The corona virus remains the topic in Germany.
A 25-year-old did not wear a mask on a bus in Düsseldorf.
When the police arrive, the situation escalates.
Coronavirus pandemic
*: Covid-19 *
remains the predominant topic in Germany.
Due to the increasing number of
infections
, several federal states have adopted strict measures.
After a wedding, there is
a
Corona * outbreak
in
Frechen
- all developments here in the
news ticker
.
Update from September 2, 3:20 p.m.:
A suspected
mask refuser
injured two police officers
in
Düsseldorf
.
The 25-year-old, who was already known to the police, was noticed during a control on a bus because he was not
wearing
mouth and nose protection
.
As a
police spokesman
said
on
Wednesday
, the man was then approached.
With his fists raised and one knee first, the man then
jumped
from the
bus
at
full
speed
onto a 23-year-old policewoman.
This had still tried to stand in the way of the alleged mask refuser.
After the attack on the young woman, the man tried to escape.
He was overpowered and brought to the ground by a 30-year-old police officer.
But even after that, he continued to kick and hit the officers.
According to the police spokesman, it was
only together with
employees of the Rheinbahn
that the man was handcuffed.
Criminal proceedings were
initiated
against the man
.
The policewoman was so badly injured that she was no longer fit for duty for the time being.
Her colleague got away with minor injuries.
For fear of being infected with the corona virus, a couple of parents locked their three children in their rooms for four months.
Now the children have been set free.
Corona in Germany: She demonstrated at the Berlin demo - she has now been terminated
Update from September 2, 2:40 p.m .:
She visited the Corona demo in Berlin and called in sick shortly afterwards.
However, the employee of a retirement home kept silent about her participation in the demo.
Now she has been fired.
Update from September 2, 10:50 a.m.:
In a
press conference
,
Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn
informed
about the current situation in Germany.
“This pandemic challenges us all.
Society, politics and media
.
At the same time, we learn every day to find the balance between protection and everyday life.
We learn something new every day, ”explains Spahn.
So this works better every day.
In
March
it was more difficult than now in September.
“It was important
to take
the
measures
in March
as we did.
The decisions were tough and difficult, "explains Spahn. A lot has been expected of society, especially to protect the weakest in society.
“As correct as the decisions in March were, you cannot assess the situation from March in September with the knowledge of September,” Spahn explains his point of view again.
The
health
minister recently surprised with his statements that a
lockdown in spring was
probably not absolutely necessary.
Corona in Germany.
Health Minister Spahn gives an outlook for the next few months
“Today we have better
treatment options
.
There are findings on how one can now better treat severe courses.
Medicine knows more today than it did in March.
That’s also what it’s about: knowing more every day, learning more every day and finding our everyday life better every day, "Spahn clarified at the
press conference
. According to this, Spahn is certain that the current situation will be repeated in three to six months can be judged better than today. "Keep
your
distance,
observe
hygiene measures
and wear an everyday mask.
The AHA rules make the real difference.
I am grateful to the great majority of the citizens for keeping precisely.
But could a lockdown also be imposed in winter?
"In the event of local outbreaks, it is important to react locally," says Spahn, explaining the procedure for the next few months.
Comprehensive regulation is currently not planned for the next few months.
Corona in Germany: quick test should soon deliver results within 15 minutes
Update from September 2, 10 a.m.:
The number of
corona infections
in
Germany
continues to increase, and the number of
tests
could also continue to increase in the future
.
As the
Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche
explained on Tuesday, a
rapid test is
to be launched on the market
this month
.
In the case of the
corona antigen rapid test
, the result should be determined after around 15 minutes.
When exactly the test will finally be launched has not yet been dated.
According to the information, however
, it should
initially be
available
in
Europe
from the end of
September
.
The test will initially be available in countries that recognize the EU's CE marking for products.
It is planned, however, to obtain approval from the US FDA.
As the company also reports, the test is to
be carried out
using a
nasopharynx smear
, as has been the case before
.
The difference to the tests that had previously been carried out: no laboratory is required for the evaluation.
As Roche also reports, around 40 million rapid tests should be available from the start.
However, this
capacity
could be increased even further.
The corona virus still has Baden-Württemberg under control.
Echo24.de * reports on the current numbers and events.
Corona in Germany: Federal Health Minister Spahn surprised with a statement
Update from September 2, 7.54 a.m
.:
Federal Health
Minister Jens Spahn
defended the strict corona measures at the beginning of the corona pandemic in March with the knowledge available at the time.
In the meantime, however, there is more knowledge to respond specifically to increasing numbers of corona infections.
"Today we can make this decision to weigh up between protection and everyday life better because we know more, because we have more experience," said the CDU politician during a visit to a clinic in Bochum on Tuesday.
There
would probably not be
a
lockdown
like in spring today.
Well, at the beginning of September, however, we know “how we can handle it well in regular operations, especially when we wear masks and keep our distance without any restrictions”.
Spahn explained: "With this knowledge, you would no longer close hairdressers and retail outlets today".
There is also no longer any need to be banned from visiting care facilities.
Spahn emphasized that in general it remains correct that distance, hygiene and everyday masks are the "best weapons" and comparatively mild measures in the fight against the virus.
Corona crisis in Germany: North Sea island seals itself off
Update from September 2, 7.43 a.m
.: Heligoland continues to seal itself off in the Corona crisis.
The North Sea island remains taboo for people who have recently been to risk areas.
The corresponding general decree of the Pinneberg district will be extended until October 4, the district office announced on Tuesday.
An exception applies to visitors who can prove a possibility of isolation.
