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Corona: World doctors boss names number for second lockdown in Germany - "Then the situation gets out of control"

2020-10-23T08:15:52.381Z


The coronavirus is spreading rapidly in Germany. The number of corona cases has risen sharply. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports a maximum number of new infections.


The coronavirus is spreading rapidly in Germany.

The number of corona cases has risen sharply.

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports a maximum number of new infections.

  • The number of corona cases in Germany is increasing rapidly.

  • The

    Robert Koch Institute

    (RKI) has reported new people infected with corona and deaths every day since the beginning of the corona pandemic.

    Now there is a negative record.

  • Medical president

    Klaus Reinhardt

    ,

    meanwhile,

    doubts

    the usefulness of

    everyday

    masks

    on

    “Lanz”

    (ZDF)

    .

  • This ticker is updated continuously.

Update of 23 October, 7:27

: It is the second consecutive day on which in Germany registered

Corona infections

the mark of

11,000

exceed: Like the

Robert Koch Institute (RKI)

announced on Friday morning, were the day before

11,242

new cases recorded - 45 fewer than on Wednesday, when the

previous high

for Germany was determined.

RKI director

Lothar Wieler classified

the pandemic situation in this country as

"very serious"

on Thursday

.

New corona infections: world physician chief praises local lockdown in Berchtesgadener Land

Where is the

critical threshold

?

The chairman of the

World Medical Association

has now decided on a number: "With

20,000 new infections a

day, the situation gets out of control," said

Frank Ulrich Montgomery of

the

Rheinische Post

(Friday edition).

“Then it would no longer be possible for health authorities to trace and interrupt the chains of infection.

Then we are threatened with a second

lockdown

because the virus can no longer be stopped otherwise. "

Montgomery welcomed the current

local lockdown

in the particularly affected district of

Berchtesgadener Land

.

"This is how all places across Germany should

react

with such

incidence values

," said the former President of the German Medical Association.

Health authorities at their limit due to Corona?

Doctors boss expresses herself in the ARD

The head of the

association

for doctors in the public health service,

Ute Teichert

, currently sees no loss of control of the

health authorities

, even if there would certainly be the problem

"That we can no longer keep up with the personnel situation".

Teichert said that on Thursday evening in the "Tagesthemen" of

ARD

.

When asked whether one

should say goodbye to the tracking of every single case in

contact

tracing in order to pursue

local clusters

and thus break the large chains of infection, Teichert said: “In fact, it would be good if you

mainly looked

at the

clusters

.

But that would mean that a

change

in

strategy

would be needed in society

as a whole

. "

You have to think carefully about that, and everyone has to support it.

Because that ultimately means that you have to

go

into

quarantine

just because you were part of a cluster.

If you want to do this, the

legal basis

must also be

created, says Teichert.

"I think it will be difficult overall."

Corona in Germany: Doctors boss expresses doubts about masks at Lanz - Lauterbach demands immediate resignation

Update from October 22nd, 10:50 p.m.:

The number of

corona deaths in Germany

is apparently increasing again.

According to surveys by

Johns Hopkins University

, 17 new

coronavirus-

related deaths

were reported

in the Federal Republic this Thursday

.

Specifically: In the morning, as of 9:08 a.m., there were

9911 Covid 19 deaths in

total, as of 10:35 p.m. then

9928

.

Update from October 22nd, 8:40 p.m

.: The

Covid 19 situation in Germany

is serious.

A virologist is now warning of

overcrowded

hospitals

and a lack of staff

due to

Corona

.

And not only that.

Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: Corona outbreak in old people's home near Tübingen

Update from October 22nd, 7 p.m.:

Again and again they come into focus in the

corona pandemic in Germany

:

retirement homes.

There

is great

concern that a number of

people will be

infected

with the

coronavirus

, especially where

risk groups

live

.

There are always Covid-19 outbreaks in nursing homes.

