However, the decisions were made with a majority in the Bundestag. As explained why external companies were planned for procurement instead of authorities, Spahn said: “We were at the limit, and we were so at the limit that we also needed additional support.”
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Second paragraph was corrected “Sudhoff paper” expression,
“Sudhof-paper” is correct ./ BW/DP/JHA