Corona in Germany: As many cases as last April - Jens Spahn expresses concern

New corona infections are increasing at a high level - Bavaria in particular is currently affected.

The coronavirus pandemic in Germany in the news ticker.

• Coronavirus pandemic *

  in Germany

  : The number of new

  Covid 19 cases

  continues to rise.

• In

  Hamburg

  , there is a

  corona outbreak

  *

  in the popular

  Schanzenviertel

  (see original report).

• Federal

  Minister of

  Health Jens Spahn is concerned about the corona situation in Europe

  (see update from September 19, 9:33 a.m.)

  .

• We have

   summarized

  basic

  facts about the coronavirus

  *

  for you 

  .

  We also offer you the current number of cases in

  Germany

  on a map 

  .

Update from September 19, 9:33 a.m .:

The

reported

on Saturday

compared to the previous day (data status: September 19, 00:00 a.m.).

In a country comparison, the infection rate is currently

greatest

in

.

The 7-day incidence is 19.7.

That means that in

in the last week around 20 people per 100,000 population tested positive.

The federal value is 12.8.

With regard to the high number of new infections, Federal Health

commented

on Twitter.

“Almost 2300 new COVID19 infections are the daily high since April.

At the moment our health system can handle the situation well, but the dynamics across Europe are concerned, ”wrote the

.

He also pointed out that the AHA rules should be adhered to in order to minimize further spread.

Almost 2300 new # COVID19 infections are daily highs since April.

Our health system is currently handling the situation well, but the dynamics across #Europe are concerned.

We can all make the decisive difference in everyday life: #AHA

- Jens Spahn (@jensspahn) September 19, 2020

The

in Lower Saxony is

currently exceeding the critical value of 50

, as can be seen from the RKI's COVID-19 dashboard.

There, the corona test of around 54 people per 100,000 inhabitants was positive in the last seven days.

In

too

, the incidence is still in the critical range with a value of 61.0.

Update from September 18, 8:33 p.m.:

Germany continues to record very high increases in the number of

.

On Friday, the number of new infections rose by 2219 cases, as focus.de and ntv report, citing the data from the health authorities.

This is the highest increase in new infections since April 25, 2020.

The number of deaths on Friday also rose by 12 people - nine more than the previous day.

And the

is again higher than desired.

While it was still at the critical 1.00 mark on Wednesday, it rose to 1.16 on Friday, reports focus.

Corona in Germany: After a new hotspot in Germany - Berlin announces a major event

Update from September 18, 7.30 p.m.:

After some cities, including Munich, exceeded the critical value for the 7-day incidence in the past few days,

a

now been

announced

in

.

Even in times of Corona, a

planned

, announced the organizer, Silvester in Berlin GmbH, on Friday.

The concept should be adapted to

.

Nevertheless, an audience on site should be possible, but the number of spectators will be reduced.

"The New Year's Eve celebration at the Brandenburg Gate is only open to Berliners and guest Berliners with valid, prior registration," reports the dpa.

In recent years hundreds of thousands have celebrated

the beginning of the new year

at

.

Currently,

however, only public outdoor events with up to 5000 people are allowed

in

.

As in previous years, television broadcasting should be possible again.

Corona in Germany: Focus on new editions after the Corona outbreak in the soccer team and Munich

Update from September 18, 4:11 p.m.:

Because of the high

in the

district

(see update from September 18, 11:01 a.m.), the authorities are now again issuing stricter requirements.

Meetings with more than six people from more than two households are again prohibited there from Saturday, as District Administrator Johann Wimberg (CDU) announced on Friday.

However, relatives are excluded.

In the affected communities, all restaurants must also close from 10 p.m.

The practice of team sports and any gatherings in club houses, village community houses and similar rooms are prohibited in the entire district.

Update from September 18, 1:01 p.m

.: Now

has also

the

of 50 for the 7-day incidence and is now officially a hotspot.

On Friday, the city reported 141 new cases for Thursday.

The 7-day incidence is now 50.70.

How the city reacts is not yet clear.

If the value is exceeded, drastic restrictions such as closing schools and daycare centers are planned.

In # Munich, 141 new # coronavirus cases were confirmed for Thursday, September 17 (as of 11:59 p.m.).

This means that a total of 10,454 infections have been reported so far.

More information at https://t.co/8EsX6vLnyK pic.twitter.com/u2DbBsN9xo

- City of Munich (@StadtMuenchen) September 18, 2020

Update from September 18, 1:01 p.m

.: Hesse is lifting the

general

to old people's and nursing homes.

The state chancellery and social ministry announced in Wiesbaden on Friday that there would no longer be any binding guidelines from the state on the duration and number of visits.

The respective protection concepts and hygiene plans of the facilities are now decisive.

Corona in Germany: soccer team provides new hotspot - also outbreak in Cologne burger shop

Update from September 18, 11:01 a.m

.: In Lower Saxony there is the next

.

In the district of

, the limit of 50 for the

exceeded

on Friday

.

In the past seven days,

per 100,000 inhabitants have become

known, said the Ministry of Social Affairs in Hanover.

Increased infection control measures must now be introduced.

28 new infections were currently

reported

in the

district from Thursday to Friday (as of 9:00 a.m.)

.

in the city of Löningen in

particular are

the limit value to be exceeded.

Last week, almost a complete soccer team including coaches tested positive there, and according to the district, there were also cases in a nursing home and in schools.

Another local

occurred in

.

The Cologne

confirmed ten

in a burger shop in the city center.

A spokesman for the city confirmed to the

that 50 people were infected at a celebration inside the fast-food restaurant.