The latest case: in the Swabian Mössingen near the

university town of Tübingen

.

Specifically: Twelve residents and five employees have tested positive for the insidious

corona virus

in an old people's home

, as the house announced.

It was also said that all those affected showed no or hardly any symptoms.

Corona pandemic in Germany: Doctors boss not convinced of face masks

Update from October 22nd, 12:59 p.m

.: The

RKI

, which issued a PK on the Corona situation this Thursday

(see previous update)

,

expressly

recommends wearing

masks

.

Now the

President of the German Medical Association

, Klaus Reinhardt, expresses doubts about their usefulness - at least about

everyday masks

.

He was not convinced of them, "because there is no actual scientific evidence about that are really helpful," he said in the

ZDF talk

of

Markus Lanz

from Wednesday night.

"Least of all in self-protection and probably very little in the protection of

infecting

others." In connection with the

mask requirement

, the doctor spoke of a

"

masking requirement

"

.

The

SPD *

health politician Karl Lauterbach

described this in a tweet as

"inexcusable"

for the "highest-ranking German medical officer".

"In my opinion, a

reason to resign

if he does not withdraw it immediately," he wrote.

Equating the obligation to wear a mask to protect against a deadly viral disease with a “masking requirement” is inexcusable for the highest-ranking German medical officer.

In my opinion, a reason to resign if he does not take it back immediately.

https://t.co/azBGVVt8Ci

- Karl Lauterbach (@Karl_Lauterbach) October 21, 2020

Reinhardt said he believed that mouth and nose protection could be worn wherever you

couldn't keep your

distance

, such as in

local public transport

or in rooms where you were necessarily close together.

When it came to wearing them

in the fresh air

, he said: “I don't think that will do much.” In some places, the mask requirement was also made on busy

public streets and places

where there is not enough space for everyone to

keep their distance

.

+

Klaus Reinhardt, President of the German Medical Association, doubts the usefulness of everyday masks.

© Wolfgang Kumm / dpa

Corona in Germany: RKI boss Wieler warns of "more deaths" - new infections reach new levels

Update of 22 October, 11:34

: RKI President

Lothar Wieler

has in the

Corona-PK

from this Thursday *

(see the updates from 9:59 to)

especially

two appeals

made: To the

health authorities

to, despite the current partial overwork

endure

.

The excessive demands of some health authorities are "serious and worrying", he said in Berlin, but you have to maintain every effort even under these circumstances and should not give up, but continue "to the best of your knowledge and belief". 

Wieler's second appeal was aimed at the

behavior of each individual.

Because the current increase in the number of infections is

mainly

related to infections in the

private sector

.

Outbreaks in

public transport

or after

overnight stays,

on the other hand, did not play such a major role or were rare.

In private

households,

however, the number of outbreaks is increasing

significantly

.

"Infections in

schools

(...) are so far not very common and much less common than we know from influenza outbreaks, for example, but it is clear that the more the number of cases increases, the more schools will be affected," said Wieler. 

Wearing a mask in public spaces Germany: RKI recommends it "especially indoors"

Update from October 22nd, 11:04 am

: At the

end of

the

Corona PK in Berlin

, Wieler again refers to the strategy to be pursued against Corona (

“containment, protection, mitigation”

) and sums up: “We don't have more than this toolbox.

We have to use it and

wait for

a

vaccine

- which would be a

game changer

. ”Does the RKI boss now expressly

recommend masks

in the public area?

Yes, wherever people come together, Wieler answers and emphasizes:

"Especially indoors."

+

Lothar Wieler

© Markus Schreiber / POOL / AFP

Update from October 22nd, 10:54 am

: A data journalist from

Südwestrundfunk

points out that the RKI's method of looking for “source clusters” (also called

superspreader events

,

editor's note

) might not work.

"Of course it doesn't always work," admits Wieler.

One pursues two strands, "look backwards - but also look ahead".