You will also need to fill out an entry document.
RKI reports around 16,442 active corona cases in Germany
Update from September 2, 6.15 a.m
.: The health authorities in Germany have
reported
1256 new corona infections
and
eleven deaths
within the past 24 hours
, the
Robert Koch Institute
(RKI) announced.
There are currently around 16,442 active corona cases in Germany.
Since the beginning of the corona crisis, at least
244,855 people
in Germany have been proven to have been
infected
with the
Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus
.
So far,
9,313 deaths
related to Covid-19 have been recorded.
According to RKI estimates, around 219,100 people had survived the infection by Wednesday morning.
The number of
reproductions
- R-value for short - was
0.84
(previous day: 0.94)
according to RKI estimates in Germany according to a statement on Tuesday evening
.
The 7-day R was therefore 0.89 (previous day: 0.88).
Update from September 2, 6 a.m.: The breakdown series at the Corona test stations does not stop.
When returning from vacation in Croatia, Munich residents experienced a horror, reports tz.de *
Corona in Germany: federal states tighten measures
Update from September 1, 6.45 p.m.:
Restrictions on parties and tightening of the
mask requirement
: In view of the increased
corona numbers
*, several federal states are again
taking stricter measures
.
In Brandenburg, there will be an upper limit of 75 people for private celebrations in the home or in the garden.
So far the limit was 1000 visitors.
In Berlin, too, organizers of private parties will soon have to give more thought: From a size of 50 participants, a
hygiene concept
must be
submitted in future.
In addition, the Berlin Senate agreed on Tuesday that a mask is required for demonstrations with more than 100 participants.
In the capital, there had been several
demonstrations against the Corona measures
in the recent past
, in which
distance and hygiene rules were
violated.
However, until now there has not been an obligation to cover the mouth and nose.
In other federal states, the
mask requirement
became an issue on Tuesday: In Saarland, fines for mask refusers have been introduced - they face a fine of up to 100 euros in the future.
In North Rhine-Westphalia, it is compulsory to enter the polling stations with a face-to-face cover in the municipal elections on September 13th.
And in Bavaria, the state government is playing with the idea of expanding the mask requirement in class for secondary school students, which was decided on Monday, to include
primary school students
.
On the
other hand, there are
easing movements
in
Saxony-Anhalt
: In the future, large-scale events that are virtually unlimited in number should be possible again, provided they are separately approved.
Christmas markets should also be made possible.
Meanwhile, the discussion of the
test strategy
continues.
In view of increasingly scarce materials and capacities, the laboratories are calling for more targeted corona tests nationwide.
Almost a million tests have been carried out so far, said the Association of Accredited Medical Laboratories.
In the 155 laboratories participating in the survey, there is now a backlog of more than 34,600 tests.
The federal and state governments actually agreed last week to end the free
corona tests
for travelers from non-risk areas at the
end of the summer holidays
on September 15.
Bavaria wants to stick to its offer of free tests at airports, train stations and highways.
At the moment, the laboratories could “still do quite well,” said Bavaria's Minister of Health,
Melanie Huml,
on Tuesday.
Update from September 1, 1:33 p.m.:
The
virologist Christian Drosten
returns today after his two-month summer break on the NDR podcast.
In the program "The Coronavirus Update", the chief
virologist at the Berlin Charité
has been
giving
a scientific assessment of the situation on the
NDR Info
station once a week
since the beginning of the
coronavirus pandemic
.
After his long summer break, a lot has changed in the format.
Drosten
only appears on the show every two weeks - he and
Prof. Sandra Ciesek
will take turns on a weekly basis in the future.
Ciesek
is a virologist at the
Institute for Medical Virology at the University Hospital in Frankfurt am Main
and Professor for Medical Virology at the Goethe University.
As an internist, she wants to build a bridge between practice and research in the podcast for the scientifically interested listener.
Corona hotspot after wedding: Hundreds in quarantine - illegal corona parties cause trouble in metropolitan areas
Update from September 1, 12.00:
"Secret raves" - see this phrase increasingly
illegal Corona * -Parties
held that the police in
Cologne
. Keep on your toes At the parties neither sleep nor would
Covid-19 rules
adhered to, reports the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger.
The authorities therefore repeatedly dissolved celebrations and large crowds in the nightlife districts of the metropolis on the Rhine.
For example, the police would have ended a birthday party with up to 150 young people at Kalscheuer Weiher.
Corona pandemic in Germany: Covid-19 outbreak after a wedding in Frechen
First report from September 1:
Munich / Frechen / Cologne - And again there is
a
corona outbreak
in
Germany
after a
wedding
.
This time in Frechen in North Rhine-Westphalia (
NRW
).
This was announced by the district office of the Rhein-Erft district.
Accordingly, after a
wedding party
on August 22nd, 23 of the 85 visitors have so far tested positive for the insidious
corona virus
*
.
The wedding has become a Corona hotspot, according to a message from the Rhein-Erft district.
As the district office further announced, immediately after the first corona cases became known, all guests and other contact persons were
quarantined
- a total of 850 people from the district are currently in
Covid-19 quarantine
.
Corona pandemic in Germany: school and football club in quarantine due to Covid-19 outbreak
There are plausible reasons for the high number: The new
corona infected people
have had
a considerable number of professional and private contacts
since the
wedding
.
Among other things, two day care centers, a school and a football club are affected, it said.
Follow all developments regarding the coronavirus pandemic in Germany here in the news ticker.
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* Merkur.de and tz.de are part of the Germany-wide Ippen-Digital editorial network