Corona in Germany: RKI numbers continue to rise - Drosten warns - horror scenario in Hamburg's trendy bar

Update from September 18, 7.59 a.m

.: With a view to the aggravated corona situation in some other European countries, the

warned of a similar development in this country.

In view of the new infections currently reported in Germany, one has to be clear that “if we superimpose the curves, we are lagging a little behind Spain, France and England,” said the

at

in Berlin.

He emphasized “that we shouldn't pretend that things are developing very differently for us.

We don't do a lot of things very differently now ”.

“There are a few

that may be different here than in

.

Our households are often smaller, we have more

”said Drosten.

There are fewer

in which the virus is spread very easily beyond the age limits.

“Those are definitely differences.

But otherwise Germany is not much different from these neighboring European countries.

That is why we have to be very careful and watch very closely how things continue now. "

Coronavirus in Germany: Drosten does not necessarily attribute the number of infections in this country to vacationers

The

was in Germany, although extremely large - but only since the decision,

to test said Drosten.

“This is a test frequency that we in Germany cannot hold out for much longer.” The basic test activity that was previously carried out in Germany and will soon be done again is not much higher than in other neighboring European countries.

The core of infection monitoring is only slightly more pronounced in us than in other countries.

"That's why we have to take the numbers seriously."

As Drosten explained, the number of cases in Germany over the summer was largely due to

who would not necessarily have passed the virus on to a large extent in this country.

These infected people would rather give clues about the corona situation in the

.

"What we are seeing right now is a reflection of what is going on in Germany in the form of virus cases." The 

 on Thursday of around 2200 new corona infections nationwide.

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Virologist Christian Drosten assumes that the corona situation in Germany could worsen again.

© Christian Charisius / dpa

Corona in Germany: RKI numbers continue to rise - Drosten warns - horror scenario in Hamburg's trendy bar

Update from September 17, 10:02 p.m

.: On Thursday, the Bundestag decided on financial aid for the municipalities to compensate for the burdens caused by the

.

To this end, the Basic Law was changed in two places with the required two-thirds majority.

The relief takes place on the one hand through the assumption of costs for accommodation and heating in the basic security for job seekers by the federal government.

Here the federal share is to be increased to up to 74 percent.

So far it has been 49 percent.

For the federal government, this means permanent

of around

.

Second, the federal and state governments will reimburse the municipalities once for the loss of income from trade tax, which is largely due to the

.

For this, the federal government will initially pay the federal states

.

There is additional relief for the East German states with compensation payments for the expenses of the pension insurance from the supplementary pension systems of the former

.

Here the federal share rises from 40 to 50 percent.

Update from September 17, 9:18 p.m

.: The

takes an unusually long time on Thursday for its daily situation

.

Even in the evening, no current information on the number of

available

on the website of the federal authority

.

Corona in Germany: New figures for Saarland, Berlin and Hesse

Update from September 17, 6:23 p.m

.: In

, the number of confirmed

by twelve on Thursday to 3,256.

The confirmed deaths in connection with

remained constant compared to the previous day at 176 (as of 5 p.m.), as the Ministry of Health in Saarbrücken announced.

In

, the number of

increased by 140 on Thursday, and in

by 149 detected cases compared to the previous day.

Update from September 17, 5:20 p.m.:

The German biotech company

is

very far

in the development of a

- and is planning

spectacular

in the fight against the

.

Corona pandemic in Germany: 2,200 new infections with the corona virus

Update from September 17, 1:45 p.m.:

The

reported

almost 2200 new infections with the

for

on Thursday within 24 hours.

Virologist Christian

sees differences in the development of the numbers compared to August.

The value now reported is “not just any random fluctuation.

We are now on the rise again, ”said the Charité scientist in Berlin at the communications congress of the Federal Association of Communicators, where he was awarded an honorary prize for his educational work in the pandemic.

The high figures in August were on

have derived, with the chains of infection would then not verstelbstständigt in Germany, Drosten on.

The now newly diagnosed cases are infections that have occurred in Germany and primarily indications of

in the

- which are then in Germany.

For example, a cluster can be a group of people at a family celebration.

"That means we actually have to adjust to the fact that what we see is the beginning of an increase in incidence that we have to control again at some point."

Update from September 17, 12.45 p.m.:

The

has the

fully under control.

In several cities, including

, the numbers are rising steeply again.

Limit values ​​have already been exceeded in some places.

Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: Corona outbreak in Hamburg's trendy district

First report from September 17th

- Munich / Hamburg - It is the nightmare for the

: In

there was a

in a

- the search for possible infected people has begun.

Specifically: As the picture reports, several employees and guests of a

the Hanseatic city have contracted the

.

Further

are feared, it is said.

The health authorities had therefore contacted about 500 other guests.

Corona pandemic in Germany: Horror scenario for gastronomy after the incident in Hamburg

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Popular with Hamburg's night owls: the Schanzenviertel.

© Jonas Walzberg / dpa

But: an estimated 100 guests are said to have given incorrect data on three days in September, which is why it is difficult to trace them - and according to the report they have not yet been notified.

The incident in

is a horror scenario for the

and party scene at an inconvenient time on top of that.

From September 19

, for example,

that are not designated as eateries should be allowed to reopen

in

,

significantly further south

- under strict hygiene regulations.

Meanwhile, alarming numbers come from the

every day

.

Coronavirus in Germany: number of new corona infections reaches new high

According to a statement from Thursday morning (September 17), the number of

the highest level since April.

Within one day, the health authorities in Germany

reported

2194 new

within 24 hours

.

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Hamburg: Police officers check compliance with the alcohol ban in Hamburg's Schanzenviertel during the Corona crisis.

(Archive photo)

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