That is why the RKI is assuming superspreader events, and the

“decisive”

factor

is

“that we do not create a situation where a

source cluster

can arise”.

When identifying superspreader events, the RKI depends on infected people remembering where they have been - in this context, Wieler praises

virologist Christian Drosten's

suggestion

for a

“contact diary”

.

Corona-PK of the RKI: Wieler declares the concept of herd immunity as "failed"

Update from October 22nd, 10:41 am

: When a

Handelsblatt

reporter

asked about

herd immunity

, Wieler declared a

vehement rejection of

the concept

: “That was tried in some countries - and it failed.

There is no one to seriously look into and follow up on it.

Because we would simply have a

lot of difficult processes

.

We currently have no immunity among the population. "

Update from October 22nd, 10:31 am

: During the question

and answer session

of the journalists present, a

dpa

employee asked about the currently around

20 cities and counties

in Germany that “can no longer guarantee infection protection”.

“Of course that's worrying,” replies Wieler.

But the

three strategic pillars

in the fight against Corona (

containment, protection and mitigation

) ran in parallel.

“The health authorities do as much as they can,” said Wieler.

RKI boss Wieler on Corona contact tracking: "May not give up"


Some states, on the other hand, have

already

stopped

tracking contacts

, explains Wieler: "It is not satisfactory if you fail - but the crucial point is"

that we must not give up

.

But continue to the best of your knowledge and belief.

Some German health authorities are currently

reaching

their limits”

, but they are still

doing

something important

with every

chain of infection

that they can trace and contain.

Update from October 22nd, 10:12 am

: What is driving the pandemic?

According to Wieler, the RKI currently concludes: "The virus spreads in private surroundings, in the family. But how does it get into a household?" There is a clear connection with

private celebrations

.

"The risk in private meetings with more than ten people is particularly high," says Wieler.

RKI press conference on Corona in Germany: More infected people in intensive care again

Update from October 22, 10:08 a.m

.: More Covid 19 patients are being admitted to clinics again, Wieler informed.

There are currently

943

Sars-CoV-2 infected people in Germany in

intensive care

  - "the number has

doubled

in the past 14 days

".

More infected people are dying again.

"We have to assume that the severe cases will increase and that there will also be more deaths again," said Wieler.

Update from October 22nd, 10:03 am

:

At the beginning of the PK,

RKI President

Lothar Wieler

thanks everyone who adhered to the "AHA + L rules" and thus prevented infections - "but there is still more to do", Wieler appeals.

The infection rate in Germany is increasing

“rapidly”

, but there is still a chance to slow it down.

The virus could even spread "uncontrollably" without any measures, he warns.

Update from October 22nd, 9:59 a.m.:

In view of the new maximum number of new infections, there will be a press conference in Berlin from 10 a.m.

Press briefing # COVID19 on October 22, 2020 on the current situation in Germany https://t.co/VHbHtZqwuB

- Robert Koch Institute (@rki_de) October 22, 2020

Corona in Germany: New high number of new infections reached - sample backlog in the laboratories

Update from October 22nd, 8.20 a.m

.: The number of corona tests per week has fluctuated

between 1.1 and 1.2 million

since the beginning of September, according to the

Robert Koch Institute

(RKI).

The sample backlog has been increasing again for two weeks.

Some laboratories pointed to delivery problems for work materials.

The

positive

rate

increased

from

0.75 to

3.63 percent

.

With a view to the number of cases, the RKI wants to inform about the situation of the corona pandemic in Germany in a press briefing on Thursday.

The RKI website is currently not available (8:20 a.m.).

The RKI dashboard, on which the infection process can be read, is working.

Medical Association: Merkel scenario with more than 19,000 new infections realistic

Update from October 22nd, 6.43 a.m

.: Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) had

warned of a significant increase in corona infections

at a video conference of the CDU presidium

at the end of September,

according to information from participants.

Merkel was quoted as saying that there were 19,200 new infections per day at Christmas.

