Corona hotspot Berlin-Neukölln: District in "absolute crisis mode" - harbinger for the whole country?

The Berlin district of Neukölln is Germany's corona hotspot.

It is still unclear where the majority of those infected were infected with the corona virus.

• The

  infection

  situation

  in the

  Berlin district of Neukölln

  continues to

  worsen

  .

• The

  7-day incidence

  *

  for Neukölln is now 173.1.

• The Neukölln

  medical officer

  warns that many German cities face a similar fate.

• This

  news ticker

  is updated regularly.

Berlin - After the Austrian Ischgl and the district of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia, the Berlin district of

is now the

new

.

In the past seven days, 571

with the

registered

in the district

.

This corresponds to a

of 173.1 - more than three times the threshold value at 50.

Coronavirus: Hotspot Berlin-Neukölln as a harbinger for all of Germany?

An

like in the Berlin district could soon also occur in the rammed

.

Nicolai Savaska, the medical officer of

, told the

: "What we are already experiencing in Neukölln are only the harbingers of what we will probably experience in all of the country's metropolises."

would act as a sensor can be viewed for the entire country.

The main problem in Neukölln is the fact that many

cannot be clearly assigned to a source of infection.

Only ten percent of the cases could be assigned to known outbreaks.

The Berlin

(SPD) announced.

The 53-year-old justified the great uncertainty about the

among other things, with the unwillingness of many citizens to cooperate in identifying chains of

.

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Dilek Kalayci defends the corona measures in Berlin.

© dpa / Bernd von Jutrczenka

Berlin-Neukölln: Health Senator with clear words - "this is a real problem"

For example, following

at wedding parties, it has been observed that some of those affected refused to disclose their contacts.

"That's a real problem," Kalayci admits to t-online.

As a result, the

little opportunity

to identify and interrupt

existing

chains of

.

"There is then an open risk of infection because these people infect others and you cannot understand the connection to the celebration," explains the

.

The

City Councilor for

Health of

Falko Liecke (CDU) is also concerned about the

in his district.

The CDU politician described the lack of willingness to cooperate on the part of some fellow citizens as “sudden amnesia”.

Liecke cited fear of a

or the threat of

as reasons for this

.

Cornona hotspot Berlin-Neuköln: district in "absolute crisis mode"

Neukölln

is in "absolute

" and needs more and more personnel to fight the

, Liecke continues.

“About the fact that we can catch it again like in the middle of the year, I don't think so anymore,” admits the 47-year-old and now wants to focus more on protecting

.

To operators of # restaurants who believe they are gaining something by taking legal action against the #closing hour from 11 p.m.: Don't you know what is at stake?

#Lockdown with serious economic consequences!

To prevent this from happening, they also share responsibility! #Corona

- Dilek Kalayci (@dil_kal) October 17, 2020

A

gastronomy

valid

for the entire

was overturned by the competent administrative court after several urgent requests by restaurateurs.

Hosts can now continue to receive guests after 11 p.m.

However, serving alcohol after 11 p.m. is prohibited.

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)

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