The head of the association of doctors in the public health service considers the Merkel scenario of Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) to be realistic.

"When the Chancellor spoke of 19,200 new infections in one day a few weeks ago, I initially thought such a development was unlikely," said the chairwoman of the Federal Association of Doctors in the Public Health Service, Ute Teichert, the newspapers of the Funke media group ( Thursday).

"But the way things are currently going, I now think that's a realistic assessment."

RKI: Around 76,000 active corona cases in Germany

Update from October 22nd, 5 a.m.:

The numbers that the

Robert Koch Institute (RKI) have

now reported

are terrifying

.

After

a new high for Germany was reported

last

Friday (October 16)

with around 7,830 new infections, the situation is now getting worse.

As the

RKI

explained on Thursday,

11,287

people tested positive for the

corona virus

in the past 24 hours

(Wednesday morning: 7595).

This corresponds to the highest number of new corona infections ever recorded in Germany within 24 hours.

30 more people died within 24 hours (Wednesday morning: 39 deaths).

Corona in Germany: RKI reports more than 11,000 new infections

  • The RKI recorded

    11,287 new corona infections

    on Thursday morning (data status: October 22, 12 a.m.) within 24 hours.

  • 392,049 people in Germany

    have so far been

    infected

    with the

    Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus

    .

  • To date,

    9,905 deaths have been

    reported related to the coronavirus.

  • The RKI estimates that 302,100 people have survived a Covid 19 infection.

    Accordingly, there are around 17,044 active corona cases in Germany.

Corona in Germany: How many cases does the RKI report on Thursday?

Update from October 21, 9.49 p.m

.: New information from the

Robert Koch Institute

.

The

reproduction number

was in Germany, according to the management report on Wednesday at 1.09 (previous day: 1.25).

This means that ten infected people infect almost eleven other people.

The

R-value

depicts the infection rate about one and a half weeks beforehand.

As can also be seen from the information provided by the

RKI

, the number of

corona hotspots

continues to

rise

.

133 of the 401 German urban and rural districts exceeded the

incidence

mark

of 50 (previous day: 129).

With the

district of Wittmund

(Lower Saxony), there is currently only one district where there has been no

corona case

in the last seven days

.

The situation is currently most precarious in the

Berchtesgadener Land

.

Seven-day incidence in Germany (source: RKI situation report of October 21)

LK Berchtesgadener Land

: 262.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants

SK Delmenhorst

: 205.0

SK Berlin-Neukölln

: 187.8

SK Berlin-Mitte

: 161.5

LK Sankt Wendel

: 137.9

SK Solingen

: 137.5

Bitburg-Prüm

County: 135.3

SK Herne

: 133.6

LK Erzgebirgskreis

: 131.7

LK Weiden in the Upper Palatinate

: 131.0

Corona in Germany: Why are there far fewer cases in the East?

Several factors are probably relevant

First report from October 21st, 5 p.m

.: Berlin - So now what virologists feared has happened.

After the

corona situation

in Europe steadily worsened from September, things

still

looked

relatively relaxed

in

Germany

.

However, experts warned even then * that the Federal Republic was simply a few weeks behind in terms of infection rates.

Now, in mid-October, it is clear that the words of warning have proven to be correct.

+

The corona numbers in Germany are increasing.

© Sebastian Gollnow / dpa

Corona in Germany: Due to "accelerated increase in transmissions" - record values ​​in October

On Wednesday morning, the Robert Koch Institute * reported 7,595 new infections within 24 hours, which is the second highest value since the outbreak of the pandemic (there were 7,830 new cases on October 17).

"Currently, an accelerated increase in the number of transmissions can be observed in Germany," writes the

RKI

in its management report.

So the situation is serious.

This was also made clear by the fact that the whole of

Germany

exceeded the critical mark of 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (51.3) on Wednesday (October 21) and is therefore a nationwide

hotspot

.

The so-called incidence * is not at all over 50 in all federal states. However, areas particularly hard hit by the pandemic such as Berlin or Bremen are pulling the German average upwards.

The seven-day incidence by federal state (source: RKI situation report of October 20)

Berlin: 84.3

Bremen: 76.3

Saarland: 66.9

Hesse: 64.5

North Rhine-Westphalia: 62.2

Bavaria: 50.9

Baden-Württemberg: 47.5

Hamburg: 40.2

Saxony: 40.1

Rhineland-Palatinate: 39.2

Lower Saxony: 34.3

Brandenburg: 23.6

Thuringia: 22.6

Schleswig-Holstein: 19.0

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: 17.0

Saxony-Anhalt: 15.8

Corona in (East) Germany: New federal states all below the average

It is interesting that the east of the country continues to be the least affected by

Covid-19

.

The so-called “new federal states” are all in the lower half of the national average.

Incidentally, this was already the case at the beginning of the pandemic, when the East was doing better in both absolute and relative terms.

Why is that?

One reason for this development could not be named, said Hajo Zeeb from the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology in Bremen to the

German Press Agency

in May

.

"Several aspects have always come together."

+

In the east, the map of Germany is colored much less red.

© Screenshot RKI dashboard (October 21, 5:30 p.m.)

Corona in Germany: Why are there so few cases in the East?

The 

virus

 may have spread less quickly in the east because people are on average older and less mobile.

Travel in the east is not as busy and the population is more sedentary.

In addition,

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

or

Brandenburg are

simply less populated than

North Rhine-Westphalia

or

Saarland

.

Older people often have a more severe course of the disease, explains Zeeb.

"But if the virus is not even entered in the first place, it also has a protective effect for those who might later be clinically more severely affected."

Strong beer festival

,

carnival

,

Ischgl

- the east had hardly anything to do with the fire accelerators of the pandemic.

Carnival, for example, is much less common in the former GDR than in

Bavaria

,

Hesse

or

North Rhine-Westphalia

.

It is now also known that very few

East Germans

traveled to

Austria

on winter holidays.

Rather, it was the rest of Germany that brought the

virus back

from the

Corona hotspot

into the country.

Ischgl

is "not a typical destination for East Germans for financial reasons," said Saxony's Minister of Health

Petra Köpping

to

Die

Zeit

(article behind the payment barrier).

The

SPD politician

attributes

why the numbers have remained comparatively low now to people

returning from certain regions.

"The numbers went up, especially in federal states with many returnees from

Turkey

and the

Balkans

", which would be proven by information from Dresden or Leipzig airports.

In the west, travelers returning were responsible for an increase in the corona numbers.

In addition to the classic holiday countries such as

Croatia

or

Spain

, many infections also originated in

Romania

or

Turkey

.

In

East Germany

there are only a few people with a migration background in these states.

Corona in Germany: Poland and especially the Czech Republic are ringing alarm bells

So far, the East has

come

through the

pandemic

more than properly

.

However, the fact that the number of infections in neighboring

Poland

and the

Czech Republic has

skyrocketed recently should cause concern.

In

Saxony,

for example, there are only two districts in which the incidence is over 50: The

Saxon Switzerland-Eastern

Ore Mountains

district

(57.8) and the

Ore Mountains district

(with 131.7 the only eastern district among the 15 most severely

affected

by

Corona

Areas of Germany).

Both districts border the

Czech Republic

, where, according to the WHO, a worrying 14-day incidence of 972 has been reached.

(Data as of October 21, 5:30 p.m.).

In summary, there is no clear cause for the low number of cases in

East Germany

, but rather several factors that

interact

.

The population as a whole seems to have it in their own hands that the values ​​in the West will not be achieved for the time being.

(as) * Merkur.de and ruhr24.de are part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network

List of rubric lists: © Markus Schreiber / POOL / AFP

Source: merkur

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